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Let the caretaking begin: Four members of cabinet take oath
LAHORE: Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood administered oath to four provincial caretaker ministers in the Governors’ House, an official handout read. According to details, Tariq Pervez, Shams Mehmood...
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Kite flying: Proposal for ‘Basant’ celebration to be considered
LAHORE: The city government is preparing a proposal to allow kite flying for one day in some areas as a belated celebration of Basant, which has been banned since 2007. Officials said that the...
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Dispute: Armed tribal clash leaves man dead, four injured
SHIKARPUR: A man was killed and four others injured in an armed tribal clash on Tuesday. The incident took place on Shikarpur-Garhiyasin road in the jurisdiction of Stuart Gunj police station. The...
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Fake officials: Drivers protest against being cheated
GUJRANWALA: More than 100 public transport drivers staged a demonstration on Tuesday to register their protest against swindlers disguised as Regional Transport Authority (RTA) officials. The...
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Awareness: School enrolment drive to begin on April 4
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Education Department will observe an Enrolment Awareness Day on April 4 in the district to persuade parents of school-going children to ensure that their children attended school...
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Scrutiny process: Over 300 appear before returning officers
LAHORE: More than three hundred prospective candidates appeared before returning officers at the District and Sessions Court on Tuesday as the first phase of the scrutiny of nomination forms...
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Construction and welfare: Management trainees briefed over development projects
FAISALABAD: A nine-member team of the National Management Course (NMC) visited the DCO’s office here on Tuesday. DCO Muhammad Ameen Chaudhry spoke about development and welfare projects in the...
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Ignoring dengue guidelines: FIRs against 27 tyre shops, scrap yards and...
LAHORE: In the last month, the Environment Protection Department (EPD) issued notices to 1,119 and lodged FIRs against 27 tyre shops and warehouses, scrap yards and construction sites for not...
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Sultan meets Sethi: ‘Law and order our priority’
LAHORE: Improving the law and order situation was described on Tuesday as the “top priority of the caretaker government” by Chief Minister Najam Sethi. He made the statement during a meeting with...
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Code of conduct: Monitoring, security committees formed
BAHAWALPUR: The Supreme Court has directed the constitution of district election security committees and monitoring committees. The district police officer (DPO) would be responsible for security at...
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Missing facilities: Rs90.5 million released for 51 schools
GUJRANWALA: The Education Department has released Rs90.5 million for the 51 schools in the district as part of its schools uplift programme, District Officer (Planning and Finance) Tariq Dhillon told...
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Punjab: Two transgenders file nomination papers
SARGODHA / GUJRAT: Two eunuchs in the Punjab have filed nomination papers for a national assembly and a provincial assembly seat, The Express Tribune has learnt. In Gujrat, She-male Association...
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Caretaker requirements: Petition against appointments dismissed
LAHORE: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of the caretaker prime minister and the caretaker chief minister. The...
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Stuck at immigration: ‘Excessive protocol causes most delays at airports’
LAHORE: While giving protocol to their dear ones, the officials of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), immigration authorities, Overseas Pakistanis Federation (OPF) and all other law enforcing agencies...
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Elections: PTI announces list of candidates from Lahore
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has issued its list of candidates for the National Assembly from Lahore. Several prominent workers including former MPA Abdul Rasheed Bhatti, who is also...
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Christians, Muslims clash in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: A massive clash broke out between the Christian and the Muslim community of Francis Colony in Gujranwala on Wednesday, reportedly over a minor scuffle. According to initial details, two...
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Joseph Colony case: Lahore police admits it purposefully avoided clash with mob
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of the Joseph Colony arson case after hearing testimonies from police respondents. An over 3,000-strong mob set ablaze more than 150 houses of...
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Double murder: Man kills six-month pregnant wife
BAHAWALPUR: A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his second wife over an argument about not divorcing his first wife. Police said Ghulam Yaseen, a resident of Ghanna village, had...
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Father refuses to send sick children to hospital
BAHAWALPUR: A woman and four of her children have died in the last nine days in Adda Boondi near Rahim Yar Khan and six of her remaining children are gravely ill, but the children’s father has...
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Conservation and restoration: Walled City Authority takes over heritage sites
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority, set up in 2012, met early this week for the first time. A number of decisions regarding the authority’s procedure and some of the projects it will oversee...
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