Extremism in India will lead to its downfall: Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said that the extremism in India will prove to be the cause of its downfall. Addressing the eighth convocation...

Barood Khana of Lahore Fort all set for tourists

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has successfully completed conservation work at the Barooad Khana (arsenal depot) inside Lahore Fort after installing...

3 more Tezgam fire victims identified through DNA tests

LAHORE: The number of bodies handed over to heirs and relatives of the victims – who had lost their lives in Tezgam Express inferno...

LHC allows Kaira to meet Zardari

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (IHC) on Thursday allowed Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira to hold a meeting with the party’s Co-chairman...

KP CTD officer gunned down in ‘family dispute’

PESHAWAR: A senior official of the Khyber Paskhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) died on the spot from gunshots after unidentified persons opened fire on his car...

Road accident leaves two dead, 15 injured near Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: At least two people were killed and 15 got injured after a speeding coaster collided with a tractor-trolley near Faisalabad in the wee hours of...

Lightning strikes kill 17 people in Sindh districts

MITHI: At least seventeen persons were killed and five others injured in separate thunderbolt strike incidents in Sindh amid heavy rainfall with a thunderstorm...

Talk held on challenges Pakistani women face in journalism

KARACHI: The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) hosted a discussion at the Institute of Business Management (IBA), focused on overcoming the many challenges...

Sindh CM announces to challenge amendment in NAB ordinance

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced to challenge an amendment in the NAB ordinance under which an accused of Rs50...

Pedophile remanded into police custody

A pedophile accused of raping over 30 children was remanded into police custody for five days after a case against him of kidnapping and...

Vegetable prices skyrocket as govt looks on

LAHORE: Tomato prices in local markets of the city have shot up to Rs220-250 per kg while prices of other vegetables have also increased considerably. According...

Govt includes corruption-accused in new CDA board

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has approved the inclusion of former Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman Kamran Lashari in the new 10-member board...

ATC to indict accused in MQM leader’s murder case in next hearing

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of murder case of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Ali Raza Abidi till Nov...

Cleric arrested for molesting, filming children

GUJRANWALA: Police on Wednesday arrested a person who was accused of molesting children and filming the acts. According to police officials, the accused person is...

3 dead, 7 injured in Pasrur accident

PASRUR: Three people killed while seven others severely injured when two vehicles collided head-on here on Wednesday. According to rescue officials, the deadly incident occurred...

Azadi March: Karachi police on alert ahead of JUI-F’s ‘indefinite’ sit-in

KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General (South Zone), Karachi, Sharjil Kharal, has written a letter to the senior superintendents of police (SSP) for the city and south...

Two bogies of Karakoram Express derail

SHEIKHUPURA: Two bogies of Lahore-bound Karakoram express travelling from Karachi derailed here on Wednesday. According to details, the accident occurred when the train rushed into a dead-end...