As per the notification issued by the Federal Directorate of Education, the schools will remain open from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm while the timing for regular classes on Fridays would be from 8: 00 am to 12:00 pm. Subsequently, the evening shift schools will open from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Earlier in October, […]
The Punjab government earlier announced the closure of the schools from November 17 to 25. According to a notification issued by the Punjab government, the schools in Rawalpindi Division will reopen tomorrow as the air pollution has decreased in the area after easing in smog. Schools in Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, and Chakwal will reopen from […]
As per the statistics released by the Punjab Department of Health Care, a total of 7,451 dengue cases have been reported this year so far. Additionally, 47 cases have been noted in Rawalpindi, with 3 cases from Chakwal, and single instances reported in Attock and Multan. The spokesperson for the Health Department has reassured the […]
Addressing a press conference, Senior Minister for Information and Environment Protection Marriyum Aurangzeb stated that the Health Department has been issued directives to take immediate action. She said that the smog has led to an increase in respiratory issues, with over 600,000 people affected in Punjab in just one week, and 65,000 hospitalizations reported last […]
Sardar Saleem Haider has demanded an immediate declaration of a smog emergency in Punjab. “We are allies in Punjab and the federal government, but it doesn’t mean we keep silent,” the governor said. “We are criticizing the government of Punjab in love,” Saleem Haider said. He said smog will not end with a ban on […]
Farrukh Lodhi, a lawyer for the Punjab government, presented the report in the Lahore High Court. The report indicates that a total of 54 FIRs are registered against PTI founder Imran Khan across various districts in Punjab. The breakdown of cases against the former prime minister includes 21 cases in Lahore, 19 in Rawalpindi, seven […]
In light of court directives, the mass transit and transport department has developed a new strategy to counter the increasing threat of smog. As per the instructions issued by the department, light transport vehicles (LTVs) that emit smoke will incur fines of two thousand for the first offense and four thousand for subsequent offenses. Additionally, […]
The provincial government has made it compulsory to wear masks in smog-affected districts of Punjab. “Schools will remain closed until November 17,” senior minister of the province Maryam Aurangzeb has said. Punjab minister has announced online classes adding that the government has decided that 50 percent of government and private offices would work online. Aurangzeb […]
As reported by an Indian media outlet, the Sikh organization SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee), has responded to the demands of CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification), to make nearly 120 cuts, including renaming the main character, in Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Punjab ’95’. It is to be noted here that ‘Punjab ’95’, starring Dosanjh along with […]
As per details, broiler chicken has reached Rs490 per kg, while its meat is being sold at a whopping Rs800 per kg across Punjab including Rawalpindi. The authorities seem to be failing to control the increasing rate of the chicken. In May, chicken prices fell by Rs39 per kg in the retail market of Punjab’s […]
