Exhibition: ‘Art in black and white’
LAHORE: Bilal Ashraf Butt, a Pakistani artist living in Cairo, on Monday exhibited his art pieces for the first time in Pakistan. The exhibited work consists of portraits and fashion illustrations...
View ArticleGoing green: City gets into patriotic spirit for Independence Day
LAHORE: Preparations are underway to mark the Independence Day. The provincial government has also announced free Metro Bus rides on August 14, The Express Tribune has learnt. Chief Minister Shahbaz...
View ArticleExecuting prisoners tantamount to war: Punjabi Taliban
DI KHAN: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Punjab chapter has issued a pamphlet warning the PML-N government not to become ‘part of the war’ by putting ‘their’ prisoners on death-row. “The PML-N...
View ArticlePick-pocket caught red-handed
MULTAN: A pickpocket was beaten up by citizens on Tuesday before he was handed over to the police. Police said he had confessed to stealing from people after asking them for a ride. Police said...
View ArticlePricey accessory: Rs225,000 damages sought for losing a cap
LAHORE: A consumer court has fixed September 10 for preliminary arguments in a suit against the Pearl Continental Hotel’s general manager seeking Rs225,000 in damages for allegedly losing the...
View ArticleCEO's transfer: LHC summons Lesco chief
LAHORE: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday summoned the Lesco chief executive officer to explain why former CEO Muhammad Saleem had been removed after the court had...
View ArticleProperty dispute: Pre-arrest bail granted in fake investigation case
LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Tariq Javed on Tuesday confirmed the pre-arrest bail of six men including two policemen and a deputy superintendent in a private complaint....
View ArticleViolence: Woman mutilated by husband
BAHAWALPUR: A woman’s nose and lips were cut on Tuesday allegedly by her husband who accused her of having an affair with his brother. She was taken to a hospital, where doctors treating her said...
View ArticleVocation training: 62 apply for Tevta chairman job
LAHORE: As many as 62 candidates have applied for the post of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) chairman, including six retired military officers, five PhD holders and...
View ArticleTwo narratives: Husband suspected of killing wife
FAISALABAD: A man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of shooting his wife dead. Police also arrested one of his friends present at the time of the shooting. The husband has denied the charge. He...
View ArticleDual nationality: Arrest warrants issued for former MPA
LAHORE: District and Session Judge Syed Hamid Hussain Shah has issued arrest warrants for Rana Asif Mehmood for August 29 on a petition filed by the regional election commissioner seeking legal...
View ArticleVector control: Rainwater floods historic Attique Stadium
LAHORE: The rainwater accumulated at Attique Stadium in front of Ranjit Singh’s mausoleum has not been removed. Talking to The Express Tribune, Dr Sehar Raza of Ganga Ram Hospital said, “The...
View ArticleCIE exams: Students celebrate, mourn as O, A Level results released
LAHORE: Schools across the city had a busy day as scores of students made their way to schools to collect the results of their O and A Level examinations which were released by Cambridge...
View ArticlePunjab Assembly: Local Govt Bill to be passed on August 15
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has concluded a two-day debate on the Punjab Local Government Bill 2013, which is to be passed by the house on August 15. The PML-Q’s Waqas Hassan Moakkal and the PTI’s...
View ArticleClash: 14-year old killed in clan violence, family protests
MULTAN: A 14-year old girl died after being hit by brick and an 8-year old girl was injured during a clash between some families of the Bhaat clan on Tuesday night. The girls’ family placed the body...
View ArticleFIA raids: Gas worth Rs12m found stolen
MULTAN: A team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) officials on Tuesday raided three factories and documented gas theft worth Rs12 million. The raids...
View ArticleIndependence Day: Political leaders celebrate August 14
LAHORE: Political leaders in Lahore on Wednesday paid tribute to the heroes of the Pakistan Movement. In a message to the nation, former prime minister Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former deputy...
View ArticleTwo robbers killed in ‘police encounter’
BAHAWALPUR: Two robbers were killed on Wednesday in what the police called an encounter in Rahim Yar Khan. Police said two of their accomplices fled. Police said they had traced 12 robberies against...
View ArticleLoC tensions: ‘Make peace not war’
LAHORE: The 45-member delegation from India scheduled to arrive in time for Pakistan’s independence day celebrations had to be slashed to a 12-member team. Chanchal Manohar, leading the group from...
View Article‘Honour’ crime: Couple shot dead over love marriage
FAISALABAD: A man and a woman, who had married three days ago without her family’s approval, were shot dead by her family on Wednesday. Balochni police have arrested two of her brothers. They said...
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