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YouTube ban: IT minister, secretary given until Sep 19 for appearance
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed the minister for Information Technology and her additional secretary time till September 19 to appear in court for the hearing of a petition against...
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Eid security : Faisalabad declared sensitive
FAISALABAD / BAHAWALPUR: The Faisalabad police have issued an Eid security plan for the district which has been declared ‘sensitive’. Faisalabad police spokesman Aamir Waheed said on Wednesday, “Eid...
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Students, others suffering from YouTube ban: Court told
LAHORE: Farieha Aziz, amicus curiae on a case challenging the ban on video sharing website YouTube, told the Lahore High Court that a number of students and other internet users were suffering in...
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CM’s Secretariat: Employees get Rs13 million in Eidi
LAHORE: The Chief Minister’s Secretariat has distributed Rs13 million in Eidi among officials in grades one to 16 posted at the CM’s offices and residences, The Express Tribune has learnt. The...
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Local Government Bill: Thousands of local govt staff to be reshuffled
LAHORE: Hundreds of thousands of local government employees are to be reshuffled after the Punjab Assembly passes the Punjab Local Government Bill 2013, a special committee on the bill has decided....
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Judge asks SHO why he did not register a case
MULTAN: A district and sessions judge has issued a show cause notice to a station house officer for not registering a case against a jail superintendent for allegedly tampering with official record...
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3 killed, 2 injured in police encounter, robbery
FAISALABAD: The police claimed on Thursday to have killed two robbers in a shootout. Another robber was shot dead by a guard of a medical store. Police spokesman Aamir Waheed told newsmen that three...
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Eid workers: Eid is a good occasion for making extra money
LAHORE: Kausar Bibi has set up a stall in the Eid bazaar in Y Block Defence which caters to last minute buyers a set of bangles to go with their Eid outfits. Kausar Bibi has always sold bangles and...
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Thana culture: ‘My daughter was beaten by police'
FAISALABAD: A woman was allegedly beaten up in police custody and paraded on the streets of Toba Tek Singh. Her father, Siddique Masih, a resident of Chak No330-JB, told the media on Thursday that...
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‘Friendly policing’: Highway patrol officers hand out flowers
LAHORE: National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) officials handed out flowers and iftar packets including juices and dates to commuters at toll plazas on the province’s highways as part of a...
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BNU’s new vice chancellor: ‘Universities should share top teachers'
LAHORE: Local universities should come up with a method of sharing faculty in order to tackle the shortage of qualified and capable teachers, Shahid Hafeez Kardar, the vice chancellor of Beaconhouse...
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Eid shopping: How much did your bangles cost?
BAHAWALPUR: As Sania Bibi rummages through jewellery displayed at an Eid stall in Rangeela Bazaar, her two baby daughters drag her by the dupatta to draw her attention to an adjacent stall. They want...
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On duty: The toughest working day of the year
LAHORE: For most, it’s a special occasion to be shared with family and friends. But for those employed in emergency and security services, Eid is one of the toughest working days of the year. For...
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Terror threat: US orders non-essential staff out of Lahore consulate
ISLAMABAD: The US government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in Lahore on Friday due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning US citizens not to...
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Bar and bench: Lawyers condemn bar resolution against judges
LAHORE: A group of lawyers has asked the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) to withdraw a resolution demanding that a reference be filed against the three Supreme Court judges who decided to...
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In the line of duty: DIG Fayyaz Sumbal laid to rest in Lahore
LAHORE: Deputy Inspector General Operations Fayyaz Sumbal, who, along with a number of senior police officers, was killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in Quetta, was laid to rest in his hometown...
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Pakistan accuses India of attack on border posts
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sunday accused Indian forces of firing on its border posts close to eastern city of Sialkot, Punjab province, sparking an “intermittent exchange of fire” between the two sides. The...
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‘Honour’: Couple shot dead by woman’s father
HAFIZABAD: A man and a woman were shot dead on Sunday allegedly by the woman’s father, who was arrested shortly after the incident was reported. Police said Ishrat Bilal, 26, worked in Saudi Arabia...
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Eid accidents: 15 drown picnicking
MULTAN: At least 15 people died in south Punjab over the weekend. Rescue officials said most incidents were reported from picnic spots near the banks of Taunsa Barrage near Kot Addu and Sidhnai...
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Dengue fever: Counters set up to monitor travellers
LAHORE: As many as nine counters were established at major bus stands and railway stations on Sunday to register dengue fever patients entering the city. The counters will register patients travelling...
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