Lahore : Finance minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha will present new fiscal budget 2017-18 in Punjab assembly on 2nd of June. Punjab budget will be public friendly. No new tax will be imposed. Main focus will be Education, health, food and clean drinking water. Steps would be taken to get ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionFPCCI president left for Russia to attend Int’l Economic Forum meeting
Lahore : President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Zubair Tufail on Thursday left for St. Petersburg, Russia to attend the meeting of International Economic Forum. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2017) is being attended by a number of heads of states, CEOs of ... Read More »
IWCCI to hold expo annually in the EU
Lahore : The outcome of the recent visit of women entrepreneurs to Europe proved to be very encouraging therefore we have decided to hold exhibition in different countries annually to introduce Pakistani products, a business leader said. Women entrepreneurs linked to Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) recently ... Read More »
Pakistan Railways changes the schedule of Babu Express
Lahore : Pakistan Railways has decided to change the schedule of Babu Express which travels between Wazirabad – Lahore – Wazirabad (206 Down) Babu Express will vacate Wazirabad at 4:45 am and will grasp Lahore at 6:50 am. Remember this train used to leave Wazirabad at 5:00 am. This timetable ... Read More »
There should be no politics on CPEC : Kh Saad Rafiq
Lahore : Federal Minister for Railways Kh Saad Rafiq said on Monday that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a long term strategic investment and partnership, which should not be made controversial at all. He said this while addressing a seminar on Future of Pakistan Railways and Logistics in the light of CPEC here at ... Read More »
Dr Ayesha will Present Punjab Budget 2017-18 on June 02,2018
Lahore : Provincial Minister For Punjab Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha will Present Punjab Budget 2017-18 before Punjab Assembly on June 02,2017. Like Previous year Education, Health, Agriculture Infrastructure, Clean Drinking water and Energy Projects will be given priority in the budget 2017-18, keeping in the view the growth strategy of ... Read More »
Essential items provision should be on fixed rates : Shahbaz Sharif
Lahore : Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that provision of essential items, fruits and vegetables to the people on fixed rates during the Holy month of Ramadan will be ensured at every cost. He further said that effective steps would continue to ensure stability in prices of ... Read More »
PFA confiscate gutka under GUTKA-FREE PUNJAB MISSION
Lahore : Crackdown of Punjab Food Authority is continuing against those supplying gutka under Gutka-Free Punjab Mission. DG Punjab Food Authority Noor ul Amin Mengal took action against big warehouse of gutka at a hotel at Railway station and recovered two lakh and 12 thousand packets of gutka. According to ... Read More »
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar budget speech complete draft
Lahore : Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has presented budget 2017-18 in National Assembly. Following is his budget speech complete draft . Mr. Speaker, 1. Today I present the fifth consecutive budget of the PML(N) government with Allah’s (SW) blessings and mercy. Mr. Speaker, 2. It is for the first ... Read More »
Sahiwal Coal Power Project will start production from tomorrow
Lahore : The Sahiwal Coal Power Project is a coal power plant project 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the northeast of Sahiwal in Pakistan’s Province which will start producing 660 megawatts from tomorrow from its first plant . The power plant will be Pakistan’s first supercritical coal power plant, and will consist of two 660-megawatt (890,000 hp) plants for a combined capacity of ... Read More »