LAHORE: Punjab Police Inspector General Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has issued orders to maintain a high level of security and speed up search and combing operations. A letter was sent via IG Punjab to all RPOs and DPOs of the province, including the Additional IG South Punjab and the CCPO Lahore. The IG Punjab directed all DPOs in the province to work closely together with CTD and Special Branch to expedite...
RAWALPINDI: A meeting of the Rawalpindi Development Authority was held on Thursday to discuss constructing the Tourism Highway. Construction work on the project was discussed at the meeting, and Nespak was instructed to increase effort in order to complete it as soon as possible. The relevant authorities were instructed to complete the gaps on the tourist highway. Once the project is complete,...
LAHORE: The evacuated trust property board (ETPB) has retrieved over 3,500 acres of property valued at Rs23 billion from illegal occupants, gaining a total of Rs650 million in rent arrears. The chairman of the One Man Commission, Dr Shoaib Suddle, announced this during a press conference with the chairman of the ETPB. During the forensic audit of the trust board, he said that it was conducted in...
FAISALABAD: After accelerating the digitization of records in the city's commercial and residential areas, the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has decided to provide citizens with smart cards. Source: news report An announcement was made during a meeting by Abid Hussain Bhatti, Director General (DG) of FDA. It appears that the DG evaluated the digitization process and instructed the necessary...
LAHORE: A total of 5 development schemes spanning various sectors were approved by the government on Wednesday for an estimated cost of Rs24.959 billion. DrWasifKhurshid, Chairman of Planning & Development Board, presided over the 37th meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of fiscal year 2022-23 that approved these schemes. A number of development schemes were approved,...
LAHORE: Several healthcare projects have been assigned a total of Rs26 billion by Chief Minister Chaudhry PervaizElahi for providing quality healthcare facilities to the people. Accordingly, on Tuesday, the chief minister launched projects worth more than Rs15 billion. There was a ceremony at the office of the Chief Minister to launch the initiative. A record Rs26 billion was provided to improve health...
LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and Bank of Punjab (BoP) have signed an MOU to facilitate online water bill payments. Ghafran Ahmed, Managing Director of Wasa, and Farid Ahmed Khan, Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Punjab, signed the agreement on Tuesday. In addition to Faridullah Khan, Sharjeel Raza Khan, Aamir Dar, Hameed Khan, and Mian M Munir, with the Director of Finance Athar...
LAHORE: Approximately Rs18.767 billion will be spent on nine development schemes approved by the Punjab government on Monday. The Planning & Development Board Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal presided over the 35th Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) meeting of fiscal year 2022-23, which approved the schemes. Development schemes approved by the council included the following: A total of...
LAHORE: As part of its effort to protect the Ravi River from pollution, the Water and Sanitation Authority Wasa has signed an agreement with the European Agency for the establishment of a project management unit (PMU) for Babu Sabu Wastewater Treatment Plant. Currently, the municipal and industrial wastewater from the provincial capital goes untreated into the Ravi, which has drastically reduced the...