Lahoris gasping for breath
LAHORE: The smog in Lahore continues to rise as the Air Quality Index (AQI) broke previous records once again, reaching as high as 732 on Wednesday.
According...
SC directs EPA to submit report in Katas Raj case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit a report on water theft.
A three-member SC bench headed...
Another 2000 Sikh pilgrims arrive in Lahore
LAHORE: Over 2,000 Sikh pilgrims from India arrived here on Wednesday to attend the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.
Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak...
Undemocratic conduct of opposition harming democracy, says Buzdar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that undemocratic conduct of opposition parties was damaging the country.
The chief minister said that the...
Visually impaired people protest for ‘regularised livelihood’ on third consecutive day
LAHORE: Visually impaired protestors on Wednesday demanded the government to ensure "regularised livelihood" on the third consecutive day of their protest sit-in on Mall...
ANF conducts raids in Punjab, seizes drugs
LAHORE: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted separate raids in Faisalabad and Multan and seized large quantities of drugs besides arresting two persons, an ANF...
CM approves phase-wise launch of motorbikes ambulance service in all districts
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has given the approval to launch of motorbikes ambulance service in all the districts of the province in...
Resignation of PM, re-elections are no-go areas: Sarwar
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Wednesday said that resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and re-elections in the country are no go areas.
He took...
Buzdar directs to devise business model for revenue generation
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to devise a business model for revenue generation along-with the direction to early complete CCTV cameras’...
Court angry with protesting medics for abandoning patients
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday expressed anger over postgraduate training doctors – who have been protesting against Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI)...
Students drag Punjab govt to court over polluted environment
The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government, the Punjab Environment Protection Council (PEPC) and other departments on Tuesday on a...
Judge appointed in Sanaullah case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday placed services of District and Sessions Judge Shakir Hussain at the disposal of the federal government...
Punjab Excise Dept fails to regulate liquor sale
--Liquor retailers in Faisalabad, Multan, Murree and Rawalpindi continue to flout legal requirements for purchasing alcohol
--ET&NC’s latest policy gives rise to bootlegging as permit...
Opp should refrain from making Pakistan Army controversial: Sarwar
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Tuesday said that opposition’s attempt to make Pak Army controversial for achieving political interests is against the...
LHC seeks reply from federation on plea demanding JUI-F chief’s arrest
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday conducted hearing on a plea seeking arrest of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
During the...
Cabinet approves amendments in Punjab Local Government Act, 2019
LAHORE: The provincial cabinet of Punjab on Tuesday approved amendments in the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the meeting.
Punjab...
LHC bans blackbuck hunting
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday imposed a ban on the hunting of blackbucks in the Punjab region.
A single-member bench of the...
