Pakistan
Punjab government unveils date for local government elections
LAHORE – The Punjab government was planning to hold elections of Panchayatsand Neighborhood Councils by June 2020 for which work...
Politics
New Punjab Local Government Law 2019 comes into force, What s new?
*LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar ratified the Punjab LocalGovernment Bill, 2019 on Saturday.* Speaking on the occasion, he said...
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PM reviews progress on introducing new local government system in KP
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the introduction of local government system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is aimed at empowering...
Pakistan
Local government elections in Balochistan to be held in time
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) discussed the schedule of local government elections in Balochistan and asked...
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Punjab local government system approved by PM Khan
LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran Khan had approved the formation of a newlocal government system. Authorities have decided to establish...
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New local government system in Punjab to have unprecedented setup
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information Ch. Fawad Hussain and Advisor to PrimeMinister on Establishment Shehzad Arbab say there will be...
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23-member Punjab, 15-member KP cabinet announced
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a twenty-three member cabinet for Punjab. Names of the cabinet members were finalized after a...
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Govt mulls local, imported gas mix to revive closed urea plants
LAHORE: To deal with a likely urea shortage of about 0.5 to 0.6 million tons, up to mid Rabi 2018-19,...
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PPP, MQM lawmakers exchange barbs in Sindh Assembly
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Jam Khan Shoro and MQM’s MPA Faisal Sabzwari unleashed a tirade against each other’s...
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PM calls for enhanced coop between MPs, local govts to achieve SDGs
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stressed the need of enhanced cooperation between parliamentarians and local governments to achieve Sustainable...