Punjab
More News
-
Cop calling: Protesting against police apathy
Hundreds of residents rally outside Thikriwala station against SHO.
-
Independence Day: Painting the town green
Traders report brisk sales, flag-raising ceremonies held all over city.
-
I’ve brought crime rate down: CCPO
Lahore Police release statistics for police chief’s three months in charge.
-
Kalma Chowk: ‘To Lahore, happy Independence Day’
Flyover opens, engineers prepare to build two new underpasses on Ferozepur Road.
-
Bloody murder: Five of a family butchered
Police found the five bodies after neighbours said they could smell the rot from their houses.
-
Punjab’s role in Pakistan’s Freedom Movement
While the political awakening for a separate identity had started in Bengal in 1906, it gained momentum in Punjab.
-
Anjum Aqeel case: PML-N lawmaker out of jail on bail
Aqeel insists the cases against him are false.
-
New federating units: Shahbaz supports both Bahawalpur, Seraiki provinces
Joint opposition in the Punjab Assembly re-submits South Punjab resolution to secretariat.
-
Pre-dawn abduction: American ‘aid expert’ kidnapped in Lahore
Warren Weinstein picked up two days before he was due to return home.
-
Building evacuation: Bomb hoax keeps Zafar Qureshi from resuming probe
NICL scam investigating officer finds office locked following hoax call. Building cleared by Bomb Disposal Squad.
-
Child rape: 5-year-old raped
Residents caught and beat the rapist before handing him over to police.
-
Flood Warnings: 2 nullahs in Sialkot overflow
A nullah in Sialkot has flooded with 19,500 cusecs of water.
-
Police Torture: Family blames CIA for man’s death
Nazar Muhammad, 25, was arrested by CIA officials on July 28 while he was working at a brick kiln.
-
Schools secy reprimanded for failure to find culprits
Discussion of Royal Palm lease case postponed over director’s absence.
-
Candlelit vigil for youths killed in London riots
PTI, Multan chapter and NGOs arrange tribute for 3 Pakistanis killed.
-
Political parties begin ceremonies
Nawaz Sharif to give speech at Hazoori Bagh today.
-
No tickets for dangerous driving today
Traffic police say they will hand ‘dangerous drivers’ over to district police.
-
Celebrating freedom: Going green for the day
DCO says everyone should mark today with a vow to change.
-
Patriotic zeal: City braces for I-Day celebrations
The Mall to be hotspot for cars and motorcycles.
-
Islamabad police arrest two alleged terrorists
Suspects revealed, during interrogation, their plan of terrorist activities on independence day.
-
New provinces: PPP, PML-Q submit resolutions
Two resolutions were submitted for the formation of South Punjab and once for making Thal a separate province.
-
Youth Parliament: Seraiki province map finalised
The map of the new province includes about 20 districts of Southern Punjab and some from K-P.
-
Scandal inquiry: 3 NICL probe team members ‘out of city’
The one who stayed in town said he could not attend the meeting because of a ‘sharp toothache’.
-
Murder: Christian youth shot by gunmen
Victim was waiting for a bus when two unidentified motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire on him.
-
Mob Justice: ‘Cell phone thief’ paraded on donkey
Iqbal told police he stole the phone to feed his starving family.
-
Rallies on The Mall: Chief secy admits govt failed to uphold ban
Traders say rallies and protests on The Mall have cost them millions.
-
Matric matrix: Online system fails to make the grade
Students protest against botched result report, and admissions delays.
-
First degree: Girls secure top positions
Nearly a third of the candidates never entered a college.
-
Underpass impact: Groundwater quality primary environmental concern
50 trees will be chopped down, 97 replanted.
-
‘Divide and rule’: PML-N successful in dividing proponents of new province
Mayhem in Punjab Assembly as opposition parties and some on treasury benches try to discuss three separate proposals.
-
Manawan: Retired inspector survives grenade attack
a motorbike stopped at his house at Sootar Mill Main Road shortly after Sehar and he heard shots fired in the air.
-
Rights of accused: Larger bench to hear bail-on-merit challenge
Judgment declaring bail mandatory for a murder accused challenged.
-
Fake encounter: Police told to provide copies of record
Court likely to frame charges at next hearing on August 17.
-
‘Allow citizens to initiate treason cases’
Petitioner told to include grounds for challenge to Article 6(3) in plea.
-
Robberies: Valuables worth more than Rs7m taken away
Currency dealer robbed of Rs1.4m he had just withdrawn from bank.
-
Officers puzzled over American Consulate iftar furore
IG asks six to explain why they attended iftar without permission.
-
Ramazan earnings: Faisalabad govt collects Rs1.4 million fines
More than 1,100 arrested on charges of profiteering, eating in public.
-
Open mic event: Youth encouraged to express ideas boldly
Performances included poetry recitation, essays, monologues, songs.
-
Unexpected outcome: ‘Disinfected’ water claims four lives
More than 500 affected after tanker was cleaned by villagers on their own.
-
O/A level results announced
Heavy internet traffic at official website affects online access.
-
Ideology: ‘Material interests bind us together, not religion’
Speakers at Jinnah ka Pakistan point out how far the country is from the founder’s ideals.
-
Urban development: So what do we do about Canal traffic?
Court tells Lahore Bachao Tehreek to suggest ‘acceptable alternatives’.
-
Police arrest one more suspect in SHO murder case
Sumandri Police claim Abdul Razzaq has also admitted to the killing.
-
SC directs Punjab government to submit report on NGO run industrial homes
SC asks the provincial government to submit details on the profit being earned through these NGO run industrial homes.
-
Chaos in Punjab Assembly during new province debate
MPA Ali Haider Niazi claimed he was hit by a female member of the provincial assembly during the session.
-
IG Punjab seeks explanation from 7 officials on presence at US Consulate dinner
Officials claim they attended dinner in their personal capacity. Intelligence agencies also looking into the matter.
-
Saleem Shahzad’s murder: Commission records additional statements
Commission seeks extension in deadline to submit report.
-
NICL scam: Despite SC orders, probe chief yet to be reinstated
Establishment Division, interior ministry have not been issued notices.
-
Bnu Endowment: Scholarships offered for visual arts, design
Mausummery Textiles CEO Ayesha Pervez handed a cheque for Rs287,000 to SVAD Dean
-
Cop’s murder: ‘I did the world a favour by killing him’
Slain police inspector’s wife tells media she has no regrets.