A British writer, who experiences the pure land for twenty years, meets people from the upper strata of the society to the lower one, takes interviews and visits the houses of the politicians and shrines of the holy saints, and writes down a masterpiece. In his book, Antol Lieven has infused his blood to make […]
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Shehbaz, Hamza file plea in court to quash FIR against them
Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz, leaders of the opposition in the National and Punjab Assemblies, submitted an application on Wednesday to quash a First Information Report (FIR) filed against them for allegedly possessing assets beyond known sources of income, impersonation, forgery, and money laundering between 2008 and 2018. The father-son duo filed a plea in […]
LHC seeks reply on prisoners unable to pay compensations
LAHORE: The High Court (LHC) has sought responses from the authorities in response to a petition alleging that prisoners are languishing in jails due to the failure to follow laws governing a fund for convicts who are unable to pay reparations in various circumstances. Nadeem Sarwar, the petitioner’s lawyer, said that a lot of inmates […]
Covid-19: Lahore reports 28 more cases of Omicron variant
LAHORE: In a single day, 28 new Omicron cases were diagnosed in Lahore, the capital of Punjab, increasing the total number of cases of the novel COVID-19 strain to 271 in the city. According to provincial health department authorities, there have been 280 Omicron cases found in Punjab, with 271 cases reported from Lahore. “Stopping […]
CS pledges to curb urea shortage, assures steps to boost agriculture
The provincial government is in contact with the federation over wheat support price issue and over-billing in electricity bills of tube wells: CS Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal has said that the fear of shortage of urea fertiliser has led to panic buying and a higher demand than the actual requirement. The Federal Industries […]
Federal minister for industries and production meets PM in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar met with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday. During the conference, topics such as the PTI’s organisational structure in South Punjab and regional development projects were covered. Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged Bakhtiar to expedite the completion of ongoing development projects, particularly […]
PM directs chief secretaries to ensure availability of urea
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged all provincial chief secretaries on Monday to take immediate action to ensure the supply of urea by preventing its unlawful export to neighbouring countries, particularly Afghanistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed during a discussion on the Agri Transformation Plan that administrative action is being taken against persons who […]
FBR tax recovery hits Rs2920bn during second quarter’s current FY: Habib
Govt presented a record development budget of Rs 750bn, whereas PML-N’s budget revolved around Rs 488bn, says Habib State minister for information Farrukh Habib has said the record tax recoveries of Rs 2920 billion made by FBR with a 32 percent increase in the second quarter of the current fiscal year reflect excellent economic activities. […]