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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 central...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...