Rebirth of economy: Law and order improving, says Sanaullah
FAISALABAD: Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Thursday that the law and order situation in the province was gradually improving and it had helped reinvigorate industrial, commercial and business...
View ArticleMetro bus project: Opposition MPs corner minister
ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition members in the National Assembly on Wednesday had an altercation over the high cost, mandate and adverse environmental impact of the metro bus project in the twin...
View ArticleCircle of life: Jumbo the lion sacrificed to save Rocky the tiger
LAHORE: Jumbo, the oldest lion at the Lahore Zoo, died last week as both doctors at the zoo who could treat him were sent for a fortnight to Bansra Gali near Murree, reportedly to treat a Siberian...
View ArticleNoor Jehan's daughter Zil-e-Huma passes away at the age of 70
LAHORE: Daughter of famous singer Noor Jehan, Zil-e-Huma, passed away on Friday at the age of 70, Express News reported. Zil-e-Huma was admitted a local hospital in Lahore where she was receiving...
View ArticleKaro-kari: Three women killed in Rajanpur
RAJANPUR: Police have confirmed that three women have been killed in Kotla Androoon in Rajanpur on suspicions of karo-kari, Express News reported on Friday. Honour killing, locally known as karo-kari,...
View ArticleIdeological conflicts: ‘Differences should be used to resolve issues’
LAHORE: Differences among various sections must be used to resolve conflicts as democratic powers flourish despite having ideological variations, said noted scholar Fatah Muhammad Malik. He was...
View ArticlePension troubles: AG summoned in retired employee’s case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday summoned the Punjab accountant general to explain a 23-year delay in the release of pension of a retired employee of the Irrigation Department. Abdul Latif,...
View ArticleBy the book: Man seeks case against ‘violent’ traffic wardens
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday sought comments from Shadbagh station house officer in a petition seeking a case against three traffic wardens for allegedly beating two...
View ArticleLivestock development: Bahawalpur to have modern veterinary university, says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday that a modern Veterinary and Animal Sciences University would be set up in Bahawalpur. Presiding over a meeting on livestock and dairy...
View ArticleZille Huma passes away
LAHORE: Zille Huma, the third daughter of what was once Lollywood’s power couple, director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and singer Madam Noor Jehan, passed away on May 15, 2014. Zille Huma’s mother had been...
View ArticleMissing persons case: Court seeks record of men released from Bagram
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued instructions to the Interior Ministry to send a senior official with a detailed record of Pakistani citizens released from the Bagram internment camp in...
View ArticleHealth for all: ‘Free healthcare for homeless children’
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique on Friday said that all public hospitals would provide free treatment to the children housed with the Child Protection and...
View ArticleLarge-scale demolition: Officials swoop in to claim WASA land without prior...
LAHORE: At least 30 houses of a katchi abadi in Samanabad Town were demolished without prior notice or compensation to the inhabitants on Thursday morning, The Express Tribune has learnt. Officials...
View ArticlePending cases: NAB devises plan to reduce backlog
LAHORE: With an eye transfixed on the increase in pending cases, the head of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has devised a plan to bring down the number of such cases on a monthly basis, The...
View ArticleRight under the nose: One killed as rivals clash at police station
FAISALABAD: A clash between rival groups inside Bahlak police station ended up claiming a man’s life while the police staff stood by. Bahlak Station House Officer (SHO) Mian Muhammad Rafiq had called...
View ArticleHouse in session: Three ordinances introduced in the Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: Three ordinances recently promulgated by Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar were introduced in the Punjab Assembly (PA) on Friday, the first day of the eighth PA session, which started two...
View ArticleTargeted killing: Teenager shoots blasphemy accused in police lock-up
LAHORE: An elderly man accused of blasphemy was shot dead by a teenager inside a police lockup in Sheikhupura district on Friday, police officials said. According to them, 14-year-old Muhammad Saleem...
View ArticleUnidentified men open fire at Meera's house in Lahore
LAHORE: Unidentified men opened fire at Lollywood actor Meera’s house in Defence area of Lahore, Express News reported on Saturday. The assailants managed to flee after the incident. The gate of her...
View ArticlePakistani student beaten up in Indian university arrives in Lahore
LAHORE: Pakistani student Ali Hassan Raza who was brutally assaulted in the southern Indian state of Pondicherry earlier this week, reached Lahore on Saturday, Express News reported. The 24-year-old...
View ArticleRise in protest: PTI gears up for a show-of-strength rally
FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has finalised arrangements for a show of power public gathering in Faisalabad on May 25. They will hold a demonstration against the government’s “ill...
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