Tag: Lahore

Departments to undergo special audit, says Buzdar

--NFC members led by Federal Finance Minister Asad Umar call on CM LAHORE: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Javed Jahangir called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar...

Police arrest gang demanding Bitcoin as ransom

Police arrested a gang demanding Bitcoin as ransom after kidnapping a person, a local media outlet reported while quoting a police report. Lahore’s deputy commissioner’s...

Buzdar suspends Mayo Hospital MS, chief pharmacist over negligence

--Punjab CM expresses dissatisfaction during surprise visit to Mayo Hospital LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar paid a surprise visit to Mayo Hospital on Wednesday...

Punjab IGP suspends 40 DSPs over corruption

LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Amjad Javed Saleemi has suspended 40 deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) after they were proved guilty in corruption charges. The Regional...

CM Buzdar inaugurates 100-bed rehab

--Task force formed for eradication of narcotics across province LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday inaugurated a 100-bed drug rehabilitation centre at the...

Youth dies, five injured in road accident

LAHORE: A youth died while five others were injured in multiple collision of vehicles in the provincial capital on Monday. Police said that due to speeding,...

18-year-old girl allegedly raped in Lahore

LAHORE: An 18 years old girl was allegedly raped here on Sunday. As per details, the girl was drugged and raped when she visited the house...

Another diagnosed with dengue virus in Lahore

Lahore: A 14-year-old girl has been diagnosed with dengue virus in the Hanjarwal area. The affected girl is under treatment at the isolation ward...

Maryam says she was ‘denied’ permission to meet Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz said Friday she was denied the permission to meet her father Nawaz Sharif who is incarcerated at...

Nawaz tells family ‘difficult time will pass’

Refusing the provincial government’s offer to pay for medical treatment in the country, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday conveyed to his family...

Govt to reform local bodies, police: Samsam

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Syed Samsam Bukhari Monday said the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would introduce a new set of reforms and legislation to...

Gang selling ‘lizard oil’ arrested

The Punjab Wildlife Department on Sunday busted a gang involved in illegal trade of selling ‘oil of wild lizard’ in Lahore. According to a report, in...

Govt to introduce online portal system for teachers

The Punjab government will soon introduce an online portal system for the transfers of teachers to facilitate them and curb corruption. According to earlier reports,...

Bilawal says visit to Nawaz ‘not political’

--PPP chairman seeks better healthcare for ex-prime minister Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that his meeting with former prime minister...

Citizen booked for beating traffic warden in Lahore

LAHORE: A case has been registered against a citizen for overspeeding and then beating the constable on duty here on Saturday. According to details, a...

First liver transplant carried out at PKLI

The first-ever successful transplant of liver was conducted at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) on Saturday. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid expressed...

First Lady Bushra Bibi pays surprise visit to Gulab Devi Hospital

LAHORE: First Lady Bushra Imran Khan paid a surprise visit to a government hospital in Lahore. According to details, during her visit to the Gulab Devi...