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Civil service: 11 officers hold additional charge of key posts
LAHORE: As many as 11 top slots in the provincial bureaucracy are being run on additional charge, The Express Tribune has learnt. Finance Department rules say additional charge of a vacant post may...
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Kallar Kahar bus accident leaves 3 dead
KALLAR KAHAR: A bus accident on motorway near Kallar Kahar left three people dead and 10 others injured, Express News reported on Friday. The bus carrying pilgrims from Jhang overturned as its brakes...
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Express News anchor Raza Rumi targeted in gun attack
LAHORE: Analyst and Express News show “Khabar Se Agay” anchor Raza Rumi, came under a gun attack in Lahore on Friday evening, in which his driver, Mustafa, was killed and his guard injured. This is...
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‘Nothing to say’: IGP disconnects call on live TV
LAHORE: After the attack on Express News anchor Raza Rumi, Inspector General Police Punjab Khan Baig said that the police provided security where they deemed it necessary. Talking to Express News...
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Law and order: FIR against man for threatening wife
FAISALABAD: The Madina Town police on Friday registered a case against a man accused of threatening to blow up his wife with a bomb for seeking a divorce. Fakhira, a resident of Toba Tek Singh, told...
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Earth Hour: Lights off, candles out
LAHORE: WWF-Pakistan will host an Earth Hour event at Qarshi University on Saturday (today). Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashood Ahmed had signed the pledge for the official celebrations...
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Law and order: Robbery suspect shot dead
FAISALABAD: A man suspected of robbery was shot dead in Thikriwala, City Police Officer (CPO) Haidar Ashraf said on Thursday. Ashraf told the media that three men broke into Chaudhry Medical Store,...
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Bonded labour: Brick kiln workers demand raise
FAISALABAD: Scores of brick kiln workers on Friday staged a protest demonstration against kiln owners and the government to press their demand for a raise in wages. The protestors blocked the road in...
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Off-loading: Rashid says government’s silence tragic
LAHORE: Awami Muslim League head Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday it was tragic that the federal government had not condemned his off-loading from a Canada-bound plane. He said that the government...
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NSC chairman’s termination: Cricket board’s reply sought
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a reply from Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi on former chairman of National Selection Committee Muhammad Ilyas’ petition against his...
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Maintainability issue: Further arguments sought in Taliban office case
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday sought more arguments on the maintainability of a petition seeking instruction for a Taliban office to be opened in Pakistan to...
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Public transport: Transport information system launched
LAHORE: The Transport Department and the Lahore Transport Company have launched the Punjab Transport Infrastructure Management System to facilitate public transport users across the province. The new...
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Child mortality: Govt commits to new diarrhoea control plan
LAHORE: The government on Friday committed to cooperate and coordinate for the seven-point agenda based diarrhoea control programme, which is to be launched by Save the Children in the Punjab....
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Bilateral relations: ‘Trade agreement can benefit Pakistan, India’
FAISALABAD: “Ties between India and Pakistan need to be strengthened through dialogue, increased people-to-people contact, free trade and learning from each other’s experiences,” Manohar Singh Gill,...
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Governance priorities: ‘Public welfare comes first’
LAHORE: The poorest families in the province will be given direct subsidy through the Punjab Khidmat Card programme. This programme aims to reduce financial burden on these families. The cards will...
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Prof Ibrahim condemns attack on Express Media Group
PESHAWAR: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) intermediary Professor Muhammad Ibrahim condemned the attack on Express News anchor and analyst Raza Rumi, Express News reported on Saturday. Unidentified...
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Road accident: Woman killed in hit-and-run
MUZAFFARGARH: A woman was killed when she was hit by a trailer in Muzaffargarh on Saturday. Police said Haider Abbas, a resident of Shehr Sultan, and his wife Nosheen Bibi were travelling on a...
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Where is the love: Woman shot dead in court parking lot
LAHORE: A man shot his sister in a parking area next to the sessions court on Saturday for marrying a man who had divorced their elder sister. She later passed away at a hospital. Humaira had married...
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Mela Chiraghan: The fire has been lit
LAHORE: Thousands of devotees from all over the country have gathered for the 426th urs of Madhu Lal Hussain that kicked off on Saturday. The three-day celebration, also known as Mela Chiraghan...
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Kinnaird convocation: ‘Understand social injustice and play your role to end...
LAHORE: “You must never forget that you owe a debt to the community and to the nation. To do that, you must appreciate the extent of social injustice around you and the enormity of the challenges...
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