LHC reserves verdict on pleas against Hamza’s election as CM Punjab
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on pleas against election of Hamza Shahbaz as Chief Minister of Punjab.
A five member larger bench headed by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan will resume the hearing on Thursday.…
Pakistan reports 541 coronavirus cases, 1 death in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,535,144. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,393 on Wednesday.
According to the latest…
Angry residents protest against unannounced loadshedding in Lahore
Unscheduled loadshedding has been intensified in Lahore and several localities of the city are hit by long power outages amid hot and humid weather.
Residents from various areas of Lahore are facing numerous hardships due to unannounced…
CM Hamza seeks report from IGP, orders strict action against accused
RAPE-CUM-MURDER OF CHILD IN MANDI BAHAUDDIN
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has sought a report from Inspector General of Police about rape-cum-murder of a child in Mandi Bahauddin.
The chief minister ordered…
CTO reviews traffic arrangements at cattle markets
Says no animal or vehicles will be allowed to park on the main road
LAHORE - Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore Muntazir Mehdi on Tuesday visited the city cattle markets to review comprehensive traffic arrangements for the…
Timely investigation of criminal cases stressed
LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana has stressed upon the need of timely investigation of cases purely on merit and completion of challans to ensure provision of speedy justice to the victims…
‘Over Rs1b soft loans given under PRS’
LAHORE - Punjab Industries Department Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi on Tuesday said that loans are being provided on easy terms to start business under Punjab Rozgaar Scheme (PRS). Chairing a meeting to review progress on PRS…
Special funds allocated for treatment of cancer patients, claims minister
LAHORE - Punjab Health Minister Khwaja Salman Rafique on Tuesday said that the provincial government had allocated special funds for treatment of cancer patients in the budget 2022-23.
He was presiding over a meeting here at the…
Ch Shujat declares support for Parvez Elahi
LAHORE - An important development concerning Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s petition challenging Hamza Shehbaz’s election as the Punjab Chief Minister; and Monday’s court decision about five reserved seats to be allocated to the PTI…
PML-N all set to win by-polls, believes minister
LAHORE - Provincial Law Minister Malik Ahmad Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) wanted free and fair by-election on 20 seats of the Punjab Assembly and every support from the government side would be…
PM cancels inauguration of projects to follow election code
LAHORE - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif cancelled inaugurating a power plant in Kahuta area on the advice of provincial Election Commission Punjab on Tuesday as the area falls under limits of PP-7 Rawalpindi where a…
Sessions Court grants interim bail to 14 PTI leaders
LAHORE - A sessions court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest interim bail to 14 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders till July 20 in another case of violence and damaging public property during the party’s recent long march.
The court…
Two development schemes worth Rs2.834b approved
LAHORE - The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Tuesday approved two development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs2.834 billion. These schemes were approved in the 83rd PDWP meeting of current…
LDA demolishes, seals various illegal buildings
LAHORE - The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Town Planning Wing Zone-V Tuesday demolished as well as sealed various illegal buildings here at LDA Avenue-I, Raiwind Road and Jubilee Town. According to the spokesperson for LDA…
No respite amid sizzling heat as outages grip citizens
LAHORE - Amid sizzling hot weather, power outages have severely hit Pakistan as the citizens have been enduring up to 14 hours of power loadshedding.
All urban centers, such as Karachi, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, and…