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State of children: Four girls found abandoned at a park
FAISALABAD: Four girls between the ages of six-months and six years, apparently abandoned by their parents, were found in a park in People’s Colony. A labourer, Muhammad Ali, a resident of Koh-i-Noor...
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Crisis management: ‘Entertainment good for society’
LAHORE: Entertainment is necessary to create a positive environment in society, Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said at the inauguration of the Creative Village at the University of...
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Drug Peddlers: Citizens protest against Saddar police
FAISALABAD: As many as 35 people belonging to Naveed Colony, Khalid Town and Muslim Town on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against Saddar police, accusing officials of patronising narcotics...
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Honoured: Arfa Karim’s birthplace a model village
FAISALABAD: As many as eight development projects have been planned to turn the ancestral village of Arfa Karim into a model village, District Coordination Officer Najam Ahmad Shah said on Saturday....
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Health: Upgrades completed at Nishtar Hospital
MULTAN: Massive upgrades have been completed at Nishtar Hospital. More than 3,500 patients visit the hospital daily. Board of Management Chairman Jalaluddin Rumi told The Express Tribune the upgrades...
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Public education: Nepotism alleged in Lahore College selections
LAHORE: Senior faculty members at the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) have expressed concern at the expected recruitment of three contractual employees to permanent, senior positions,...
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Flash floods sweep across South Punjab
MULTAN: Heavy rains and flash floods lashed several districts in Punjab on Saturday, ravaging villages and road and rail networks. At least five people died in rain related incidents, as hill...
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Full pay: SHO issued notice on contractor’s plea
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Shafiqabad SHO by August 17 on a petition seeking a case against two people for allegedly failing to fulfil a contract...
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By-poll prep: PTI sets up four committees
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has set up four committees to lead its by-election campaign in four Lahore constituencies. The committees will start a door-to-door campaign for votes. They will...
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Energy roadmap: New secretariat to speed up power projects
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to set up an energy secretariat to secure investments in energy projects and complete projects quickly. The energy secretariat will liaise between...
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HRCP seminar: ‘Proposed local govt system will do more harm than good’
LAHORE: The Punjab Local Government Bill 2013 is retrogressive so far as meaningful devolution is concerned and if passed in its present form will do more harm than good, according to the Human...
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Tech savvy: Sharpening math skills with e-learning tools
LAHORE: Despite a marked improvement in students’ examination results, e-learning is still not popular in Pakistan. “Schools show interest but resent the cost of implementation, but the ultimate...
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Water theft: Irrigation Dept unhappy with police
MULTAN: Irrigation Department officials have complained about the uncooperative attitude of the police over registering cases against water thieves. Operation XEN of the Irrigation Department Ehsan...
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Law and order: Police, city government to fight crime together
FAISALABAD: “The police and the district administration have evolved a strategy to curb crime and improve the law and order situation,” DCO Najam Ahmad Shah said on Saturday. He was chairing a...
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Escape: Police uncover prison break plot
FAISALABAD: A jail break by six prisoners at Borstal Jail was foiled by police on Friday. Khurarianwala police on Saturday registered a case against eight people, including two women. Borstal Jail...
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Trespass and robbery: 20 motorcycles, cell phones, millions of rupees stolen
FAISALABAD: Citizens were deprived of at least 20 motorcycles, more than 40 mobile phones, gold jewellery, cash and other valuables worth millions of rupees in 32 reported incidents on Saturday and...
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Protest: ‘No electricity for 72 hours’
BAHAWALPUR: Hundreds of residents of Dilawar Colony on Sunday staged a demonstration to protest a breakdown of electricity supply. The protestors blocked the Airport Road and demanded that...
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Inundated: Residents protest against WASA’s ‘laziness’
FAISALABAD: As many as 100 residents of Hajiabad and its adjacent localities on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) over overflowing sewers in the...
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Crime against children: Maimed body of kidnapped child found
GUJRANWALA: The maimed body of a 12-year-old girl kidnapped 19 days ago was found in a field on Sunday. Ferozwala police have arrested a neighbour and his friend for kidnap, rape and murder. They said...
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Business rivalry: Two beaten up, paraded with blackened faces
MULTAN: Two men were hung upside down, beaten up and their heads and faces shaved in a market on Sunday for selling mangoes cheaper than some rivals. A case was registered against seven people. Three...
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