Tag: Lahore

Law enforcement agencies dealing with antisocial elements: CM Askari

LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi said on Sunday that police and other law enforcement agencies were “heedfully playing their...

‘Moderately corrupt’ candidate hopes to become next prime minister

LAHORE: A candidate running for Lahore’s NA-125 has adopted a rather strange slogan during electioneering. It reads: “Thori rishwat, kaam ziyada. Wazir-e-Azam, Amber Shahzada!”...

Nip and tuck struggle between PML-N, PTI expected in NA-134

--NA-134 only constituency with four provincial assembly seats   LAHORE: The overall changing political scenario of the country has shown its impact on national assembly’s NA-134 constituency,...

Second monsoon spell to remain active, alert issued: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The second monsoon spell is likely to remain active while low to medium flooding is expected in Chenab along with associated nullahs of...

Around 5,457 clinics run by quacks sealed since Eid

LAHORE: Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has closed down 5,457 fake treatment centres in its fresh drive after Eidul Fitr in the province. According to available...

Education should be prioritised: minister

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Syed Ali Zafar has said that education should be prioritised like the issues of water shortage, energy...

PPP comes down hard on politics of electables

---Party leaders condemn blocking Chairman Bilawal's Uch Sharif convoy, saying it refreshed memories of 2013 elections when PPP was stopped by Taliban --No compromise to...

Hot, humid conditions to persist in most parts of province

LAHORE: Mainly hot and dry weather will persist across Punjab including the provincial capital on Monday, according to the Met Office forecast. The maximum temperature...

Children among eight injured in Lahore gas leakage blast

LAHORE: At least eight people including children were injured due to gas leakage followed by a blast in a shop in the provincial capital on...

Overwhelmed by public’s response during Lahore-Sahiwal rally: Shehbaz

--PML-N president criticises PPP for 'ruining' Karachi   LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and ex-Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that he was overwhelmed...

Rain disrupts life in City

Traffic gridlocks across Lahore as major roads flood Over 150 LESCO feeders trip, affecting power, water supplies   LAHORE: Citizens on Tuesday suffered as rain lashed the...

VIDEO: Huge sinkhole emerges on Lahore’s Mall Road after heavy rain

LAHORE: The heavy rainfall, as we all know, has affected various parts of Lahore on Tuesday. Following this, the city turned into 'Venice', yet again....

Lahore drowns in record rain

Four die of electrocution, two of roof collapse as rain breaks decades-old record  Urban flooding, power outages irk citizens Shehbaz, Askari indulge...

Petrol filling stations charging higher than govt mandated prices

LAHORE: Petrol stations in the provincial capital are selling petrol and diesel to consumers at exorbitant prices, charging even higher than the new prices...

Fire erupts at Lahore Expo Centre

LAHORE: Flames erupted at Lahore International Expo Centre where a rescue operation was soon launched to extinguish the fire and help those stranded inside,...

PML-N prepares for a test of nerves in NA-125

--After change of tactics for Maryam Nawaz, NA-125 to witness a tough contest between PTI’s Dr Yasmin and PML-N’s Waheed --Long-lasting PML-N support in Mozang fades...

Imran Khan will lose miserably from Lahore, predicts Kh Saad

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday that his main opponent from NA-131, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, will...