Lawyers attack PIC, casualties feared
LAHORE: Scores of lawyers attacked the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) in Lahore on Wednesday. While the reason for the attack remains unidentified as of yet, it has emerged that a female…
PTI govt flags off Shehbaz’s train project
–Governmentt will pay Rs13.3bn for consuming 108MW –Transport minister says project will help save Rs15bn annually LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Tuesday re-inaugurated the test run of Orange Line Metro…
Meesha moves SC over LHC’s dismissal of sexual harassment complaint
Singer Meesha Shafi on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court (SC) over the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) dismissal of her petition challenging the decisions of Punjab governor and provincial ombudsperson, requesting the top court…
Shehbaz calls for end of double standards on human rights
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif has said that observing International Human Rights Day is pointless until the rights of the crushed people of Indian…
Punjab govt gives price control powers to magistrates
— Govt gives approval to Police Rules 1934 for tribal areas of Rajanpur and DG Khan — Service delivery mechanism to be strengthened, says Buzdar LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet, in its 21st…
LHC seeks JIT reports in Model Town incident
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday summoned reports of both Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) over the 2014 Model Town incident. LHC was hearing petitions filed against the formation of a new…
Bid to smuggle non-custom paid cigarettes foiled
LAHORE: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Tuesday thwarted a smuggling bid at Lahore airport. According to the ASF spokesperson, a passenger, Amjad Javed, flying to Jeddah via Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)…
LHC seeks report on govt’s policy to curb smog threat
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday summoned a report on government’s policy to handle the increasing air pollution and smog in the Punjab province. The development came as Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh conducted…
LUMS professor ‘disappears’ after students lodge sexual harassment complaint
LAHORE: A professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has mysteriously “disappeared” after students attempted to register complaints of misconduct and sexual harassment against him with the administration. According to…
No let up in Lahore’s crime rate
LAHORE: The Punjab police have failed to control crime in the provincial capital as proven by figures of 2019 in comparison with those of 2018, Pakistan Today learnt reliably on Monday. A…
Chinese scholars, LCWA join heads to discuss matters of mutual interest
LAHORE: The first round of discussions between the Lahore Council for World Affairs (LCWA) and the visiting scholars of the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) was held at the Lahore Gymkhana on…
Engine driver dies as train crashes with dumper in Sargodha
LAHORE: A Lahore-bound train crashed with a dumper at a railway crossing here on Monday killing the assistant engine driver. The railway engine derailed in the incident, which caused the death of…
Khawaja brothers’ judicial remand extended in Paragon housing scam
LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique till December 23 in the Paragon Housing…
Corruption biggest hurdle in progress: Sarwar
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Monday said corruption is the biggest hurdle in the country’s progress and prosperity. In his message on the International Anti-Corruption Day which is being observed today,…
Woman dies after being set ablaze by husband in Jhang
JHANG: A case was registered against a suspect and his accomplices after he allegedly set ablaze his wife in Ahmed Sial, a city in Jhang district, police said on Monday. The case was registered…
CITY NOTES: Crimes do not pay (but some do)
It was a violent past few days. Misri Shah is known for violent crime, but even it must have been shocked by the killing of two twins Faizan and Rehman Sadiq in…
Dolphin policeman martyred in encounter with dacoits
LAHORE: An official of Dolphin Force was martyred in an encounter with armed dacoits on Mehmood Booti Bandar Road, area of Lahore on Sunday. According to reports, the Dolphin Force team No…