Punjab
Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOs
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz gave the IGP a free hand to transfer 15 district and four regional police officers over poor performance, mainly on crimes against women.
Maryam Nawaz
Maryam Nawaz: 8 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOs. Key developments, background and analysis.
8 stories on Maryam Nawaz since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 27 October 2026.
Key developments
- Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOsChief Minister Maryam Nawaz gave Punjab IGP Abdul Kareem a free hand to transfer 15 district police officers and four regional police officers for poor performance.
- PM sets Rs4,500 per maund wheat price for 2027, up Rs1,000Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif set the illustrative price of wheat at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027, Rs1,000 more than the procurement price set last year.
- Punjab orders crackdown on smart glasses and hidden-camera devicesPunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed authorities to enforce a ban on camera-equipped glasses and other spy devices.
- Punjab moves Basant to March, plans law on kite flyingThe Punjab cabinet approved March 12, 13 and 14 as the new dates for Basant 2027 in Lahore, The Express Tribune reported.
- Ten killed as bus overturns on Rajanpur's Indus HighwayTen people were killed when a passenger bus hit a road divider and overturned on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur's Rojhan tehsil at about 5:45am, Rescue 1122 said.
Economy
PM sets Rs4,500 per maund wheat price for 2027, up Rs1,000
PM Shehbaz Sharif set the wheat price at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027, Rs1,000 more than last year, but farmers had asked for Rs5,000 per 40kg.
Punjab
Punjab orders crackdown on smart glasses and hidden-camera devices
CM Maryam Nawaz ordered enforcement of a ban on camera glasses and other spy devices in Punjab after complaints of secret filming, harassment and blackmail.
Punjab
Punjab moves Basant to March, plans law on kite flying
The Punjab government shifted Basant to the second week of March 2027 and plans a law with designated kite-making sites and price controls, sources said.
Punjab
Ten killed as bus overturns on Rajanpur's Indus Highway
Ten passengers died and dozens were hurt when a Karachi-bound bus hit a divider and overturned near Bangla Hidayat in Rajanpur, Rescue 1122 said.
Economy
PM Shehbaz says wheat is plentiful, warns hoarders of no leniency
PM Shehbaz Sharif told the first National Agricultural and Food Security Council that wheat stocks are ample and the wheat price will be announced soon.
Punjab
Lahore to celebrate Basant for 10 days next year
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz approved a 10-day Basant festival in Lahore from January 29 to February 7, 2027, with a break on Kashmir Day and tighter safety rules.
Punjab
Punjab launches Rs16bn plan to take Safe City surveillance to 98 tehsils with 10,000 new cameras
Punjab will extend AI-assisted Safe City surveillance to 98 tehsils with 10,000 new cameras, after officials credited it with a 70pc fall in serious crime.