‘Meet Nanna’

LAHORE: Renowned cartoonist, Anwar Ali's exhibition went well attended at the Lahore Press Club and many eminent personalities were present at the opening ceremony.
'Meet Nanna' was the title of the exhibition, emphasising cartoons made by Anwar Ali with the central child character of Nanna, based upon his own son when he was a child. In fact Nanna's na

HRCP seminar demands focus on civic education

LAHORE: Primary and secondary education of civics must begin at an elementary level to instill in students a sense of good citizenship and primary curriculum and textbooks must instill tolerance, gender equality and human rights, speakers at a seminar on 'Civic Education in Schools' organised by the Human Resource Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said. The seminar was attended by educationists, curriculum experts and human rights observers.
The speakers noticed the fact that civic

‘US keen to strengthen Pakistan’s energy and health sectors’

LAHORE: The US is keen to strengthen the infrastructure, education, energy and health sectors of Pakistan and would also allocate funds for these sectors, US Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan Robin Raphel said on Tuesday while talking to a selective group of journalists.
She said that the US wants to fund programmes associated with infrastructure development and energy. Raphel said that the federal and provincial governments would be contacted in this regard

IGP determined to ensure security during Moharram

LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tariq Saleem Dogar on Tuesday said law and order should be maintained at all cost during the month of Muharram.
He issued directives while addressing Regional Police Officers' conference in Central Police Office. RPOs from across the province and the CCPO Lahore attended the conference and briefed the IG about security arrangements in their respective areas in Muharram.
The IGP said no one should be allowed to carry weapons

Conference on conflict resolution by FACES

LAHORE: The five-day youth conference, organized by Formation Awareness and Community Empowerment Society (FACES), aims to target students of college and university ages, to bridge cultural and religious differences among communities, and nations.
The students were from Afghanistan, Peshawar and Lahore institutes. Indian students had been invited but did not get visas so they could not be present for the conference.
Though the session consisted of experience sharing among

Punjab being discriminated against in gas supply: CM

LAHORE: Punjab is being discriminated against in the supply of sui gas, which is badly affecting the industrial sector of the province, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday.
He made these remarks while addressing members of the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Shahbaz said that he wants economic prosperity of Punjab and the province be granted its due right. Shahbaz said that he had raised the issue of gas load shedding with the prime minister and the

LHC summons university officials in fake degree cases

LAHORE: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday summoned the Azad Jammu and Kashmir University registrar and controller examinations on November 30 along with the BA degree record of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Malik Riaz from NA-118.
The election tribunal consisting of Justice Azmat Saeed was hearing a petition filed by Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) ticket

Long-drawn-out tenures to end – HED refuses 6 VCs’ extension

LAHORE: Punjab Higher Education Department has denied the extension of six vice chancellors of public sector universities and has instructed the VC Search Committee to advertise for the posts, Pakistan Today learnt on Tuesday.
Sources informed that a summary was sent to the Punjab Chief Minister in which HED highlighted 'unsatisfied progress and administrative weaknesses' as the reasons why their applications for extension were rejected. The six universities include Sargodha

Detainee escapes from LHC bailiff’s custody

LAHORE: A detainee escaped from custody of a bailiff of Lahore High Court on Monday when the official was bringing him all alone to the court from police station Old Anarkali on foot.
The detainee, Pervez alias Peja, was to be produced in the court of Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi in connection with a habeas corpus petition filed by his father.
According to the petitioner, Ludianwala police of Faisalabad had kept his son in illegal detention. And the court had deployed a

LHC seeks report on sugar price surge by November 30

LAHORE: Resentment was expressed on the recent sugar price surge by Justice Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Monday, who directed the federal and provincial governments to submit a report on the same by November 30, after their failure to do so by November 22.
"Government should reply to these serious matters in days and not in months," Justice Saeed observed, adding that it was the responsibility of the government to keep a check on the prices of commodities. The court

‘Shazia was not murdered!’

LAHORE: The court acquitted former Lahore Bar Association President Naeem Chaudhary and three others in the murder case of their maid, Shazia Masih. Muhammad Naeem Chaudhary, his wife, son and sister-in-law were accused of torturing their maid, 12-year-old Shazia Masih, to death.
During the hearing eye-witnesses denied that they had seen the accused torturing Shazia Masih. Declaring that Shazai was not murdered and her death was natural, the court acquitted all the accused on

New bride kidnapped by brothers

LAHORE: Three men sustained bullet injuries in the small hours of Monday over a marriage dispute in the Faisal Town Police precincts. A newly wed bride was kidnapped allegedly by her brothers at gun point.
According to details, Aslam, son of Ashraf, married Sumaira for love against the will of her parents four months ago and settled at his parent's house. Sumaira is from Sahiwal city. Ashraf says he was threatened by his in-laws several times.
On the day of the incident

FIA refuses bargain with NICL chariman prior to arrest

LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials have refused any bargain with Chairman National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) Ayyaz Khan Niaz prior to his arrest, Pakistan Today learnt on Monday.
Well placed FIA sources told Pakistan Today that lawyer of Ayyaz Khan Niazi has contacted the lawyer of FIA and offered them a settlement. Sources said that the lawyer of Ayyaz Khan Niazi requested FIA officials through their lawyer to stop raiding at different residences of

‘CJ should take suo motu against Zardari-accusers’

LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan should take suo motu notice against those who created fake cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab Information Secretary Dr Fakharuddin Chaudhry said on Monday.
Addressing a press conference at a local hotel he said the CJ should nullify all fake cases registered against President Zardari after the confession of Mian Nawaz Sharif regarding his wrongdoings in past during an interview with a prominent

Nov out, winter-wear in for many

LAHORE: The approaching winters are witnessing a wave of mellow excitement hit Lahore, with people getting ready for cold weather by unpacking clothes and blankets.
" Winter is late this year it seems," says Arshad, who feels that winter usually starts in early November. Most of November experienced warm temperatures and very sunny days this time.
People were seen strolling in parks with families as evenings become relatively cooler Even though it is not the time for

Increase in school uniform prices worries parents

LAHORE: The soaring prices of winter uniforms for provincial metropolis' schools and colleges have irked the parents. According to the information available with Pakistan Today, the prices of winter uniforms have increased by at least 20%.
The prices of sweaters, blazers, coats and track suits have gone up considerably as compared to those of the last year. Uniform shops owners have claimed that the prices are going up due to the overall rising inflation rate.
A student of

LHC directs govt to raise Facebook issue on int’l forums

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed federal government to raise at international forums the issue of hosting blasphemous material against prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Holy Quran on Facebook and other websites. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry passed the instructions directing ministry of foreign affairs and ministry of information technology to submit a detailed report till next date of hearing about the steps taken to stop display of derogatory contents against Islam on