By Nathoo Ram,on August 31st,2012 LAHORE:Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said special persons should be given all those rights which are available to other members of society. The chief minister was talking to a representative delegation of the Blind Association at the camp office here on Thursday. . . . →Read More:CM Punjab waives fees for blind students By Inaam.Chandio,on August 30th,2012 LAHORE:Health authorities have again bought a ‘low quality’ insecticide to eliminate vector mosquitoes,it is learnt. Last year,officials bought 3,500 litres of Permetherine 2.5 EC worth Rs1.575 million even after a drug testing laboratory declared it substandard. An inquiry was ordered into the case that has yet to conclude. . . . →Read More:Health dept purchases substandard insecticide for dengue control By Omar Farooque,on February 27th,2012 Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says the provincial government is introducing a modern public transport system in the province for providing quality and comfortable travelling facilities to the masses. . . . →Read More:Student concession card scheme to come up under the Punjab transport system By Omar Farooque,on February 13th,2012 The Punjab government is pursuing a comprehensive programme to promote sports and playgrounds are being constructed throughout the province,says Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. According to a handout,the chief minister was talking to reporters after inaugurating a hockey ground and a gymnasium in Model Town here on Sunday. . . . →Read More:Punjab government promoting sports activities By Alizeh Khattak,on February 2nd,2012 The people of Pakistan are caught between a self-centred ruling elite and an arrogant superpower. The ruling elite — the politicians and the military — treat power as a privilege rather than as a sacred public trust. The Pakistani ruling elite uses parliament to tell the sovereign — the people who voted these elites into power — . . . →Read More:What it means to be powerful in Pakistan By Maryam Rahman,on September 16th,2011 Visiting Sri Lankan doctors told the Punjab government on Thursdat that it needed to review its existing strategy regarding platelets and spray for curbing dengue virus. “Sri Lanka had confronted a devastating a situation in 2009 like the one in Pakistan today. No country can claim to have completely eradicated the virus,but through . . . →Read More:Srilankan team not satisfied with dengue effort By Mir Jamshed Baloch,on July 29th,2011 The Punjab government has issued a new “austerity policy” for this financial year banning tours abroad by parliamentarians at government expense and the purchase of cars and other goods. Exceptions to the policy can be authorised by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif,or in the case of small purchases,an austerity committee headed by the . . . →Read More:Only tea and biscuits at government functions By Maryam Rahman,on July 11th,2011 Senior officials of the Punjab government refused to brief Governor Latif Khosa about floods situation,Geo News reported. The Governor said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif should enjoy the cool winds of London but he should not forget his constitutional responsibilities and lodge cases against those officials who have been held responsible in the flood . . . →Read More:Punjab officials refuse to brief Governor about floods By Maryam Rahman,on June 17th,2011 Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is the richest member of the Punjab Assembly with assets of Rs489.64 million in the country and abroad. According to statements of assets and liabilities for 2010 submitted to the Election Commission by members of the provincial assembly,Mr Sharif has declared the value of his four properties in the United . . . →Read More:CM Shabaz Sharif Tops The Richest Politicians List Of Punjab By Omar Farooque,on March 9th,2011 The Punjab government has taken no action on an inquiry that found financial irregularities worth Rs2.1 billion in the Lahore Development Authority (LDA),belying the provincial administration’s claims of clean government. . . . →Read More:Punjab govt takes no action against former DG | |
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