As many as seven people died in Tando Jam town on Tuesday after allegedly consuming tainted homemade liquor. DIGP Hyderabad taking notice of the deaths, constituted a team to inquire into the incident, which claimed the lives of seven persons Reports said that as many as seven people belonging to different localities of the town […]
Day: January 12, 2022
MNA seeks govt’s attention to calamity-stricken coastal areas of Balochistan
The member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Muhammad Aslam Bhutani, urged the federal and provincial governments to announce relief packages for the primary victims of Makran and the coastal belt areas where heavy rains had severely affected people’s lives. The recent rains in the division had caused damage to several villages and towns of […]
Grand jirga settles centuries-old dispute between Thor, Herban tribes
The grand jirga has been entirely facilitated by the administrations of GB and KP and WAPDA to boost the Diamer-Basha Dam construction In what can be termed a good omen for Diamer Basha Dam Project, the centuries-old boundary dispute between Thor and Herban tribes has finally been settled. This wousettlingforld pave the way for resolving […]
PRA chief ensures policy reforms, new mechanisms to enhance taxpayers’ trust
PRA registers 22pc annual revenue increase, open-door policy to reduce petitions, with 100,000 new registered taxpayers, says PRA chief. Punjab Revenue Authority would surpass the annual budget target of revenue collection of Rs 155.9 billion likewise of the last year while it has already registered more than 100,000 taxpayers by December 2021 against the target […]
FESCO buys 135 new vehicles to address complaints swiftly
FESCO chief says that the company can save Rs 40 million per annum ahead of fuel and maintenance; 135 vehicles will be bought immediately. Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Board of Directors (BODs) has sanctioned Rs 570 million for the immediate purchase of operational vehicles. This was decided in a 219/13th board meeting by Syed […]
SACM slams opposition for politicising Murree tragedy, assures strict action against negligence
Spokesperson to the Punjab government, Hasaan Khawar, has said PML-N and PPP were shamelessly furthering their nefarious political agendas on the Murree tragedy. In a statement, the SACM said the whole nation was conscious that PML-N and PPP had always played politics on corpses. He said the families of 14 martyrs of the Model Town […]
Punjab’s educational institutions to be converted to solar energy, says energy minister
Provincial Minister for Energy Dr Muhammad Akhtar Malik inaugurated a 2.5 MW solar power plant at Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. In which, power supply from a solar plant started. The project’s total cost, to be completed by the Punjab Energy Department. At the price of Rs 300 million. Vice-Chancellor […]
Punjab ombudsman approves plaintiffs’ pending payments worth Rs20mn
Ombudsman Punjab Maj (R) Azam Suleman Khan has intervened to ensure reimbursement of around 17 million rupees to different complaints from Lahore, Chakwal, Attock, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Mianwali, Muzaffargarh, Khanewal and Rahim Yar Khan districts by provincial government departments, namely TEVTA, Punjab Small Industries Corporation, Punjab Workers Welfare Board, municipal committee, highways, education, health and Population […]