Lahore: The Punjab government is set to introduce legislation to monitor the master plans of commercial projects through a centralized platform, as reported on June 11. This initiative, announced by Punjab Local Government Minister and Convener of the Special Committee Zeeshan Rafique during a meeting on Monday, seeks to address the unplanned commercial use of agricultural land. Minister Zeeshan Rafique...
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: In order to procure transformers, circuit breakers and other equipment for the transmission system of NTDC, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give NTDC a loan of $189 million. A Pakistani autonomous power transmission company under the Ministry of Energy, the National Transmission & Despatch Company carries out transmission of power across the country. For the purpose of upgrading...
LAHORE: Punjab governor Balighur Rehman acknowledged the importance of retail in the country's economy, saying logistics, banking, real estate, education, printing, packaging, and many other businesses relied on it. It is admirable that the retail sector employs about 14% of the nation's workforce, he said at the "Second Pakistan Future of Retail Business Summit and Expo 2022" on Wednesday. Due to...
LAHORE: Punjab's finance minister Mohsin Leghari has stated that refusing to sign the loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank for the construction of the Greater Thal Canal is an act of injustice on the part of the people of Punjab as well as the nation. Agricultural lands must be irrigated to meet the nutritional needs of a growing population. In Backward Punjab districts such as Khushab,...
The real estate market in Lahore has been developing exponentially over the last few years. The work on many new residential and commercial projects is going on to cater to the demand of the growing city’s population. Of these new housing areas, Etihad Town Phase 2 Lahore is one of the biggest and most sought-after neighbourhoods. It is due to its strategic location, excellent infrastructure, and a...