Vegetable prices skyrocket as govt looks on
LAHORE: Tomato prices in local markets of the city have shot up to Rs220-250 per kg while prices of other vegetables have also increased considerably. According to official rates as of Wednesday, the…
Traffic blocked at Mall road as govt employees stage sit-in
–PLRA, C&W employees along with visually impaired persons stage separate protests in front of Punjab Assembly LAHORE: Mall road experienced severe traffic jams and remained blocked throughout Tuesday as employees of the…
PLGA 2019 shakes up local govt
LAHORE: The Punjab Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) department has imposed the Punjab Local Government Act (PLGA) 2019 whereby new local administrators have been appointed, Pakistan Today learnt on Saturday. Similarly,…
WLCA to repair temple of Loh, Alamgiri Gate by May 2020
–Temple of Prince Loh likely to be opened for public LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has started the conservation process for the interior of Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort…
Punjab Excise Dept fails to regulate liquor sale
–Liquor retailers in Faisalabad, Multan, Murree and Rawalpindi continue to flout legal requirements for purchasing alcohol –ET&NC’s latest policy gives rise to bootlegging as permit holders are being refused premium liquor due…
LCWU recruiting for important posts under dubious circumstances
–Current applicants for offices of examination controller, registrar and treasurer are already working on other posts on additional charge LAHORE: The Lahore College Women University (LCWU) has started the recruitment process for long-vacated…
Smog taking its toll on Lahoris
LAHORE: A total of 345 cases of sickness owing to heavy pollution have been reported in different hospitals of the city, Pakistan Today learnt on Saturday. According to the details, patients come…
Strike ends as PLRA agrees to increase staffers’ salaries
–Final decision will be taken after recommendations from Punjab Finance Department LAHORE: The staff members of Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA) ended their strike on Friday after the board agreed to increase…
Smog chokes Lahore once again
–Govt officials deny failure to implement smog commission’s findings, blame Indian farmers for pollution LAHORE: Punjab government’s claims of making efforts for controlling smog fell short when pollutants once again engulfed several…
Azadi marchers hold power show in Lahore
–Fazl says Azadi March is a national movement, reiterates demand for PM Imran’s resignation –Cellular services partially disrupted amid speculations of govt intentionally denying live coverage to protesters –Shehbaz assures Fazl of…
Christians demand return of Peshawar’s Edwardes College
–Clergy leaders say won’t allow KP govt to grab church-owned property LAHORE: The Peshawar High Court’s ruling in favour of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for assuming control of the church-owned historical Edwardes…
Lahore traders observe strike in protest of tax policies
LAHORE: Lahore traders called for a two-day strike on Tuesday in protest of the government’s tax policy and conditions on providing CNIC. On day one of the strike all major markets in…
WCLA to revive Dastan Goi sessions in November
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) will be starting Dastan Goi (storytelling) at the Royal Kitchens in Lahore Fort from November 1, 2019, where the first story to be narrated…
BJP-led India an equal threat to Christians, Muslims: Bishop Dr Azad
–Raiwind bishop says 1,400 incidents of Christian persecution reported since BJP govt took power in India –Pakistani Christians demand immediate lifting of curfew and lockdown in Kashmir –Appeals PM Imran to return…
Punjab Police gears up for Azadi March
-Detailed security arrangements to be made once plan for Azadi March is clarified by JUI-F LAHORE: The Punjab Police is all set to deal with Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam’s (JUI-F) Azadi March and has…
WASA officials under probe over multiple allegations of corruption
–WASA Director Abdul Kareem, sub-engineer Hamza, Ichra SDO Zahid Hussain, Ichra XEN Sufiyan Habib, sub-engineer Amir Tufail and sub engineer Usama under investigation –Cash was allegedly misappropriated through non-existent labour work, illegal contracts and…
Stronger institutions will lead to civilian supremacy: moot
LAHORE: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal and other eminent experts on Sunday argued that the supremacy of constitution, independent media and rule of law were imperative for a strong…