Event highlights Pakistan’s tourism potential
LAHORE: A ceremony was held in Lahore on Saturday to highlight the tourism and cultural potential of the country to attract visitors from all over the world. The launch party of Saniya’s…
EyeAutomate wins AIM start-up competition
LAHORE: The Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) on Wednesday organised the National Champions Pitch Competition in collaboration with the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry…
NADRA gives LDA access of its database
LAHORE: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has given access to its database to Lahore Development Authority (LDA) whereas the authority’s counter has also been established on one window cell in…
Pensioners protest against NBP’s administration
LAHORE: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Pensioner’s Action Committee and Ex-Employees Welfare Association staged a protest against the bank’s administration outside the main branch on Monday for the restoration of 70…
Punjab ET&NC faces Rs400m shortfall due to decreasing liquor sales
–Sources say excise department’s latest policy has given rise to bootlegging –ETO Jappa says they have been successful in curbing illegal liquor sales LAHORE: The Punjab Excise Taxation and Narcotics Control (ET&NC)…
Lashari and Mian Misbah groups begin campaigns for Gymkhana polls
–Members say Kamran Lashari’s patronage of family events puts him in a favourable position to return to office LAHORE: After Kamran Lashari’s completion of a three-year tenure as Lahore Gymkhana chairman from…
Taking heritage for granted: Private company organises wedding at Lahore Fort
–Fatima Fertilizers had taken permission from WCLA for a corporate event but illegally held a wedding ceremony at the Royal Kitchens instead –Government springs into action after social media users express concern…
Lahore’s camera market in crisis as mobile phones overshadow DSLRs
LAHORE: The camera market in Nisbat Road is facing a severe crisis as mobile phones equipped with modern cameras have overshadowed the conventional digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, resulting in the downfall…
1,238 acre state land afforested by utilising Rs57.196 million
LAHORE: The Punjab, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department has afforested state land stretching over 1,238 acres in the different areas of Punjab by utilising Rs57.196 million, Pakistan Today learnt on Saturday. Pakistan…
ETPB revenue increased remarkably in 2019
LAHORE: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) achieved a 24 per cent higher revenue and cut down expenses by 11 per cent in the year 2019 in addition to generating Rs1,195 million whereas the…
Govt increases utility allowances of Punjab Civil Secretariat officers
LAHORE: The Punjab Finance Department has increased the utility allowance of officers and officials employed in the Punjab Civil Secretariat; contract employees and officials on deputation will not be eligible for the…
Punjab bans ‘request based’ transfers of lecturers
LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Department on Thursday imposed a ban on request based transfers and postings of the teaching staff of all public sector colleges till March 31, 2020, “owing to…
WCLA releases annual budget report
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) on Tuesday released its annual budget report for December 2019 since June 2019 whereas the authority has spent almost Rs77.998 million out of Rs155.000 million…
Punjab govt to take action against missing annual reports of previous fiscal year
LAHORE: A number of departments, authorities and public bodies of Punjab government have failed to publish, submit and upload their annual reports of fiscal year (2018-19) for public information whereas the Punjab…
WCLA begins conservation of Deewan-e-Khaas, Shah Jahani Khawbgha and Kala Burj in Lahore Fort
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has taken up preservation work of the Shah Jahani Quadrangle at the Lahore Fort, which would involve the renovation of the Deewan-e-Khaas, Shah Jahani…
Punjab Forest Department fails to set up Bahawalpur Forest Park despite obtaining funds
— Only a fraction of the amount released by Punjab government was spent on the project LAHORE: The Punjab Forest department has failed to set up the forest park in Bahawalpur despite…
PIC attack ‘provocateur’ Dr Irfan was accused of murder in 2018
LAHORE: Dr Irfan, who is the central character behind the clash of doctors and lawyers at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, was earlier nominated as the main accused in the murder case…