Punjab’s skills training drive is reaching groups often left out of mainstream employment programmes, with training completed for 2,474 transgender people under Pehchaan and Umeed, and a target to train 10,000 persons with disabilities under Umeed. The figures were shared at a skills meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on 1 November 2026….
Government College Lahore has launched five digital systems and adopted Punjab’s E-Filing and Office Automation System, e-FOAS, ending paper-based working at one of the province’s oldest institutions. Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman inaugurated the systems on 4 November 2026, saying the government is extending the Chief Minister’s Digital Punjab initiatives to educational institutions and…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated 127 development projects in Attock on 3 November 2026, including 59 road construction and rehabilitation schemes worth Rs23 billion. The projects were inaugurated during her visit to the district, where she also distributed laptops and Honhaar Scholarships to students at COMSATS University, Attock. Officials said 850 kilometres of…
Punjab has provided more than Rs37 billion for free medical treatment of patients suffering from serious diseases, Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said on 4 November 2026 while reviewing the province’s special health programmes. The money covers heart disease, cancer, stroke, kidney failure, children’s heart surgery and transplants at selected hospitals. Hospitals have been…
Fresh graduates looking for a first professional step now have a clear opportunity to consider: the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has announced a paid internship offering a monthly stipend of Rs 60,000. With fifteen positions, a duration of up to six months, and no prior experience required, the programme is aimed at young…
Cash withdrawals through the new Benazir Income Support Programme digital wallet system are moving closer for many beneficiaries, with a shared update reporting cash-out arrangements for six of the fifteen clusters. The update names Habib Bank, Bank of Punjab, Bank Alfalah, and three microfinance partners, and suggests the service may be expected from next week….
A parliamentary discussion has raised a question that matters to many women who currently fall outside the usual support net: should unmarried women over the age of 35 become eligible for assistance under the Benazir Income Support Programme? The idea came up before a Public Accounts Committee sub-committee, where officials said efforts are underway to…
Many beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme know the worry of reaching a payment point, completing a fingerprint check, and then hearing that the payment cannot be released. A shared update now reports that BISP Error 99 problems and blocked cards may have been resolved, which has raised fresh hope among people whose payments…
The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced the CSS MPT 2027 Result, and candidates who appeared in the MCQ-Based Preliminary Test (MPT) for the CSS Competitive Examination 2027 can now check whether they have qualified for the next stage. The commission shared the announcement on 4 November 2026, and the result is available on…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif distributed laptops and Honhaar Scholarship cheques among students at a ceremony held at COMSATS University in Attock on Tuesday, 3 November 2026. A total of 6,161 laptops were handed over to students from across the Rawalpindi Division, while 2,590 Honhaar scholarships worth Rs196.97 million were awarded in the division…