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NDMA warns of floods in Guddu, Sukkur on September 15, 16
KARACHI / LAHORE: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday warned of floods in the River Indus in Guddu and Sukkur as the death toll from the floods in upper Punjab rose to 264....
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The opposite sex: Art inspired by gender perceptions goes on display
LAHORE: An exhibition inspired by varying perceptions of gender started on Thursday at the Alhamra Art Gallery. The exhibition features 14 paintings by Ahmer Farooq, Saad Ahmed, Usman Ahmed and...
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Achievements: BISE position holders announced
MULTAN: Multan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Thursday declared names of position holders of Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Examination. Mehran Sattar, of Kips College...
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Rescue efforts: 5,000 people moved to safer areas
FAISALABAD: Rescue efforts continued in flood-hit areas of Jhang and Athara Hazari on Thursday with nearly 5,000 people moved to safer places by Pakistan Army. According to a spokesman of Jhang...
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Helping flood victims is a national responsibility: CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday he would not tolerate any negligence in provision of relief to flood victims. “Extending help to the flood-affected people is a national...
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Hazardous work: Six injured in building collapse
FAISALABAD: Six construction workers were injured when the roof of an old building collapsed on Thursday near Satiana Road. Muhammad Amin, an eyewitness, told The Express Tribune that the labourers...
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Revenge killing: Man sentenced to death by ATC judge
DERA GHAZI KHAN: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Dera Ghazi Khan has sentenced a man to death for murdering another on court premises. The court freed three other accused in the same case giving...
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Street crime: Two injured on resisting robbers
FAISALABAD: Robbers shot and injured two men in street crimes on Wednesday-Thursday. They also snatched 14 motorcycles and two cars among other valuables in two dozen incidents. Unidentified gunmen...
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Legal training: Workshop on criminal trial starts tomorrow
LAHORE: The Law Society, an NGO, has selected 60 members of the Lahore High Court Bar Association for training in criminal trial laws. A workshop will be held on Saturday (tomorrow) at 4:00pm at the...
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State and the citizen: Poor governance leads to political instability, says...
LAHORE: Lack of good governance in Pakistan is evident from the precarious law and order situation in the country, social inequalities, poor infrastructure and an energy crisis, the Institute for...
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Agitation: Hearing against Islamabad sit-ins resumes today
LAHORE: Lahore High Court would resume on Friday (today) hearing of petitions against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Azadi March and Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s Inqilab Marches. On August 13, the bench had...
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Foot in mouth: Contempt petition filed against Rana Sanaullah
LAHORE: A contempt petition against former law minister Rana Sanaullah was filed on Thursday at Lahore High Court (LHC). Advocate Siddique, the petitioner, said the tribunal had concluded its work...
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Intermediate Annual Examination 2014: BISE announces top exam scorers
LAHORE: Ahmed Rehman of the Government College University topped the Intermediate Annual Examination this year with 1,043 marks out of 1,100. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore...
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Capital punishment: HRCP calls for abolition of death penalty
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed concern over reports that despite an informal moratorium on executions, a murder convict was scheduled to be hanged at...
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Knife’s edge: ‘PAT dharna broke up my family’
MULTAN: A man divorced his wife on Monday and expelled his daughters from his house when on joining Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s sit-in in Islamabad. Mazhar Hussain, a daily wage worker living in Basti...
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NA-149: LHC declines appointing judicial officers as ROs for by-polls
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday declined a request to appoint judicial officials as returning officers for by-elections in NA-149 Multan, Express News reported. In the wake of Pakistan...
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Abducted girl manages to flee, returns home
FAISALABAD: Police said on Friday that two men had kidnapped and assaulted a girl in Tarkhani area. They said the men had abducted the victim from her house and had gang raped her. They said Arif...
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Public health: Anti-dengue Day on Sunday
LAHORE: An Anti-dengue Day will be observed in the province on Sunday to educate citizens about the threat from virus. A cleanliness drive will be launched at government departments to remove...
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Streamlining traffic: Automated parking lots from next week
LAHORE: Three automated parking lots will start functioning in the city form next week, The Express Tribune has learnt. Two parking lots have been set up on The Mall and one on Jail Road. These...
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Set for university: 58 per cent pass higher secondary examination
LAHORE: The Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Friday announced the results of the intermediate annual examinations 2014. Of the 136,433 candidates who appeared in the...
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