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Punjab cabinet approves extension of metro bus project to four cities
LAHORE: The Provincial Cabinet in Punjab approved the metro bus project for twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan, Express News reported on Saturday. The cabinet was led by Punjab...
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CJ takes suo motu notice of Muzaffargarh gang rape
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took suo motu notice of the alleged gang rape of a widow that took place in Muzaffargarh district on January 24, reported Express News. He...
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Discrepancies in result: Rawalpindi BISE starts inquiry
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) has started an investigation into the faulty marking of answer scripts that affected the results of dozens of...
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‘Authentic’ food: WCLA to introduce breakfast at the Fort Road Food
LAHORE: Fort Road Food Street will offer breakfast between 7 am and 11:30 from February 10, The Express Tribune has learnt. The menu will include daas kulcha, nihari, bong paye, siri paye, naan...
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Youth Festival: District-level games enter fourth day
LAHORE: As many as 11,787 people competed on the fourth day of the Punjab Youth Festival in district-level games on Saturday and 3,967 moved to the next round. In table tennis contests, Wagha Town...
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‘Resisting official business’: ‘Disagreement’ lands non-profit CEO in lock-up
FAISALABAD: The chief executive officer (CEO) of a non-profit blood bank was “illegally detained” by police after an exchange of words with the district coordination officer (DCO) in Faisalabad on...
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Caught by chance: Robber confesses to girl’s rape
LAHORE: Police on Saturday arrested a robber who confessed that he had sexually assaulted a minor girl. News reports claimed that the man had confessed to the Lahore rape case in which a 5-year-old...
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Woman burnt by husband dies
MULTAN: A woman who was set on fire by her husband on Friday died at a hospital on Saturday. In another incident, three children suffered burns when their mother’s former fiancé set their house on...
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Anti-polio drive: Notice taken of unvaccinated children
FAISALABAD: Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javaid took notice of the fact that 3,659 children had not been vaccinated during the recent anti-polio drive in Faisalabad district. He ordered the...
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Corporal punishment: Case sought against school admin
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday fixed February 20 for arguments in a private complaint seeking the registration of a case against the administration of The Educators...
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Punjab University: Show cause notice to be issued over plagiarism
LAHORE: The Punjab University Syndicate decided on Saturday to serve a notice to Professor Dr Zaid Mahmood of the Institute of Chemistry in a plagiarism case. The syndicate also decided to form a...
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Murder in detention: LHC seeks report of police brutality
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Saturday took notice of a case of alleged police brutality. LHC directed the Gujranwala district and sessions judge to look into the matter and submit a report on the...
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Clearing streets: City police take up anti-beggary campaign
LAHORE: The city police have arrested 309 beggars from six police divisions as part of its anti-beggary campaign launched on Friday. A similar campaign had been launched by the city government in...
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Medical negligence: Petition challenges Punjab Health Commission’s order
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge fixed February 3 for a petition against Dr Amir Aziz for alleged negligence in the case of a patient who died after an operation. The petition seeks...
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Collapse of buildings: 6 people killed, 60 others injured
PESHAWAR / MIAN CHANNU: Six people were killed and at least 60 others were reported to be injured in two separate incidents of collapse of buildings, Express News reported on Sunday. An...
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Resolved: Express News staffer’s killers nabbed
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police have claimed to have resolved the blind murder case of an Express News staffer, who was shot during a robbery on January 9, while on his way home. During a press...
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Imran Khan cannot be part of TTP negotiation committee: Ejaz Chaudhry
LAHORE: Ejaz Chaudhry, Punjab President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said on Sunday that PTI Chairman Imran Khan cannot be part of the TTP negotiation committee, Express News reported. His statement...
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Solar irrigation: Harnessing sun to benefit Potohar farmers
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has approved a PC-1 to install 20 Solar Energy Irrigation System (SEIS) across Rawalpindi Division in a bid to improve crop yield in the rain-fed region, The Express...
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Sticking together: New country-wide alliance formed
LAHORE: A new alliance of teachers’ unions and associations from across the country held its inaugural session at the Government Muslim High School in Civil Lines on Sunday. The alliance, the...
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Education authorities : Teachers plan protest rallies in two districts
LAHORE: The Punjab Teachers’ Union (PTU) on Sunday announced protests in Nankana Sahib and Dera Ghazi Khan against the proposed formation of the district education authorities. The protest in Nankana...
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