Punjab

There are 6,500 farms in Pakistan, against a demand for 4,000.

A BZU professor resigned after he failed to defend himself before a probe into harassment charges against him.

Says he had taken his father to pir sahib because he was possessed by evil spirits.

Nine experts discuss Pakistan’s economic growth at Lahore School of Economics.

Working Women’s Helpline holds orientation on new anti-harassment laws.

Patrolling officers will be given motorbikes soon to improve the security situation.

Officials close 12 inlets but movement on sewerage works uncertain.

Khosa and Mazari beseeched CM to build school in Rojhan.

The exhibition of paintings, graphics and sculptures will continue till May 18.

As fiscal year comes to an end, only Rs75b of development funds spent.

Community accuses Evacuee Trust Property Board of dumping the issue.

Police say there are conflicting reports regarding when the children died.

Asma can see for the first time in 19 years following her eye transplant surgery.

PILER and civil society appeal to Supreme Court to implement compulsory education legislation.

Islampura police refused to register PCS officer’s complaint against other officials.

LHC set aside a LDA notification cancelling the allotment of several residents of Model Town Extension.

Contemporary issues put across as allegories.

Failure to reform tax system, solve energy crisis can squander gains.

Wife refuses husband’s offer of Rs10m house and demands divorce.

Petitioner wants the death sentence issued by the LHC in 1929 to be nullified.

Foreign Ministry informs LHC that the govt has recorded protests with US govt against drone attacks in Pakistan.

Sewage from societies, water park and slums dumped into Canal.

Speakers express support for demands, differ on young doctors’ strategies.

Anti-Terrorism Court acquits those arrested for alleged involvement in the suicide blast that killed 26 in 2008.

PML-Q and PPP workers celebrated outside the Multan Press Club after the coalition between the two political parties.

Administration of a fertiliser factory used over 200 public school children to protest against the district government

5,000 dogs to be killed as danger, first of three 4-day drives already underway.

AAG says Wasa has been given Rs42 million for filtration plants.

Festival will include some 400 artists from Pakistan, Afghanistan.

‘Financial and extremist threats to press freedom have grown’.

Binding material used is the same as the Lahore Fort.

Doctors deny that the woman was operated on by an amateur.

YDA Pakistan says Punjab chapter hurting doctors’ push for higher pay.

Say they will raise objections to project at public hearing on May 6.

Petitioners say LDA cancelled allotments without notice.

Journalists say ethical standards have dropped in race for breaking news.

An anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced Khurrum Butt to death.

The petitioner has also asked the court to ban the APML.

Three Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists and a police constable were injured in a brawl.

Investigation Police claimed to have arrested 50 criminals from 11 gangs.

Security situation not allowing people to approach premises.

Young boy becomes fifth victim of drowning in Busti Waloot.

Clustering of pharmacies around big hospitals ‘unhealthy’.

Rights activists demand better conditions for home-based workers.

DIG orders 15 to maintain a record after calls wrongly reported as ‘bogus’.

Two separate cracker explosions reported in the district.

Safia was locked up by her uncle over property and forced to seek divorce.

NGOs on board to assist with enrolment drive and fill the gaps.

LHC issues notice to PML-N MNA Khwaja Saad Rafiq on application filed by Humayun Akhtar Khan of PML-Q.

Petition questions the transformation of park into residential plots.