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Murder shall out: Girl child’s body found in neighbour’s yard
FAISALABAD: Remains of a seven-year-old girl, kidnapped three years ago, were recovered from a neighbour’s house on Monday during digging by the new occupant. The clothes on the skeleton were those...
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State of hospital: ‘Tehsil headquarters hospital lacks medicines, facilities’
BAHAWALPUR: As many as 200,000 patients visit the outdoor, indoor and emergency units at the Sadiqabad Tehsil Headquarters Hospital each year; however the budget for medicines is only Rs3.5 million,...
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Photography: ‘Such exhibitions can teach the young a lot’
LAHORE: The second National Photographic Art Exhibition at Alhamra, which began on Monday, was both a learning and rewarding experience for young photographers. The exhibition was opened to the...
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Load-shedding: Court seeks reports on mitigation measures
LAHORE: The chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought a report from the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) chief executive and the Ministries for finance and petroleum till...
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Investment hotspot: Boom continues in Lahore’s real estate market
LAHORE: General elections and annual budgets usually put a damper on growth of real estate markets as investors and land purchasers are unsure about upcoming political developments and are uncertain...
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Gujrat Tragedy: Notices issued to city govt, others for 30th
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the city district government, among others, for May 30 on a petition seeking a judicial inquiry into the Gujrat school van fire in which 17...
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New e-ticketing system for Lahore buses ready for test run
LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is to give a handheld device for issuing bus tickets a weeklong trial run with a view to putting one on each bus operating in the city. The e-ticketing...
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Joseph Colony: Sawan Masih’s jail trial to begin today
LAHORE: The district jail superintendent on Tuesday was intimated, through a robkar (judicial order), to complete arrangements for Sawan Masih’s jail trial from May 29 (today). Sawan Masih was...
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Fighting measles: Province-wide vaccination must wait four more weeks
LAHORE: Four months after measles cases started surfacing in the Punjab, the Health Department is yet to launch an immunisation campaign in districts other than Lahore. According to official figures,...
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Deadly rivalry: Two killed in 33-year old feud
MULTAN: A 35-year old rivalry between two families exploded in an armed confrontation here two days ago that led to the death of Faiz Elahi, a passer-by, on Wednesday. The families developed...
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Former lawmakers: Samina Hayat summoned on June 3
LAHORE: The district and sessions judge on Wednesday issued notices in petitions, filed by the election commission, involving several former lawmakers whose eligibility had been challenged for...
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In the family: Missing man found buried in his own house
FAISALABAD: The body of a 60-year-old man, who had gone missing in D-Type Colony three months ago, was found buried in the courtyard of his house, police said on Wednesday. City Police Officer’s...
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Disease prevention: ’10 million diabetics in Pakistan’
FAISALABAD: It is a matter of grave concern that nearly seven per cent of the country’s population suffers from diabetes, said speakers at the inaugural session of a seminar titled Management of...
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New beginning: Expats promised investment ops
LAHORE: Chief minister-designate Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged overseas Pakistanis to set aside their differences regarding the elections. “I thank the overseas Pakistani community for voting for...
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Expert assessment: Election were fair and transparent, says Asma Jahangir
LAHORE: Former Supreme Court Bar association president Asma Jahangir on Wednesday said she hoped that the PPP would be an effective opposition the way PML-N had been in the previous government. She...
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Petitions against police: Woman says she was raped by an SI; man says he was...
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday sought comments from SHOs concerned on two petitions. The petitioners are seeking registration of cases against police officials for...
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Collaborations ‘Scientific solutions the need of the hour’
FAISALABAD: Collaborative efforts by agricultural institutions were needed for ensuring food security at global level, University of California (UC DAVIS) Dean, Jim Hill said on Wednesday. Hill...
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‘Iran threatened to drop gas pipeline’
LAHORE: Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi, who lost the Jhang national and provincial assembly seats he had contested from, on late Tuesday night blamed Iran for his defeat....
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Promoting culture: Artists want clear policy, freedom of expression
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has won the elections and now people are wondering whether or not they will deliver on all that they promised in their manifesto and how. Among them are...
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Higher education: Sohail Naqvi appointed new LUMS VC
LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences announced on Wednesday the appointment of former Higher Education Commission executive director Dr Sohail Naqvi as its new vice chancellor here....
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