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Alliance: Likeminded likely to join Tehreek-i-Insaf
LAHORE: Humayun Akhtar Khan, former federal minister and secretary general of the PML-Likeminded, visited Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan at his bed in Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital on Monday....
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Blackouts: Welcome to the dark ages
ISLAMABAD: Despite having voted in the elections — dealing severe blows to many a party and politician while giving a fresh mandate to others — the people of Pakistan remain quite literally...
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Punjab Assembly session to convene on May 29
LAHORE: The first Punjab Assembly session after the elections has been summoned on May 29, where the newly elected representatives will swear in as members of the provincial assembly. According to the...
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Exhibition: 150 photographers to showcase work at Alhamra
LAHORE: As many as 1,500 pictures taken by 150 photographers will go on display at the 2nd National Photographic Art Exhibition starting on May 27 here at the Alhamra Art Gallery. Talking to The...
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Land dispute: Student shot dead, father, brother injured
FAISALABAD: A 10th grade student was shot dead over a land dispute on Tuesday and his father and brother were injured. Tarkhani police arrested five suspects. They said one of their accomplices had...
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Consumer court: Warrants issued for 9 shop owners, doctor
LAHORE: The Consumer Court on Tuesday issued nine arrest warrants for proprietors of various shops and a doctor for not appearing before the court despite several notices issued previously. Bail-able...
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Bank robbery: Cop, robber die in hostage rescue
FAISALABAD: A deputy superintendent of police and a robber were killed on Tuesday after several employees at a bank were held hostage for more than five hours. A police team had surrounded the Punjab...
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Art=(Love)2: ‘A refreshing change of theme’
LAHORE: A movie made by a Pakistani director based in the United States that has nothing to do with terrorism, religious fundamentalism or other tropes of cinema created by Pakistanis for a Western...
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Contemporary art: Infusing the old with the new
LAHORE: “The artists here have invented a new language,” says Quddus Mirza, curator of the ‘Here and Now’ art exhibit. Their focus on the ideas and concerns of modern times was one of his reasons for...
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Measles outbreak: ‘Deaths due to ignorance, not bad vaccine’
LAHORE: Dozens of children have died of measles over the last five months not because the vaccine they were given was substandard, but because their parents delayed getting them medical care, the...
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LHC moved to punish Altaf Hussain for ‘anti-state speech’
LAHORE: A petition has been filed before the Lahore High Court asking that Altaf Hussain be removed from his position as head of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and be punished for making remarks...
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Balochistan’s woes: ‘There are no-go areas as there are no roads’
LAHORE: Balochistan’s lack of development is a result of its own public representatives’ priorities. The previous government allotted Rs250 million a year in development funds to each MNA from the...
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Public transport: 19 buses on way to ease Metro congestion
LAHORE: Nineteen buses are to be added to the Metro Bus fleet of 45 by the end of June as demand for the new bus service has exceeded expectations in the provincial capital. The Metro Bus has been...
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Fire breaks out at Lahore building
LAHORE: Fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Alfalah building, located at Mall Road, Lahore, on Wednesday, Express News reported. Rescue team reached the spot immediately. The rescue team is busy...
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12 independent candidates from Punjab join PML-N in NA
Twelve independent candidates from Punjab filed their affidavits of joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the National Assembly on Wednesday, according to the provincial Election...
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Consumer court: Shoe shop sued for selling ‘defective goods’
LAHORE: A consumer court has issued notice to the manager of Stylo Shoes for June 26 on a suit seeking damages of almost a quarter of a million rupees for allegedly selling the petitioner a defective...
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Hajj policy: LHC seeks report from ministry
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday sought a report from the Ministry of Religious Affairs regarding defaulting private hajj tour operators. The CJ remarked that...
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Couple escape family’s wrath outside courtroom
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed a woman to go home with her husband after she testified that she had chosen to marry him, though the couple had to evade angry family members...
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Endowment fund: GCUF students provided Rs40 million scholarships since 2008
FAISALABAD: The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) has provided Rs40 million scholarships under the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) since 2008, the participants of an awareness...
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Security: Lawyer gunned down just outside home
LAHORE: A High Court lawyer was gunned down in an ambush near his home here in Sector Z, DHA, on Wednesday morning. Zainul Abideen Ghaffar left home for his office at around 8:40am. Six gunmen, lying...
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