Punjab
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CM Maryam invites Chinese tech companies to invest in Punjab
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Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif pictured while addressing the conference in Guangzhou. — Screengrab LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, on the 6th day of her 8-day long visit to China, invited Chinese technology companies to invest in Punjab…
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Punjab govt discontinues Rs14 per unit electricity subsidy for Islamabad consumers
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A technician fixes new electricity meters at a residential building in Pakistan. — AFP/File A subsidy of Rs14 per unit in the electricity bills for the consumers of the federal capital announced in August for two months has been suspended…
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Punjab withdraws Rs14 power subsidy for ICT | The Express Tribune
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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has decided to immediately withdraw the Rs14 per unit electricity subsidy for the consumers of the Islamabad Capital Territory while succumbing to the pressure exerted by the International Monetary Fund. The decision would deprive the consumers…
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Sindh govt pushed for electricity price cut in line with Punjab | The Express Tribune
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Listen to article Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has announced that he will write a letter to the provincial government, urging them to reduce electricity costs in Sindh, similar to the relief provided in Punjab. During a press conference in Karachi, Tessori emphasized…
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Punjab presents Rs5.4tr budget for next fiscal year
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Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman is presenting a budget in the provincial assembly on June 13, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/GeoNews Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman presented Rs5.4 trillion budget for fiscal year 2024-25, saying no new tax has been levied in…
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Punjab announces increment for govt employees
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Representation image of piles of coins with arrow. — Freepik Punjab cabinet has decided to increase salaries of government employees from 20% to 25% as per their grades besides hiking pensions of the retired workers in the budget 2024-25. Chief…
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Punjab govt slashes roti price by Rs4 despite nanbais’ concerns
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A representational image. — Geo News/File In a sigh of relief for the people in Punjab amid skyrocketing inflation, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday reduced the price of roti (flat bread made in tandoor) by Rs4 to Rs16 with…
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Punjab govt exempts IT sector from smog restrictions | The Express Tribune
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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has responded to the urgent plea of the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITeS (P@SHA) by exempting the IT sector, including call centres and international IT centres, from the recent smog-related restrictions. In a…
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Smog: SBP announces bank holiday in Punjab districts on Nov 10
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An undated file image of the State Bank of Pakistan building. — AFP/File In line with the provincial authorities’ measures to combat smog, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced that all bank branches would remain shut in…
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Chronic air pollution in Punjab | The Express Tribune
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ISLAMABAD: As usual there is again a smog attack in Punjab, especially in and around Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala regions. The problem is so intense that there is a proposal for calling every Wednesday off for the coming few months….
