LAHORE: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) started using the online billing system and signed an agreement with private companies. With the introduction of e-billing, the department will move towards a paperless environment, a spokesman for the board said. A well-planned policy and digital system at the Evacuee Trust Property Board enabled the board to grow and prosper. As a result of e-billing,...
ISLAMABAD: In a recent announcement, Federal Communications Minister Asad Mahmood approved the development of apartments for National Highway Authority personnel (NHA). There will be plenty of easy-to-access motorways nearby this project and it will provide housing options at moderate prices for NHA personnel. Following the specifics, the project's foundation will be laid this month. 121 kanals of...
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: 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...
LAHORE: A phased elimination of waste was underway on Thursday throughout the city as part of the LWMC zero waste operation. All 9 towns of Lahore have been made zero waste. Ali Anan Qamar, CEO of LWMC, has been active in the field during the past 5 days to ensure the success of the zero waste campaign. LWMC's CEO provided instructions for cleaning commercial markets in the early morning, including...
LAHORE: Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has a large amount of outstanding arrears from various departments of Punjab and the federal government, which has led to a financial crisis for the organisation. Based on figures collated by Wasa, Punjab has outstanding arrears of 976,491,403 and the federal government has outstanding arrears of 435,191,665. Wasa wrote letters to every department and sent...