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Vacationing in desert resort: PM takes time out from tiring routine
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has headed to an old favoured haunt, the Whispering Hills Rest House in Bahawalpur, seeking a break from the business of state. A close aide told The Express...
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Muslim League: Nadeem Sultan to head PML-Q’s Ulema-o-Mashaikh
LAHORE: Sahibzada Nadeem Sultan of Darbar Aaliya Sakhi Sultan Bahu in Jhang called on former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Parvez Elahi to announce his decision to join Pakistan Muslim League...
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Youth Festival: Data Ganj Bakhsh Town dominates
LAHORE: Data Gunj Bakhsh Town on Wednesday defeated Nishtar Town at Johar Hockey Stadium in the district level competitions of the Punjab Youth Festival. The final score was 3-2. Adnan Butt took lead...
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Kashmir day: ‘Resolve Kashmir dispute to avert war’
LAHORE: “If the Kashmir dispute is not resolved soon, there will be another Indo-Pak war over control of river water in the disputed territory,” Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab president Ejaz...
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Welfare: ‘Metro bus service project approved for Multan’
MULTAN: Minister for Prisons Abdul Waheed Arain said on Wednesday that the provincial government had approved a metro bus project for Multan. Talking to the media at a prize distribution ceremony in...
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Kidnap for ransom: Man suspected of abducting boy arrested
BAHAWALPUR: A man suspected of kidnapping a 5-year-old boy for ransom has been arrested from Bahawalpur, District Police Officer (DPO) Sohail Habib Tajik said on Tuesday. Addressing a press...
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Law and order: Traders protest police inaction
SARGODHA: Dozens of traders on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration at University Road in Sargodha against police’s alleged failure to control crime. The protesters said unidentified men broke...
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Quality education: ‘Let universities help improve schools’
LAHORE: Representatives from universities should be appointed to the governing bodies of schools and colleges to promote research and academic excellence, a committee of vice chancellors, tasked to...
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Party meeting : ‘Ignoring Nandipur project was criminal’
LAHORE: “The government has taken tough decisions to strengthen the economy,” Chief minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday. He was addressing a meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...
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Solidarity day: ‘For peace in Kashmir, sever diplomatic ties with India’
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamaatud Dawa on Wednesday took out rallies to express solidarity with Kashmiris on Kashmir Day. Jamaatud Dawa took its rally from Chauburji Chowk to Masjid-i-Shuhada on...
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‘Unfair’ surcharge: No response from Ministry of Water and Power
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday expressed dismay over the lack of response from the Ministry of Water and Power on a petition challenging recovery of equalisation surcharge in electricity...
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Fit for adjudication: LHC to hear petition for Taliban office, talks
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday overruled objections from the registrar’s office, and admitted for hearing a petition seeking to direct the federal government to...
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Rural property: Farmers protest against increasing cattle theft
FAISALABAD: Scores of people from Chak 136-GB and its adjoining areas staged a protest demonstration on Thursday against Tarkhani police over their inaction against the increase of cattle lifting...
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Poultry sellers protest FIR against colleague
JOHARABAD: Poultry suppliers in the Joharabad tehsil protested against the police on Thursday for filing a case against a poultry-shop owner and seizing dead poultry from his shop. Police had raided...
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Youth Festival: Special athletes compete in educator sector games
LAHORE: Education sector athletics competitions of the Punjab Youth Festival were held at the Punjab Stadium on Thursday. Saifullah of Jallo Park Boys School won the 100-metres race. Azhar Ali stood...
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Civic facilities: Agreement signed to hand over 250 parking lots
LAHORE: A joint venture between Saudi firm Advanced Global Communication Networks (AGCN) and German firm Green Park signed an agreement with the Lahore Parking Company on Thursday to take over 250...
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2 police officers killed in DG Khan shootout
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Two police officers were killed in a shootout between security forces and suspected criminals in Dera Ghazi Khan, Express News reported on Friday. According to initial details, police...
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Metro bus project: Admin mulls keeping part of BB Road open
RAWALPINDI: City managers agreed on Thursday to keep part of Benazir Bhutto Road open for light traffic during the construction phase of the metro bus project. In a meeting held here at the...
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Managing Pindi’s inner city: Bringing pre-‘garisson city’ Rawalpindi back to...
ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi’s historic inner city might gain long-term benefits and deserved recognition for its history and heritage through an ongoing pilot project, which aims to integrate management of...
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Female literacy: Four cities to have new women universities
FAISALABAD: A new women’s university will be setup in Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur and Sialkot each as part of the government’s plans to increase female literacy in the country, and Education...
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