Tag: Multan

Khurshid Shah, Gilani condemn “cowardly attack” in Multan

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah and former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani visited Nishtar Hospital in Multan on Monday morning...

Lawyers’ community boycotts court proceedings against target killing

The lawyers community held protest demonstrations across the country and boycotted the court proceedings Monday against the target killing of advocate Ameer Haider. Reports from...

Murderer executed in Multan

On Thursday, Multan’s Central Jail executed a death row prisoner convicted of killing at least six people. According to local media, Maqbool Hussain was found...

Downpour catches Punjab by surprise

Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of Punjab including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore on Sunday.

9 schoolchildren injured in Multan roof collapse incident

Rescue officials said 16 students were sent home after they were provided first-aid.

Multan Airport opens to the world

Sharif says new wing of airport will boost exports of fruit, particularly mango

Bahauddin Zakariya Urs celebrations begin in Multan

MULTAN- Three-day celebration on the 775th Annual Urs of Sufi Saint Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya began in Multan on Friday. Sajada Nasheen Shah Mahmood Qureshi inaugrated the...

Multan: Man shoots wife and step son over family dispute

MULTAN- A man killed his wife and step son over a family clash in Thathi Laal area of Multan on Wednesday, a private news channel...

Multan murder-convict Romeo steals limelight on local channels

MULTAN- For around four hours, Pakistani news channels gave live coverage to an eccentric event in Multan District Jail on Friday where a prisoner climbed...

Government official shot dead at office in Multan

MULTAN Deputy Director of Industrial Department, Chaudhry Ghulam Haider, was shot dead on Wednesday in his office in Multan, a private news channel reported. According...

NA-149 by-election: Voting underway, Dogar hopes to win by heavy margin,...

MULTAN- Voting for National Assembly constituency NA-149 Multan II went underway at around 9am on Thursday and is scheduled to continue till 5pm in the evening,...

Hashmi can’t vote in NA-149 by-election tommorrow

MULTAN- Veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi will not be able to cast his vote for Thursday's by-election in NA-149 Multan II in which he...

PTI responsible for stampede deaths, say police

As another victim of Friday’s stampede in Multan breathed his last Saturday, the local police, provincial administration, senior politicians and political observers have held the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) responsible for the deaths of eight people at Qasim Bagh Stadium, terming the event an unashamed display of a grossly mismanaged affair.

Punjab govt forms 3-member committee to probe Multan tragedy

Secretary for Environment Iqbal Muhammad Chauhan, DIG Ali Amir and Special Secretary Interior Dr Shoaib Akbar are the three members of the committee, which has been directed to present a report to the Punjab chief minister in the next two to three days.

Rigging concerns reflect PTI’s fear of defeat in Multan by-poll: Hashmi

Former president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said Thursday that his former party’s concerns over possible rigging in the upcoming by-election...

Chenab river diverted to save cities from floods

ISLAMABAD — Military specialists blew up dikes in central Pakistan to divert swollen rivers and save cities from raging floods that have killed hundreds of...

Half of Multan saved from flood, Muzaffargarh on tenterhooks

Army blows up Head Mohammad Wala to divert floodwater from Akber embankment PM directs officials to accelerate relief efforts and present national disaster management plan...