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Seed movement ban can unleash another wheat crisis
Islamabad: Despite announcing new wheat procurement price of Rs 950 per 40 kg to encourage growers, Pakistan may be moving towards another wheat crisis due to scarcity of water and a ban by government of Punjab on seed movement, Pakistan Economy Watch warned on Tuesday. Government may miss target by one million tonnes Government is already [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf’s impeachment: resolution in PA to be presented on Monday
Saturday, August 9, 2008
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the resolution relating to the impeachment of the President would be presented in the Punjab Assembly on August 11, that would demand of the President to take vote of confidence from the assemblies. Talking to the media on his arrival from Islamabad here, he said [...]
Continue reading...Rana Iqbal sworn in as Acting Punjab Governor
Friday, August 8, 2008
LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mohammad Iqbal has taken oath as acting governor of Punjab. Chief Justice Lahore High Court Syed Zahid Hussain administered the oath from him. Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Senior Minister Raja Riaz, PPP leader Qasim Zia, Excise and Taxation Minister Mujtaba Shuja Ur Rehman and other senior government officials [...]
Continue reading...Manzoor Wattoo joins PPP
Thursday, May 29, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Minister Punjab and Member National Assembly Mian Manzoor Wattoo announced his joining of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the presence of PPP Co-Chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari here on Thursday at a ceremony held at the at the Parliament Lodges. Manzoor Wattoo said that he had worked closely [...]
Continue reading...Zardari skips media brief after meeting with Nawaz
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Zardari left Punjab House here without giving briefing to media as talks between Chief of PML-N, Nawaz Sharif and co-chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari ended here Tuesday. Sources said both party leaders were meeting to discuss the constitutional package and current political situation of country. This was the first meeting between [...]
Continue reading...Punjab spends five billion on roads
Sunday, May 25, 2008
LAHORE: The Punjab government is spending more than five billion rupees on the construction of farm-to-market roads in rural areas of the province. According to an official source the steps have been taken for linking far-off and ignored rural parts with their respective district and Tehsil headquarters to enable farmers to carry their agriculture produce [...]
Continue reading...Punjab Governor calls on President
Saturday, May 24, 2008
RAWALPINDI: Governor Punjab Salman Taseer called on President Pervez Musharraf here on Friday. The President congratulated him on assuming the charge of his new responsibilities as Governor Punjab and hoped that he would work for the development and socio-economic uplift of the people of Punjab. The Governor Punjab thanked the President for reposing confidence in [...]
Continue reading...Punjab govt doubles food budget for prisoners
Saturday, May 24, 2008
LAHORE: Punjab government has doubled the food budget for 60,000 jail inmates of 32 prisons in the province. Talking to private TV channel on Saturday, Punjab Home Secretary Nadeem Ahsan Asif said all prisoners would be provided Sharbat (cold drink) once in a summer day and daily two-time tea in winter. He said the government [...]
Continue reading...PML-Q forward bloc members call on Khosa
Sunday, May 18, 2008
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Q forward bloc twenty four members in Punjab Assembly have called on PML-N Punjab chapter President Zulfikar Khosa in Lahore and assured to support the PML-N, sources said. During meeting on Sunday, the PML-Q MPAs also assured that they would not become a part of any effort to destabilize [...]
Continue reading...Punjab Governor in favour of reconciliation
Saturday, May 17, 2008
LARKANA: Punjab new Governor Salman Taseer said on Saturday he is not against any party and he is in favour of reconciliation process which is in the interest of the country. This he said during his visit to Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto on Saturday and laid floral wreaths at the graves, the new Governor offered [...]
Continue reading...Taseer takes oath as Punjab Governor; PML-N bycotts
Friday, May 16, 2008
LAHORE: Salman Taseer has taken oath as 27th Governor of Punjab province. Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Zahid Hussain administered oath to Salman Taseer at an oath taking ceremony held here at Governor House on Friday. Referring to the public mandate received by the PPP, the governor said the democratic process [...]
Continue reading...Salman Taseer; battle lines between Nawaz and Zardari camps
Friday, May 16, 2008
Pakistan Muslim League-N reacted annoyingly over appointment of Salman Taseer as the new governor of Punjab. Though Pakistan People’s Party has explained that it had agreed to Taseer’s selection after getting his name cleared from a couple of PML-N’s leaders including Shahbaz Sharif. while PML-N has made their point clear by saying that there [...]
Continue reading...Suleman Taseer will be next Governor Punjab
Thursday, May 15, 2008
By Azhar Masood Suleman Taseer a nephew of famous poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz owns Daily Times newspaper and Business Plus Tv channel. Suleman Taseer began his career as a charter accountant and later joined Pakistan People’s Party in 1978. He remained loyal to Benazir Bhutto. His appointment is taking place at a juncture when [...]
Continue reading...PPP not to table no-confidence in Punjab Assembly: Zardari
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that no danger to Provincial Assembly of Punjab, adds the PPP would not table no-confidence motion in Punjab. He was addressing a press conference after attending a meeting of PPP’s Central Executive Committee, Federal Council and MNA’s and MPA’s from Punjab on Wednesday. Asif Zardari [...]
Continue reading...Governors’ sister, spouse perish in accident
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
SHAIKHUPURA: Sister and brother-in-law of Punjab Governor expired in the bloody accident that claimed six lives when twenty five vehicles clashed against each other due to over speeding on Motorway near Shiekhupura interchange Tuesday evening. According to eyewitnesses, at least 25 speeding vehicles in a row came crashing near interchange here perishing six persons and [...]
Continue reading...Politics in Punjab, bye-Polls and meeting of MNAs of PPP
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Lahore: Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab says polling for the bye-election in the province will be held on six national and seventeen seats of Punjab Assembly on 26th of next month as earlier announced. Talking to an official channel correspondent Athar Rasool in Lahore today he said more than thirty five hundred polling stations and eight [...]
Continue reading...NAVTEC to establish 42 techno-centers, 42 SDCs in Punjab, AJK
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
ISLAMABAD: National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) would establish 42 Government Technical Training Centres (Male & Female) in rented buildings in uncovered tehsils in Punjab and 42 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) in AJK. According to the release, the approved cost of 02 projects is Rs. 354.655 million and Rs. 188.392 million respectively. The execution [...]
Continue reading...Government wants to ensure law and order: Khosa
Thursday, May 1, 2008
BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa has said that the government wants to ensure law and order in the province and provide better and inexpensive education and health facilities to the people. He was presiding over a meeting in Bahawalpur Thursday to review the law and order situation and the provision of [...]
Continue reading...Khosa orders controlled prices of flour, wheat
Sunday, April 27, 2008
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa has ordered the administration to check the availability of wheat and flour on controlled prices in the province. Chief Minister presided over a meeting of assembly members from Kasur and reviewed law and order, prices of essential items and supply and availability situation of flour and [...]
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