Tag: Punjab Government

Rs 22bn Faisalabad Water Treatment Project to Be Completed by June 2027

Zafar Chishti
Faisalabad Water Treatment Project pipeline work at Awagat

Faisalabad (Zafar Chishti, Bureau Chief Punjab Pakistan):  The Rs 22 billion Faisalabad Water Treatment Project is expected to be completed by June 2027, bringing a major increase in clean drinking water supplies for the city and surrounding rural areas. The surface water treatment plant is being developed as a joint initiative of the Punjab Government and the French Development Agency (AFD). Once completed, the project will add around 30 million gallons of water per day (MGD) to the WASA Faisalabad system. Officials said the project will help provide clean drinking…

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Lahore’s Toxic Air, Billions Spent on Smog Theatre and the Government’s Blindfold

Mian Iftikhar Ahmad

By Iftikhar Ahmad Lahore’s air is poisoned, and this poison is descending into the lungs of the city’s 13 million residents with every breath. At 9:30 AM on a September 2026 morning, Lahore’s Air Quality Index reached 194, which is classified as extremely unhealthy, and at that moment the city rose to the number one position on the list of the world’s most polluted cities. This is not an accidental occurrence but the logical outcome of a continuously deteriorating situation. In 2025, Lahore’s average PM2.5 concentration was recorded at 88.9…

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Pakistan Army Deployed in Rawalpindi for Security Duties

Nadeem Ali
Pakistan Army deployed in Rawalpindi for security duties

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved the deployment of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi following a request from the Punjab government to strengthen security and maintain law and order in the city. The Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control issued a notification authorizing the deployment under Article 245 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Pakistan Army Deployment in Rawalpindi Approved According to the notification, the decision followed a request from the Home Department of the Government of Punjab, submitted through a letter dated July 22, 2026. The federal government has approved…

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Punjab Finalizes Baisakhi Arrangements; Over 26,000 Sikh Pilgrims Expected

Zain Ali
International Baisakhi Festival 2026 Sikh pilgrims Pakistan

(Publish from Houston Texas USA)  (By Muhammad Mansoor Mumtaz) International Baisakhi Festival 2026 to host over 26,000 Sikh pilgrims in Punjab LAHORE: A high-level meeting was held at the Punjab Home Department to review arrangements for the International Baisakhi Festival , which is expected to attract thousands of Sikh pilgrims from across the globe. The meeting on International Baisakhi Festival 2026 was co-chaired by Khawaja Salman Rafique and Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, with Dr. Ahmad Javed Qazi and other senior officials in attendance. Officials informed the meeting that the International…

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PMA Expresses Concern Over Child’s Death Due to Dog Bite

Zain Ali
PMA President Prof Shahid Malik expressing concern over child death due to dog bite in Lahore

(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By Muhammad Mansoor Mumtaz Lahore) Calls for immediate policy reforms as dog bite cases surge and stray dog population crosses one million in Punjab The President of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Prof. Shahid Malik, has expressed deep concern and sorrow over the tragic death of an innocent child in Lahore due to a dog bite. He has urged the Government of Punjab to immediately revoke the Animal Birth Control Policy 2021 and formulate a new, effective policy to control the rapidly increasing population of…

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