Author : Atif Iqbal

PUNJAB Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that all arrangements have been completed to ensure provision of quality essential items at officially fixed prices to the people throughout the province during Ramazan-ul-Mubarak while special teams comprising provincial ministers and secretaries have been constituted to monitor prices and Ramazan Package.

THE Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has planned to seize all the local and foreign bank accounts of the ZARCO Exchange Company and letters will be dispatched to the commercial banks concerned within a couple of days.

LAHORE High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif has observed that federal and provincial governments should not yield before sugar mills mafia but deal with them with iron hands to resolve the crisis.

Panic buying of sugar by consumers has put a damper on government efforts to stabilise prices and streamline supplies to open market and utility stores. No sugar was available at special Ramazan bazaars and utility stores while in open retail markets it was sold for Rs 55 to Rs 56 per kg.

LAHORE: About 584,650 patients were provided free treatment, including major surgical operations, during the last six year at Sugra Shafi medical complex Narowal, said ‘Sahara For Life Trust’ Chairman Abrarul Haq in a press release on Tuesday. He said that about 93 percent patients suffering from different diseases were being provided free medical treatment on[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that people cannot be left at the mercy of hoarders and provision of sugar at the fixed rate will be ensured. He said that interests of the poor consumers will be safeguarded at all costs and government will fulfill all its responsibilities in this regard.

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning & Development, Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that an effective mechanism would be introduced to monitor the development projects of the province for timely completion and to ensure appropriate use of public money.

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice Tuesday disposed of a suo moto notice against Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education for depriving a student of 3rd position in the recently announced inter exams. Chairman and Secretary of the board appeared before the court and submitted that the issue rose due to clerical mistake and[…]

LAHORE: After sugar crisis, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketing have dropped another bomb shell on the poor consumers before the Holy Month of Ramzan as the gas price has been increased by Rs 4 per kg.

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning and Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has summoned the meeting of the Fiscal Monitoring Committee (FMC) on Wednesday (today) to review the financial matters of the province, said a handout issued here on Tuesday. Punjab Finance Secretary and other concerned officers would also attend the meeting. Source: The Post

LAHORE: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and Citi Foundation on Tuesday announced the launching of Citi-PPAF Micro entrepreneurship Awards (CMA) 2009 programme here on Tuesday.

LAHORE: The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) closed in the green zone on Tuesday. The LSE 25-share index finished at 2,418.54 points, addeding 31.58 points as against 2386.96 points witnessed a day earlier. The volume of market remained at 11.18 million shares, which was 1.84 million shares more than Monday’s turnover of 10.99 million shares. Al-Ghazi[…]

LAHORE: Prime Mininster Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has constituted a high level 53-members “Business Persons Council” to develop a commerce and trade sector strategy.Federal Mininster for Industries and Production, Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo told APP Wednesday that first time in history, President of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI), office bearers of its[…]

LAHORE: Ramazan Plan 2009 has been finalised by Directorate of Agriculture Marketing Punjab, Agriculture Department with coordination of District Governments to provide fruits & vegetables to the people on reasonable prices. 280 Green Channel Fair Price Shops will be opened where six basic commodities of daily use will be provided at 20% discount comparable with[…]

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif has disposed of a suo motu case against a blunder committed by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore in preparing the Intermediate 2009 examination results, thereby depriving a student of his third position. On Tuesday, a board official informed the court that[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting held at the CM’s Secretariat to review the pace of implementation of the land record computerisation project. The CM said the project had been pending since long and the government had promised its early completion to rid people of the existing archaic land record[…]

LAHORE: The interests of poor consumers will be safeguarded at any cost and the government will fulfil its responsibilities in this regard, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has said.

LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) is setting up a mini golf course in Race Course Park in order to provide better recreational facilities. PHA sources told Daily Times on Tuesday that the PHA administration planned to set up a mini golf course at a spot adjacent to gate No 3 of the park.[…]

LAHORE: A full bench of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the Punjab government and the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to submit a detailed report on all high-rise buildings in the city.

LAHORE: Under a special security plan, more than 8,000 police officials and almost 160 mobile squads will provide security to the citizens during Ramzan. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Pervez Rathore on Tuesday directed the city police to ensure proper implementation of the plan.

LAHORE: The Punjab government has started providing subsidised flour under the Ramzan Package to the people. On Tuesday, around 255,000 flour bags of 20-kg were sold to the people at 414 Ramzan bazaars and 512 sales points across the province, a DGPR handout read. Under the package, a 20-kg flour bag was being sold for[…]

The Agreement has been signed between D.H.A Lahore and URBAN Developers for the Merger of Central Park Housing Scheme (All Blocks) including Extension. Dated: 15-08-2009. New name can be DHA EME Phase II. Source: http://urbandevelopers.com.pk/news.html

LAHORE: Oil marketing companies (OMCs) are not supplying fuel according to the demand in different parts of the country, Petroleum Dealers Association (PDA) Chairman Abdul Sami Khan said on Tuesday, according to a private TV channel. Talking to the channel, he said fuel stations were being delivered 60 to 70 percent less fuel than demand[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law and Justice Rana Sanaullah has said the provincial government had started the crackdown against sugar hoarders on the directives of the federal government, but the Centre had now backtracked on the issue. Talking to a private TV channel on Tuesday, he said sugar prices could fall to Rs 40 per[…]