Power point: Hundreds protest load shedding
LAHORE: Hundreds of people on Saturday took to the streets to protest against prolonged load shedding of electricity. Protest demonstrations were held in Bagrian, Gulfishan Colony, Makkah Colony,...
View ArticleIn solidarity: Students protest Israeli aggression in Gaza
SIALKOT: Nearly 150 students and teachers of the Khawaja Safdar Medical College (KSMC) in Sialkot on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against Israel for its occupation of Gaza. The students...
View ArticleSecurity situation: UHS test application deadline extended
LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has extended the last date for submission of applications for admissions to medical colleges in view of the security situation in the province. A...
View ArticleReckless driving: One killed, seven injured in accident
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Rescue officials said on Saturday that a man was killed and seven others were injured after a traffic accident on Indus Highway. Rescuers took the injured people to Dera Ghazi Khan...
View ArticleNuisance: Fuel-shortage protests shut Multan down
MULTAN: Dozens of scuffles broke out over suspension of fuel supply in several parts of Multan on Saturday. Most petrol stations were shut. Long queues were seen outside those that remained open. A...
View ArticleDead and buried: Grave restored, Petition withdrawn
LAHORE: A man withdrew a petition against Miani Sahib graveyard management on Saturday after the grave of his grandmother was restored. Imran Javed, the petitioner, said Miani Sahib management had...
View ArticleYoum-i-Shuhada: Containers placed in streets violated no fundamental rights,...
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday dismissed petitions challenging the government’s move to put barriers in the streets leading to Model Town and other city areas. The government said it had...
View ArticleRight to protest: Bailiff appointed to recover PAT workers
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday directed a bailiff to produce nearly 11,000 activists of Pakistan Awami Tehreek in the court after recovering them from police detention....
View ArticleGuardian angels: ‘PPP will never derail democracy’
MULTAN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) General Secretary Lateef Khosa said on Saturday the party would not support any attempt to derail democracy. Khosa said the PPP viewed any attempt to derail...
View ArticlePoor governance: ‘Hold PA session to discuss law, order’
LAHORE: The government has failed to protect the life and property of the citizens. I demand Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s immediate resignation,” said Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab...
View ArticleModel Town stand-off: Mashhood says Qadri to face treason case
LAHORE: Law Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Saturday the government would lodge a treason case against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Tahirul Qadri for conspiring to destablise a...
View ArticleWrong man: Neighbours call for release of ‘drug dealer’
FAISALABAD: Nearly four dozen residents of Gujjar Basti on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against the Gulberg police for what they called was a wrongful arrest. The demonstrators gathered at...
View ArticleWoman arrested for murdering husband
FAISALABAD: Police have arrested a woman for murdering her husband with the help of two men. City Police Officer (CPO) Dr Sohail Habib Tajik told reporters that Garh police found a body from a...
View ArticleLaw and order: Man attacks three boys with knife
WAZIRABAD: Three boys were injured when they were attacked by a man in a hotel late on Saturday night. A Wazirabad police spokesman told them that Muhammad Sohail, a butcher, abducted 17-year-old...
View ArticleTime of year: Public schools set to open today
LAHORE: Despite a volatile law and order situation in the city, city government authorities maintain that schools must reopen from Monday (today) to hold Independence Day activities. The provincial...
View ArticleCollecting donations: LBA starts campaign for hospital construction
LAHORE: Lahore Bar Association (LBA) started a campaign on Sunday to raise funds for the construction of a hospital for lawyers. Talking to The Express Tribune, LBA General Secretary Saleem Ladhi...
View ArticleOn Azadi March: It is unwise to protest on Independence Day says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday that it was not wise to celebrate Independence Day as a day of protest. Talking to a delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...
View ArticleMinority rights must be respected says PPHN
LAHORE: Pakistan Peace and Harmony Network (PPHN) secretary Javed William said on Sunday that minority rights must be respected in Pakistan. The PPHN had released a statement on the occasion of...
View ArticleProtests: Women police deputed to provide security at rallies
FAISALABAD: City Police Officer (CPO) Dr Sohail Habib Tajik said on Sunday that women police officers had assigned security duties at political rallies featuring women. In a statement issued on...
View ArticleGovt should let PTI record protest says Wattoo
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Punjab chapter president Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo on Sunday asked the government to let the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf hold its Azadi March in Islamabad on August 14....
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