Punjab
More News
-
IJT forces anti-autonomy protest on students
Islami Jamiat Talaba demonstrates its iron grip over Govt Islamia College, forcing students to join their protest.
-
Less than a fifth Auqaf income spent on projects
Auqaf Department collected Rs539.4 million from 534 shrines across the province last year.
-
New Irsa chairman appointed
Punjab Irrigation Chief Engineer Rao Irshad Ali Khan is appointed as the new chairman of Indus River System Authority.
-
Action demanded against police
Faridabad area residents stage protests against the murder of a 60-year-old woman allegedly due to police’s beating.
-
Seven girls, one in chains, recovered from brothel
Girls recovered after mother of one of the girls with local residents broke into a house and released them.
-
LDA expects increased revenue
LDA increases this year’s budget projection for development revenue to Rs1.82 billion.
-
Health projects frozen as secretary blocks funding
Not a single paisa of the Rs16 billion allocated for 141 development projects of the Health Dept has been released.
-
Ahl-e-Hadis man held over blasphemy case
Residents of Batapur threaten violence if the man is not arrested for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran.
-
PA denounces Musharraf’s coup, calls for his arrest
Punjab Assembly passes a resolution against Musharraf for “breaching the constitution and imposing a...
-
Police prevent postmortem of alleged torture victim
Police in Multan are reported have forbidden the postmortem of a woman allegedly killed due to police torture.
-
The business of private hostels in the capital
Limited residential accommodation in government educational institutions gives boost to private hostel business.
-
LHC suspends Sohail Zia Butt’s sentence
LHC orders release of PML-N leader Sohail Zia Butt on bail against surety bonds of Rs3 million.
-
Two minor girls for the price of one married woman
The commission agent promised to give two girls in wani and also return the abducted woman to the family.
-
Nowhere to hang his gold medal
CWG Gold medalist Azhar Hussain's family is still reeling from the devastation caused by the flood.
-
Watan Cards for the deceased
Lists for Watan Cards include names of people who have been dead for over a decade.
-
Punjab signs two technical education agreements
Under the agreements, City and Guilds International and British Council will offer cooperation in teachers’...
-
PU to constitute academic experts’ committee
VC says university administration has hired services of highly-educated and experienced agrarian experts for teaching.
-
GCU registrar’s appointment illegal, finds HED
HED maintains registrar's appointment violates the university’s and govt rules.
-
Govt sets its eye on water treatment for the city
Punjab govt signs Rs11 billion agreement to establish water treatment plant in Lahore.
-
Police arrest suspects involved in mosque shooting
Police arrests terrorists who opened fire at worshipers in a mosque in Mian Chunnu, killing one and injuring four.
-
Inspectors ease up on price control
Price control magistrates and shopkeepers reach an unofficial agreement over the frequency of price inspections.
-
GCU’s Ashfaq Ahmad Chair vacant for 4 years
Two candidates have died, remaining contender is ‘disliked by GCU registrar’
-
Police telling victim’s family to reconcile with murderer
Akbari Gate not arresting men accused of murder and not putting a stop to their supporters.
-
Belgian activist urges donors to write off Pakistan’s debt
Jacquemont is currently on a visit to show solidarity with the Anti-Debt Campaigners in Pakistan.
-
Images of women bring rural Sindh to Lahore
Art exhibition titled Dusty Winds, will be displayed at the Ejaz Galleries on Monday
-
‘Are you willing to see a shrink’?
The stigma attached with depression means people often ignore its potentially lethal consequences.
-
Murderers on rampage in Sialkot
Three people including an Afghan national are brutally murdered in separate incidents in the Sialkot.
-
PR looking to rebuild
Pakistan Railways forms several teams to survey the buildings of train stations across the country.
-
Cycle of complicity
Police allegedly castrate a man after he refused to comply with orders to bark like a dog.
-
Sikh elders criticise ETPB for selling trust land
Elders of the Sikh community criticise ETPB for selling the land attached to a Gurdwara without their consent.
-
Forced out of work, home and country
Lawyer flees to Britain after receiving threats and getting fired for allegedly appearing in a pornographic video.
-
Doctors assess terrorism convict’s age
A special medical board assesses whether the convict is a juvenile or adult.
-
Intolerance is the real illness
Lack of tolerance and patience towards mentally ill people is one of the biggest hurdles to developing a society.
-
Vocational training for deserving 10th class students
PEF plans to introduce free-of-charge vocational training for deserving grade 10 students.
-
Hajoom opens at Rohtas 2
Hajoom, a new body of work by NCA associate professor Talat Dabir, goes on display at Rohtas 2.
-
Prank calls lead to kidnapping
Kidnappers trapped the victims by speaking to them on the phone in a “sexy female voice and through SMS messages”.
-
NADRA’s misguided ‘flood formula’
Flood victims accuse NADRA officials of issuing Watan Cards to people who do not qualify for aid.
-
Gearing up for the elections
ECP starts working alongside NADRA on a model project to prepare voter lists and amendments.
-
Sohna, Sanaullah see each other at fault
Labour Minister vows to keep standing for the duration of the session.
-
Link Road crater diverts traffic
A crater 8 to 10 feet long and 6 to 8 feet wide is causing traffic jams on the Model Town Link Road.
-
Air pollution to keep rising until winter rains
Air pollution in the city has increased after the monsoon season and will rise further till December.
-
No resting in peace
Two young boys exhume their grandmother’s corpse and buried it in their village in the middle of the night.
-
Treasures of Lahore exhibited at LUMS
Two day exhibition begins in LUMS today.
-
It all starts with an egg
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) observes Egg Day.
-
Children for auction
Two men decide to sell their children because they had not been issued Watan Cards.
-
Police summoned for harassing married couple
LHC issues notice on registering case against couple despite restraining orders from court.
-
‘Don’t sell your Watan Cards!’
Administration takes serious note of reports that some Watan Card holders are selling the cards for Rs25-30,000.
-
Students against PMDC formula
Around 150 prospective medical students protest against the admissions procedure for medical colleges.
-
5 young artists’ take on society
Exhibition Lakh War Sadkay questions the way things are in the society by making fun of the reigning ‘insanity’.
-
LDA introduces secure property documents
Lahore Development Authority issues documents with special security features for plot sale and title deeds.