Surgical strikes: Army helicopters support strike against Zanglani gang
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A police operation against the notorious Ghulam Hussain Zanglani gang continued for the second day on Sunday. The operation is being conducted jointly by police commandoes, Elite...
View ArticleHelping the homeless: Army sends 25 tonnes of relief goods to Bannu for IDPs
LAHORE: Pakistan Army dispatched 25 tonnes of relief goods to Bannu for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) by road on Sunday. The goods had been collected at the Army Relief Camp Fortress...
View Article‘Imran conspiring to impede development’
FAISALABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali on Sunday accused Imran Khan of impeding progress in the country. Ali alleged that Khan was conspiring against the people of Pakistan by...
View ArticleNeglected sector: ‘54% children in Bahawalpur are out of school’
BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur district is at the 35th place among 36 Punjab districts when it comes to the school enrollment rate, participants of a seminar on education were informed on Sunday. Alif Ailaan,...
View ArticleThousands marooned by Indus water
MULTAN: The authorities were yet to launch a relief and rescue operation in Layyah sub-district on Sunday, three days after a makeshift dyke on River Indus was breached, inundating 12 villages and...
View ArticleModel Town mayhem: APC faults Shahbaz, wants him to resign
LAHORE: Representatives at the multiparty meeting called by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) are pressing for the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and suspension of several provincial...
View ArticleGirl burned to death after rejecting proposal
FAISALABAD: A young girl was burned to death Saturday night by a man whose marriage proposal was spurned by her parents. The incident took place in Chak No 296-JB, within the jurisdiction of the City...
View ArticleClaims and rejoinders: APC, long march a ploy to save Musharraf says Mashhood
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahirul Qadri’s call for an all parties conference was an act of desperation to press the government to release former president Pervaiz Musharraf, Law Minister...
View ArticleBrutal crime: Police get custody of man accused of burning girl alive
FAISALABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday remanded a man accused of burning a girl alive into police custody for three days. The accused, Fayyaz Hussain, was arrested on Sunday by Toba Tek...
View ArticleFrom bad to worse: Supply choked for CNG users as Ramazan begins
LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) changed the schedule for provision of gas to CNG stations from Thursday, reducing weekly supply to 18 hours a week from 48 hours before Ramazan....
View ArticleFinishing touches: Clogged roads await Azadi Chowk inauguration
LAHORE: Commuters on Ravi Road continue to suffer clogged roads and long traffic jams as the Azadi Chowk Interchange project, which has been completed, continues to await inauguration. Construction...
View ArticleModel Town judicial tribunal: Ex-secretary gives Shahbaz clean sheet
LAHORE: Reading out his affidavit before the judicial tribunal on Monday, the former principal secretary to the chief minister, Dr Touqir Shah, gave Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif a clean bill of health....
View ArticleInquiry pending: Protest against doctor for ‘slapping paramedic’
MULTAN: Members of Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association of Nishtar Medical Institute staged a demonstration outside Nishtar Hospital Tuesday to protest against a doctor who allegedly slapped a...
View ArticleState of lawlessness: Mother, daughter killed while escaping robbery
FAISALABAD: Unidentified armed men shot and killed a woman and her daughter for resisting robbery on Tuesday. Jaranwala City police said the woman and her daughter were travelling on a rickshaw near...
View ArticleAfter-arrest bail: FIA asked for records against ex-LESCO chief
LAHORE: A special judge of the central court on Tuesday once again directed the Federal Investigation Agency to produce the record against former Lahore Electric Supply Company CEO Arshad Rafique and...
View ArticleAlleged abduction: Federal, Punjab govts to file reports on missing major
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought reports from the federal and provincial governments on an application for a joint investigation team to investigate the alleged abduction of Major (r)...
View ArticleFasting and feasting: Hundreds throng Food Street for sehri, iftar
LAHORE: Large crowds flocked to Fort Road Food Street for sehri and iftar on Monday and Tuesday, the first two days of Ramazan. Located in the vicinity of a world heritage site, the street was...
View ArticleShoulder to shoulder: War against terrorism has united nation says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the entire nation was united in the war against terrorism. The chief minister said the scourge of terrorism would be exterminated soon and...
View ArticleThe walking wounded: 37% Faisalabad cops diagnosed with hepatitis
FAISALABAD: More than 37 percent policemen from Faisalabad district have been diagnosed with hepatitis, mainly on account of using contaminated water and unhygienic food. This was found in an...
View ArticleSetting an example: Okara DCO removed over shoddy Ramazan Bazaar arrangements
LAHORE: Following Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s visit to Sasta Ramazan Bazaars, the Okara district coordination officer was transferred and made an officer on special duty on Tuesday. The chief...
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