Punjab

Justice Chaudhry was hearing a National Accountability Bureau appeal against Mr Khokhar’s acquittal.

Wasa told LHC that it was providing potable water to citizens through more than 460 tube wells.

General Zia’s sidetracking of the democratic process created space for religious extremists, said historians.

The members of the chief minister monitoring team present at the site had to rush to save their lives.

The demonstration was staged by residents to protest the accumulation of contaminated water from the nearby factories.

Sonia told the media that she was kidnapped in childhood by a woman named Cheeno and her husband, Akram.

These items including cars, motorbikes, jewellery and cash were handed out to about 100 rightful owners.

Pain, resignation and worry line the faces of the people who are living at a relief camp near Multan’s Madni Chowk.

Housing schemes have transformed into land mafias and are holding upon land in various sectors of the capital.

Inspector Raja Zahoor received a volley of bullets when he was fired upon by three of his close relatives.

Construction of the new building was supposed to start in 2008, but to date, nothing has materialised.

Shopkeepers were fined for overcharging customers and for not displaying price lists of food items.

People living in the bed and along the banks of River Ravi have started stockpiling food.

The tax will be introduced to raise money for relief and rehabilitation work in flood-hit areas.

The IT Wing set up a server room, installed software and carried out a successful demonstration in April.

Last week a group of young Pakistanis congregated in Gulberg and Defence to collect funds.

The Parks and Horticulture Authority’s annual plantation campaign has failed to materialise this year.

The sale is in jeopardy owing to marked discrepancies in the reserve calculated by government and private evaluators.

Steel mills operating in residential sectors of Islamabad not equipped with dust indicators are to be closed down.

There is only one bridge in Bara Kahu that connects Nullah Korang with Murree road.

Fresh flood warnings were issued in Rajanpur as officials ordered the emergency evacuation of the area.

Flood affected people at five relief camps in Sadiqbad protested in front of the local administration.

Safia was brought to the local hospital where doctors said her brain had stopped functioning due to suffocation.

The worst seems to be over for Punjab and water level readings show rivers and barrages are at normal levels.

The two men allegedly killed two and injured four during a robbery early Sunday morning on main Daska Road.

Kot Addu resident Amanullah Shah, 70, said that the floods reminded him of migrating after Partition in 1947.

Butchers in flood-hit areas are selling meat from animals that were killed in the floods to homeless and hungry people

The issue started 5days ago when a shop owner directed the tenants to vacate the shop.

Critical Mass, a cycling club, started peddling across the capital around a year ago.

Gender Reform Action Plan to promote gender equality fell in doldrums due to misappropriation of funds.

Featuring the work of 5 artists, 35% sales from the exhibition will go towards charity funds for flood affected areas.

They say all it really takes to change the world is an original idea and enough people believing in it.

The authority had detected irregularities in the campaign to collect more than Rs2b from commercial concerns.

Around 80,000 people in the flood-hit areas of the Punjab have been diagnosed with water-borne diseases.

Nearly two months have passed since the approval of the federal budget.

Army told to take over the relief and rescue operations in districts around Multan.

The 64th Independence Day was celebrated with simplicity and special prayers for the flood victims.

The Punjab government has stopped all development projects in the province, ceasing payments to contractors.

The official ceremony for the distribution of the awards will take place on Pakistan Day (March 23, 2011).

Chairman of the authority accused of misappropriation of funds, abuse of authority, illegal postings, harassment.

The government has decided to reinforce its army of officials supervising and monitoring the Ramazan Bazaars.

Aitchison College has called back its boarding students today (August 15), a week before the school reopens.

Nearly 1,000 youths selected two weeks ago to serve in Lahore Police as constables have yet to be given tests.

Incidents of brawls at relief camps, kidnappings, theft and famine are being reported in Punjab.

A report says the floods destroyed 3,132 villages, 5.2 million acre irrigated land, 8.2 million people are displaced.

Police and motorcyclists are gearing up for their traditional battle on August 14.

Dozens of public school students were told to forget the celebrations and help flood victims instead.

Shopkeepers are selling unregulated and potentially dangerous soft drinks in various Ramazan Bazaars.

A father wants the government to pay him the Rs4 million he gave as ransom for his son’s release.

President Safma was speaking at a seminar titled Pakistan in South Asian Context organised by Safma.