Punjab

PMLN reclaims NA 122 - Maintaining his winning streak, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PMLN) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Sunday defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Aleem Khan by a very close margin in NA-122 (Lahore) by-election, Samaa reported. Unofficial results say Ayaz Sadiq got away with 74525 while Aleem Khan drew in 72082...

The 258th annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah began in Kasur.  A number of religious scholars will participate in the celebrations and highlight different aspects of the life of Sufi Saint during the three-day Urs celebrations. Provincial Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Mian Ata Muhammad Manika inaugurated...

The Election Tribunal on Wednesday ordered reelection in NA-154 constituency won by PML-N candidate. The panel issued its ruling on a petition filed by PTI’s Jahangir Tareen in a case of alleged vote fraud in 2013 elections on the seat. Tareen had accused Baloch of rigging in the elections and...

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched its next generation CharJi EVO wireless broadband services in Gujranwala. PTCL pioneered the next generation LTE wireless broadband services in the country by launching CharJi EVO’ in 2014, which is an addition to the 3G EVO range of services already serving customers nationwide.Gujranwala...

MULTAN – A horrific case of child abuse has been reported in Multan, where a 14-year-old boy was abducted, sexually assaulted and filmed by his class fellows. “Mumtazabad police have registered child sex abuse complaint against eight accused,” A spokesman to City Police Inspector Rana Zaheeruddin Babar said. Moreover, five of...

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 14-year-old boy, an alleged gang-rape victim, reportedly committed suicide on Friday in Jetha Bhutta, Khanpur tehsil, 60 kilometers from Rahim Yar Khan, according to local media reports. The family says the suspects took away the boy on Monday from the village and gang-raped him for two...

On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Food Authority (PFA) is continuing campaign against those selling poor, unhygienic and adulterated items. CM categorically stated that no leniency will be shown to those playing with human lives by selling substandard edible items. So far PFA conducted raids against...

At least 12 people have been killed in flash floods across Pakistan, Residents of low-lying areas moved to safer locations due to flow of high flood in River Indus at Kot Mithan. River is flowing in medium flood at Rajanpur and DG Khan while more than 200 villages submerged in Rojhan...

Indian troops shell Pakistani border villages near Sialkot - Indian Border Security Force ( BSF ) resorted to unprovoked firing at Charwa Sector of Working Boundary in Sialkot last evening. According to senior officials of Chenab Rangers, the Indian forces started firing and mortar shelling on Pakistani villages, which continued...

Pakistani Supermodel Ayyan Ali has been facing severe life threats in jail, as intelligence officials reported that Ayyan Ali may be assassinated - Intelligence Sources revealed by some powerful mafia. According to local media reports, reliable sources said despite the counsel for super model is trying for bail but Ayyan Ali...

Investigations into Gujranwala train accident reveal that one of the wheels of a railcar had derailed which led to the big mishap that resulted in a loss of at least 18 precious lives. The investigation report cites the dilapidated track and the bridge as the main culprit for the tragedy....

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday appointed Senator Rafique Rajwana as Governor Punjab. Rajwana who hails from Southern Punjab is a member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was elected to the Senate on a general seat in 2012. His tenure as a Senator was set to expire in...