Clik here to view.
Animal rights [and wrongs] : Police raid ‘illegal’ camel festival in Dera...
MULTAN: Police on Thursday arrested three people during a raid on a camel festival in Kot Chattha in the Dera Ghazi Khan district. Police said the men had been arrested for gambling on camel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Online learning: ‘E.Learn Punjab will make learning more interactive’
LAHORE: The eLearn.Punjab, launched on January 6, offers free online learning and interactive resources to students. Teachers and students spoke to The Express Tribune about their experience of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Foundation stone for Rawalpindi metro to be laid on Feb 28
LAHORE: “Efforts for people’s welfare started during the last tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz led government in the Punjab. This would continue during this term,” Chief Minister Shahbaz...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alleged assault: Akmal’s car returned
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Thursday ordered Gulberg police to hand over cricketer Umar Akmal his car which had been confiscated on Sunday after an FIR was registered against him for allegedly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Officials apprehend two armed suspects in Khanewal, one killed
KHANEWAL: Officials of an intelligence agency and along with local Police and Elite force skirmished with armed men in Khanewal during which one attacker died in an explosion, while his two injured...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Public health: ‘Punjab committed to AIDS control’
LAHORE: Advisor to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique said on Friday the government would continue to provide all possible resources to control HIV/AIDS. AIDS patients in the Punjab...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hajj corruption: Ex establishment secy granted protective bail
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former establishment secretary Ismail Qureshi in the Hajj corruption case. A special central judge had issued non-bailable arrest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lahore Literature Festival from Feb 21
LAHORE: The second Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) will be held at the Alhamra Arts Centre from February 21 to February 23. Razi Ahmed, the LLF founding director, said this year’s festival would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Safety measures: Two factories sealed, cases registered
LAHORE: The city government on Friday sealed two plastic factories located in residential areas for posing a risk to their neighbours. The crackdown against the factories at Kot Kamboh and Bund Road...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inauguration ceremony: Fullbright Centre opens at Forman Christian College
LAHORE: The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) on Friday opened a Fulbright Centre at the Forman Christian College (FCC). The centre will offer advisory and counseling services,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Youth Festival: Donkeys take stage ahead of games
LAHORE: A ‘beauty contest’ among donkeys was held on Friday in Defence as part of the Punjab Youth Festival. MPA Mian Naseer was the chief guest. MPA Yasmin Sohal was also present and gave prizes to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Law and order: 4 policemen killed in shootout with robbers
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Four policemen, including a station house officer, were killed and a DSP was injured on Friday in a shootout with robbers. One of the robbers was also shot and killed. The deceased...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cantt residents’ woes: Caught between a rock and a hard place
RAWALPINDI: The residents of cantonment areas in Rawalpindi are charged several taxes yet they can be deprived of their property anytime. The cantonment authorities recently issued notices to owners...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Energy crisis: LHC seeks IPP payments audit report
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday directed the Ministry of Water and Power to present the audit report of Rs480 billion payment to private power producers of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Khanewal shootout: Two suspected attackers die in encounter
LAHORE: Two suspected suicide bombers were killed and two more were arrested by intelligence agency operatives, police and Elite Force personnel following an alleged encounter in Khanewal on Friday....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blame game: Lawyers, doctors fight over report
FAISALABAD: Eight people were injured on Friday in a brawl between some lawyers and doctors at the Samundri tehsil headquarters hospital after some lawyers said a false medical examination report had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Murder, robbery: Convicts awarded death on two counts
LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Javed on Friday awarded death sentence on two counts to two men for killing a man during robbery. Judge Javed also ordered them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women’s exclusive: Wagon service to be launched in twin cities
RAWALPINDI: A transport service exclusively for women will be launched in the twin cities on February 17. A public-private partnership, the 12-fleet wagon service named “Tabeer” will be run in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Afghanistan to open consulate in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan is planning to open a consulate in Lahore as part of its efforts to further strengthen ties with Pakistan, Kabul’s new Ambassador to Islamabad Janan Mosazai said on Friday. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Central Avenue premium brands plaza inaugurates in Lahore
LAHORE: Central Avenue premium brands plaza opened its doors in Lahore on February 7, 2014. The new plaza located near Hussain Chowk is housing Bonanza, LifeStyle Collection and English Boot House,...
View Article