The government of Punjab has decided to spend Rs12 billion to change how tube wells on farms get their power. They want to use solar energy instead. In a meeting held at Agriculture House, Secretary Agriculture Iftikhar Ali Sahoo explained this decision. He said it’s part of the “Transforming Punjab Agriculture Program.” Using solar energy…
Chicken prices in Lahore, Punjab, went down by Rs39 per kilogram on Monday. Now, the new price for chicken meat is Rs416/kg. The people who sell chickens say the price went down because not many people are buying chicken. They think the price might go down more in the next few days. Yesterday, you could…
There are thunderstorms and rain in many parts of Punjab. The Meteorological Department says this bad weather will last until tomorrow. Places like Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Khushab, and Nurpur Thal may be affected. There might be rain in Sargodha, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Kasur, and Okara too. The Punjab…
Schools in Punjab, including Lahore and Rawalpindi, will have their summer vacations starting from June 2024. This decision comes as the weather gets hotter. The Punjab Education Minister announced that summer holidays will begin on June 7, 2024, and end on August 19, 2024. This means schools will be closed for more than two months…
Punjab’s Finance Minister, Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, highlights the pressing need to document the economy. He states that the provincial government will make changes to the Punjab Sales Tax Act to make its revenue authority more effective. Additionally, the government plans to update tax rates set by the Board of Revenue, which have remained unchanged for…
In a court session at the Lahore High Court (LHC) about factories and brick kilns causing pollution, Deputy Commissioners in Punjab got told to make a plan for polythene bags. Justice Shahid Karim from the provincial top court said this in response to complaints from Haroon Farooq and others. The judge told the commissioners to…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) says it might get very hot in Punjab in May. The PMD thinks there might be a heat wave on May 12. They say the temperature could go above 40 degrees Celsius. The PMD thinks the weather might make heat waves in the plains of the southern half of Pakistan….
The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasts mostly dry weather with strong winds that can raise dust in Lahore and many districts of Punjab from Wednesday night through Friday. The weather experts mention that across Pakistan, there’s a prevailing continental air mass. In these conditions, Lahore and most areas of the province are expected to experience mainly…
The Lahore High Court has taken a significant step towards addressing the issue of polythene bags in Punjab. Following a hearing against factories and brick kilns contributing to pollution, Justice Shahid Karim issued a written order based on petitions filed by Citizen Haroon Farooq and others. In the issued order, the court directed all Deputy…
Many farmers were pushed and arrested by police in different parts of the province on Monday, especially in Lahore and south Punjab. The farmers took to the streets because they felt like no one was listening to their requests for help. Wheat prices have fallen a lot in the market, way below the set price…