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45 injured in major pile-up in Okara
MULTAN: As many as 45 people were injured in a vehicles’ pile-up in Okara on Monday. Rescue 1122 Emergency Officer told The Express Tribune they were informed of a major accident between a trolley...
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Seminar: ‘Let’s work together for peace’
LAHORE: All segments of the society need to work together to promote unity in the society, speakers at a seminar on Rights of Religious Minorities in Pakistan said on Monday. The event was organised...
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Preparations: Security guidelines issued for Eid Milad
FAISALABAD: Police on Monday released security guidelines for processions and public meetings on Eid Milad. Addressing a meeting, City Police Officer (CPO) Sohail Tajik said milad committees had been...
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Battling PTSD: Psychological trauma centres to be set up
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to set up psychological trauma centres in the province, MNA Marvi Memon said on Monday. Memon, who is the coordinator of the Prime Minister’s National...
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Illegal construction: Notices issued to lawyers for occupying lawns
LAHORE: Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Monday issued show cause notices to around 20 lawyers for illegally constructing chambers on the lawns of Model Town courts. The lawyers include Muhammad...
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Punjab Assembly: Bill passed to lift standards of higher education
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Bill 2014 on Monday for the improvement and promotion of higher education, research and development in the province....
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Democratic right: High turnout at Lahore Press Club elections
LAHORE: Elections for the Lahore Press Club were held at the Alhamra Hall on Monday. The polling opened at 9am in the morning and continued till 7pm. The atmosphere was one of celebration, with...
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Resilient nation: We are fighting terrorism with books, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Knowledge is the best weapon against extremism and the government is, therefore, committed to lifting the standards of education, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday. He was speaking...
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As the smoke clears: ‘Our loved ones needn’t have died’
LAHORE: Cries of anguish rang out at Mayo Hospital as families and relatives mourned the deaths of 13 people who had passed away in a conflagration at Khalid Plaza in Urdu Bazaar on Monday evening....
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Anarkali tragedy: 13 killed in Lahore market fire
LAHORE: A day after a devastating conflagration at the country’s biggest timber market in Karachi, a massive fire swept through a commercial plaza at a busy market in downtown Lahore, killing 13...
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MAR 2014: Punjab Youth Festival
LAHORE: Pakistani youth on March 1 set the world record for waving the national flag at the National Hockey Stadium. As many as 56,263 participants broke the record set by a gathering in Argentina...
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‘Honour’ crime MAY 2014: Woman stoned to death at LHC
LAHORE: One of the ugliest crimes in 2014 was the murder of a pregnant woman near Lahore High Court (LHC) premises on May 27 in the name of honour. Farzana Parveen, 25, had married one Iqbal without...
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POLICE ACTION JUN 2014: Model Town killings
LAHORE: At least 14 people were killed and hundreds were injured on June 17 in clashes between the police and Minhajul Quran activists over the removal of barriers in the vicinity of the MuQ...
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Stitched to perfection: Artisans exhibit talent at crafts show
LAHORE: The work of rural women was showcased at a crafts exhibition at Tollington Market on Tuesday. The exhibition organised by Kaarvan continued from 11am to 3pm. It displayed both unstitched and...
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Ways forward: Ulema express solidarity with Peshawar attack victims
LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) passed a resolution on Tuesday saying that the issue of forced conversions and marriages in Sindh should not be linked to Islam or the country. The Supreme Court...
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Taking care: PA demands ramps for the disabled at public places
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed four resolutions on Tuesday. These were related to the construction of ramps for the disabled at government buildings and places of public entertainment, audit of...
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After fire: ‘Baba is not dead… he is resting’
LAHORE: The fire that burned down shops and inventories worth millions of rupees in Urdu Bazaar on Monday also deprived many families of their loved ones. One of the bereaved is three-year-old Shayan,...
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A time to keep and A time to throw away
In February 2014, Lahore Literary Festival grew from a two-day event featuring 60 delegates to a three-day event featuring over 100 local and foreign delegates. LLF Advisory Committee member Ahmed...
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Adventure sports: ‘Women’ new category at Cholistan jeep rally
MULTAN: Women will be allowed to take part in the 10th Cholistan jeep rally scheduled to be held in February near Derawar Fort, Ahmedpur East, in Bahawalpur district, said Tourism Development...
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Standing strong: ‘I will take my revenge’
LAHORE: “We heard shots being fired outside our classroom. Our teacher told us to hide and we ran to the washrooms. Later, soldiers came and rescued us,” Arbaz Zalan, a student of grade one at the...
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