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Brutal: Family murdered on Tuesday laid to rest
LAHORE: Eight of a family found killed at their home on Tuesday were laid to rest at Chaman Shah graveyard in Gujranwala on Wednesday. The funeral prayers were offered at Dhobi Ghat Ground,...
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‘Scope for Chinese investment in several sectors’
LAHORE: “There is a need to promote Pak-China economic and strategic cooperation in light of the changing world situation”, said MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday. Sharif was addressing a Chinese...
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Protest against police for ignoring ‘rape’
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents of Islampura on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against police for its failure to arrest four men accused of raping a girl in Saddar. Muhammad Rasheed, one...
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Disability rights: ‘Disabled persons account for 15% of population’
FAISALABAD: “The government must legislate comprehensively to help people with disabilities,” Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) Programme Director Naseem Anthony said on...
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Raymond Davis case: Court rules victim’s mother-in-law may get share in Diyat
LAHORE: A lower court judge has ruled that Musarrat Rani, the mother-in-law of Faheem Shamshad, who was gunned down by CIA agent Raymond Davis on January 26, 2011, is entitled to a share in the Diyat...
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Return visit: Indian Punjab CM due end of February
RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister of Indian Punjab is likely to visit Pakistan during the last week of February, official sources told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. Rawalpindi police are finalizing a...
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Debut novel: ‘Invest in a steady source of caffeine’
LAHORE: Saba Imtiaz, the author of the funny and breezy Karachi, You’re Killing Me! will be one of the speakers on a panel at the Lahore Literature Festival. The Express Tribune caught up with the...
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Grassroots democracy: ‘Local government polls necessary to facilitate masses’
LAHORE: Several members of the provincial assembly on Thursday called for holding local government elections as soon as possible so as to mitigate administrative problems. They were talking at a...
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Advocate general: Arguments on appointment petition deferred
LAHORE: Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Lahore High Court on Thursday deferred arguments on a petition challenging the appointment of Mustafa Ramday as acting advocate general (AG) until March 10. The...
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A city in flesh and blood: Pran talks about shared Pakistan-India heritage
LAHORE: “The governments of both India and Pakistan should make it feasible for people from both sides of the border to meet. There should be an exchange of young students and colleges on a regular...
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Youth festival: Two world record attempts on cards
LAHORE: “We hope to set 100 world records. The youth of this country are capable of achieving the feat,” Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad said on Thursday. He said preparations...
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Seminar ‘63% of: Pakistan’s population below 30’
FAISALABAD: “Population growth is creating problems of infrastructure, education and health,” University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) Vice Chancellor Iqrar Ahmed Khan said on Thursday. Addressing...
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Dissenting note: Lawyers in 5 divisions to boycott LHC bar election
LAHORE: Lawyers in five divisions of the province have decided to boycott the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) elections scheduled on February 22, The Express Tribune has learnt. They are...
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Millennium Development Goals: ‘Achieving MDG targets is a matter of political...
LAHORE: Pakistan is likely to miss human development targets set to be achieved by 2015, the Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) chief executive Naseer Memon said on Thursday. He was...
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Inservice training: ‘5 secys stopped from attending course’
LAHORE: Five Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) officers working as provincial secretaries in the Punjab were not allowed to attend the National Management Course (NMC) on February 10 despite...
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Contempt of court: LHC allows removal of CM’s name from respondents’ list
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday allowed the chief minister’s name to be deleted from a contempt of court petition against the construction of a parking plaza at Gulberg’s Doongi ground....
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Reorganisation: PPP seeks nominations for Punjab Council
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab President Manzoor Wattoo on Monday called for nominations for each constituency of the National Assembly for the Punjab council of the party. He was...
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BDS defuses bomb on railway track in Punjab
RAJANPUR: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a ten-kilogramme bomb on a railway track near Kot Mithun in Punjab, Express News reported on Friday. A Khushal Khan Khattak Express train was due to...
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Motive unclear: Two gunned down
RAWALPINDI: Two shopkeepers were gunned down while three passersby injured when unknown motorcyclists attacked a shop in the jurisdiction of Bani Police Station on Friday. The police said five...
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Delaying LB polls: Civilians complain of poor service delivery in cantonments
RAWALPINDI: Elections are always linked to people’s welfare and positive social change, as the elected representatives are supposed to represent the aspirations and expectations of their...
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