
High Cost of 'Safe Punjab' Initiative
An article reports on the high costs associated with the 'Safe Punjab' initiative.
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An article reports on the high costs associated with the 'Safe Punjab' initiative.

A new airline, Air Punjab, is scheduled to commence operations in April, with an announcement that no separate aircraft will be purchased for VIPs.

An incident involving a Gulfstream aircraft in Punjab has been highlighted as an example of governance failure and excess.


Two policemen, identified as Gurnam Singh and Ashok Kumar, were found dead at an outpost in Adhian, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

Faridkot Police in Punjab have busted a heroin trafficking network, arresting six individuals, including an Army personnel and a dismissed police officer, and recovering 4.8 kg of heroin.

Two police personnel in Punjab's Gurdaspur district shot each other dead after a heated argument at a post near the India-Pakistan border.

Minimum temperatures have seen a slight dip across Punjab and Haryana, with Bathinda recording 8°C and Pandu Pindara 10.4°C, according to the IMD.

The Punjab home department has released a list of 89 proscribed organizations and unregistered charitable institutions, advising citizens against donating to them.

Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari declared that the Basant festival, recently revived by the provincial government, will not be celebrated again before February 2027.

A fact-finding report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for an urgent high-level judicial inquiry into deaths resulting from operations by Punjab’s Crime Control Department.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the Punjab Police to implement 'grooming' for its personnel as part of broader police reforms, aiming for more respectful interactions with citizens.

Two policemen were discovered dead with bullet wounds inside an outpost near the India and Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.

Police in Himachal Pradesh have busted an infant trafficking gang, arresting two individuals from Punjab and rescuing a minor.

More than 300 students from government schools in Punjab have successfully qualified for the first session of JEE Main 2026.
Pakistan's 'Air Punjab' is reportedly facing scrutiny regarding its purchase of a Gulfstream jet.

As the 2027 Punjab assembly election approaches, the Haryana Chief Minister will campaign in Ludhiana as part of the BJP's outreach to the significant Purvanchali migrant community.

While authorities have not linked the IED recovery to the terror plot warning, the timing of the incidents has raised concern.

The Haryana Chief Minister is set to campaign in Ludhiana, targeting the sizeable Purvanchali migrant community, as the BJP sharpens its outreach ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly election.

President Asif Ali Zardari's recent public criticism of PTI founder Imran Khan during a visit to southern Punjab has generated discussion and speculation within Pakistani political circles.

The Punjab government has issued a directive requiring all public sector school teachers across the province to wear black gowns during work hours.

A human rights report alleges that Pakistan's Punjab police have killed 900 people in eight months, raising concerns about extrajudicial killings.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz criticized the PTI-led government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stating the province was 'living in the stone age'.

A total of 305 students from Punjab government schools have qualified for JEE Main, marking a 63% increase compared to the previous year.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is facing scrutiny over a luxury Gulfstream G500 plane, which her information minister claims is for a new state airline, Air Punjab, despite critics questioning its commercial viability.

Two police officers from Punjab were discovered shot dead at a checkpoint located near the border with Pakistan.

Two suspects in the Punjab sarpanch murder case were apprehended following a gunfire exchange with police and subsequently admitted to the hospital.

Faridkot Police busted a heroin trafficking network, arresting six individuals, including an Army personnel and a dismissed police officer, and recovering 4.8 kilograms of heroin after a two-month jail-based interception.

Himachal Police successfully busted an infant trafficking gang, rescuing a minor and apprehending two individuals from Punjab in connection with the operation.

Delhi Police's Special Cell foiled a major terror plot linked to Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arresting eight suspects, mostly Bangladeshi nationals.

The Crime Control Department in Punjab claims to have reduced the crime rate, reporting 19 police officers martyred and 167 injured during operations, while rejecting an HRCP report on deadly encounters.
Police are investigating the murder of AAP sarpanch Harbinder Singh, who was shot dead at a wedding in Tarn Taran, with fugitive gangster Lakhbir Landa claiming responsibility.

Officials in Punjab are reportedly tight-lipped regarding claims that the provincial government has acquired a Gulfstream aircraft for VIP transport.
Police in Kenya seized hundreds of bags of fake government-subsidized fertilizer, while the Punjab Chief Minister in Pakistan vowed strict action against price hikes and hoarding during Ramazan.