Punjab

Punjab government indefinitely prolongs two weekly offs for government employees.

Govt constitutes admission’s committee for the public sector medical colleges including some legal advisors.

The Janam Ashtami (the birthday of Lord Krishna) was celebrated on Thursday at the Krishna Temple.

Participants held banners saying ‘establishment of the district education authority not acceptable’.

E&T Department stops issuing blue number plates to autonomous public institutions starting September 5.

FIR registered against 5 people and 6 policemen arrested after mob allegedly kills man by repeated attacks of bricks.

Parents allege police had refused to register the case despite their repeated visits.

Each night, between 10pm and 1am, Imran Dancer entertains traffic with a variety of dances.

Rescue 15 police provided services to curb robberies, car and motorcycle thefts, according to records.

CDA overpaid the firm contracted for the project, whose initial winning of the tender had also raised eyebrows.

More than 300 cases of multiple nature were pending in different police stations since 2005.

LDA postpones its budget exercise for the fiscal year 2010-11 for an indefinite period.

Lahore High Court issues show cause notice to special secretary after he suggests paying ransom was a crime.

Dealers may sell the product at higher than approved rates.

LAC plans to revive Adabi Bethak, which has not been very active for several months.

Naan sellers raise price by Re1. Naan is now selling at Rs6 in the city.

Administration sets up 93 centres and forms 186 mobile teams to vaccinate children, pregnant women and general public.

CDGL has approves approx 500 building plans without referring them to the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency.

Speaker says that he had no power to restore Rana’s seat after her resignation.

Illegal use of residential units as business centres is gaining momentum in the federal capital.

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police often find themselves under a hail of verbal bullets.

Long queues witnessed outside uniform stores in the federal capital as soon as Eidul Fitr holidays end.

Gas loadshedding continues for a third consecutive day with more than 1,500 factories in Punjab still without gas.

Secondhand mobile phone dealers in areas with a high phone-snatching rate have complained of harassment by the police.

After four days of Eid holidays, the city has come back to life, starting to resume its normal day-to-day functioning.

The LDA has set up a special cell to issue ‘secure paper’ documents concerning land ownership.

The Punjab government is to appeal to the Supreme Court following the Lahore High Court’s ruling,

A survey has already been initiated to assess flood losses in the district.

The LHC CJ adjourned the hearing of the appeal seeking enhancement in the punishment of Hijratullah till September 16.

The shortage of fruit and vegetables that hit during Eid holidays will come to an end this Wednesday, vendors say.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is currently wasting 30 million gallons of water each day.

The monsoon rains caused the dead stream along Trail 5 to flow again.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has long since completed its project of making Saidpur a model village.

Flood relief activities that took a dive on Eidul Fitr were still down on Tuesday.

Schools in flood zones may not resume classes soon because many school buildings are being used to provide shelter.

Three patients have suffocated to death, after a fire broke out in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in Sialkot district with simplicity, religious zeal and a renewed commitment to rebuild.

Expect gas, CNG and electricity shortages as the Qadirpur gas field is being closed for repairs for seven days.

Flood victims in different districts of southern Punjab have begun rebuilding their houses.

Cm Shahbaz Sharif visited the Children’s Hospita where he distributed Eidi and gifts among the young children.

The city witnessed a lot of activity on Eid-ul-Fitr with people seen celebrating the day outdoors.

Lahore saw a peaceful Eid this year as threats of terrorism did not materialise.

One passenger was killed and 17 were injured when a tourist van fell into a deep ravine at Company Bagh near Murree.

The controversy over the appointment of the new chairman of SZPGMI took a new turn.

The suffering and plight of those affected by the floods was not forgotten on Eid.

Pakistani students enrolled in US universities have recently resorted to Facebook to organise fund-raisers.

There are many people every year, who start celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr by visiting graveyards.

Contractor opened fire on Arsalan alias ‘Cheena’ after the eunuch refused to accompany him back home.

A child died as a result of not receiving timely medical treatment due to the security protocol of CM Punjab.

Five people were killed in an accident in Shujaabad area of Multan as a train hit a rickshaw.