Punjab

Sharif said that Islam stressed women’s empowerment and equal rights for them

Punjab Gender Parity Report launched

The house was set alight following a property dispute

PPP leader claims anti-graft body suppressed in the province

Says she believes it is an attempt to present a softer image of the country to the outside world

The farmers blocked Khanpur Nauranga Road for traffic and chanted slogans against the police

‘Feminism opposes patriarchy, promotes equality between men and women’

Health officials’ performance in various districts reviewed

Jamshed Rehmatullah was the first ever Christian judge to serve on the LHC bench

Chief minister says those criticising the project are against development

Turnip prices drop by 50 per cent

200 schools from 26 cities participate in the competition

PTI leader addresses workers convention in Shahdara

Report to be launched today notes that conviction rate in cases of gender-based violence has declined

Authority signs agreement with 10 leading industries

‘Private Educational Institutions Bill seeks to strangle, not regulate private schools’

Police have launched investigation into incident and efforts are being made to arrest the accused

Rights body claims report received tepid response at every level

APPSMA president said that they would wait till the end of the annual examinations underway in the province

Police said the man had been identified as Shah Jahan, a resident of Chak 214-RB Dhuddiwala

FCCI president criticised the culture perpetuated in prisons, saying inmates were oppressed physically but mentally

History of the haveli has been overshadowed by the girls’ school it houses

Bi-annual meet organised in City

PFUJ president says PEMRA directives curtailed media freedom

Exhibit features work of eight freelance photojournalists

Women head only seven out of Pakistan’s 111 foreign missions

Speakers at a conference discuss status of legal education in Pakistan

Khawaja Hassan said under the proposed solution, the company would replace conventional utility meters with smart ones

Says at new centres owners will be able to get property deeds in just 30 minutes

Theft took place during protests against execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of ex-Punjab Governor Salman Taseer

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was addressing a ceremony of 'Computersation of land record' in Punjab

Industry representatives attempt to showcase country’s potential

The minister said the number of gunny bags to be distributed had also been increased so that there was no shortage

High commissioner says Australia is willing to provide training to entrepreneurs

3,500 child abuse cases reported in 2015

Nearly 200 people participated in the protest

Petitioner had said that reports were not presented in the PAC

Resistance stories and violence during struggles in Lyari were the focus of the paper presented by Kirmani

In the specialised category, the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology stood second

Mehmood says govt trying to steal party’s mandate

According to details, an incensed Azeem had gone to a mosque following a scuffle with his father

Only one woman SCBA president since 1947

SIC leader escapes baton attack from a protester

BLLF accuses Labour Dept of instigating violence

CM says 2 million youths will be trained in various skills under Development Strategy-2018

Local authorities also arrested four village elders who had ordered the "compensation wedding"

Muhammad Shafiq, 50, committed suicide after he lost Rs30,000 on the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match

Most victims got electric shocks after crane pulling vehicle from a ditch hit the high voltage line

Garbage dumping in plots surrounding airport by locals is common practice

CII’s rulings came a day after it voiced concerns on parts of a similar bill recently tabled in the K-P Assembly