Benazir Shah

3 weeks ago | geo.tv | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: Last September, as the wheat sowing season approached in Punjab, 39-year-old farmer Ayaz Sami sat in his home in Bahawalnagar, listening carefully to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speak on television. "I want to tell farmers to cultivate as much wheat as you can, without fear," Maryam said. "I promise I will not let you suffer a loss." The promise was followed by advertisements promoting incentives, such as free tractors for farmers who expanded their wheat cultivation.

3 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: Last September, as the wheat sowing season approached in Punjab, 39-year-old farmer Ayaz Sami sat in his home in Bahawalnagar, listening carefully to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif speak on television. “I want to tell farmers to cultivate as much wheat as you can, without fear,” Sharif said. “I promise I will not let you suffer a loss.” The promise was followed by advertisements promoting incentives, such as free tractors for farmers who expanded their wheat cultivation.

4 weeks ago | geo.tv | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: A recently tabled bill in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to regulate investment in the province’s mining and minerals sector has sparked sharp debate, drawing criticism from opposition parties, allies, and even voices within the PTI itself. Opponents argue the proposed law threatens to undermine provincial autonomy and hand greater control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s natural resources to the federal government.

4 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: A recently tabled bill in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to regulate investment in the province’s mining and minerals sector has sparked sharp debate, drawing criticism from opposition parties, allies, and even voices within the PTI itself. Opponents argue the proposed law threatens to undermine provincial autonomy and hand greater control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s natural resources to the federal government.

1 month ago | geo.tv | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced a bill aimed at drafting master plans for every district in the province in an effort to curb the unregulated expansion of housing societies across Pakistan's most populous region. However, critics — including some lawmakers and urban planning experts — warn that the proposed legislation would centralise power, stripping elected local governments of a key constitutional function and handing it to unelected bureaucrats. What does the bill propose?