Tag: Faisalabad

Names of Faisalabad Zakat Committee members approved

The Provincial Zakat Council Punjab on Saturday approved the names of seven members of the Faisalabad District Zakat Committee, including two women. This was...

Punjab taekwondo team off to Faisalabad

The Punjab taekwondo team comprising nine players and a coach have left for Faisalabad to take part in the Inter Provincial Youth Under-14 Boys...

Super Eight T20 Cup from 24th at Faisalabad

The Pakistan Cricket Board, in partnership with Faysal Bank Limited, is holding the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup 2010-11 for the first time...

Chinese engineers assaulted by Faisalabad’s villagers

Villagers of Faisalabad’s rural area of Shamaalpur assaulted five Chinese engineers, severely wounding them. As per media reports, these Chinese engineers were working over a...

18th Punjab Karate from 11th at Faisalabad

The Punjab Karate Association in collaboration with District Karate Association Faisalabad is organising the 18th Punjab Boys and Girls Karate Championship from June 11...

GCU Faisalabad signs MoU with US university

Government College University (GCU) Faisalabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a US-based Ohio State University for the promotion of higher education. The...

Modern bus terminal on the cards in Faisalabad

In a landmark decision, The Punjab government has unveiled a plan to give a new look to the GTS bus terminal located in the...

Rivals kill two, injure one in shootout in Faisalabad

Rizwan, Shan and their accomplices killed their rival’s driver and a hitchhiker and injured his father. According to details, Omar, a resident of Chak...

Private banks employees to be scrutinised in Faisalabad

After the incident in which a bank driver drove away a cash van carrying Rs 525 million, police authorities have decided to scrutinise the...

Plan afoot to revamp city transport system in Faisalabad

Divisional Commissioner Syed Tahir Hussain has said that Faisalabad Urban Transport Service (FUTS) will be reactivated into a true service provider as per public...

Faisalabad RPO in fresh move to arrest criminals

Taking a serious notice of the increasing wave of crimes in the city, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Aftab Ahmed Cheema has issued strict orders...

Faisalabad passport office a hub of bribery

The Faisalabad passport office is the only place where agents openly negotiate the amount of bribes to get the passport issued, without any fear...

Faisalabad clinch PHF Super League

Faisalabad thrashed Lahore by five goals to two in the final to clinch the 3rd PHF Junior Super Hockey League here at the National...

Lahore down Faisalabad to reclaim top place in PHF Junior League

Multan, Lahore and Karachi won their matches on Thursday while Sialkot held PHF Academy to a draw in the 3rd PHF Junior Super Hockey...

Faisalabad win basketball contest

KHANEWAL - Faisalabad defeated Mianchanu to win the All-Punjab Young's Five Floodlight Basketball Tournament at the Rana Shabbir Stadium, Khanewal. A total of 18 teams from various districts of the Punjab participated in the tournament. Khanewal District Information Officer Muhammad Imran Aslam was the chief guest at the final and distributed prizes among the winners and runner-ups.

Faisalabad industrialists up in arms over gas shortages

FAISALABAD - Thousands of textile workers and industrialists streamed into city streets, once again, to protest against three-day weekly gas load-shedding that has literally crushed the business activity in the city called the Manchester of Pakistan.
The industry figures have threatened to turn the intermittent protests into an organised movement and have announced to reschedule their long march to Islamabad that was earlier called off at the intervention of Punjab Chief Minster

Faisalabad could host T20 event in June

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has chalked out plans for another Twenty20 tournament which will be added to the domestic calendar this summer. The PCB has decided to stage a 'Super Eights' Twenty20 tournament in June this year. A senior PCB official has confirmed that discussions were held at a recent Cricket Committee Meeting and plans were in place for the competition to commence in June. "While 13 teams took part in the previous competition, this time around top eight teams