HIV: A silent epidemic plaguing thousands in Punjab
LAHORE: There is an inconspicuous spread of the HIV disease which has inflicted thousands of people in Punjab, with about 3,878 cases of AIDS having been reported so far in the province in…
Enemy will be responded in kind: Punjab Rangers DG
SIALKOT: The Punjab Rangers Director General General Azhar visited the Sialkot working boundary, in areas of Char Wah and Harpal Sector which were affected by Indian firing that martyred 6 and injure 26.…
‘Constitution is solution to all unrest’
LAHORE: Intellectuals and scholars, present at a roundtable talk which was organised by two think-tanks “Soch” and PINA, said that the solution of all unrest brewing in the society lies in pursuing the…
Worsening parking issues expose poor urban planning
‘Design of our cities is not in-sync with our transport policies’ LAHORE: Parking issues are becoming worse in the provincial capital, despite the contours of Lahore stretching and expanding the city, exposing…
CM reviews security arrangements for Muharram
LAHORE: A high-level meeting was held today under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review security arrangements for maintaining law & order during the Muharram-ul-Haram. Addressing the meeting, the chief…
Punjab govt files intra-court appeal against LHC order to release Model Town probe report
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday filed an intra-court appeal in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the decision of a single bench which ordered the government to release the judicial enquiry…
PAT moves LHC seeking Shehbaz Sharif’s name on ECL
LAHORE: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Friday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the court directives for putting the name of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif name on the Exit…
Students torch six buses in Faisalabad after speeding bus crushes boy
FAISALABAD: Students from Government Islamia College in Faisalabad set six buses on fire on Friday after one of their classmates was crushed under a speeding bus on Sargodha Road. Haider, a second…
PAT protesters rally outside Civil Secretariat, demand release of Najafi report
LAHORE: A large number of local leaders and workers of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) protested outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat on Friday, demanding the release of a copy of Justice Baqar…
Punjab College bags top positions in PU B. Com result
LAHORE: According to a recently announced Punjab University (PU) B. Com Result 2017, students of Punjab College clinched 1st and 3rd positions. Namra Naeem and Kainat Gul were declared first and third with…
Model Town victims see ray of hope after LHC order
LAHORE: Bismah, a student of intermediate second year, was standing outside the central secretariat of Minhaj-ul-Quran on Thursday in Model Town, making the victory sign as Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the…
Presence of hepatitis, other diseases among food handlers
— PFA report paints an alarming picture of diseases spreading in provincial capital LAHORE: Due to consumption of unhygienic food and lack of cleanliness at food points, the number of hepatitis patients…
Elizabeth Kennedy visits PR headquarters
LAHORE: Newly appointed Lahore US Consul General Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Railways Headquarters, Lahore, where she met Pakistan Railways (PR) CEO Muhammad Javed Anwar. The consul general,…
WCR marks Int’l Peace Day
LAHORE: The World Council of Religions-Pakistan (WCR) organised a special conference on Thursday in Lahore to mark the International Peace Day just ahead of Islamic month of Muharram-ul-Haram. Hundred of minority leaders,…
Basit stresses public awareness against anti-state organisations
–Says public must ensure financial aid not used against Pakistan LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) President Abdul Basit has said that the business community is very grateful to the people…
CM compensates family of martyred constable
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the widow and other family members of martyred Constable Javed Iqbal of Punjab Anti-Terrorism Force in Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday. He paid rich tributes to…
‘Protocol’ for IK, CM Khattak lands Gomal University top official in hot water
LAHORE: The Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, has ordered an enquiry against its Additional Registrar (Establishment) Aslam Pervaiz for imprudent use of the word “protocol” in a notification regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…