Big brother: ‘It’s not legal but we did it to protect the public’
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) destroyed thousands of bottles in a crack down against food adulteration. Deputy Director Operations Dr Masud Ashraf said the Authority had made raids around...
View ArticlePunjab University: LHC takes up appeal against Mujahid Kamran’s appointment
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the Punjab government to an appeal against a single bench’s dismissal of a petition challenging the appointment of...
View ArticlePTI Jalsa: ‘The tsunami will be revived’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) has finalised arrangements for its party gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan on March 23 (Saturday). Chairperson Imran Khan is slated to administer oath to newly...
View ArticleMore recruits: Sikandar Bosan, Leghari's sons join PML-N
LAHORE: Making inroads into the southern Punjab, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) welcomed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Sikandar Bosan and the sons of former president Farooq Leghari –...
View ArticleNo Metro Bus for PTI rally, police requests
LAHORE: DIG Operations Punjab requested the Punjab government on Friday to shut down the Metro Bus service for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) rally on Saturday, Express News reported. While...
View ArticleAddress to workers: PML-N ticket aspirants take anti-graft pledge
LAHORE: The head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, made 3,200 applicants for party tickets promise on Friday that they would not be lured into corrupt practices. Applicants...
View ArticleChaudhry Shujaat's residence comes under fire
LAHORE: Unknown gunmen opened fire on the house of Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and his brother PML-Q president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Express News reported on...
View ArticleProfessor Gondal elected Society of Surgeons President
LAHORE: Professor Khalid Masood Gondal was elected the president of the Society of Surgeons Pakistan. Professor Gondal, a professor of surgery at King Edward Medical University, is serving as...
View ArticleTraffic woes: Road repair to take 8 days
LAHORE: Construction on the Punjab University Road has been going on for three days and will continue for five more days, The Express Tribune has learnt. Closure of the road has been causing frequent...
View ArticleBlack Quarter disease: Hundreds of cattle die
Hundreds of buffaloes and cows have died due to the outbreak of Black Quarter disease in several areas of Cholistan The Express Tribune has learnt. Farmers from Khairpur Tamewali, Budhwala Toba, Kokar...
View ArticleFinances: Operation launched against gas bill defaulters
GUJRANWALA: The Sui Northern Gal Pipeline Limited on Friday launched an operation to recover Rs500 million gas bill arrears from defaulting consumers and formed raiding teams for this purpose....
View ArticleWorld Water Day: Irrigation water shortage to increase 31 per cent in two years
FAISALABAD: Irrigation water shortfall in Pakistan would increase by 31 per cent by 2015 if tangible steps are not taken to cope with the situation, speakers at a seminar arranged by the Department...
View ArticleSpring plantation begins: 412,000 trees to be planted in the district
BAHAWALPUR: As many as 412,000 trees will be planted in the district as part of the spring plantation campaign, District Coordination Officer Naeem Rauf said on Friday. He was talking to officials...
View ArticleTehreek strategy: ‘No accommodation for militant parties’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that his party would attract all the swing vote and sweep the upcoming general elections. Khan said that once PTI came into power,...
View ArticleBoy flees forced labour
KHANEWAL: A youth kidnapped 16 years ago at the age of six from Jahanian on Saturday reached his hometown after escaping from a forced labour camp located near Chaman. Muhammad Ali, 22, told police...
View ArticleMashhood accused of pre-poll rigging
LAHORE: In the first application taken up by a returning officer in Lahore before the upcoming elections, Additional District and Sessions Judge Rai Ayub Khan Marth has issued notice to former Punjab...
View ArticleDengue control: Health secy for surveillance, indoor sprays
LAHORE: Health Secretary Arif Nadeem on Saturday directed that surveillance activities be accelerated to check dengue mosquito breeding and targetted indoor sprays be carried out in towns where...
View ArticleUniversity thrives upon innovation, shuns stagnation
ISLAMABAD: To say that Sargodha University has simply surpassed expectations would be an understatement. Since its inception in 2006, it has steadfastly pushed all limits, vaulted over all hurdles,...
View ArticleDeath anniversary: Civil society remembers Bhagat Singh
LAHORE: Civil society representatives gathered at Shadman Chowk on Saturday, March 23, to commemorate the 82nd death anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. The participants paid tribute to him...
View ArticleEarth Hour celebrated
LAHORE: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) celebrated Pakistan Day and the global Earth Hour campaign for conservation of natural resources and supporting use of renewable energy resources on...
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