Tag Archives: Punjab

The salaries of govt employees and pensioners gets 10% increase Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2017-18. It was fifth and final budget of PMLN’s tenure, with the total outlay of Rs. 4.778 trillion. According to the details, the federal government is allocating Rs. 15 billion for Interior Ministry while Rs920.2bn has been ... Read More »

Banning fizzy drinks in schools is part of campaign to address stunted growth challenge Recently, Punjab Food Authority slapped ban on fizzy drinks in schools and authority is now ready for banning the sale of such beverages to underage children across the province. Punjab Food Authority board initially banned fizzy drinks in school canteens in order to address growth issues. ... Read More »

The train has been designed for the 25.58 km Orange Line Metro in Lahore The first of 27 trains designed for the Orange Line Metro in Lahore rolled off the production line in central China’s Hunan province on Monday. The train, with five coaches, an energy-saving air-conditioning system and systems configured to handle unstable voltage, has been produced by CRRC ... Read More »

Punjab CM inaugurates free WiFi facility for Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur and Murree Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the free WiFi service in different cities of Punjab. Initially available in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan, the availability would be expanded to Bahawalpur, Faisalabad and Murree very soon. These wifi hotspots will be available at different locations including bus ... Read More »

EU-funded Subai-Pakistan Project will improve the transparency and accessibility of the Provincial Assemblies ISLAMABAD – European Union in Pakistan has launched 3-year EU-funded Subai-Pakistan Project to strengthen the assemblies and improve the transparency and accessibility of the Provincial Assemblies. A high-level launch was hosted by the Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, H.E. Jean-François Cautain, in the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary ... Read More »

Pakistan, world’s sixth most populous country, is all set to begin its first census in almost two decades. Pakistan’s much-awaited sixth population census – the country’s first in 19 years – is all set to begin in 63 districts all across the country on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The sixth census will be divided into two phases, with the first ... Read More »

Lahore lead university, Superior University and University of South Asia are among the updated ban university list by HEC. ISLAMABAD – Higher Education Commission (HEC) has declared 100 universities, colleges and institutions as illegal on its list on the website. At least 79 private universities in Punjab were found ghost with no existence on the provided addresses whereas inquiry committees have ... Read More »

Governor Punjab appreciated skills, dexterity and sportsman spirit displayed at the Competition and commended the services of Pakistan Navy for the promotion of sports in the country besides LAHORE – Ghazanfar Mehmood of Garden City Golf Club Rawalpindi won the 6th Chief of the Naval Staff Amateur Golf Championship that concluded at the internationally ranked Royal Palm Golf and Country ... Read More »

The agreement will prove a milestone in the provision of modern healthcare facilities to the people of Punjab: CM Shahbaz Sharif LAHORE – Pakistan and Turkey have signed a new deal on healthcare cooperation. Turkey has agreed to cooperate with the Punjab government for the uplift of healthcare system across the province. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest ... Read More »

Punjab government launches website to help reunite recovered children with families LAHORE – Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has introduced the website ‘Missing Children Recovery’ to reunite the lost children with their families across the province. The Punjab Information Technology Board’s (PITB) initiative, Missing Children Recovery, has a database with details of children who have been rescued by the provincial government ... Read More »