LAHORE:A man committed suicide after shooting dead his son over a domestic dispute inFactory Area. Reportedly, a youth identified as Eric Maseeh was constructing a lantern of a house situated at LDA.
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Work on civic projects accelerated
Reduced traffic for over a week helps pursuit of development work on roads
LAHORE:
The civic agencies of the provincial capital strived to take advantage of the lockdown imposed during the past week to complete their pending development work in the city amid the low traffic flow and business shutdown without causing inconvenience to the citizens.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) geared up to complete their projects as soon as the lockdown was imposed to check the spread of coronavirus during the Eidul Fitr holidays. According to sources, the aim of the authorities was to fill the gaps in the beautification and cleanliness operations in the city by the routine activities resume after the Eid.
Speedo staff on strike for salary in Punjab
Mass Transit Authority blames delay in govt subsidy release for company’s arrears
LAHORE:
Employees of Speedo Bus Service have gone on a strike in protest against non-payment of salaries for four months.
Punjab Transport Minister Jehanzeb Khan Khichi took notice of the protest and directed the authorities concerned to resolve the matter at the earliest.
The private company operating the bus service claimed that the salaries had been delayed because its arrears had not been received from the Mass Transit Authority. The authority, on the other hand, attributed the problem to a delay in receiving subsidy of Rs3 billion from the provincial government.