Lahore—Provincial Minister for Finance, Tanvir
Ashraf Kaira has said that there is no
difference among provinces regarding new
National Finance Commission Award (NFC) and all
provinces are going in a right direction
regarding distribution of fiscal resources.
Lahore—Some 64 nazims, councillors and
traders belonging to tehsil Chichawatni
announced their joining Pakistan Muslim League-N
during a press conference at 8-Club Road on
Tuesday. Senior Advisor to Chief Minister,
Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, Punjab Local
Governments Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa,
Food Minister Nadeem Kamran and Raja Ashfaq
Pervez welcomed the newcomers to the party.
Lahore—Lahore Police has
smashed no less than 553 criminal gangs and
arrested their 1769 members, while looted
property, worth 1004 million rupees, has also
been recovered during the nine and half months
of the current year. As many as moreover 23
thousand court absconders and proclaimed
offenders have also been nabbed during this
period.
Lahore—Nearly 23 foreign delegates have
confirmed their participation in the three-day
6th Asian Buffalo Congress to be held in the
city on October 27 and the National Buffalo Fair
on October 30. The University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, in collaboration with the
Livestock and Dairy Development Department
Punjab and the Asian Buffalo Association (ABA)
will arrange the mega event.
Lahore—India is violating the Indus water
treaty by blocking and hindering the flow of
river water to Pakistan. India had been allowed
restricted use of water for power generation and
agriculture from Ravi, Sutlej and Beas
rivers under the Indus water treaty which both
countries signed in 1960, said President
Pakistan United Growers Front, Muhammad Ayub
Mayo, in an interview on Tuesday.
