Busted : Six fined Rs90,000 for poaching falcon, hogdeer
LAHORE: Six people have been fined Rs90,000 under Section 38 of Wildlife Act (restrictions on hunting) for poaching falcons and hogdeer in Gujranwala division. Special raiding teams, constituted by...
View ArticleAllama Iqbal Town I: ‘All needs taken care of’
LAHORE: A tough competition is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidates in union council no212 – that includes Allama Iqbal Town’s Muslim,...
View ArticleEligibility: Plea for scrutiny parameters in local govt polls dismissed
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the incorporation of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution for scrutiny of the candidates in the Punjab Local Government Act 2013....
View ArticleEnsuring peace: 18,000 cops to be deployed in city for LG polls
LAHORE: Lahore police have finalised a security plan for the upcoming local government elections. A meeting in this regard was held at Qila Gujjar Singh Police Lines on Tuesday. Operations DIG Dr...
View ArticleLackadaisical approach : Use of low-grade material slammed
JAMRUD: FATA Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Directorate DG Sajjad Khan slammed the use of low-grade material in ongoing development projects. He said Infrastructure Director Imran Gulzar and Mian...
View ArticleIn unison : Punjab supports K-P in rehabilitation
PESHAWAR: Punjab provincial government sent 50 trucks filled with relief goods to K-P for victims of the earthquake. The trucks were transporting at least 30,000 tents, blankets and food packets along...
View ArticleBane of existence: Businessmen in K-P bemoan crippling taxes
PESHAWAR: The business community has urged the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to not impose further taxes on them. This was said during a meeting convened by Minister for Finance Muzaffar Said at the...
View ArticleSeeing is believing: Two suspects held for beating woman ‘thief’
KARACHI: Two suspects were rounded up on Wednesday after a video which went viral on social and electronic media showing a woman allegedly caught for stealing valuables from a shopping centre in...
View ArticleNo black flags: Parties withdraw protest planned for Imran’s visit
SWABI: Seven political parties withdrew their call for a protest planned for the arrival of PTI Chairperson Imran Khan in Swabi ANP, JUI-F, PML-N, QWP, PPP, JI and Swabi Democratic Alliance announced...
View ArticleUnprecedented move: ECP secretary gets 3-year extension
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Babar Yaqoob Fateh Malik, who would be reaching superannuation on October 31, has been given an unprecedented extension for another three...
View ArticleBeijing moot: ‘Pakistan ensured free education’
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Education and Professional Training Muhammad Balighur Rehman on Wednesday said Pakistan has ensured free compulsory education and established centres for research to...
View Article139th foreign execution: Pakistani executed in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: A Pakistani national, convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple, was executed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The interior ministry said that Amal Jan Hajji had been found guilty of killing...
View ArticleSC disposes of plea for Dr Asim’s hospitlisation
ISLAMABAD: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking Dr Asim Hussain’s hospitalisation after it reviewed report of a seven-member medical board that declared...
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Punjab police looking into possible extremist infiltration
ISLAMABAD: A Punjab police team investigating bogus police recruits is looking into possible infiltration into the force by terrorists and members of banned outfits, especially Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)...
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Pakistan greatest obstacle to a polio-free world: ICG
ISLAMABAD: An international non-governmental organisation has criticised Pakistan on reporting the highest number of polio cases than any other country and, therefore, becoming the ‘greatest obstacle...
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Twin church bombings: ATC indicts 20 in Youhannabad lynching case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday framed charges against 20 accused belonging to the Christian community for allegedly lynching two Muslim men following deadly suicide bombings in the...
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Yemen child prodigy badly burned in wedding bombing
DUBAI: A child prodigy who once dreamed of leading a Yemeni space programme, 15-year old Abdullah al-Sanabani may now lose his leg and fingers after a suspected Saudi-led air strike on a family wedding...
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5 short-lived celebrity marriages that made headlines
Marriage is a beautiful union of two people but not everyone is fortunate enough to be blessed with a happily-ever-after in spite of good intentions. We present to you the five short-lived celebrity...
View ArticleVienna meet could lead to wider Saudi-Iran talks: UN
DUBAI: Iran’s first-ever participation in international talks on Syria could lead to wider negotiations between arch-rivals Tehran and Riyadh on the conflicts in Yemen and Iraq, a UN official said. “I...
View ArticleMideast foes join key talks on Syria’s fate
VIENNA: Major powers, including arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia who back opposing sides in Syria, met for the first time Friday in search of a political solution to the devastating war. Top diplomats...
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