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Data Darbar among 547 shrines in Punjab closed amid rising coronavirus cases By Saturday Mar 13, 2021 LAHORE: The Punjab Auqaf department announced that Lahore’s Data Darbar and other shrines have been closed for devotees due to the rising number of coronavirus cases. The Auqaf department said that, in total, 547 shrines located across the province have been closed to stem the rising coronavirus cases. They added that the shrines will be closed till April 15. Meanwhile, the manager of the D...

First Lady Bushra Bibi paid a visit to a shelter home at Data Darbar in Lahore Monday evening. She was accompanied by close friend Farah Khan. They were accompanied by security personnel during the visit. According to APP, the first lady reviewed the facilities being provided to the people living at the shelter. She also inquired about the quality of food being provided to the residents. She met a woman whose child was suffering from polio and assured to pay for his treatment. Another woman told...

First Lady pays surprise visit to Ehsaas panagah near Data Darbar

Over 70% Public Schools & Shrines in Punjab Switch to Solar Energy Over 70 percent of schools in Punjab have switched to solar energy as an alternate source of electricity, as per official sources. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) allocated a sizeable $86 million for the project, and more than 10,000 primary schools so far have shifted to the alternate energy source. The bank is also working on an energy-efficient building for the Punjab Energy Department in Lahore. ALSO READ In other developme...

10,000 Punjab schools go solar Solarisation process completed with the support of ADB DESIGN : IBRAHIM YAHYA LAHORE: About 70% work for conversion of educational institutions to solar power in Punjab has been completed. According to sources, more than 10,000 primary schools have been converted to solar energy under an $86 million project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Work has also been started to use solar power in shrines. A Chinese company will complete a 100 MW solar power p...

“Though Lahore fascinated me as a big city, more than that I saw people from all over Pakistan here, making it an inclusive city that absorbs all kinds of people: strugglers, students, labourers etc. People usually look at Lahore as a historical city, but I wanted to listen to and document the stories of its inhabitants. Lahore gives hope, opportunity,” is how Faizan Ahmad described the Punjab capital while speaking about his yet-to-be-published book. Launched on the crowdfunding platform K...

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December 13, 2020 The Covid related SOPs, agreed upon by the government and the religious scholars, are being flouted at most mosques and imambargahs in the provincial metropolis. Who’s to blame for this? It is feared that mosques and Imambargahs could turn out to be hotspots for the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the city. — Photos by Rahat Dar Amid growing calls to be more vigilant and careful during the second wave of the pandemic, which is said to be more lethal than the first, it h...

PM Imran seeking NRO: Maryam Says Imran Khan’s government has only increased difficulties for the people of Pakistan PM Imran Khan and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz. FILE PHOTOS LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan, who used to say that he won’t give any NRO -- a reference to Musharraf-era political amnesty -- to the opposition parties, was now asking for an NRO from Nawaz Sharif. She took out a rally from Gujja Mat...