Increasing population threat to human survival: CM Buzdar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the population explosion is a threat to human survival. In his message on World Population Day on Saturday, the CM stated…
2,096 Karachi policemen infected with coronavirus to date
KARACHI: As many as 2,096 members of the police force have been infected by the novel coronavirus in Karachi, a spokesperson of Sindh Police said on Saturday. “In last two days, 171…
Lahore woman arrested for torturing four-year-old niece with hot knife
LAHORE: A woman was responsible for torturing her four-year-old niece in Lahore, it came to light on Saturday. As per the details, the incident occurred in Lahore’s Nishtar Colony, where an aunt…
Former Punjab prosecutor general Zahid Hussain Bukhari passes away
LAHORE: Senior lawyer Syed Zahid Hussain Bokhari – who served as a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge and Punjab prosecutor general – passed away due to cardiac arrest in Lahore on Saturday.…
PTI govt plans ‘most modern city’ worth Rs5tr near Lahore
LAHORE: The Punjab government is planning to develop a “most modern city” over an area of more than one 100,000 acres near Lahore. According to a statement, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar…
Traders to stage nationwide protest against govt’s ‘poor economic policies’
LAHORE: All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran (APAT) has decided to stage a nationwide protest against the government’s poor economic policies, while the traders will gather in Lahore on July 18 and reach Islamabad to…
Family accuses Peshawar police of protecting Christian man’s murderers
ISLAMABAD: Family members of Nadeem Joseph, a Christian man murdered in Peshawar over a minor brawl with his neighbour last month, and some people from the community announced a hunger strike on…
LHC suspends Punjab commissioners’ trial, sentencing powers
LAHORE: Punjab commissioners no longer have the special powers to conduct trials on price control and sentence people after the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the provincial government’s June 18 notification on Thursday.…
Virus peak has passed, claims minister
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Thursday claimed that the coronavirus cases in the province peaked in June and were now observing a decline. The statement comes days after the chief…
PMA deficit reaches RS 375 million
LAHORE: The Punjab Mass-Transit Authority’s (PMA) deficit has reached Rs375 million due to the closure of metro bus service for 105 days while no decision has been taken to restore the service…
Punjab to conduct physical verification of flour, sugar mills’ stocks
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal and Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik jointly chaired an important meeting held at the Camp Office on Wednesday to review the action against…
Further delays in Peshawar BRT won’t be tolerated, warns KP CM
PESHAWAR: A high-level meeting to review progress on the completion of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project was held here Wednesday with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. The…
Smart lockdown in seven Lahore neighbourhoods
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday decided to impose smart lockdown in seven neighbourhoods of the city following a significant surge in coronavirus cases there. According to details, the areas that will be…
Cop dead, two injured in Swabi police encounter
PESHAWAR: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was martyred while two constables sustained injuries during an encounter in the Swabi district on Wednesday. According to police, an encounter took place between police…
Pakistani health-tech startup secures six-figure investment
LAHORE: Pakistani startup emeds.pk has successfully secured USD 250,000 seed funding from a London-based tech company, VM Interactive. As accessing medicines online becomes a preferred option for a growing number of consumers…
Balochistan gets 120 ventilators to treat critically-ill Covid-19 patients
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday handed over 120 ventilators to the Balochistan government to assist its healthcare department in its fight against Covid-19. Earlier on Monday, Minister for Science and…
Public hearing of power outage complaints against K-Electric on July 10
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced to hold a public hearing of complaints regarding excessive electricity load-shedding by K-Electric. The regulatory body, in a press release, said that…