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Searching for ‘home’: Soniah Kamal launches debut novel in Lahore
LAHORE: Soniah Kamal launched her debut novel An Isolated Incident on Wednesday at Liberty Books. Beginning in Srinagar, Kashmir, the novel takes the reader on a journey, crossing various geographical...
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(Bad) quality food: Two butchers arrested for selling donkey meat
MULTAN: Bahawalnagar police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two butchers for preparing donkey meat to be sold on New Year’s Eve. A Saddar police spokesman said, Ghulam Mustafa, a farmer told...
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Lack of motivation?: Dolphin Squad plan hits a snag
LAHORE: The formation of the Dolphin Squad, a police unit to check street crime, has been delayed because no SP is willing to join the squad and go to Turkey for training, The Express Tribune has...
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Land case: LHC gets title to land claimed by Auqaf Dept
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday got title to a piece of land on The Mall Road at GPO Chowk after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Auqaf Department. A law officer of the Auqaf...
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Public accountability: Lawyer seeks action over Urdu Bazar plaza fire
LAHORE: A petition was moved in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday, seeking action against government officials responsible for the Anarkali fire that claimed 13 lives. The petitioner, Azhar...
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Marching on: ‘Terrorists cannot halt the spread of education’
LAHORE: Government College University (GCU) Vice-Chancellor Muhammad Khaleequr Rahman said on Thursday that the varsity would observe its founders’ day solemnly. He was talking to academic heads at...
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Finalising arrangements: Over 10,000 policemen to secure City on Eid Milad
LAHORE: CCPO Amin Wains said on Wednesday that over 10,000 policemen would secure various processions in the city on the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi on Sunday. He was speaking at a meeting with...
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Advocacy meeting: ‘Social protection needed for home-based workers’
LAHORE: The government should formulate new laws to provide social security protection to home-based workers, said participants of an advocacy meeting held on Thursday. The meeting was held to...
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Police inaction protested over proclaimed offender’s killing
FAISALABAD: Nearly three dozen people protested against the police on Thursday for failing to arrest a man killed in a shootout. The protesters gathered on Rajana Road and blocked Rajana Chowk for...
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Reservations and apprehensions: Cops unenthusiastic about Dolphin Squad
LAHORE: Senior police officials have responded unenthusiastically to joining the proposed Dolphin Squad due to lack of monetary incentives and limited prospects for professional growth, The Express...
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Moving on: New year celebrated with gusto
LAHORE / FAISALABAD / MULTAN / RAHIM YAR KHAN: Thousands of people across the province braved the cold weather and the fog for New Year celebrations late on Wednesday night. In Rahim Yar Khan,...
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Dharna postponed not called off, warns PTI
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf postponed its dharna (sit-in) in view of the December 16 attack in Peshawar. “We decided that we will not oppose the government on the issue of tackling terrorism,”...
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Separation of powers: Do not provide legal cover for military courts: LHCBA
LAHORE: The parliament mustn’t give legal cover to military courts, the Lahore High Court Bar Association said at its general house meeting on Thursday. The LHCBA passed a resolution condemning the...
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Lahore police kill four robbers in alleged encounter
LAHORE: Police on Friday killed four suspected robbers in an alleged encounter in Lahore’s Manawan area, Express News reported. The four suspects, Amjad, Shakir, Irfan and Usman, had escaped from a...
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LHC stays execution of another death row convict
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court’s (LHC) division bench on Friday stayed the execution of another prisoner who had been convicted on terror charges and whose appeal had been pending before the Supreme...
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Punjab Assembly: Lawmakers shrug off matters pertaining to sugarcane price
LAHORE: A debate pertaining to pricing and sugarcane purchases in the province was postponed at the Punjab Assembly on Friday after the Opposition benches pointed out a lack of quorum. The debate was...
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Encroachment: LBA to form senior lawyers’ committee on illegal chambers issue
LAHORE: Lahore Bar Association (LBA) is planning to form a committee comprising some former vice presidents from the Model Town seat to settle the issue of illegal construction of lawyers’ chambers on...
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Pay back: Victory the only option in war on terror, says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday political, religious and military leaders were on the same page in the country’s war against terrorism. “We will achieve victory with the force of...
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Imran Khan diverted nation’s attention from war on terror: Qadri
As inspection of NA-122’s election record was completed on Saturday, the two opposing candidates Ayaz Sadiq and Imran Khan launched into a blame game. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran...
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National resolve: ‘Pakistan is no country for terrorists’
FAISALABAD: “Religious scholars are all on board with the National Action plan Prepared by the government to eliminate terrorism,” said Pakistan Ulema Council chairman Tahir Ashrafi on Saturday....
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