LAHORE – The Punjab government on Thursday announced it would update masses about reopening of both public and private schools, according to a tweet message by the provincial minister. In his social media message, Punjab Minister for Education Murad Raas said that the announcement about reopening of the educational institutions in the province would […]
SoPs
CM Buzdar asks people to ‘modify lives to stay safe’
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that cooperation of people is highly important to control the spread of coronavirus. Officials said on Friday that the chief minister urged the people to strictly follow corona standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stay protected from the deadly virus. He said that violations of […]
President feels people can manage to overcome Covid by sticking to SOPs
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday said that from statistics, it appeared that people in Pakistan could manage to overcome Covid pandemic by following standard operating procedures (SOPs) to contain its further spread. In series of tweets, the president said that these SOPs included waring of masks, social distancing and hand washing. “Stats (statistics) are […]
Ground realities for the common man
The common man continues to be in wilderness as the ground realities remain grim for him. There is a serious disconnect between what is needed and what is being done. The recent price like in utility bills is a prime example of this flawed approach. Even the well thought out plans face implementation problems that […]
Unfriendly business environment
The business environment in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan continues to be unfriendly. It is because of this, the country has one of the fastest growing informal sector and slowest expanding formal in South East Asia. In order to enter the ranks of the ‘Asian Tigers’ the situation has to change, Pakistan will get nowhere […]