Tag: Old

Old govt houses to be demolished to construct new flats: CADD...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry Wednesday told the National Assembly that old government houses would be...

96-year-old convicted Auschwitz guard pleas to avoid prison

BERLIN: A former Auschwitz death camp guard has launched a bid for clemency in a final bid to avoid serving his sentence as an...

Two dead over old enmity in Dera Murad Jamali

DERA MURAD JAMALI: A woman among two people died and two others were injured when armed men of rival group stormed a residential house...

Trump claims North Korea’s Kim insulted him by calling him ‘old’

HANOI: US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him...

75-year-old man stabs wife to death!

A 75-year-old man stabbed his wife to death over a petty dispute and later handed himself over to the police. According to details, accused Latif,...

Old people have rights too!

Speakers at a workshop on Monday stressed the need for making legislation for the welfare of senior citizens. The one-day provincial consultation workshop for...

Old buildings continue to pose threat

As the rainy season has been started, old buildings which were constructed one hundred years ago are in a dilapidated condition and pose a...

‘EOBI will change people’s lives forever’

Federal Minister Wajahat Hussain has said that the Employers Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), a welfare organisation, is doing its level best to bring...

82-year-old student dies just days after being awarded degree

An octogenarian who battled ill health to finish a demanding degree course has died within days of his landmark graduation. A smiling Roger Roberts,...

The truths behind old wives’ tales

It is simply taken as fact that swimming after eating will cause you to cramp up and drown. And everyone knows that sitting too...

Four held for digging old grave

A woman, her son and two labourers were arrested for digging an old grave in the Shahzad Town police precincts. Police said Malang Shah...

Old Ravians Union commemorates one of its own

The Old Ravains Union has expressed deep sorrow at the sad demise of legendary actor and Old Ravian Dev Anand. Dev graduated in English...

CDA to preserve historical sites and old trees

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is making ‘concrete’ efforts to conserve the historical trees and archeological sites in the city in order to help...

Get old and used tyres out of the city, Shahbaz orders

The Punjab government on Thursday imposed a ban for one month on transportation of old and used tyres from Lahore under Section 144. The step...

Turning back to ‘old natural ways’

In the light of recommendations and suggestions, the natural paths of rainwater will be used to drain water from the rain-hit districts of Sindh...

No place for the elderly in today’s society?

In contemporary times, where money measures everything, old people are weighed as an economic liability and a social burden. Old age is observed as...

5-year old maid recovered

Locals from Johar Town with the help of Township Police late on Sunday night recovered maid Amna, 5, subjected to severe torture and detained...