National
January 30, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht has said that more than Rs1 billion have been deposited in the corona fund. The government is planning to buy corona vaccine from the corona fund, he said while speaking on the floor of Punjab Assembly on Friday. The finance minister said that one-day salary of government servants from grade 1 to 16 was deposited in the corona fund.
Besides, he said, two-day salary of government officials of grade 17 to 19 and three-day salary of grade 20 and above officials was deposited in the corona fund. He was responding to criticism of the government by PML-N MPA Rabia Nusrat.
Forget about NRO, minister tells opposition
Lahore
January 19, 2021
LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal regretted that the opposition, which weakened the state institutions in the past, is attempting to siege the institutions now for some political gains. He advised the opposition to forget about the NRO as PM Imran Khan has waged an arduous campaign against corruption and the fight against corruption would be brought to its logical end.
Talking to a delegation of party workers at his camp office on Monday, the minister said the people had fully foiled every conspiracy of the opposition. The opposition leaders should shun their negative and undemocratic attitude forthwith, he advised. The people snatched away power from the looters in 2018 and the negative politics of the corrupt will be buried in the elections of 2023, he continued.
Punjab to make new pension rules
National
January 6, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht has directed the department concerned to make new pension rules for the newly-recruited government employees while the unutilised funds of the government institutions in the banks should be for resources generation.
The volume of the development budget could be increased for the next fiscal year by increasing the government revenue generation from these funds and public-private partnership. The minister said this while chairing a meeting Tuesday to review the unutilised resources; released budget and current financial situation of the ongoing financial year.
The meeting was attended by Finance Secretary Abdullah Sumbal, Additional Secretary Mujahid Sher Dil and other officers concerned of the department. The minister observed that exaggerating the volume of the budget by manipulating the number was not a miracle rather utilisation of the released budget was important. T
Punjab to have new pension rules: provincial finance minister
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Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In this file photo, a woman in a face mask counts rupee notes as she walks on a street in Islamabad on April 9, 2020. Photo: AFP
Punjab to make new pension rules, says Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht
Chairs meeting to review underutilized resources, released budget and current financial situation of province
Says 61.4% of the budget released for development funds has already been utilised in the ongoing financial year
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht has said new pension rules should be made for newly-recruited government employees, while any government funds not being utilised should be diverted to resource generation activities.
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht has attributed the 42% increase in tax collection during first six months of this financial year to the confidence of general public in policies of.