Tag: Punjab
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Punjab govt servants to get advance July pay, pension for Eidul Azha
LAHORE: The Punjab Government issues instruction Monday to disburse pay, allowance and pension for the month of July 2021 in advance on 16th July 2021 due to Eidul Azha to all its employees and pensioners in the light of Punjab Government financial rules. To implement the above decision, Secretary Faineance has issued written instructions to…
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Buzdar says free health insurance for entire Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that free health insurance will be provided to the entire population in the province. In a statement on Saturday Usman Buzdar said that 66 percent increase has been made in the development budget and a composite roadmap of genuine development has been introduced in the…
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Buzdar belongs to billionaire family: PML-N Azma
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML N) Punjab s Secretary Information Azma Bukhari has alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar belongs to a billionaire family. A tussle has been going on between the PML N leader and Punjab CM. Buzdar had earlier served a defamation notice to Azma Bukhari. It demanded Rs250 million in damages…
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Punjab govt relaxes business timings
LAHORE: The Punjab government has relaxed restrictions on business activities across the province from July 1, Thursday after the corona situation relented. According to a notification issued here on Wednesday, markets have been allowed to remain opened till 10:00 pm, however, necessary commodities like medical stores, petrol pumps, food takeaways, all kinds of markets would…
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Punjab Govt still indecisive about summer vacation
LAHORE: The Punjab government has yet to decide about dates of summer vacation in schools of the province. Earlier, Minister for School Education Murad Raas said the dates for summer vacation would be announced within two weeks in the province. The Punjab government had already changed the timings for all private and public schools from…
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Solar panels for 42 universities in Punjab
FAISALABAD: The Punjab minister for energy says only renewable energy is a viable solution to meet the demands of electricity and the government has mapped out a plan to install two megawatt solar panel in 42 public sector universities. Addressing a gathering at groundbreaking of solar plant of 2KW at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad,…
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Newly-passed 400 constables posted at different stations
RAWALPINDI: Over 400 newly passed out constables have been posted at different police stations of Rawalpindi district, said a police spokesman on Saturday. He informed that as per the instructions of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahsan Younas, SDPOs and SHOs welcomed the newly posted constables and had lunch with them. They were also…
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Punjab posts Ahmed Ali Zafar Member PST
LAHORE: The Punjab government otransferred and posted officials. Ahmad Ali Zafar secretary at the Board of Revenue, was transferred and directed to report to S&GAD. He was replaced by OSD Syed Javed Iqbal Bokhari.
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Prescribe medicines with generic, not brand names, DRAP tells doctors
(NUT Desk) LAHORE: All provinces have been asked by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to make sure doctors prescribe medicines with their generic names in the public and private sectors. DRAP gave the instructions after public complaints on the PM’s Citizen’s Portal against pharmaceutical companies and doctors reportedly colluding to provide people with…
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Punjab set to celebrate Culture Day
The Punjab Culture Day is going to be celebrated on 14th March (Sunday) for which several steps were taken in a meeting held at Punjab civil secretariat under the chair of Minister for Culture Khayal Ahmed Kastro. For the Punjab Culture Day, a major function will be held at Alhamra where a cultural village will…