The president of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Mian Tariq Misbah has opposed the decision saying there will be overcrowding of people at markets if business hours are reduced.
As per the spokesperson of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Punjab, seven more people died from the global pandemic during the period, taking the death toll to 2462 in the province.
An agreement was signed between Punjab Small Industries Corporation and Bank of Punjab regarding the Punjab Employment Scheme in the Chief Minister's Office.
The program supports efficiencies in public resource management that generate savings and create fiscal space for growth-generating investments in the Punjab province.
The cane commissioner said that sugarcane farmers would be protected by paying through banks, so they should open bank accounts near the mills in their areas.
Under the amended ordinance, delay in payment of farmers' dues and the illegal deduction will result in imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of Rs 5 million.
With the upcoming biometric project of the Revenue Department of Punjab, citizens, landowners will be able to buy and sell property from the comforts of their home without going to the property registration (registrar) offices using the modern biometric system.