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Notes on Pakistan: ‘In an attempt to be like someone else, they mess up’
LAHORE: In an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune, Sarah Khan talks about Pakistani art and artists, how the city has changed since her last visit and her book. Khan is a fan of traditional...
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Health facility: Civil Hospital’s OPD opens
BAHAWALPUR: The outpatient department at the 410-bed Civil Hospital on Jhangiwala Road was opened for patients on Tuesday. The hospital will be officially inaugurated by the chief minister this week....
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LHCBA elections: Candidates woo lawyers as polls approach
LAHORE: Although the code of conduct for the Lahore High Court Bar Association elections, scheduled for February 23, is being enforced in letter and spirit, the candidates are bent on buying voters’...
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PTI elections: ‘Jostling in party elections is friendly’
LAHORE: Political manoeuvring is at its peak in Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s intra-party elections. It is a friendly match and all those elected to the posts will be welcomed, said Mian Mehmoodur...
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Opinion: My teacher, Prof Syed Ali Haider, was buried by his father, 85
LAHORE: It was back in January 2011, when I had my Ophthalmology viva on the third floor of King Edward Medical University (KEMU)’s Ophthalmology Department. While I was preparing my case, I saw a...
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‘Flood victims given expired medicines’
LAHORE: Chief Justice (CJ) Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday asked for an inquiry report on the alleged distribution of spurious drugs to flood victims by the government in the...
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Book reading: ‘The Ghosts of Berlin’ come to the city
LAHORE: The lights in the hall were dimmed and the hum of the mic increased. German writer Sarah Khan was preparing to read an excerpt from her latest book Die Gespenster von Berlin (The Ghosts of...
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For LHC bench: Judge’s, DCO’s offices vandalised
FAISALABAD: District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Rasheed Qamar on Wednesday sought a three-day leave for the judges in the district from the Lahore High Court registrar after a number of lawyers...
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Historical buildings: Demolition of 132-year-old railway station stopped
GUJRANWALA: Demolition of the 132-year-old railway station on GT Road that started on Tuesday was stopped on Wednesday after traders and other citizens protested against it. The demolition orders...
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Environmental pillage: Industrial estate waste polluting neighbourhood
LAHORE: Waste from more than 250 factories at the Sundar Industrial Estate, ranging from pharmaceuticals to dyeing units and food manufacturers, is being dumped illegally and incinerated in the open,...
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Seminar: Swimming in troubled waters
LAHORE: “The future looks bleak if the government did not act soon,” said Dr Akmal Hussain, a senior economist, during a seminar on The Political Economy of Indus Waters at the Centre for Public...
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Woman, brother killed; husband critical
SADIQABAD: A woman and her brother were killed allegedly by a brother of her husband’s second wife. The assailant also attacked her husband before he fled. The injured was taken to Shaikh Zayed...
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Drones petition: LHC observes jurisdiction problem
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), hearing a petition on Thursday against US drone strikes, asked the petitioner’s counsel to show how the court had jurisdiction to pass a restraining order. Chief...
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Women’s issues: ‘Those buying acid must identify themselves’
SARGODHA: The Punjab government has banned unregulated sale of sulphuric acid to control acid crime, Adviser to the Chief Minister Begun Zakiya Shahnawaz said on Wednesday. She was presiding over a...
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Provincial offices: Incumbent faces tough challenge
LAHORE: The annual elections of the Provincial Management Service (PMS) Officers’ Association will be held on February 24. Rai Manzoor Nasir, twice elected unopposed president of the association, is...
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Eye ward to be renamed after slain doctor
LAHORE: The Lahore General Hospital (LGH) is to rename its eye ward after Dr Ali Haider, the renowned eye surgeon gunned down along with his son in an apparent sectarian attack earlier this week. The...
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42 parents do not let children be immunised
RAHIM YAR KHAN: As many as 759,395 children were given polio vaccine in the district falling short of the target of 768,143 during the three-day vaccination campaign that ended on Thursday. A Health...
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Stay order suspended: Tax on incoming calls referred to CCP
LAHORE: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday suspended an interim order passed by the Lahore High Court (LHC) against recovery of additional tax on incoming international calls to...
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Public transport: Crowding eases, but MBS still busy as seven buses to be added
A sense of normalcy is beginning to settle over the new Metro Bus Service (MBS), with the introduction of a Rs20 flat fare reducing the crowding which marred its first week. Around 77,000 people used...
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E&T Department: Is your car registered on the website?
LAHORE: Vehicle owners are finding it cumbersome to verify their purchases as the data on the Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department’s website has not been updated for eight months. Purchasers of...
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