Punjab

Two men decide to sell their children because they had not been issued Watan Cards.

LHC issues notice on registering case against couple despite restraining orders from court.

Administration takes serious note of reports that some Watan Card holders are selling the cards for Rs25-30,000.

Around 150 prospective medical students protest against the admissions procedure for medical colleges.

Exhibition Lakh War Sadkay questions the way things are in the society by making fun of the reigning ‘insanity’.

Lahore Development Authority issues documents with special security features for plot sale and title deeds.

Two protests aree organised against the administration for irregularities in Watan Card distribution.

Pakistan moves from a low-risk to a moderate-risk country for cervical cancer.

LHC bench decides to start unilateral proceedings on petitions challenging President's holding of dual offices.

Twin suicide attacks in Clifton, Karachi bear similarities to the one in Lahore.

Punjab govt should debate one-time flood tax proposal rather than outright reject it, say opposition members.

Mujtaba Shahbaz, a citizen, filed the petition expressing his concern about alleged anomalies in HED hiring.

Rana Sanullah says floods affected 880,000 families in 1,778 villages and 11 districts in Punjab.

TAs unhappy with their appointment, feel they should have been offered the lecturer posts that they applied for.

New district and sessions’ judge says he respects lawyers and hopes that they help him in dispending justice.

Lahore tops the district wise break up of complaints filed with the Punjab Ombudsman with 1,356 complaints during 2009

Cafe aims to provide poets, artists and intellectuals platform for literary discussions, seminars and other activities

Waiting times have ballooned to 90 minutes and the number of buses plying Lahores roads cut by three-quarters.

Stone crushers in Sargodha complain the govt has failed to provide them with any security or facilities.

Armed men break into Multan Institute of Cardiology, broke down doors of executive director’s room.

Annual dastaar bandi ceremony of eunuchs from across Punjab held in a local marriage hall amid tight security.

A young man died after allegedly being beaten-up by police during a stampede by desperate flood victims.

An 85-year-old man ends up in hospital after marrying a 20-year-old, his third marriage.

Petition challenges admission policy for students of A-level in medical colleges.

Solid Waste Management Dept is currently unconcerned about a strike called by a sweepers union.

Two people suffer minor burn injuries due to a fire in the store of Orthopaedic Operation Theatre of Services Hospital

Teachers observe WTD as a black day in all 72 public universities of the country.

Over 15 couples are wed in a mass marriage ceremony in Daska.

Three men torture their sister-in-law, a case is registered against them by district and sessions judge.

Five children of a factory worker have been suffering from a mysterious disease that has left them all paralysed.

Asma Jehangir and Ahmad Awais gear up their campaign with only three weeks left to showdown.

Breaking of a major breach bank of the Indus has led to fresh displacements in Sujawal.

Establishment of boards of governors in 26 colleges is not a step towards privatisation, says Punjab Law Minister.

The Punjab Bar Council demands that all resignations tendered by lawyers be accepted regardless of withdrawals.

Punjab Finance Minister says Rs50 billion to be deducted from the Rs190 billion development budget.

Report is sought on a petition against the alleged abduction and extradition of 7 Pakistani citizens.

Faculty members say in a letter that they are not disclosing their identity for fear of severe victimisation.

Around a 100 Indian Sikhs who are expected to come to Pakistan have not been given visas.

Media personnel banned at a hospital after reporters receive information about death of a child due to negligence.

In Aroop police station’s Pambooki area, a rival gang kills six members of a family over an old enmity.

Teachers unions will mark World Teachers Day today Teachers’ Grievances Day.

Officers won the first round of a legal battle over alleged unfair promotions by the IG of the motorway police.

People say govt should assign special zone for public protests or ban them from The Mall to avoid traffic congestion.

Lawyers are given free rein by city’s police as they held a protest rally on The Mall.

Protests took place in Dera Ghazi Khan against the administration and govt for not giving Watan cards.

Jinnah Hospital's emergency ward closes down as medical staff protests after doctors are beaten up.

World Animal Day will be observed on Monday with a special emphasis in the Punjab on animals affected by the floods.

LDA receives Rs45.96 million in the 16 days since the inception of its one-window cell.

Cultural centre for children inaugurates at Upper Mall.

Pakistan Bar Council, Punjab Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar Association call strikes, ask members to stage rallies.