Tag: Punjab

Schools to remain closed in Punjab on Thursday

The Punjab government has announced that schools will remain closed on Thursday due to extreme smog and presence of dangerous toxins in the air. In...

Smog chokes Lahore once again

--Govt officials deny failure to implement smog commission’s findings, blame Indian farmers for pollution LAHORE: Punjab government’s claims of making efforts for controlling smog fell...

Have burnt all bridges, says Fazl as march enters Punjab

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Azadi March entered Punjab on Monday evening after reaching Kot Sabzal town in the Rahim Yar Khan district after travelling from...

IGP orders removal of checkposts across Punjab

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Capt (r) Arif Nawaz Khan directed the field officers to remove checkposts except inter-provincial and inter-district checkposts  across the province and...

Quake devastates Pakistan, leaves 23 dead

--Police official says there's a lot of damage to infrastructure in Mirpur; roads sunk down --PM expresses grief over loss of lives, directs NDMA to...

Punjab govt to hold Sikh conventions

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to hold Sikh conventions as part of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Sikkhism’s founder, Guru Nanak. Sikhs from...

Punjab releases data of de-weaponisation campaign

The Punjab government has released the data of the de-weaponisation campaign conducted across Punjab. The data includes the number of operations conducted, weapons recovered and...

80pc Punjab government employees are non-filers

LAHORE: In order to keep a check on the income and assets of the government employees the government has made it compulsory for all...

Kaira says ‘Patriot-II’ in the making

--PPP leader demands action against Sindh governor if he's in contact with PPP lawmakers LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday...

Nigerian delegation lauds healthcare initiatives in Punjab

LAHORE: On the invitation of Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid and Punjab Health Services Director General Dr Haroon Jahangir, 16-member Nigerian delegation visited...

Five killed as bus rams into rickshaw in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH: At least five persons were killed and two others injured when a speeding bus rammed into a motorcycle-rickshaw in Muzaffargarh on Saturday. According to Rescue...

Cheated by a Pakistani lover, Indonesian woman leaves Pakistan

LAHORE: A disheartened Indonesian woman left Pakistan on Wednesday after being cheated by a Pakistani man, who lured her through a famous social networking website with...

PM Imran assigns tasks to Buzdar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to personally monitor the working of institutions responsible for law and order...

Previous govts to blame for country’s poor economic conditions, says Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is determined to materialise the dream of Naya Pakistan. In a...

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...

HRCP secures release of bonded workers

LAHORE: Sixty-three bonded labourers have been recovered from a brick kiln in Basti Pir Ismail near Multan, following a writ petition filed by the Human...

Buzdar lauds PM Imran on his fight against corruption

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the address of Prime Minister Imran Khan was the voice of the whole nation. He...