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Fine waived: One-time amnesty on vehicle registration planned
LAHORE: A one-time amnesty for unregistered vehicles and vehicles yet to be transferred to current owners will be announced by the Excise and Taxation Department in a few weeks, The Express Tribune...
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Heinous crime: Teenager assaulted by three
FAISALABAD: A teenage boy was allegedly assaulted by three men on Saturday in the Jaranwala Saddar police jurisdiction. The father of the victim told the press that the boy had been standing near his...
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Bilateral relations: ‘We will welcome South Korean investment’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday the volume of trade between South Korea and Pakistan should increase. He said exchange of trade delegations between the two countries could play...
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Express News attack: Protests held across the province
LAHORE: Dozens of people on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club against the killing of three Express News workers in Karachi on Friday. Members of the Pakistan...
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Democratic values: Make history or become its victims, says CJP
LAHORE: “Constitutional guarantees are not enough to maintain judicial independence,” Supreme Court Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani said on Saturday. He was addressing the 32nd roll signing...
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Sexual assault: 8-year-old found raped, murdered
BAHAWALPUR: An eight-year-old mentally-challenged girl was raped and murdered by unidentified men in Khanpur on Friday. Police said the deceased, *Geeta Devi, a resident of Chak 8P, Basti Katta, had...
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Punjab Civil Secretariat’s admin officer, driver killed
LAHORE: Unidentified armed men on Sunday killed Punjab Civil Secretariat’s admin officer and his driver near Lahore, Express News reported. According to initial details, Shabbir Awan and his driver...
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NA-69 election: Hamza and Imran lead campaigns
LAHORE: A victory in Khushab, adjacent to Mianwali [Imran Khan’s hometown], would be significant for the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz. It would also help the PML-N counter Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s...
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Road advisory: ‘Use fog lights and drive slow’
LAHORE: The National Highways and Motorway Police has issued a traffic advisory in view of the fog that has persisted for several days. SSP Mirza Faran Baig said the best time to travel was between...
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Punjab govt gives permission to phase-out Qingqis in Lahore: sources
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday gave permission to phase-out Qingqi rickshaws in Lahore, sources told Express News. Around 0.1 million rickshaw drivers will become unemployed if this decision...
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‘Healthy Punjab, healthy Pakistan’
LAHORE: Punjab would become polio-free in 2014, leading to a healthier Pakistan, Parliamentary Secretary on Health Khawaja Imran Nazir said on Monday. He was administering polio drops to children at...
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Demanding rights: Young doctors boycott work to press for ‘patients’ rights’...
LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab held a demonstration against the Health Department on Monday in front of Children’s Hospital demanding free treatment for patients and the...
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Punjab Youth Festival: Active participation on third day of tehsil games
LAHORE: The tehsil level competitions of the Punjab Youth Festival continued on Monday with great fervor. As many as 85,300 players participated, with 21,850 winning. In Shalimar Town, 621 players...
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Possessiveness: Wife, her male friend attacked with knife
SIALKOT: A man injured his wife and who she said was her male friend on Monday by attacking them with a knife, police said. He had suspected them of infidelity, police said. Police said Muhammad...
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Woman beats neighbour for suspected affair
HAFIZABAD: A woman beat up a neighbour she suspected of having an affair with her husband in Mangat on Monday and shaved her head. The victim was taken to a hospital, where she was said to be out of...
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Public health: 6,000 nomad children vaccinated
SIALKOT: On the first day of the three-day campaign in Sialkot, polio teams vaccinated 6,000 children in 95 nomadic settlements. Workers also distributed candies among the children after they were...
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Law and order: Murder suspect shot dead at Kahna police station
LAHORE: Armed men on Monday entered Kahna police station and shot dead a murder suspect in the presence of at least four police officials. Police said four men scaled the police station’s wall and...
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Missing facilities: ‘Schools more important than roads’
FAISALABAD: “Provision of facilities at schools and colleges is more important than construction of streets and drains. A nation is not built with roads, but with spread of knowledge,” Minister for...
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Load shedding woes: Govt trying to curtail electricity supply to KESC
LAHORE: The federal government is trying to curtail the supply of electricity to the Karachi Electric Supply Company, from 650MW to 350MW, over violation of three contractual provisions by the KESC,...
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In, at and around: Urban violence, natural beauty caught on canvas
LAHORE: In, at and around, a solo paintings exhibition by Karachi-based artist Soraya Sikandar opened at the Alhamra Art Gallery on Monday. Salima Hashmi inaugurated the exhibition. As many as 36...
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