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Achievement: Art & IQ contest
Beaconhouse primary branch Gulrez, Rawalpindi announced yet another achievement of its students, said a press release. Students of classes KG to V participated in Art and IQ Contest organized by...
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Service provision: ‘Computerisation of land records top priority’
BAHAWALPUR: Provincial Minister for Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain said on Thursday that computerisation of land records was a top priority of the government. Presiding over a meeting at the...
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Rediscovering cuisine: Food festival to open on April 11
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) will organise a 10-day food festival at Fort Road Food Street on April 11. The event, titled Lahori Khaba Ustad, will include a contest between...
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Youth Festival: International teams invited for futsal, roll ball games
LAHORE: The Punjab Sports Board on Thursday extended invitations to six futsal and three roll ball international teams for the international games of the Punjab Youth Festival. Pakistan Futsal...
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Basic facilities: ‘Treatment plant to ensure supply of clean drinking water’
FAISALABAD: “The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) will install a water treatment plant at Gogera Branch Canal on Jaranwala Road,” Wasa Managing Director Syed Zahid Aziz told The Express Tribune on...
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Apparel park: $2 billion agreement signed with Chinese company
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company, Shandong Ruyi Group. Under the agreement, Shandong Ruyi Group will invest $2 billion in...
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Arid university: After many hitches, three-story structure finally built
RAWALPINDI: Failure to complete projects in time and within the approved budget is a recurring theme in development activities in Pakistan, and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (AAU),...
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Daring: Cops clueless about stolen police car
ISLAMABAD: It seems that even the police are not safe from the capital’s car thieves. On Wednesday morning, the official car of Crime Investigation Department (CID) Superintendent of Police (SP)...
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‘Accountability’: National Fertiliser asks for NAB help
LAHORE: National Fertilizer Marketing Limited (NFML) has sent two references against its former deputy general manager (DGM) for alleged corruption, misappropriation of funds, fertiliser theft and...
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Working conditions: Teachers announce two-day boycott of work
LAHORE: The Punjab Teachers Union announced a two-day boycott of duties on Thursday after negotiations with authorities did not produce an agreement. Earlier, hundreds of teachers from across the...
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Policeman suspended for accusing baby of attempted murder
LAHORE: A policeman has been suspended for lodging a case of attempted murder against a nine-month old boy and forcing the crying infant to appear in court, officials said Friday. Baby Mohammad Musa,...
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Campus activities: Over 30,000 books sold at PU book fair
LAHORE: Over 30,000 books were sold on the first day (Thursday) of Pakistan’s largest book fair held at Punjab University New Campus, according to the data provided by the Punjab University...
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Development package: ‘Govt committed to welfare of Cholistan’s people’
BAHAWALPUR: Chief Secretary Naveed Akram Cheema said on Friday the provincial government was committed to welfare of Cholistan’s people. Addressing a public gathering in Moj Garh, he said the chief...
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Economic development: World Bank delegation calls on chief minister
LAHORE: “The government is working on Development Strategy 2018 to boost economic growth,” said Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday. He was talking to a delegation from World Bank. The chief...
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Acid attack: Caucus promises justice for maid
LAHORE: Fourteen-year-old Sana had been working at a house in Zubaida Park for the last four months. On Monday, Sana says, her employers beat her up, shaved her head and threw acid on her. Sana was...
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Propriety: LHC reserves verdict on PU selection board
LAHORE: Justice Ayesha A Malik of the Lahore High Court on Friday reserved verdict on a petition against a meeting of the Punjab University selection board to decide recruitment to the posts of...
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Plans and progress: Spending on sports facilities ‘slow’
LAHORE: The Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology and Tourism Department has received Rs1.107 billion from the government for the Punjab Youth Festival, various other sports activities and the...
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Double Shah returns: Comments sought from SHO on alleged scam
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Factory Area station house officer in two petitions seeking the registration of a case against a man accused of scamming...
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Education woes: Teachers boycott, SED claims grievances addressed
LAHORE: Teachers across the province boycotted classes on Friday after a call for a two day-boycott was given by the Punjab Teachers’ Union. The School Education Department and the PTU had held talks...
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‘11 Pakistanis to be released from Bagram’
LAHORE: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Friday informed the Lahore High Court that 11 Pakistanis are scheduled to be released from Bagram Prison next month. A law officer representing the...
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