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Right to protest: PML-Q condemns police action in Islamabad
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and PML-Q Punjab president Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Saturday condemned arrest of political workers in Lahore. They told...
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300,000 evacuated from flood-hit areas: Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday more than 300,000 people had been evacuated from flood-it areas. He was speaking to the media during his visit to Narowal, Shakargarh, Bajwaat...
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Poor workplace conditions: Punjab govt acting against sweatshops, says AAG
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Punjab have told the apex court that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated legal action against 40 stone grinding factories for not providing proper...
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Floods 2014: 200,000 evacuated from Multan, adjoining areas
MULTAN: The administration has evacuted over 200,000 people from Multan, Shujabaad and Jalalpur Pirwala during the last 24 hours due to mounting pressure of water in the Chenab River amid reports...
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Flood ‘14: 20 drown as boat capsizes in swollen Chenab
MULTAN: Tragedy struck a wedding party on Sunday just as the authorities made desperate efforts to save Muzaffargarh city from the flood-swollen Chenab River, eclipsing in part the valiant struggle...
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Bad cops : Protest against police for ‘patronising prostitution den’
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents of Satiana Road on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against the police for “patronising a prostitution den.” The protesters gathered at the Satiana-Faisalabad...
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First compensation to flood victims before Eid
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday visited villages affected by floods in Sheikhupura, Narowal and Muridke Road and took part in relief operations. He distributed relief items at Head...
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Beware the mosquito: ‘Awareness on preventative measures vital’
LAHORE: Scores of educational institutions remained open across the Punjab on Sunday to observe Anti-Dengue Day. Awareness walks and seminars were held in several institutions to raise awareness...
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By the book: NAB objects to FWO’s tender notice
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to follow Pakistan Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules while advertising tenders, The...
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Alternative medicine: Drug firms must get registered by October
LAHORE: Drug inspectors will launch a crackdown against unregistered companies manufacturing herbal medicines after the deadline for application of registration ends on October 1, Ministry of Health...
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Upholding merit: No nepotism, favouritism at PU says Mujahid Kamran
LAHORE: The introduction of a uniform merit-based admission policy, transparent selection of teaching and non-teaching staff has resulted in elimination of nepotism and favouritism in the University...
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Provincial govt’s reply sought on relief and rehabilitation of flood victims
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court last week sought a reply from the provincial government and the flood relief commissioner on a petition seeking directions for authorities to ensure rehabilitation of...
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Infrastructure development: New road, water supply projects for DG Khan
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The government has allocated Rs290 million for a project to provide clean drinking water to people of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. Talking to reporters on Sunday, Political...
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Financial duress: Police recover missing child, arrest two suspects
FAISALABAD: Police claimed on Sunday to have recovered a boy three days after his abduction from Saddar area. Speaking to The Express Tribune, City Police Officer (CPO) Sohail Tajik said Ali Hassan...
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Aid in crisis: 23,000 food packets sent to Jhang, Chiniot
FAISALABAD: Nearly 23,000 food packets were sent to Jhang and Chiniot by the Faisalabad district administration on Sunday. Former law minister Rana Sanaullah visited the dispatch centre at Al-Fateh...
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Mass transit: Metro Bus on its way to Kala Shah Kaku
LAHORE: The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (Tepa) has prepared a project to extend the Metro Bus Service from Shahdara to Kala Shah Kaku, The Express Tribune has learnt. A Tepa...
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Defeating dengue fever : ‘Govt has done its job, now it is the people’s turn’
LAHORE: Most government departments remained open on Sunday in connection with the Anti-Dengue Day observed throughout the province on directions of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Several walks and...
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History through lens: Photo walk through Walled City next month
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) in collaboration with Lahore Photography Club will arrange a photo walk from Mochi Gate to Fort Road Food Street on October 18. The route of the walk...
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In trouble: Clean water ordered for those in deep waters
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that arrangements should be made to provide drinking water to flood-hit areas. He told a Cabinet Committee on Flood Relief that the relief and...
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Jirga proposals: No response from govt or PTI, PAT yet says Siraj
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Ameer Sirajul Haq said on Monday that the opposition jirga had presented its suggestions to the government, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami...
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