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Speedy vehicles: Eight die in hit-and-runs
GUJRANWALA / MUZAFFARABAD / FAISALABAD: Eight people died and several others were injured on Sunday in separate road accidents. Four people were killed in two road accidents in Jalalpur Jatan....
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Negligence: 27 cops suspended
FAISALABAD: Railway Circle police Sub-Inspector Nisar Ahmad, Moharrar Rana Wakeel and 25 other policemen were suspended on Sunday for negligence and delinquency. Pakistan Railways spokesman Ahmad...
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Child protection services to resume
FAISALABAD: The Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) is likely to resume operations in 10 days after a suspension of nearly one year following tensions between CPWB staff and the district...
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Legal deadlock: Lawyers at loggerheads over resolution against SC bench
LAHORE: There were heated arguments in the bar last week after a group of lawyers demanded withdrawal of a resolution passed by the general house of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA)...
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Cleaning Lahore: 15,000 tonnes of waste generated in Eid holidays
LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) transferred an estimated 15,000 tonnes of waste to the Mehmood Booti dumpsite from Friday to Sunday, according to a press release from the company....
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Eid spirit: CM distribute gifts among unlucky children
LAHORE: Government leaders visited underprivileged and ill children during the Eid holidays to bring them some holiday cheer, according to the Directorate General of Public Relations. Chief Minister...
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Eid business: Restaurants rake it in over holidays
LAHORE: The city’s restaurants were packed with customers during the Eid holidays, reporting increased sales from one year ago and possibly indicating a changing trend in the traditional celebration...
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Web ban: YouTube mostly an education tool, LHC told
LAHORE: The number of people who accessed the Innocence of Muslims clip on YouTube is a tiny fraction of the number who used it to access educational and Islamic content, the Lahore High Court was...
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Minorities Day: ‘August 11 is not a black day’
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Founders (APMA-F) on Sunday celebrated the Minorities Day. The main event was held in Lahore Cantt where a large number of Christian scholars, religious...
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Punjab government announces free Metro Bus service on August 14
LAHORE: The Punjab Government has announced that the Metro Bus service will be free for all on Aug 14 to celebrate Independence Day, Express News reported on Monday. Security arrangements will be made...
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Reference against judges: Lawyer refuses to join LHCBA committee
LAHORE: A proposed member of the committee set up by the Lahore High Court Bar Association to draft a reference against the chief justice of Pakistan and two other Supreme Court judges has refused to...
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Hajj quota: SC seeks reply from Ministry of Religious Affairs
LAHORE: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Ministry of Religious Affairs for August 19 on a petition filed by two Hajj group organisers to become party to the...
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Tragic affair: Woman poisons three children, attempts suicide
MULTAN: A woman in Khanewal killed her children, including a newborn, on Monday and swallowed poisonous tablets apparently following an argument with her husband. She was taken to Nishtar Hospital,...
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‘Honour’: Woman beaten to death by father-in-law, her brother
JOHARABAD: A married woman, who reportedly eloped on the eve of Eid but returned later the other day, was beaten to death on Monday allegedly by her brother. Her father-in-law also joined him in the...
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Dengue fever: Three more cases confirmed as toll hits 15
LAHORE: The government has decided to conduct a cleaning and awareness drive on August 17 as three more cases of dengue fever were confirmed here on Monday, taking the total in the city to 15....
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Vaccination campaign: Training of polio teams kicks off
BAHAWALPUR: A five-day training workshop for polio vaccinators kicked off in Rahim Yar Khan on Monday. It will continue till August 16. As many as 122 training centres have been established at the...
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Black magic: ‘Cops thrashed me over curse attempt’
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Hadiara SHO by August 15 on a petition against nine policemen who allegedly thrashed a man for placing a goat’s head in...
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Punjab Assembly: Lawmakers condemn Indian violations along LoC
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly, in the first session after Eid, which saw a number of incidents along the Line of Control, passed a resolution by unanimous vote on Monday which condemned India for...
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Election campaign: PTI Punjab alleges rigging in by-poll constituencies
LAHORE: The government is using state machinery and resources to attempt to rig the upcoming by-elections, PTI Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhary has alleged. Addressing a press conference here on...
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Academic D-Day: Cambridge exam results to be revealed today
LAHORE: The Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) will release the results of the June 2013 exam series on Tuesday (today). CIE officials said more than 200,000 students had taken the O and A...
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