Due to the political squabbles between Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz and provincial assembly Speaker Ch Pervaiz Elahi, the provincial government has taken down the Punjab Assembly’s official website. As the feud between CM Hamza and Speaker Elahi continues, the province government shut down the provincial assembly’s official website on Saturday. Members of the house […]
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CM Hamza denounces Pervaiz Elahi, PTI for Punjab crisis
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Hamza Shehbaz claimed on Friday that the constitutional crisis in the province was unprecedented. Speaking at Aiwan-i-Iqbal in Lahore, he charged the main opposition party in the assembly, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi with violating the constitution. He continued, “The Speaker kept calling and calling […]
Punjab ministers get eight new Toyota cars
Punjab government ministers received eight new Toyota vehicles on Monday as part of the new vehicle policy. All of these ministers’ old-new vehicles are being withdrawn and given to various provincial departments. The ministers will receive 28 new cars in the second phase. Previously, the Punjab government ordered 46 new vehicles. The Punjab government is […]
CM Hamza orders markets in Punjab to close at 9 pm from Monday
Markets in key cities throughout Punjab will close at 9 p.m. on Monday (June 20), following in the footsteps of the Sindh government. Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz Sharif made the decision following a series of discussions. It would be implemented in big cities, such as Lahore, in the initial phase. According to sources, markets […]
Punjab Assembly’s budget session to resume today amid deadlock
The Punjab Assembly (PA) session, which had been scheduled for yesterday to present the budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23, had to be postponed until 1:00 p.m. today (Tuesday) after PA Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi made it clear that the budget would not be presented until the Punjab IGP and chief secretary (CS) appeared […]
Punjab Assembly speaker violating constitution, claims CM Hamza
Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz stated that the people were waiting for the budget. After the PA speaker postponed the budget session, he said, “We will take every constitutional step.” The speaker is breaking the Punjab assembly constitution, according to Hamza, who also stated that such anti-people acts will be dealt with by the law. […]
PTI to sit on opposition benches in Punjab Assembly from tomorrow
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Sunday that starting tomorrow, it will sit on the opposition benches in the Punjab Assembly. This decision was made by the party leadership in a meeting held here in Lahore in which Mian Aslam Iqbal, Mehmood ur Rasheed, Ch Parvez Elahi, and other leaders participated. The Punjab opposition party […]
Punjab Budget to be presented tomorrow
Punjab’s coalition administration will deliver its first annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 tomorrow in the state parliament (Monday, June 13). The Punjab government has taken all necessary preparations to deliver the budget to the House. On Sunday, a special meeting was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat for this reason. The parliamentary party […]