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MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has announced that Punjab government would soon upgrade service structure of the paramedics to remove their deprivations and to recognise their role in forming backbone of the healthcare delivery system in the province.
LAHORE: The Punjab government started the fiscal year 2009-10 with a net loss of Rs 30 billion, possibly delaying the salaries of government employees of the province, Daily Times learnt on Wednesday.
LAHORE: The Supreme Court’s (SC) investigation into the 2007 stage of emergency declared by former president Pervez Musharraf is likely to fade without Musharraf facing trial, as the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) does not want to deal with follow-up cases and the military does not want to get dragged into the case.
ISLAMABAD: The Gwadar Port may be shut down if the Pakistan Navy does not vacate the 582 hectares of government land it has occupied, Ports and Shipping Minister Babar Khan Ghauri said on Tuesday.
Mall of Lahore; positioned as hi street shopping destination cum entertainment centre of Lahore, is giving absolutely free entertainment to Lahores! The MOL organized Mango Festival – kings of fruits – which had mango eating competitions and cooking trials with Prema Milk. Top Chefs from Pakistan Institute of Chefs participated by making innovative and delightful[…]
LAHORE: The Government of Punjab will be e-governed by January 2010 when all 36 districts of the province will be updating vital data on a daily basis, which would enable the chief minister to monitor developments in each district.
KARACHI: The long-awaited launch of DHA venture on the Super Highway is likely to create ripples in the real estate sector, realtors said on Wednesday.
The launch of a new residential-cum-commercial venture on the Super Highway, under the brand name of ‘DHA City Karachi,’ was announced on Tuesday by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA).
CHIEF Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that no road cuts would be allowed after completion of new roads and the departments concerned should maintain a close coordination in this regard.
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Shumaila Rana has said she is being disgraced through accusations of theft worth Rs 80,000, and said those who have stolen billions of rupees should also be held accountable. An additional district and sessions judge on Monday extended Shumaila’s interim bail until August 3, in a credit card[…]
LAHORE: Parking plazas will be constructed in Liberty Market for the benefit of the citizens as well as for improving the traffic system, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday. He said all possible facilities would be provided on MM Alam Road for accelerating business activities. The CM said this while addressing a[…]
LAHORE: The Government Officers Residence (GOR-I) has become an ‘empire’ for District Management Group (DMG) officers with some 75 percent bungalows in the residential area allotted to DMG officers. The colony is located in a prime area of the city, adjacent to The Mall, the Canal, Jail Road and the Aiwan-e-Tijarat. Of the total of[…]
CHIEF Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that no road cuts would be allowed after completion of new roads and the departments concerned should maintain a close coordination in this regard. He said the removal of billboards had added to the beauty of the provincial metropolis and asked the Parks and Horticulture Authority to[…]
LAHORE: Former president Pervez Musharraf said none of his past actions were wrong and had been taken in the supreme interests of the nation. In an interview with a private TV channel, Musharraf said he would appear before the country’s courts in whatever case he was asked to and expected justice from the Supreme Court[…]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Baitul Maal (PBM) on Saturday announced a fund of Rs 5 million for the welfare of deserving lawyers and their families. PBM Managing Director Zamrud Khan announced this at a ceremony held by the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) in his honour. Khan, also a lawyer, informed the audience that Rs 37 million[…]
THE Lahore Bachao Tehrik (LBT) formed several committees to protect the environment and nature along the Lahore Canal, which is going to be disturbed by the re-launching of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) project of widening/remodelling of the Canal Bank Road recently. In an emergency meeting called by the Lahore Bachao Tehrik at a local art[…]
LAHORE: The Shalimar Town union council has approved a tax-free budget of Rs 194.226 million for the fiscal year 2009-10, a private TV channel reported. According to the channel, Shalimar Town Nazim Shafqatun Nisa could not attend the budget session due to illness. Assistant Town Officer Faraz Shakeel Ahmed presented the budget in the house.[…]
Karachi: Administrator DHA Brig Khalid Tirmizi undertook an erstwhile tour of nook and corner of DHA to see the post rain situation in the area. He was accompanied by CEO Cantonment Board Clifton Zeenat Ahmad and concerned DHA/CBC officials. The entire DHA has largely been cleared of rain water barring some low lying open plots[…]
THE Lahore Bachao Tehrik (LBT) formed several committees to protect the environment and nature along the Lahore Canal, which is going to be disturbed by the re-launching of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) project of widening/remodelling of the Canal Bank Road recently.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought reports within five days from the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) and other departments on a petition challenging a government policy to commercialise 58 city roads. The petitioner, Manzoor Hussain, submitted the LDA on July 11 published an advertisement in national dailies[…]
In order to cater to the dire need for cleanliness in the walled city, a specialized new system for Solid Waste Management has been launched under the Sustainable Development of the Walled City of Lahore project. In the first phase, the new system has been implemented in the pilot area on the Royal Trail (Delhi[…]
KARACHI: The first ever Panamax cargo ship, Al-Fahdah, berthed at Gwadar deep seaport laden with around 650 metric tonne of dates, said the traders on Wednesday.
A RECENT advertisement by the Lahore Development Authority regarding revival of the Widening/Remodelling of Canal Bank Road Project has caused uproar among the civil society organisations as well as the citizens at large who have started organising themselves to fight against the project.
Flooding of various localities in Defence Housing Authority areas have made irate residents ask questions about the effectiveness of the multi-billion rupee drainage system that the DHA constructed last year. Residents of Khayban-e-Sehar and Khayban-e-Shahbaz once again witnessed heavy flooding of their homes following the record rainfall in the city on Saturday.
KARACHI: The unprecedented monsoon downpour, which started on Saturday brought havoc to the city’s civic infrastructure and caused inundation of large areas. However, a DHA press release issued on Monday said that the DHA and CBC responded to the challenge with remarkable agility and brought the situation to normal within 24 hours of the rains.[…]
