Punjab

Special committee approves draft bill, to be passed by Aug 15.

Eid holidays are a busy time for the police and officials involved in emergency services.

Customers say prices have doubled over the last two weeks.

Man alleges that the police had illegally detained his daughter.

Police claimed on Thursday to have killed two robbers in a shootout.

A judge issued a notice to a station house officer for not registering a case against a jail superintendent.

Small entrepreneurs and rickshaw drivers prepped for big night.

Kardar suggests foreign scholarship programmes fund institutions.

Officials in grades one to 16 get between Rs2,000 and Rs7,000.

Officials handed out flowers and iftar packets to commuters as part of a public relations exercise.

The lawyers said that the move to change the date of the presidential elections was unconstitutional.

Amicus curie Farieha Aziz was speaking before the Lahore High Court challenging the ban on YouTube.

PDMA set up a sub-office at Jampur to provide edibles and essential commodities to flood-affected people.

Conspirators would not be allowed to succeed, participants say.

HSSC result most likely to be announced by September 25.

Claims a panchayat has set Rs1m bounty for whoever kills them.

As many as 114 Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) tube well operators have not received wages.

Muhammad Saleem transfered from post of chief executive officer of Lesco for saving electricity by stopping theft.

Ombudsman found that old PPSC policy was unfair to graduates of public medical colleges.

Client allegedly posed as American spy, did not pay him and made death threats.

The kidnapper was traced through thumbprint on NADRA form.

Ministry of Water and Power and Lesco Chief Engineer Rao Zameer told to submit report and comments on the matter.

He was fined Rs100,000, in case of non-payment, he would undergo further imprisonment for three days.

Prof advises those feeling feverish not to travel during holidays.

3,800 police personnel to be on security duty on Eid, says Faisalabad police spokesperson.

LHC told that the minister is away for Umra.

Jails in Punjab have exceeded capacity by nearly 8,000 prisoners.

DPO was also told to liaise with the Rescue 1122 district emergency officer and the Civil Defence district officer.

Petitioner’s counsel submitted that PHA had begun construction even though the law barred structures in parks.

Muhammad Arif, the respondent, said the crop had not grown because the seeds had not been sown properly.

River Chenab was in low level flood on Tuesday with flow recorded at 122,226 cusecs at Head Marala.

Of these, six were killed in Kahna, three in North Cantt, one in Ghaziabad, one in Missri Shah and two in Gujjarpura.

Sources in the BISE said that the interviews would be conducted by the three-member BISE search committee.

Teams will visit public places and teach citizens about pollution.

Union says overworked teachers being penalised unfairly.

YDA to protest unless independent commission set up for fresh polls.

District coordination officer says food, medicines being supplied to affected areas.

Child rights activists believe that the children and their families need counselling.

Consultants to be hired to assess potential routes in Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan.

Miscellaneous charges violate PMDC rules, says petitioners’ counsel.

By the time the girls were pulled out, they were already dead.

Usman and two of his employees have been arrested.

The respondent was not available for comment.

Petitioner says producers inserted clauses in contract after signing.

Father initially accuses old rivals of attack.

APWA training women in UPS, solar panel manufacture.

Provincial Minister for Communication and Works Malik Tanveer Aslam will chair the committee.

According to the study, 13 out of 100,000 women in Pakistan die of cervical cancer.

Chinese experts to visit soon in connection with solar power project.

Petitioner said she was kept locked up for a long time and was not even allowed to attend the baby’s funeral.