Shahab Omer

Shahab Omer

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WCLA, Akhuwat join hands to facilitate transgender personsLAHORE

WCLA, Akhuwat join hands to facilitate transgender persons

–Technical skills development training programme for transgender persons living inside walled city launched –HIV testing centre in collaboration with Punjab HIV-AIDS Control Program also established LAHORE: Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA), in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/29/wcla-akhuwat-join-hands-to-facilitate-transgender-persons/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 29, 2018
FIA launches crackdown against illegal DTH businessesLAHORE

FIA launches crackdown against illegal DTH businesses

–517 dishes confiscated, 13 persons held in different cities –Online stores continue selling illegal equipment as authorities target physical markets LAHORE: On the orders of the Supreme Court, a massive crackdown has been<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/27/fia-launches-crackdown-against-illegal-dth-businesses/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 27, 2018
Irrigation department fails to retrieve illegally occupied landLAHORE

Irrigation department fails to retrieve illegally occupied land

LAHORE: Amid the Punjab government’s massive anti-encroachment campaign across the province, the Irrigation Department has failed to retrieve its illegally-occupied land near Thokar Niaz Baig where bungalows and industrial units stand erected. According<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/26/irrigation-department-fails-to-retrieve-illegally-occupied-land-from-mafia/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 26, 2018
PIC fails to update list of govt depts’ information officersLAHORE

PIC fails to update list of govt depts’ information officers

–Punjab Information Commission chief commissioner says cannot keep list of PIOs updated amid massive shuffling, transfers in govt sector LAHORE: Punjab Information Commission (PIC) has failed to update the list of public information<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/24/pic-fails-to-update-list-of-govt-depts-information-officers/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 24, 2018
Police officer dies as people resist encroachment driveLAHORE

Police officer dies as people resist encroachment drive

–As many as 95 temporary and permanent encroachments removed in Shah Alami, Rang Mehal LAHORE: A police sub-inspector (SI) was killed as people resisted an anti-encroachment operation in the Data Darbar area of the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/24/encroachments-razed-in-shah-alami-rang-mehal/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 24, 2018
PCD in slumber as govt offices, high-rise buildings lack fire safety measuresLAHORE

PCD in slumber as govt offices, high-rise buildings lack fire safety measures

–Staff at most offices also short of necessary training to deal with fire –Civil Defence training and coordination assistant director says departments don’t usually respond to PCD’s letters regarding training sessions LAHORE: Owing<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/23/pcd-in-slumber-as-govt-offices-high-rise-buildings-lack-firefighting-equipment/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 23, 2018
E-challans: No gender-based, road-wise records maintained so farLAHORE

E-challans: No gender-based, road-wise records maintained so far

LAHORE: Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA) has failed to maintain the road-wise and gender-based data of traffic rules violators while generating a revenue worth more than Rs10 million through the 100,000 e-challans that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/22/e-challans-no-gender-based-road-wise-records-maintained-so-far/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 22, 2018
Walled City hosts surprise vintage car rallyLAHORE

Walled City hosts surprise vintage car rally

LAHORE: A surprise vintage cars rally paraded across the roads of the Walled City on Saturday and finally concluded at the Lahore Fort. The 14-car fleet included different models of Mercedes, Ford, Morris<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/20/walled-city-hosts-surprise-vintage-car-rally/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 20, 2018
Commuters unhappy with govt’s decision to end subsidy on metro busLAHORE

Commuters unhappy with govt’s decision to end subsidy on metro bus

–Punjab info minister says no decision taken to increase metro fares –Says govt considering options to keep project running in feasible way LAHORE: With the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Punjab government proposing to end<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/19/commuters-unhappy-with-govts-decision-to-end-subsidy-on-metro-bus/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 19, 2018
Govt jacks up Sightseeing Lahore Bus Service faresLAHORE

Govt jacks up Sightseeing Lahore Bus Service fares

–TDCP spokesperson says price hike won’t affect tourism LAHORE: Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) on Thursday hiked fares for the Sightseeing Lahore Bus Service, which will go in effect from November 1.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/18/govt-jacks-up-sightseeing-lahore-bus-service-fares/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 18, 2018
LTC fails to launch 208 buses on 12 vacant routesLAHORE

LTC fails to launch 208 buses on 12 vacant routes

–PTI govt plans to run LTC under Punjab Transport Department LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has failed to launch as many as 208 buses on the 12 vacant routes whereas this project<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/17/ltc-fails-to-launch-208-buses-on-12-vacant-routes/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 17, 2018
Students in quandary after land grabbers take over trust schoolLAHORE

Students in quandary after land grabbers take over trust school

–Darul Hikmat Trust School land allegedly being sold off by former director, accomplices as Board appears helpless in salvaging institute serving students from less privileged homes –PTI MNA Shunila Ruth says illegal<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/16/students-in-quandary-after-land-grabbers-take-over-trust-school/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 16, 2018