LAHORE, Dec 21: On the order of the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab, applicants from different districts have been provided with regular jobs in provincial government departments under Rule 17A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the spokesman stated that the Office of […]
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Pervaiz Elahi won’t be Punjab’s CM, says Zubair
LAHORE: PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair expressed his displeasure with the PPP and JUI F’s proposal saying that Pervaiz Elahi could not be his party’s first choice for Punjab’s chief ministership. Two days prior, the PPP and JUI-F had put an option on the table before PML-N to offer Punjab’s chief ministership to PTI’s close ally […]
Government increases petrol prices to record level
ISLAMABAD: The federal government increased the price of petroleum products by up to Rs12.03 per litre on Tuesday, bringing the price of petrol to a new high of Rs159.86 a litre, effective February 16. (today). Petrol prices surpassed all previous records by reaching Rs160 per litre. However, the finance ministry stated in a statement that […]
Government to ensure strict implementation of Covid-19 SOPs
The government has agreed to maintain stringent enforcement of the Covid-19 safety standard operating procedures as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb (SOPs). Several eateries in Lahore’s district administration were shut down for violating Covid-19 SOPs. On the orders of the deputy commissioner of Lahore, district administration officers visited restaurants and eateries in […]
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 […]
Shehbaz comes down hard on PTI-led federal government over mini-budget
Shehbaz Sharif, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, has slammed the PTI-led federal government for doing yet another ‘U-turn’ by introducing the mini-budget, calling Prime Minister Imran Khan’s administration “the most incompetent in the country’s history.” “On the Rs350 billion mini-budget, the PTI made an usual U-turn. If the average person’s pockets […]
ECP needs 205,000 EVMs to to hold local body elections in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has consented to hold local body elections in Punjab province using electronic voting machines (EVMs) and has stated that the procedure will require 205,000 devices. The decision was reached at a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, which examined local body elections and delimitations in Punjab. […]