Model Town violence: Joint investigation team submits interim report
LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the June 17 violence in Model Town on Saturday submitted a report in court saying that Pakistan Awami Tehreek workers had refused to record their...
View ArticleMother, daughter paraded naked
MULTAN: A woman and her teenaged daughter were stripped and paraded naked by the sons of a landlord over a land dispute on Saturday, witnesses and the women said. Nazeera Bibi, a daily wage labourer,...
View ArticleShahbaz's affidavit filed as Model Town inquiry comes to an end
LAHORE: The judicial tribunal comprised to investigate the incident that took place in Model Town, Lahore has completed its inquiry, after the submission of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif’s...
View ArticleFinancial crunch: Himayat-i-Islam College plans downsizing
LAHORE: The Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam plans to terminate nearly half of the 60 teachers of Himayat-i-Islam Khawateen College, The Express Tribune has learnt. A committee is currently interviewing the...
View ArticleVigilance: ‘Monitoring of Cholistan schemes should be ensured’
BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Commissioner Captain (retd) Javed Akbar on Saturday constituted a special committee to investigate reports of negligence in the completion of development projects in Cholistan....
View ArticleEternal vigilance: Dengue surveillance to continue during holidays
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique said on Saturday appropriate action should be taken against the management of public parks and government buildings if dengue larvae...
View ArticleThis way please!: Walled City sites get directional signs
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has placed directional signs at major roads leading to historical sites in the Walled City. Thirty-two directional signs have been placed at Aik...
View ArticleDeadly shootout: Robber shot dead in encounter
BAHAWALPUR: A robbery suspect was killed on Saturday night in a shootout with police. Police said the shootout occurred after the robber and two of his accomplices, snatched a motorbike. Muhammad...
View ArticleOmbudsman’s office decides complaints pending since 2013
FAISALABAD: The regional office of the wafaqi mohtasib (ombudsman) has decided all pending 9,113 complaints it received by 2013. Talking to reporters on Sunday, Dr Tariq Sardar, the Wafaqi Mohtasib’s...
View ArticleRobbers snatch 12 bikes, four cars in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Robbers snatched 12 motorcycles, four cars and a tractor in two dozen robberies on Saturday. They also shot and injured a man on resistance. Muhammad Akram was injured in Muhammad Pura,...
View ArticleMalpractice: ‘Doctor killed our neighbour’
FAISALABAD: Over 100 people from Sidduwala, Chiniot, on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against police for not arresting a doctor they accused of medical negligence. Irshad Hussain, one of the...
View ArticleEid with family: 66 per cent more bail pleas filed last week
LAHORE: District courts in the city are reported to have received 66 per cent more bail applications than they usually do, in the last week of Ramazan, The Express Tribune has learnt. Apparently, more...
View ArticleThree Ahmadis, including two minors, killed in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: Three of the same family including one woman and two minors were killed and several others were injured when an angry mob set a house on fire in Arafat Colony, Gujranwala. According to...
View ArticleBurial trouble:‘Terrorist’s body’ returns to Lahore
MULTAN: The body of a terrorism suspect killed in an operation by with security forces in Raiwind on July 17 was taken to Lahore General Hospital on Sunday after residents of two villages refused to...
View ArticleThe mind’s eye: Mariam Hanif’s work to be exhibited in UK
LAHORE: Mariam Hanif will be representing Pakistan at the Young Artists’ Exhibition and Workshop at Kirklees College, United Kingdom in October. Five of Hanif’s paintings will be displayed at the...
View ArticleScaling down: Small coal power plants to be set up in seven cities says CM
LAHORE: The government has decided to set up small-scale coal power plants to generate electricity in the province, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday. These projects will be set up near...
View ArticleFickle Weather: Afternoon rain brings smiles to many faces
LAHORE: Parts of the city received rain on Sunday, as the Met Office forecast more rains during Eid holidays. A 30-minute downpour was reported in Johar Town, Nishtar Town, Iqbal Town and adjoining...
View ArticleCourt diary: Model Town judicial tribunal completes hearing
LAHORE: Last week the judicial tribunal probing the June 17 Model Town police operation completed its inquiry. The police operation had left 14 people dead and more than 80 injured. Like with the two...
View ArticleProtest staged in Multan after PTI leader allegedly tortures railways employee
MULTAN: Multan Railway employees have blocked the railway track in protest against a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA who allegedly tortured a Railways employee, Express News reported on Monday....
View ArticleBoy accused of raping 3-year-old girl arrested in Lahore
LAHORE: Police arrested on Monday a 17-year-old boy who was accused of raping a three-year-old girl in Lahore, Express News reported. The perpetrator, who works as a barber, has been identified as...
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