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Scammed: The case of the ghost bride
FAISALABAD: A would-be groom on Sunday returned home without a bride, after her supposed family refused to recognise him. Naveed Akhtar, a resident of the area, told The Express Tribune that Zulfiqar...
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Missing persons case: Punjab top cop told to submit report in 15 days
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench on Monday ordered Punjab’s police chief to submit a report on the whereabouts of a missing person by April 23. The province’s top cop was also told...
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Pilots dead as Pak Army plane crashes in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), a Pakistan Army training plane crashed in Gujranwala, killing both of its pilots, Express News reported on Tuesday. ISPR further...
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Perceived insult: Bar threatens movement against LHC chief justice
LAHORE: Lahore Bar Association President Chaudhary Ishtiaq announced on Tuesday that a movement would be launched against the Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, for organising a...
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Public health: High Court asks for report on dengue fever prevention
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the Health Department to inform the court of practical steps being taken to control a dengue outbreak. The court adjourned the next hearing...
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Remove gender gap in social safety nets, say labour unions
LAHORE: Representatives of several labour unions in the province met on Monday to discuss the government’s Labour Policy draft. They said while the policy was comprehensive and covered most of the...
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Agriculture conference: Challenges to sugarcane production discussed at UAF
FAISALABAD: It is a matter of concern that Pakistan ranks 60th in per-hectare sugarcane production worldwide, despite the fact that it has the fifth largest area allotted to sugarcane cultivation,...
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Cambridge schools conference: Are examinations a necessary evil?
LAHORE: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) will be initiating a pilot training programme for teachers of particular subjects by the coming year. This was announced at a schools’ conference...
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Poor construction: Two labourers die, three injured as under-construction...
LAHORE: Two labourers died and three were injured when two storeys of an under-construction commercial building in Bismillah Town, Manawan, caved in on Tuesday. Rescue-1122 officials said that...
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Public health Awareness campaign launched against lung diseases
MULTAN: An awareness campaign has been launched about lung diseases by the Bakhtawar Amin Memorial Trust Hospital against tuberculosis and asthma in Multan. The hospital’s general manager, Chaudhary...
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Legislative agenda: Women’s Caucus to become an ‘influential group’
LAHORE: The priority agenda of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus charted at a two-day consultation includes recognition for the caucus in the provincial assembly, legislation on domestic violence,...
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Unscheduled load shedding: Ensure power for 2 fans, 2 bulbs per household,...
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday directed the Ministry of Water and Power to furnish a policy that could guarantee uninterrupted electricity to operate at least two...
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Election in NA-89 rescheduled; petition filed against PML-N MNA
FAISALABAD: A petition was filed against Sheikh Muhammad Akram of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday on the charges of bank default among others, Express News reported. Akram was an...
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Public health: Shahbaz promises latest liver and kidney institute
LAHORE: A state-of-the art institute for the treatment of liver and kidney diseases will be established in Lahore, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday. Sharif was presiding over a meeting...
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Blackmail allegations: Suspect remanded in custody
RAWALPINDI: The police have obtained physical remand of an owner of a computer academy who was arrested for taking objectionable pictures and videos of students to blackmail them. Al-Noor Computer...
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Amnesty scheme: LHC directs FBR to register vehicles
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court bench on Wednesday ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to register vehicles with proper documentation under its amnesty scheme. Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh passed the...
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Medical facility: Spine Centre inaugurated
LAHORE: A spine centre at Gurkhi Trust and Teaching Hospital was inaugurated on Wednesday. Professor Amir Aziz, head of the centre, said Rs 250 million were spent on its construction. He said the...
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Shootout: Proclaimed offender killed, accomplices flee
FAISALABAD: A proclaimed offender was killed while his accomplices managed to flee after an alleged encounter with the CIA police in Jaranwala Saddar, City Police Officer Dr Haidar Ashraf said on...
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Temporary helpers: Teachers protest suspension orders
BHAKKAR: Feeder teachers in Bhakkar on Wednesday protested in front of the Bhakkar Press Club against the government’s decision to suspend 95 out of 172 teachers. The teachers had been hired by the...
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Innovation: GCU students get technology update
LAHORE: Government College University Lahore students were briefed on the latest technology in the telecom sector at a seminar on Internetwork Development and Engineering Aura. It was organised by...
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