Sardar Muhammad Irshad

LAHORE: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League has urged the Election Commission to announce a date for Punjab’s local government elections without further delay, a day after the commission rejected the provincial government’s request to push the polls to April 2027. PMML Punjab president Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar welcomed the commission’s decision and said his party was ready to field candidates across the province.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif saluted the province’s farmers on World Food Day on Friday and promised 10 more agriculture malls, as Lahore households weigh the day’s message against the price of the flour, naan and roti on their tables. “The farmers of Punjab are rendering invaluable services to meet the food needs of the entire nation,” she said, urging people not to forget growers who work through harsh weather.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that the protection of every woman, including those in villages, was her “red line”, and that she wanted rural women to become decision-makers and economic powerhouses rather than remain farm hands. In a message marking the International Day of Rural Women, she said women in the countryside kept Punjab’s fields flourishing, held households together and strengthened the economy.