PTI long march: ‘75,000 employees to march on capital’
MULTAN: MNA Jamshed Dasti on Sunday said that he would lead more than 75,000 employees hired on contractual basis towards Islamabad to participate in the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) upcoming...
View ArticleConspiracy?: ‘Rs1 billion secret fund to stop PTI march’
LAHORE: Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly said on Sunday that the government had set up a secret Rs1 billion fund to stop the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) long...
View ArticleSilence of ‘good men’: A week on, Gujranwala mob attack victims await justice
LAHORE: Last week an elderly woman and her two minor grand daughters were burnt alive in Gujranwala by a charged mob. A week of silence has passed since then. No suo motu notice of the mob attack was...
View ArticleIrreconcilable differences: Union expresses reservations over district...
LAHORE: The Punjab Teachers’ Union (PTU) on Sunday expressed reservations regarding renewal of dialogue over formation of district education authorities (DEAs) in accordance with the Punjab Local...
View ArticleFestivity marred :Extended Eid holidays render daily wagers workless
LAHORE: Five holidays on Eid has aggravated financial problems of daily wage workers who say it has become difficult for them to fulfil needs of their families. Government offices, industries, kilns...
View ArticleDefensive rejoinder: Long march should be about celebrating prosperity says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that a long march was needed to celebrate progress and prosperity in the country. He was talking to assembly members of various districts and...
View ArticleTortured to death: Man murders ex-wife, infant daughter
FAISALABAD: A man allegedly murdered his former wife and her infant daughter in Chak 55, Kakra Kamlia. Police said on Monday that Murad divorced Yasmeen two years ago, who then married another man,...
View ArticleGaza under fire: Jamaatud Dawa rallies against Israel
LAHORE: The Jamaatud Dawa on Sunday took out a rally to protest against Israeli aggression in Gaza. Madrassah students, lawyers, traders participated in the rally from Chauburji Chowk to GPO Chowk on...
View ArticleWar of words :‘Imran in league with the Taliban’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali on Sunday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan should be tried for hatching a conspiracy to sabotage the country’s...
View ArticleA day after meeting his hero, Imran Khan's biggest fan passes away
LAHORE: A 16-year-old boy named Daniyal Tanvir, who was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s biggest fan, has passed away in Lahore, Express News reported. Adam was a heart patient and...
View ArticleIndependence events: Photo exhibition on Pakistan Movement opens in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A three-day photo exhibition about the Pakistan Movement opened at the Faisalabad Arts Council (FAC) on Monday. The district administration and the FAC have jointly arranged the photo...
View ArticleSix kids, teacher killed in roof collapse
FAISALABAD: As many as seven people, including six children, were killed when the roof of a house under construction caved in on Monday near Thikriwala police station. Police said the house belonged...
View ArticleNot enough time: Students rush for intermediate admissions as deadline...
LAHORE: As routine life returned to the city after week-long Eid holidays, thousands of students thronged admissions offices of various colleges on Monday seeking information on how to apply to their...
View ArticleFatal negligence: Four die due to electric shock
FAISALABAD: Four people, including two children, died on Monday after receiving electric shocks in separate incidents. According to the police, 45-year-old Ahmad Ali, a resident of Club Chowk, had...
View ArticleSerial assaults?: Two dead in attack on stage artist’s house
LAHORE: A sister-in-law and a security guard of stage artist Honey Shehzadi died after unidentified men shot at her house on Sunday. Police said two children were also injured in the incident. Police...
View ArticleInspection: ‘Anti-dengue teams should be monitored’
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique on Monday stressed the need for monitoring teams carrying out dengue fever surveillance activities. He told a meeting of the Cabinet...
View ArticleAssaulted: Protest after girl ‘gang raped’
FAISALABAD: Dozens of gypsies staged a protest demonstration in Shorkot on Monday after a girl was allegedly raped by four men. Police said the 18-year-old gypsy girl had gone to a wedding ceremony...
View ArticleSpeak up: PCSW condemns mob violence in Gujranwala
LAHORE: The Punjab Commission on the Status of Women on Monday condemned mob violence against the Ahmadi community in Gujranwala last week. In a statement, the PCSW said the incident, which left three...
View ArticleTreason allegations: IGP’s reply sought on plea against Imran, Qureshi
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued a notice to the inspector general (IGP) directing him to reply within four weeks to a petition seeking a treason case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf...
View ArticleHate triangle: Woman murders husband
FAISALABAD: A woman allegedly murdered her husband with her paramour’s help in Jaranwala Saddar area on Monday. According to the police, Nabila*, a resident of Chak 352-GB, had eloped with Hameed*, a...
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