Punjab

LAHORE: It is a march for democracy, it is a march against looters and plunders ruling in Islamabad and Lahore, it is a march against the evil forces, it is a march of the exploited poor people against the exploiters, it is a march against the oppressors by the oppressed...

LAHORE: Dr Tahirul Qadri’s “million-man march” will leave Lahore after Zuhr prayers towards its destination Islamabad – around four hours later than its scheduled time. A large number of party workers and supporters gathered in front of Qadri’s residence in Lahore carrying the national flag. Dozens of trucks, loaded with food...

LAHORE - Police on Thursday took into custody Sikandar Jatoi, father of Shahrukh Jatoi, from the Supreme Court after he appeared for the hearing of Shahzeb murder case, a private TV channel reported. Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry during the hearing said that no one in the country is above the...

Pakistan : Mobile services will remain suspended in several areas of the country from 8am to 10pm on Thursday on account of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s (RA) Chehlum. The areas where services will be suspended include Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, DI Khan and Bannu. In Punjab, 18...

The death toll due to consumption of tainted cough syrup has risen to 34 within five days in Gujranwala. Four people who recently died after consuming syrup belonged to Monki area of Gujranwala. Several teams of the district administration‚ Health Department and the police sealed 15 medical stores for selling...

LAHORE - Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood was sworn in as the new Punjab governor at a ceremony held in Lahore on Tuesday. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umer Atta Bandial administered the oath to Mehmood in the simple but dignified ceremony held in the gardens of the Governor’s House. Punjab Chief Minister...

This is the picture of the busy road in Multan, named Masoom shah road, see the garbage on the footpath. There is garbage box at 1 minute distance away from this place, but people throw their garbage right in front of their houses, They keep their houses clean, but do...

BANGALORE: A belligerent Pakistan Tuesday mauled West Indies by 200 runs in the league tie of the T20 World Cup for the blind, with its star batsman Mohammad Akram setting a record in the tournament by scoring 264 runs off just 85 balls. Winning the toss and opting to bat, Pakistan piled...

November 30, 2012 LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday announced that it will begin its proceedings from today (Friday) to investigate deaths caused by a faulty cough syrup. Over a dozen people lost their lives after taking doses of a cough syrup, which was available in the market under...

LAHORE: The CNG Owners Association is adamant on not providing relief to the commuters and motorists who have been facing difficulties due to their undeclared strike.   A spokesman of the association said in a statement that CNG stations owners could not sell the gas at current price and had...

CNG stations across the country went on an indefinite strike from Monday to protest against the reduction in sale price, causing great deal of trouble for commuters. The CNG stations owners claim that they cannot sell the gas on the reduced price, saying that the incurring losses are unbearable for...

November 20, 2012 - Shahid Amin, 30, a resident of Hazara Colony, who used to deal in old clothes, purchased the SIM from a nearby grocery shop on Monday. When he got it activated he noticed that the SIM did not carry the balance, although the shopkeeper had told him...