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Free will marriage: Woman, man shot dead by ‘woman’s father’
BAHAWALPUR: A man and a woman were shot dead on Thursday allegedly by the woman’s father shortly after they left a court after getting married without the consent of her family. Police said Rasheeda...
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Spontaneous murders: Man stabs three, including wife’s child
FAISALABAD: Three people, including a child, were stabbed to death and two others injured by a man visiting his in-laws to seek reconciliation with his wife. The deceased included the woman’s former...
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Codal formalities: LHC seeks govt’s view on flag use
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments on a petition demanding legislation on the use of the national flag. The petitioner’s counsel...
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‘A change is due in our narrative’
LAHORE: A special prayer service was held at Saint Anthony’s Church on Thursday for the victims of the twin bombings at a church in Peshawar last week. The service was organised by Cecil and Iris...
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One Nation, One Agenda: Festival opens with call for peace
LAHORE: The opening ceremony of the fourth National Youth Peace Festival was held at Ali Auditorium at the Ali Institute of Education here on Thursday. The festival is being organised by the Chanan...
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Theft with impunity: No action over assault on irrigation officers
LAHORE: An executive engineer and a sub-divisional officer were detained and roughed up by some members of the Farmers’ Organisation (FO) and their accomplices in Bahawalnagar on June 8. A report...
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Rewiring: Wiring on The Mall being moved underground
LAHORE: All wiring on The Mall will be moved underground in the next two months as part of the Dilkash Lahore Project, according to District Coordination Officer Naseem Sadiq. The project began two...
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Basic facilities: ‘Lack of safe drinking water a major problem’
FAISALABAD: “Supply of safe drinking water to the residents of the city is a challenging task due to the brackish and contaminated underground water in the area,” Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA)...
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‘Doctors’ negligence’: Ombudsman orders inquiry into death at Gujranwala DHQ
LAHORE: Ombudsman Javed Mahmood has ordered an inquiry into a newspaper hawker’s death, allegedly due to the negligence of doctors at Gujranwala District Headquarters Hospital. The ombudsman has...
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Two teenage girls killed, rape suspected
NOWSHERA VIRKAN: The bullet-riddled bodies of two teenage girls, suspected to be raped, were recovered on Thursday from the side of a nallah in Gujranwala. Overcome with grief and anxiety, hundreds of...
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Judges’ appointments: LHC overrules registrar’s objection, takes up plea
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday overruled an objection by the registrar’s office to a petition demanding that vacant judges’ posts in the court be filled and took it up as an “objection...
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Turkish assistance: WASA to be converted into a company
LAHORE: The Punjab government plans to turn the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) into a company, as it did in converting the Solid Waste Management department into the Lahore Waste Management...
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Rawalpindi clashes: 'Loss of lives extremely sad, but could have been...
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan said in an interview to Express News on Saturday that Friday’s clashes in Rawalpindi could have been avoided by the authorities. “Didn’t they...
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Girl ‘raped’, suspect at large
FAISALABAD: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at her home in Samundri on Friday. *Muhammad Haq, the girl’s uncle, told the media that his niece, *Kiran, a resident of Akbar Town, was home alone...
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Short circuit: Three brothers killed in fire at hospital residence
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Three brothers were killed when a fire broke out at the residential quarters of a hospital in Rahim Yar Khan on Friday night. Rescue 1122 officials said Muhammad Rafiq, an employee at...
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Late response: Man shot dead by robbers for resisting
FAISALABAD: A man was shot dead on Saturday when he resisted robbers in Faisalabad. Police said the deceased, Wajid Nawaz, 22, a resident of Khurarianwala, was on his way home on a motorcycle when he...
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Minister threatens cops over traffic citation
MULTAN: Provincial Minister for Auqaf Haroon Sultan Bukhari on Saturday refused to pay a Rs750 fine when he was stopped by the Motorway Police for speeding on the National Highway near Mian Channu....
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Set alight: Burnt corpse found in neighbour’s closet
MULTAN: The burnt body of a woman was discovered in a closet at her neighbour’s house in Vehari on Saturday. Police said the neighbour appeared to have murdered the woman and fled with her paramour....
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No untoward incidents reported in Faisalabad division
FAISALABAD: Ashura Muharramul Haraam was observed under tight security and no untoward incidents were reported. Mobile phone services remained suspended on 9th and 10th Muharram. Surveillance cameras...
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Local Elections: PTI issue eight demands
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday issued eight demands for the local government elections. PTI Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhary said the local government elections should be held on...
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