Punjab to get 3 weeks holidays over rising smog issue The Lahore High Court (LHC) has expressed serious displeasure over the Punjab government’s failure to contain smog in the province. While hearing petitions against the prevailing smog in Punjab, an LHC bench hinted at declaring three holidays for all public and private schools and colleges […]
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No-confidence motions to be tabled in KP, Punjab assemblies: Zardari
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has made an announcement bringing no-confidence motions to the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “If Imran Khan dissolves the provincial assemblies, we will contest the election,” the former president said in a private TV channel interview “We will contest the election, let’s see how many […]
Punjab faces a shortage of teachers
Hundreds of public sector colleges in Punjab are struggling with a teacher shortage, which is pushing students to finish their coursework at private academies. This puts the future of thousands of college students in jeopardy. According to the information, there are currently 790 public sector colleges in Punjab that are struggling with a teacher shortage […]
Punjab to implement SNC for secondary classes next year
Punjab to implement SNC for secondary classes next year The Single National Curriculum (SNC) textbooks up to Class 8 must be printed by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) per a directive from the Punjab School Education Department (SED), and must be on the market by 1 April 2023. Institutions that want to use […]
EVMs won’t be used in the local govt elections in Punjab
In order to use the newly adopted electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next local government elections, the Punjab provincial government has been asked to change the law. In this regard, the Punjab chief secretary and the secretary of the local government and community development department have received a letter from the Election Commission of […]
Punjab Assembly increases perks for former CMs
Punjab Assembly increases perks for former CMs The Punjab Ministers (Salary, Allowances and Privileges) (Amendment) (Repeal) Bill 2022, which would have increased provincial ministers’ salaries from Rs680,000 to Rs1,265,000, was allegedly passed by the Punjab Assembly, according to a number of tweets published in late October. https://twitter.com/shehbeez/status/1583678147194560512?s=20&t=Zd9JO0PjWkaB5J1BGsj_jg Separately, parliamentarians from the PML-N in Punjab said […]
CM Elahi invited to sign ‘sister states’ agreement between Punjab, California
Chris R. Holden, chief of the California Legislative Assembly, invited Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the chief minister, to sign the sister state’s connection agreement. Salman Ghani, a former federal secretary, provided data about the deal between Punjab and the US state of California during a meeting to examine the situation that was presided over by the […]
Who is favorite in race for Punjab IGP post?
Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, a senior officer of the Pakistan Police Service (PSP), is the favourite in the race for the position of Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP). It should be noted that Aamir Zulfiqar Khan previously worked as a staff officer for Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. Fayyaz Ahmed Dev, another senior police officer, […]