Punjab

Pakistanis think Punjab CM is offering 700 kanals of RUDA land to journalists as ‘bribe’
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . December 16, 2022
What happened: On Dec 14, the Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi took to his Twitter account and wrote how his government is now

Are Punjab farmlands under threat because of RUDA’s luxury housing plan? Here’s what you need to know
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . December 8, 2022
Farmers are staging protests and also held a rally in the Ravi project area after a joint team of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (Ruda),

Areas of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan experience major power breakdown
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 13, 2022
Details: The national grid’s southern transmission system experienced a breakdown on October 13 (today), primarily cutting out electricity from Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan. What happened:
Punjab health institutes ask religious leaders for fatwas on ‘cadaveric transplants’ as they plan to expand its scope
What happened: The decision to broaden the use of cadaveric transplants in the province was made by the Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority. These specific
No more rugged old cars; Punjab police gets new vehicles worth Rs930 million
What happened: 24News reported that the Punjab Police Department has bought vehicles worth 930 million rupees for operational purposes. The publication quoted the details of the vehicles acquired
Increase in road accidents: 8 dead, 962 injured as 914 road accidents affect Punjab
What happened: Punjab has seen a rise in road accidents and linked injuries and fatalities, as eight people were reported dead and 962 injured in
Almost ‘calamity-hit’ region of Sindh says Punjab robbed its water
What happened: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has raised concern about a severe water deficit in the province and urged the government to declare it
Two Punjab teachers suspended for ‘misusing social media for political posts’
What happened: On April 21, the Punjab School Education Department suspended the primary school teachers of Government Primary School Akhtarabad, Bhawalpur city, under section 6
More than 40,000 women abducted in Punjab between 2017-2022, reveals data
What happened: On February 28, Dawn quoted police data revealing that more than 40,000 women were abducted from Punjab between 2017 and January 2022. Further
Did the Punjab government really announce a ban on co-education and then after backlash called it fake news?
What’s happening now: Akmal Soomro on February 3, shared a screenshot of a notification stating, “The ban on co-education has been lifted and co-education has