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‘Peace Convention’: Take on Taliban by force, demands Sunni Ittehad
LAHORE: The Sunni Ittehad Council has rejected the idea of holding peace talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, saying that the offer of dialogue exposes the government’s weakness. The Taliban...
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Professional education: ICMAP opens Pindi campus
The Rawalpindi campus of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountancy Pakistan (ICMAP) became operational, says a press release. The campus was inaugurated on Monday. Equipped with latest...
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Security for minorities: Protesters vent anger at church blasts
LAHORE: Protests were held at several spots in the city on Monday against the bombing of a church in Peshawar that killed dozens of people. The day of protests caused traffic problems at several main...
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Exhibition: Left, Right and Centre unveiled
LAHORE: A group exhibition by Rabia Ajaz, Julius John and Saud Baloch titled Left, Right and Centre opened at Taseer Art Gallery here on Monday. The works displayed included 23 art pieces of graphite...
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Controlled rates: ‘Why no utility stores in Walled City?’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the federal government to a petition demanding that utility stores be set up in the Walled City. The petitioner, Anjuman-i-Shahrian...
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Death at a wedding: Police to exhume body for autopsy
LAHORE: Police are to exhume the body of a man who fell to his death from a rooftop to investigate whether he was pushed and by whom, a court was told here on Tuesday. The court has taken up two...
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Successful policies: Railways’ revenue rises to Rs2bn
MULTAN: Pakistan Railways’ (PR) revenue has risen to Rs2 billion in the last two months, General Manager Anjum Pervez told the media at a press conference at division superintendent’s office at...
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Rowdy attendants: Doctor beaten up
FAISALABAD: Attendants of a patient at the district headquarters hospital on Tuesday attacked a doctor and paramedics following the death of the patient. Police were called and three people were...
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Measles epidemic: LHC seeks inquiry report from govt
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the Drug Regulatory Authority to a petition seeking action against Health Department officials over the recent measles outbreak. The...
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Child’s health: Polio vaccination drive to begin on Sept 30
BAHAWALPUR: As many as 545,198 children under the age of five years will be given polio vaccine during the immunisation campaign starting on September 30. Additional District Collector Amjad Bashir...
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Harassment case against VC: Inquiry delayed as complainant says convener partial
LAHORE: An inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Punjab University Vice Chancellor Mujahid Kamran could be delayed after the complainant, a lecturer at the university, complained that...
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In remembrance: PTI holds vigil for bombing victims
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Punjab chapter and minority wing arranged a vigil on Tuesday at Liberty Chowk in remembrance of victims of the Peshawar church carnage. MPA Aslam Iqbal, Dr...
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Reversing the coup: Ziauddin seeks recognition as ex-army chief
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has issued notice to the Defence Ministry for October 16 on a petition filed by former army chief Ziauddin seeking a declaration that his removal as part of former...
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CNG-fitted vans: Govt goes back on crackdown deadline
RAWALPINDI: The City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) has turned a somersault on its decision to launch a crackdown on CNG-fitted vehicles including vans ferrying students to and from...
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Tax evasion: Over 30 shops sealed
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has sealed over 30 shops for non-payment of property tax in a crackdown on Tuesday. The board had issued notices asking vendors to deposit their...
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Minor child sexually assaulted in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: A seven year old girl was raped in Gujranawala on Wednesday, Express News reported. The victim was shifted to the Civil Hospital for treatment. The alleged culprit reportedly fled the...
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Party-less elections: Attorney gen to assist LHC on local govt law challenge
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has sought the attorney general of Pakistan’s assistance for October 8 as it hears opposition challenges to the Punjab Local Government Act of 2013, particularly the...
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‘Peshawar attack a plot to sabotage PM’s visit’
FAISALABAD: “I see a deep conspiracy in the Peshawar church suicide attack to sabotage Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s address at the United Nation and the interior minister’s visit to the UK,” Punjab...
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‘Police lethargy’: Family protest against delay in recovery of abducted woman
FAISALABAD: Scores of Chak 580-GB residents staged a protest here on Thursday against the police for their failure to recover a woman who was kidnapped three months ago. Muhammad Sohna, one of the...
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Violence against women: Married woman raped, suspects at large
FAISALABAD: A woman was allegedly beaten up and gang raped by four men in Khurarianwala on Wednesday. Police said her mother, a resident of Chak 211, had told them that her relatives Zulfiqar Ali and...
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