Punjab budget for next fiscal year to be presented tomorrow
Punjab budget for next fiscal year will be presented in Provincial Assembly Lahore tomorrow.
Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman will present the Budget.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Day: November 1, 2024
Closing, merger/handing over Govt Depts to provinces recommended
A high-powered committee, constituted by the Prime Minister for submitting recommendations to curtail government expenditures and cut government’s size, has recommended closing, merger or handing over some government departments to the provinces.
It…
Pakistan reaffirms renewed commitment to UN peacekeeping
Pakistan has reiterated its readiness to collaborate with member states and the United Nations to make peacekeeping more productive, result-oriented, and meaningful in promoting peace and security in line with the UN Charter.
This was stated by Paki…
Rs75b allocated for AJK, GB, Rs64b for tribal districts
Presenting the budgetary proposals in the National Assembly, Muhammad Aurangzeb said 75 billion rupees have been set aside for special areas including AJK and Gilgit Baltistan, 64 billion rupees for merged district and 79 billion rupees for Science a…
Federal Cabinet approves Finance Bill for presentation in NA
A special federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today approved the Finance Bill 2024-25 for presentation in the National Assembly.
Earlier, the Cabinet discussed the budgetary proposals.
Source: Radio Pakist…
Minimum wages raised from 32,000 to 37,000 rupees
Presenting the budgetary proposals in the National Assembly, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced 25 percent increase in the salaries of government employees from Grade-1 to 16 and 20 percent from Grade-17 to 22.
He also proposed 15 percent…
Federal Budget: BISP funding increased by 27%
Muhammad Aurangzeb said grants worth 1,777 billion rupees have been earmarked for Benazir Income Support Programme, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan, merged districts, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Railways and IT sector.
The Finance Minister said the…
Death anniversary of Shakeel Ahmed being observed today
Forty-seventh death anniversary of renowned newsreader of Radio Pakistan and broadcaster Shakeel Ahmed is being observed today.
Shakeel Ahmed was born in 1908 in Indian city Malihabad. His real name was Wakeel Ahmad.
Shakeel Ahmad read the first ne…
ICC T20 World Cup: India to face US in New York today
In the ICC T20 World Cup, India will face United States in New York today.
The match will start at 7:30 pm.
The match between Sri Lanka and Nepal was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.
Source: Radio Pakistan
ICC T20 World Cup: India beat US by 7 wickets
In the ICC T20 World Cup, India have defeated the United States by seven wickets at New York tonight.
Batting first, the United States scored 110 for the loss of eight wickets in allotted twenty overs.
In reply, India achieved the target in 18.2 ov…