Punjab

Companies say comopetition for Valentine’s Day sales has increased.

The tablets purchased at cheaper rates were not sent for tests at the lab before being issued.

Bank robbed of around Rs2.3m in cash and jewelry worth more than Rs200m.

Report states workers do not wear protective gear because they consider them a hindrance in their work.

Hints complainant had sold her daughter in marriage.

Doctors describe 5-year-old’s condition as critical.

Couple had returned to village a week ago at their parents’ request.

Says he has obtained nomination papers, will consult others.

Will distribute 20m pamphlets on dengue.

Police say internal security was organised by Expo Centre management.

29th anniversary resolution condemns military govt, Islamisation.

Latest initiative for addressing public grievances called ‘a waste of public money’.

Poetry recitals, live music entertain an appreciative audience.

‘Move will create traffic problems on Multan Road and Canal Road’.

Labourers not given safety equipment as stated in EIA report.

After Sessio­ns Judge Rashid Qamar learnt about incide­nt, he went to Centra­l Jail himsel­f in order to free the boy.

Petitioner Muhammad Saleem contended that on his father Faqeer Muhammad died at the PIC.

Doctors say lack of sterilisation risks spreading disease.

One to serve life term, three co-accused get benefit of doubt.

Rescue 1122 says buildings should have alarm and sprinkler systems.

UNESCO is preparing a national water sector strategy, including an action and investment plan.

Health Dept says ‘administrative changes’ causing delay.

Judge grants after-arrest bail to Bakht Bedar Shah , pre-arrest bail to his wife Razia Sultana, daughter Asia Batool.

Committee to improve govt’s image, raise awareness of initiatives.

Four-day event set to start on February 16.

The other YDA faction distances itself from the call.

Rare book sellers say there is a limited clientele for their wares.

Both aid workers being held by the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan.

Shah is a close aide of LeJ’s operational chief Malik Ishaq.

Relatives of Gulzar, 8, and Asif face off following dispute over bike-rent.

Workshop participants discuss gender equality, interfaith harmony.

Owners claim insufficient time given to install scrubbers.

University of Liverpool will train 10 UHS students every year.

Arrest was ordered by a court on Friday following a complaint filed by Sher Khan, son of Zaheer Khan, the detained man

Two hundred students have two corpses.

Losses estimated at over Rs2 billion.

Says programmes are in progress which would add 1800 MW to the grid.

Owners want murder charges to be removed from the FIR, claiming themselves to be a victim of the collapse as well.

Patients have been told to use the medicines, which were cleared by labs in Lahore, London and Switzerland.

Protesting transporters gave a week’s time to the government to withdraw its decision.

Medicines were sent to Central Drug Testing Laboratory in Karachi.

Mother found the three lying dead in a pool of blood after coming back from work.

Citizens say police do not cooperate with complainants.

Gender sensitisation, sex definitions and gender-based violence discussed.

Petitioners’ pharma company, set up in 1983, was licenced and had been paying its taxes.

The institute will be granted $1m by a US NGO, 125 kanals by the Punjab govt.

Two sides almost engage in brawl as disagreement escalates.

Residents douse suspected robbers in kerosene.

Protesters reject corruption allegations against Engr Shaukat.

Met Office says no evidence of rising temperatures in Pakistan yet.