A Voice of the Unheard Tuesday, October 6, 2026
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday visited the headquarters of China’s Tyren Wisdom Dairy Company in Xinjiang, touring the firm’s dairy works and signalling that the provincial government wants to build a milk and dairy processing project in collaboration with China. According to an official statement issued on Thursday, the chief minister...
LAHORE: A Switzerland-based Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) has recognised Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s work on environmental improvement and technology-driven governance, and has invited her to attend and address the NST Award Gala and Summit 2026 in Hong Kong. According to an official statement, NST Chairman Peter Nobel has formally invited the Chief Minister...
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif departed for China on Tuesday and arrived the same day in Urumqi, beginning a four-day official visit aimed at deepening cooperation between Pakistan’s most populous province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region — a partnership that, according to official statements issued on Tuesday, will centre on agriculture, irrigation,...
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday decided to restore sports activities in educational institutions across the province, announcing a series of mega sports events to be staged in all schools between October and December. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, who said the events would run...
LAHORE: City authorities have begun early preparations for Basant 2027, with the District Administration proposing five designated zones across the city where kite string (manjha/door) will be manufactured under strict government supervision, according to officials familiar with the planning process. The proposed sites under consideration include Manawan Sports Complex, LDA City Nishtar, Raiwind Market, Rakh...
PDMA warns of flooding risk in low-lying areas through August 20; WASA operational staff directed to remain in the field LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab has warned that heavy rainfall during the sixth monsoon spell could trigger urban flooding in low-lying parts of Lahore, with the alert period running through today. The PDMA...
Commission accepts provincial proposal at Islamabad consultation; Punjab has not elected local governments since 2015 LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday agreed in principle to the Punjab government’s proposal to hold local government elections between December 15, 2026 and January 15, 2027, ending — at least provisionally — an eleven-year gap in grassroots...
Punjab government fixes March 12–14 dates nearly seven months ahead, giving hoteliers, event organisers and the kite trade an unusually long runway LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced that Lahore will host a three-day Basant festival from March 12 to 14, 2027, confirming the dates in a post on X on Tuesday,...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) has rejected what it described as fresh attempts to postpone local government elections in Punjab, demanding that the provincial government announce a final polling schedule without further delay and declaring that the party is fully prepared to contest the polls at every tier. In a statement issued from...
LAHORE: The Punjab government has restructured district-level administration by increasing the number of Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs) in the province’s districts from four to five, with Lahore among the first to see the change take effect. According to a notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD), Kashif Jalil has been appointed as...