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Judicial appointments: CJ calls judicial commission meeting on Oct 11
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in Lahore on October 11 to discuss confirmation of six additional judges of the Lahore High...
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Alleged police torture: Man dies on Rawalpindi-bound train
RAWALPINDI: A passenger was killed on Wednesday on a Rawalpindi-bound train as a result of alleged police torture over a ticket scuffle, Express News reported. According to reports, a fight broke out...
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Illegal: 30 arrested for burning trotters, heads in public
FAISALABAD: City government officials have arrested 30 people for burning the heads and trotters of sacrificial animals in open places during the three Eid holidays. District Coordination Officer...
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Home-bound: PR operated 14 special trains on Eidul Azha
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) officials said a special train had departed for Karachi from Lahore on Wednesday. They said three trains were scheduled to depart for Karachi from Multan Sargodha and...
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Holiday tourism: Hundreds throng Lahore Fort, Badshahi Masjid
LAHORE: A large number of people visited the historical monuments of the city during Eidul Azha holidays, including the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Masjid. Saman Bashir, one of the citizens, told...
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Health hazard: ‘Citizens, be careful in disposing offal, waste’
FAISALABAD: Offal of hundreds of thousands animals slaughtered on Eidul Azha can be seen on the streets and public spaces of Faisalabad. The lack of attention to disposal of the offal and...
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No dirty business transporter made to refund Rs4.7m to passengers
LAHORE: The owner of a transport company was told to pay Rs4.7 million to passengers it had overcharged on Eidul Azha days. National Highways and Motorway Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Ahmad...
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Architectural marvel: World’s 7th largest mosque opens for worshippers
LAHORE: Former president Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated the Bahria Town Grand Jamia Masjid on Sunday. The mosque is billed as being the seventh largest of its kind. The main hall of the mosque can...
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Deadly threat: Another AIDS case reported in DG Khan
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Another AIDS patient was registered in Dera Ghazi Khan on Wednesday, taking the number of registered AIDS cases to 750. Kamran Allah Ditta, a resident of Shah Sadarudin, was brought...
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Unlikely bed-fellows: Not working at the behest of the PML-N, says Javed Hashmi
MULTAN: Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) president Javed Hashmi said on Wednesday that he was not acting at the behest of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). He was speaking to...
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Mosquito-borne infection: Health department braces for dengue after rain
LAHORE: The number of dengue cases reported in the province increased up to 196 on Wednesday after temperatures fell in some cities following a downpour. The Health Department declared Rawalpindi a...
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Brutal: Man beaten to death by railway officials
LAHORE: The Railway Police inspector general on Wednesday took notice of the death of a passenger on a train on Eidul Azha. A case has been filed against eight employees of the Pakistan Railway...
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Politics of reconciliation: ‘Watch the fight, but don’t join it’
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party workers should not get involved in a fight between “two wrestlers”, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari told party workers during a meeting at the Bilawal House on...
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MQM chief announces canvassing campaign in Punjab
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Wednesday that Pakistan does not want war with India, but warned that should not be seen as a weakness, Express News reported. Addressing...
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Gilani’s son charged with murder
LAHORE: A case has been registered against Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, and his guards after they allegedly killed a student on Wednesday night. The case...
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Woman bludgeoned to death by in-laws in Hafizabad
HAFIZABAD: A woman was hammered to death by her in-laws in Hafizabad on Thursday, Express News reported. The incident took place in a village on the outskirts of the city. A case has been registered...
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Jeer-istan: Sheikh Rasheed hit by retaliatory PML-N heckles in Multan
MULTAN: PML-N workers took a page out of PTI’s playbook on Thursday when they gathered outside a hotel in Multan to target AML chief Sheikh Rasheed with their very own ‘Go Imran Go’ chant, Express...
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Pakistan Railways to restore Musa Pak, Mehran Express trains
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways on Thursday decided to restore two trains: Musa Pak Express and Mehran Express, Radio Pakistan reported. The restoration was decided during a high level meeting chaired by...
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By-polls: ECP bars ministers from electoral campaigns in NA-149
ISLAMABAD: Election authorities on Thursday barred federal and provincial ministers from taking part in election campaigns in NA-149 where by-polls are due to be held on October 16. Under election...
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Multan jalsa: PTI to rally in the dark with MEPCO yet to restore power to...
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) political gathering in Multan may have to endure a less than ‘power-ed’ showing with electricity to their rally venue yet to be restored owing to bureaucratic...
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