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.

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[…]

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.[…]

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[…]