LHC declares appointment of CEO LTC illegal
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday declared the appointment of Mariam Khawar as chief executive officer of Lahore Transport Company (LTC) illegal and ordered to remove her from the post.…
Lahori ‘prankster’ taints stand-up comedy show with transphobia, ill-bred behaviour
Trans comedian Anaya Sheikh was heckled and harassed onstage with abusive slurs during her performance by Youtube prankster Shahrik Shah at a comedy night held at a cafe in Johar Town on…
Punjab governor supports return of all missionary edu institutes to church
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Tuesday assured religious leaders of the Christian community that he will use his influence to restore the control of all missionary-founded educational institutes to the church.…
Global warming, smog declared big problems of coming future during moot
LAHORE: Global warming is a big issue due to which environmental pollution and smog are increasing day by day whereas the stakeholders of this crisis have to prepare themselves to face the…
Man arrested for impersonating police officer in Karachi
KARACHI: Karachi police arrest a man on Tuesday for impersonating a police officer and robbing people in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. “The suspect, Gul Muhammad, committed several crimes while donning a police uniform,”…
Sindh govt to spend Rs500 million to neuter dogs
KARACHI: With an aim to contain the ever-growing cases of dog-bites in the province, the Sindh government would soon launch a neutering programme at a cost of Rs500 million, Pakistan Today learnt on…
Police arrest five-member dacoit gang in Karachi
KARACHI: Police on Monday arrested a five-member dacoit gang involved in robbing people coming out of banks. Addressing media, senior superintendent of police [SSP] central said that the arrested suspects confessed to…
Jacobabad woman killed in name of honor
JACOBABAD: Two brothers on Tuesday killed their 22-year old sister in name of honor in Jacobabad and threw the body in a canal. According to details, two brothers, Ahmed Ali Buledi and…
ANF seizes prohibited chemical worth Rs12.48bn
HUB: An Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) team on Tuesday recovered over 950 drums filled with a chemical used in heroin from a container near Hub River Road. According to ANF spokesman, the container was…
Compensation payment to Amal’s parents approved, SC told
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Advocate General Salman Talibuddin on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that provincial Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had approved the payment of compensation to the parents of Amal Umer – the…
Court to indict Agha Siraj in assets case on Dec 3
KARACHI: An accountability court on Tuesday decided to indict Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and other accused in the ongoing investigation into assets beyond known sources of income. In today’s hearing…
Ismail denies differences within coalition parties
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Tuesday ruled out any differences between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its coalition partners at the federal. Speaking to journalists here, he said there are no differences within the…
Illegal land allotment petition against PSP chief maintainable, court declares
KARACHI: An accountability court in Karachi on Tuesday declared as maintainable an illegal land allotment reference against Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal. The development came as the court rejected a…
Five dead, over 40 injured in Kasur road accident
KASUR: At least five people died and more than 40 injured in a collision between two passenger buses here on Tuesday. According to details, two Lahore-bound passenger buses collided near Bhalo Stop at Ferozpur…
Buzdar orders effective measures to control price hike
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday expressed outrage over the failure of concerned authorities in acting against rising inflation. In a meeting, he ordered officials to immediately take strict action…
SC orders Railways to submit Royal Palm lease plan in 15 days
LAHORE: The Supreme Court has directed the Pakistan Railways to submit a proper plan about leasing out the land for Lahore’s Royal Palm Golf and Country Club in 15 days. Authorities have…
Land grabbers gun down girl, injure five others in Barki village
LAHORE: A group of suspected land grabbers shot dead a girl and wounded five others, including two women, over a land dispute in the city’s Defence area the other day. A video…