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Trader killed in robbery
FAISALABAD: A trader was shot dead by robbers on Wednesday when he put up resistance. The family of the deceased staged a protest demonstration to condemn what they called police’s failure to arrest...
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Solidarity: Commissioner, DCO join Christmas celebrations
FAISALABAD: Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javed and District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal visited the Catholic church on Railway Road to express solidarity with the Christian...
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Christmas greetings: FRESH chairperson meets bishop
LAHORE: Foundation for Rehabilitation and Education of Slow Children (FRESH) Chairperson Ashba Kamran called on the Bishop Reverand Irfan Jamil and extended Christmas greetings to the Christian...
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Anniversary: Quaid’s message to guide students
BAHAWALPUR: The 138th birth anniversary Quaid-i-Azam was celebrated in Bahawalpur. Several organisations and educational institutes organised programmes to pay tributes to the leaders of the Pakistan...
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Access to education: Free and compulsory education law in March
LAHORE: The provincial government will present a bill on education reforms in line with the Article 25-A of the Constitution – which gives every child between the age of five and 16 the right to free...
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Consecrated ground: Child buried after four days
FAISALABAD: A one-and-a-half-year-old was buried on Wednesday, four days after she died from pneumonia in Toba Tek Singh. The family said that Muslim residents of the area had refused to let them...
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Breakfast blues: For Pindiites, firewood and microwaves become norm
RAWALPINDI: The government’s mismanagement of gas supply has forced many people to go on diets against their will. Severe gas outages in the garrison city, particularly in the early hours of the day,...
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‘Make price control effective’
FAISALABAD: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Noorul Amin Mengal on Thursday directed the market committee to display the auction prices of fruits and vegetables in markets on electronic boards. He...
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Exhibition: ‘Nostalgia, moods and memories’
LAHORE: A group exhibition titled The Space in Between featuring artists Shakila Haider, Naira Mushtaq, Muhammad Shahid and Haider Ali opened at the Taseer Art Gallery on Thursday. As many as 22...
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Recovery: Kidnapped girl found
LAHORE: The police on Thursday claimed to have recovered a girl kidnapped from Karachi from Sanda late on Wednesday night. A police spokesman said she was found by tracking a mobile phone SIM used by...
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‘Doctor blamed for newborn’s death’
FAISALABAD: Several relatives of a woman who had a stillbirth at a private clinic on Thursday staged a protest demonstration against the doctor accusing her of negligence. Later some neighbours of...
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Annual exhibition: NCA students to display work today
LAHORE: The 13th Visual Arts Degree Show will open on Friday (today) at the Zahoorul Akhlaque Gallery at the National College of Arts. Works of 14 students graduating with a masters degree in visual...
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Child rights: ‘Better advocacy needed for free education’
LAHORE: “The government is providing monthly stipends to girls to encourage enrolment. We are also trying to address the issue of missing facilities in schools, especially in southern districts of...
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Christmas carnival: Festivity isn’t over
MULTAN: Shrieks of laughter and Christmas greetings resounded on the grounds of Saint Mary’s Cathedral where a Christmas carnival for children was held on Thursday. Major churches in the city...
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Healing touch: ‘Democracy can solve all Balochistan’s problems’
LAHORE: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch said on Thursday he hoped his government would succeed in persuading the rebellious groups that the solution to their problems lay within the...
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Crime against women: Pregnant woman shot, critical
FAISALABAD: A woman is in critical condition after she was shot in Sahianwala on Thursday. Police said Abida Bibi, resident of Chak 45-JB, was shot at her house by Rasheed Ali and Muhammad Muzaffar...
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Law and order: LHC seeks report on acid throwing lady doctor
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Thursday directed Multan district and sessions judge to submit a report, with his comments, on an acid attack. The LHC passed the orders on a newspaper report that...
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Contaminated medicine: Supreme Court rejects compensation proposal
LAHORE: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposal by Efroze Chemicals, manufacturers of Isotab, regarding payment of compensation to families of the Punjab Institute...
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Local government election: Court issues notices to DCOs on delimitation
LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court Thursday heard a set of petitions against delimitation for the local government election in the Punjab and issued notices to district coordination...
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Parliamentary progress: Three provincial assembly committees elect chairmen
LAHORE: Members of three standing committees of the provincial Assembly elected their chairmen on Thursday. Leader of Opposition Mian Mehmoodur Rashid was elected unopposed to head the Public...
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