Within the family: Step mother under house arrest for ‘killing’ son
MULTAN: A seven-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by his stepmother on Saturday. A Basti Malook police spokesman said Muhammad Iqbal, a resident Qadir Pur Maral, had four children from his...
View ArticleIftar fight: Cases registered against PTI workers
BAHAWALPUR: Police on Saturday registered cases against 50 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for rioting and firing at an iftar dinner held for PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi. PTI...
View ArticlePTA directs mobile phone companies to suspend services on Sunday
LAHORE: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed mobile phone companies to take necessary steps to suspend mobile phone services on account of Youm-e-Ali in certain cities on Sunday,...
View ArticleTerror trail: 4 more arrested in Raiwind operation aftermath
LAHORE: Security agencies on Saturday arrested four people suspected of having been in contact with a terrorist killed in the Raiwind operation. The arrests were made after a house was raided in...
View ArticleThy brother’s welfare: Forum formed to counter ‘anti-Islam’ forces
LAHORE: The Millat brand launched an ‘independent’ think tank Millat Thinkers’ Forum on Friday, four years after it had launched Millatfacebook to provide an alternative to social networking service...
View ArticleShoot out: ‘Robber’ killed by friendly fire in encounter
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A man wanted for killing two sub-inspectors was killed in a shootout with the police on Saturday. A Taunsa Saddar police spokesman said Ghulam Rasool was wanted in several cases on...
View ArticleIncreasing power: Plans to upgrade MEPCO by December 2016
MULTAN: The Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) will be upgraded at a cost of Rs16.24 billion on the orders of the prime minister, according to MEPCO CEO Muzaffar Ali Abbasi. The upgrade is...
View Article3 cops held for kidnaping
MULTAN: Three police officials have been arrested for running a kidnapping gang. Multan police spokesman Rana Idrees told newsmen that they were arrested in a raid for recovery of a kidnapping...
View ArticleMultan graveyards hit by rainwater
MULTAN: Three graveyards of Multan were flooded following heavy rains on Thursday and Friday. Several bodies were also seen floating in the graveyard at Shah Shams Colony and Chungi 14. Ali Aslam, a...
View ArticleDevelopment: Shahbaz approves two park projects
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday approved the Greater Iqbal Park project and the construction of a butterfly house in Jallo Park. The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) director...
View ArticleConstant vigilance: Hospitals on high alert for Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom day
LAHORE: The Health Department has placed all public hospitals on high alert in order to deal with an emergency situation in connection with the day of Hazrat Ali’s (RA) martyrdom observed on Sunday...
View ArticlePreserving heritage: Registration of Walled City buildings begins
LAHORE: The Walled city of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has started registering properties and their owners under its building control plan. The authority’s Urban Planning Wing has started the...
View ArticleModel Town violence: PAT not cooperating with investigation team says JIT
LAHORE: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek is not cooperating with the Joint Investigation Team probing the Model Town incident, the JIT said in its report submitted to a court on Saturday. A JIT official...
View ArticleFlexing muscle: MPA accused of attacking police
FAISALABAD: The Khurarianwala police on Saturday registered a case against provincial assembly member Rana Shoaib Idrees for attacking three police officials. Khurarianwala Station House Officer...
View ArticleUnwilling volunteers: Teachers ‘forced’ to purchase fund raiser tickets
LAHORE: Teachers’ unions are accusing the government of forcing them to buy tickets for a cricket match to be played on Saturday to raise funds for the people displaced by an ongoing offensive in...
View ArticleObituary: MPA Khurram Gulfam passes way
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Member Khurram Gulfam passed away at Services Hospital on Tuesday. He had been recently admitted to the hospital for a tumor removal. Officials from the hospital said that the...
View ArticlePML-N MPA Khurram Gulfam passes away in Lahore
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz MPA Khurram Gulfam passed away on Tuesday at the Services Hospital in Lahore, Express News reported. Gulfam was admitted to the hospital for removal of a tumor...
View ArticleMonsoon threat: Health Dept orders pre-flood arrangements
LAHORE: The Health Department has directed all executive district officers and medical superintendents of public hospitals to make special arrangements for dealing with a flood situation. An official...
View ArticleWalled City wonders: WCLA to open tourist info centre after Eid
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) will open its first tourist information centre at Delhi Gate after Eidul Fitr, The Express Tribune has learnt. Talking to The Express Tribune, WCLA...
View ArticlePlaying for IDPs: Exhibition match nets Rs20m for CM’s relief fund
MULTAN: An exhibition T-20 cricket match helped raise over Rs 20 million in donations for the internally displaced people (IDPs) of North Waziristan. The match was played between Multan Tigers and...
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