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Safety measures: LHC to address court security today
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court will take up the matter of courts’ security on Monday (today). The division bench consists of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Najamul...
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Culture revival: WCLA proposes to host ‘Master Chefs of Lahore’
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has proposed a Master Chefs of Lahore Festival from November 23 to December 2, The Express Tribune has learnt. The WCLA is in currently signing a...
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Violent protest: Seminary torched after two children crushed
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents of Azam Abad on Sunday torched Jamia Al-Uloom Sirajia Rasoolia Rizvia, a seminary in Azam Abad Street 5, after two children playing outside the seminary died when a...
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Second Amendment: Anti-Ahmadi groups plan for September 7 anniversary
LAHORE: Anti-Ahmadi groups are planning to hold up to 10 conferences in the first week of September to mark the passage of the Second Amendment to the Constitution on September 7, 1974, when Ahmadis...
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Medical colleges: Punjab cuts 10 merit seats to increase AJK quota
LAHORE: The Punjab government has reduced the number of merit seats in public medical colleges in the province by 10 in order to accommodate more students from Azad Jammu and Kashmir in admissions...
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TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief
LAHORE: Members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) allegedly raided the house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief Asmatullah Muavia in the suburbs of Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, officials...
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Suicide: Woman jumps into canal with baby daughter
MULTAN: A woman committed suicide on Monday by jumping into a canal in Khanewal along with her two-month-old daughter after she discovered about her husband’s second marriage, police said. The bodies...
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PU: Trials for sports admissions begin
LAHORE.: Punjab University’s Department of Sports has begun holding trials for sports based admissions in Lahore, Gujranwala and Jhelum campuses for male candidates to four-year BS Hons BCom, BBA,...
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Across the border: Smuggled cigarettes worth Rs55m seized
MULTAN: Customs police have seized four trucks carrying cigarettes smuggled from Europe, Customs Collector Tauseef Ahmed said at a press conference at the Custom House on Monday. He said that the...
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Follow-up murder: Man shot dead for not withdrawing complaint
SAHIWAL: A man was shot dead on Monday a few metres away from the police station by seven men after he refused to withdraw a case filed against the suspects. Witnesses identified the men as Muhammad...
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Gas theft: Three illegal gas connections detected in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: The anti-theft squad, headed by District Coordination Officer Najam Ahmad Shah, on Monday detected three illegal gas connections. The raiding team, comprising district officers, Sui...
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Jurisdiction question: Ombudsman and Finance Department lock horns
LAHORE.: The provincial ombudsman and the Finance Department have locked horns over a matter regarding the restoration of 50 per cent of the commuted portion of pensions with the increases...
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Pending projects: Petition on Diamir Bhasha Dam filed
A writ petition was filed in the Lahore High Court on Monday against the government for halting the Diamir Bhasha Dam project. Advocate Ahmad Masood Gujjar filed the petition. He told the court that...
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Law and order: ‘Trained men deployed for courts’ security’
LAHORE.: Additional Inspector General of Police (Investigation) Zulfiqar Hameed on Monday told a division bench of the Lahore High Court that trained security personnel had been deployed at premises...
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Quality control: 425 food outlets sealed over hygiene in a year
LAHORE.: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has sealed 425 eateries and factories across the city and imposed heavy fines for unhygienic conditions, improper sanitation and substandard food quality in...
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Charity fraud: Funds embezzled in the name of Ramazan Ehtimam
LAHORE.: An additional district and sessions judge on Monday sought comments from Liaquatabad station house officer by September 6 in a petition seeking registration of case against four men allegedly...
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Bookworms unite: Walled City Authority mulls proposals for Book Street
LAHORE.: A proposal to establish a book street, along the lines of the Food Street, will be prepared in a month, The Express Tribune has learnt. The idea was discussed at a meeting attended by Lahore...
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Education for all: State of south Punjab schools abysmal
LAHORE .: The government’s Jahalat Say Azaadi drive, launched last month, aims to bring out-of-school children toschool. However, recent surveys have revealed that the situation in south...
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Local body elections: Punjab opposition parties to contest elections together
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: Four opposition parties in Punjab announced on Tuesday that the parties will be contesting the local body elections together, Express News reported. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),...
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Case sought for adultery, threats
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Nishtar Colony SHO on a petition filed by a man seeking a case against his brother-in-law for alleged drunkenness and...
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