Pakistan to host eight PSL matches next year
Eight matches of Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) 2019 edition will be played in the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided after its meeting with all stakeholders. A press release issued by the…
Lahore’s transgender community to boycott elections amid ECP’s neglect
—Say ECP failed to include separate section for them in nomination papers Transgender community in Lahore on Monday announced to boycott the upcoming coming elections. Transgender Neeli Rana told a private news…
Journalist mysteriously goes missing
LAHORE: Colleagues of a senior journalist have reported of his disappearance here in Lahore after workhours late Friday night. Owner and editor of daily Mubasreen’s Gulzar Chaudhry’s co-workers have alleged that he remains…
PTI ignores party’s old guards from Lahore in awarding tickets
—Workers express resentment over awarding tickets to turncoats —Old guards including Yasir Gillani, Allama Iqbal’s grandson Waleed Iqbal ignored LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is once again in hot water within its own…
Caretaker CM reviews matters related to budget, security
LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi presided over separate meetings here on Saturday to review budget-related matters and security issues across the province. Speaking during the meeting, Dr…
PTI’s former ticket holder Faisal Niazi joins PML-N
KHANEWAL: Faisal Khan Niazi, a former ticket-holder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in PP-209 constituency, joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) here Saturday after his party did not award him a ticket to contest the 2018…
Al-Quds Day observed against Israeli state terrorism in Palestine
LAHORE: Al-Quds Day was observed throughout Punjab as in other provinces of the country on Friday. Rallies, seminars, protest demonstrations and various other activities were arranged to condemn Israeli state terrorism against the…
84 Sikh pilgrims reach Lahore
LAHORE: About 84 Indian Sikh yatrees arrived here on Friday through Wagha Railway Station to observe the day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Secretary Tariq Khan Wazir, Pardhan…
Lahore’s private school suspends 1,200 students over fee issue
LAHORE: A private school on Friday sent suspension notices to at least 1,200 students enrolled in different campuses all over the city because the parents had allegedly not paid the summer vacation fee.…
Citizens vexed as 46 hours of power outage adds to scorching heat
–Some areas without power for over two days –Others facing 10 to 12 hours of load shedding LAHORE: After the windstorm that struck Lahore on Tuesday evening, residents of the metropolis have suffered…
Four arrested in Lahore for taking liver donors to India
FIA team arrests gang members from a nearby village from Wagha border LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested a four-member gang allegedly involved in scamming and taking liver transplant donors…
Kacha Jail Road residents suffer due to unattended sewage
LAHORE: The residents of Kacha Jail Road area in Kot Lakhpat of the provincial capital have been facing severe problems due to the stranded sewerage water in their streets, Pakistan Today observed on Sunday.…
Shehbaz Sharif vows to ‘continue public service’ after July 25
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that he will further move the voyage of public service ahead even after July 25, adding that his party has always worked hard…
Hot, dry weather to persist for a few days
LAHORE: Persistent dry weather in Punjab’s plains resulted in the mercury reaching 43 degrees centigrade in the provincial capital on Friday. Experts of the meteorological department said that the harsh weather conditions would…
Heatstroke victims suffer as authorities bat no eye
–Patients complain of improper treatment at govt-run hospitals –Health dept spokesman says ‘situation under control’ LAHORE: Amidst the heatwave that has taken over the entire province for the past couple of weeks, not…
Unannounced, prolonged power cuts persist despite rising mercury level
–Lahore’s current demand surges to 4000MW, an all-time high –Residents of metropolis being provided low voltage that damage electronic appliances LAHORE: Residents of various areas of the metropolis on Monday witnessed yet another…
Illegal activities surge in jails under officials’ nose
LAHORE: A so-called rate list to accept bribes is fixed in different jails of the provincial capital by which prisoners are ‘allowed’ to do illegal activities, including the use of mobile phones and…