Tag: Sialkot

A 5-storey commercial building collapsed here at Kashmir road, injuring one person while casualties were also feared, rescue officials said on Tuesday. According to officials,...

The robbers continued their looting spree in Sialkot district, depriving citizens of their hard-earned money and other valuables on late Wednesday night. Police said a...

The Pakistan Army would soon set up an international standard public recreational park over 18 acres of land along the bank of seasonal nullah...

The Sialkot Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has planned to establish two slaughterhouses and four graveyards in the outskirts of the city. According to the TMA...

SIALKOT - Pakistan Engineering Council Chairperson Rukhsana Zuberi has said that surgical industry of Sialkot has a huge potential of increasing its exports globally and exploring and capturing the new international trade markets. She stated this while addressing the participants of a day-long workshop on "Challenges and Potentials of Sialkot's Surgical Industry". She underlined the need to promote solar energy in surgical industry, saying that it was high time that every one should

LAHORE - Lahore Tiger overwhelmed Yu Slim CC by one run while Sialkot Senior Green brushed aside Gujranwala Senior by 28 runs in the 13th National Seniors Cricket Cup in Central Punjab Zone.
In Group F tie at Model Town Green Ground, Lahore Tiger made 247-7 with Muhammad Saif 63, Karamat Ali 43, Muneer Ahmed 37, Asad Aziz 27 and man of the match Tahir Sheikh 31. Masood Ali 3-34, and Hafiz Saeed 2-30 were the wicket takers but their team fell one short of target with 246.

SIALKOT - A severe dust storm left at least 11 people dead and 50 others injured in Sialkot near the Pak-India border on Saturday afternoon.The storm, described by some people as a tornado, devastated Bahadarpura, Machchraala and Chakraala villages near Head Marala, as most of the houses collapsed amidst high-intensity wind while hundreds of cattle were also reportedly killed.
According to the locals, the strong winds sent the people, buffaloes, cars, motorcycles and tractor

SIALKOT - Hundreds of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers raged against the attitude of PML-N central leader and MNA Kahwaja Muhammad Asif towards the party workers, saying he had divided the PML-N in Sialkot into several groups for his personal political gains. During a convention of PML-N workers held at Union Council Shahabpura in which more than 600 party workers participated, the workers alleged MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif was getting fictitious cases registered against

LAHORE - The elections for the posts of President, Secretary and Treasurer of the District Cricket Association (DCA) Sialkot will be held on March 4 at 9:30 am at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
As per the schedule, hearing of appeals against the decision of Scrutiny Committee will be followed by decision of appeals, granting of voting rights to clubs whose appeals are accepted, briefing, filing and hearing of objections (if any) against the candidates of DCA Sialkot and elections of

SIALKOT - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has planned to show its power in the district as senior PPP leaders, the AJK president, the Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, will address public meetings here.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Raja Zulqarnain, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and Federal Industries Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim will jointly inaugurate several socio-economic development and public welfare-oriented projects worth

SIALKOT - The Sialkot District Bar Association (DBA) has urged the Pakistan government not to hand Raymond Davis over to the US, demanding his trial by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan. At a meeting chaired by DBA President Khalid Ali Chaudhary, the lawyers strongly condemned the Pakistan government's alleged soft corner for Raymond Davis because of America's pressure.
They expressed concern over the incident in which Shumaila, wife of Faheem, one of the victims,

LAHORE - Two more witnesses of the Sialkot lynching case Saturday recorded their statements in an anti-terrorism court (ATC), which summoned all the witnesses on February 25, a private TV channel reported.
Hearing of the lynching case, in which two brothers were killed by a mob, was held at the Central Jail Gujranwala. Two witnesses, Shehzad, a journalist, and Sakhawat Ali recorded their statements, while defence lawyers also completed their cross-examination. According to the

LAHORE - A division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday granted bail to former SHO Sialkot Sadar Rana Ilyas who was one of the key accused in Sialkot lynching case.
The bench comprising of Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry and Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan ordered to submit a surety bond of Rs 200,000 and two personal sureties for the purpose.
The bench passed the order on a bail petition filed by Rana Ilyas through his counsel submitting that a case was registered against

SIALKOT - Valentine's Day was partially celebrated in Sialkot as people, especially youngsters, were witnessed in a large number at flower shops, but there was no significant activity in the educational institutions regarding the day. Many college and university students in colourful clothes marked the day along with their loved ones in parks, hotels and other public places.
The Garrison Park was filled with young couples, especially in the evening. The reports also revealed that

SIALKOT - Hundreds of students of local seminaries on Sunday took out a rally in connection with Jashn-e-Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) in the city. The rally passed through all the city main roads and bazaars.
The participants were carrying banners, placards and green flags, welcoming the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal. They were also reciting Kalima Tayyaba and Naats on loudspeakers. Jamaat-e-Ahle Sunnah Punjab Amir Allama Qari Khalid Mehmood and other local religious clerics led the rally.

SIALKOT - PML-N MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday said Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had approved a special grant of Rs 700 million for 10 mega socio-economic and public welfare-oriented projects. Addressing a party workers' meeting, he said this development package would be a gift from the CM to the people of Sialkot.
He told the participants of the meeting that work was briskly underway for the widening and reconstruction of main Sialkot-Daska-Gujranwala Road, adding this

SIALKOT - The Sialkot civic departments have miserably failed to resolve traffic problems. Traffic mess on almost every road is still an unresolved problem and this speaks of professional incompetence and negligence of the department. Traffic jams have now become a routine feature.
It also irritates and frustrates people especially those travelling in an emergency. One can witness worst traffic situations at peak hours on Kutchery Road, Paris Road, Chowk Allama Iqbal, Railway