Tag: Lahore

Smog forces govt to close schools in Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala...

LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department on Thursday issued a notification directing all schools in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad to remain closed on November 15...

Pollution in Lahore caused by cross-border field fires, Fawad says

Cross border field fires and environmental conditions are the cause of increasing level of pollution in Lahore, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on...

Azadi marchers hold power show in Lahore

--Fazl says Azadi March is a national movement, reiterates demand for PM Imran's resignation --Cellular services partially disrupted amid speculations of govt intentionally denying live...

Another child abducted as police fail to curb crimes in Lahore

--Shahdara police fails to trace woman and her teenage sister who were kidnapped two months ago LAHORE: Despite the public’s protests against the recent increase...

No, Ghulam Rasool Building isn’t being demolished

--Punjab Archaeology Department issues notice to building’s owner, asking him to take immediate steps for its conservation, maintenance LAHORE: The Punjab Archaeology Department has issued a...

Met forecasts more rain for Lahore

LAHORE: The local meteorological department has forecast more rains/thundershower in the provincial capital and the same weather pattern to persist during the next couple...

LHC moved against FIA cybercrime wing over failure to submit progress...

LAHORE: Lahore High Court has been urged to issue directives to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for submission of its biannual performance reports to Parliament...

Massive transfers, postings in ETPB

LAHORE: On various reasons, the newly appointed chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has directed the admin branch of ETPB to transfer some...

330kg obese man undergoes successful surgery in Lahore

LAHORE: 330-kilogram obese man, Noor Hassan, underwent successful surgery on Friday in Lahore, media reported. As per doctors, 100 kg of Noor will be gradually brought...

Long wait for justice: moot discusses Jillani judgement on minorities’ rights

LAHORE: Observing the fifth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court judgement on the protection of religious minorities’ rights, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)...

Punjab govt increases metro fares by Rs10

LAHORE: The Punjab government has increased metro bus fares from Rs 20 to Rs30 with effect from July 1, in the light of the...

Ruckus in House as Opp members reject Punjab budget

LAHORE: The opposition members in the Punjab Assembly on Friday disrupted the session by tearing the copies of the provincial budget for the financial year...

Families of martyred policemen in Data Darbar blast receive cheques from...

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on Thursday met the families of the police officers who lost their lives in Data Darbar suicide blast on...

Former rulers burdened every child with debt, says Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said that former rulers weren't working in the interest of the country and as a...

Shehbaz Sharif returns home

--PML-N president to hold meetings with party leadership, Opp parties ahead of budget sessions  --Marriyum Aurangzeb says PM Imran should 'worry' now that Shehbaz has...

Punjab govt opens 177 rest houses for public

LAHORE: Some 177 rest houses previously in personal use of various departments of the Punjab government have been opened for the general public. As per the...

Taxi driver gets FBR notice over Rs20m transaction

During an ongoing investigation into fake bank accounts being conducted under the supervision of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), a benami account was...