Punjab

FAISALABAD: Seventeen people, including three women, sustained injuries in accidents during the last 12 hours. A spokesman for the traffic police department told here on Wednesday that a speeding motorcycle skidded near Chak No 239-Gb and three children, Ismaeel, Allah Rakha and Faisal, received injuries. In another accident, two motorcycles...

RAWALPINDI: For the first time, the women of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will have exclusive transport service, The concept to extend comfortable, safe and affordable transportation facilities to women was materialised on Monday with the name of “ Tabeer Women Transport Service ”. The project was launched by...

RAWALPINDI: Ten persons were killed and seventeen others injured when a suicide blast occurred in RA Bazar of Rawalpindi early Monday morning.   According to reports, a suicide bomber riding a bicycle was intercepted when he blew himself near RA Bazar that killed eight persons including a 19-year-old student who...

LAHORE: On the eve of Ashura (10th Muharram), Lahore police claimed to have foiled an attempt of terrorism Thursday, arresting five alleged terrorists with sophisticated arms. Following a tip off, police said, the law-enforcers raided a house in Shahdara area and arrested five terrorists who were planning to target Muharram...

Mobile Phone Services Blocked in 25 cities on moharram 9 and 10  Thursday and Friday to protect gatherings and processions being held in connection with Yaum-e-Ashur. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has sent the list of cities to mobile phone companies. According to sources, mobile phone service will remain shut...

Sunday - Namaz-e-Janaza of renowned singer Reshman was offered in Lahore this evening . Her funeral was attended by her relatives‚ artists and well wishers. She passed away after protracted illness in Lahore on Sunday morning. She was sixty-six. She had been suffering from throat cancer and was in coma...

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif visited Nandipur Power project near Gunjrawala today (Tuesday)‚ where he was given a detailed briefing. Later‚ talking to newsmen‚ he said almost 95 percent machinery of the project has reached the site from the Karachi port and the construction work will start soon. He...

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the project of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Energy Park in Bahawalpur will bring an investment of more than Rs. 200 billion in the area which is the biggest investment in the history of the country. The Chief Minister said that 1000 megawatt electricity...

LAHORE: A blast in Lahore's busy Anarkali market area initial report one dead and injured 10 persons on Thursday. A time device exploded in Old Anarkali area of Lahore that killed one man and injured several others who were shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment.   Three injured including a...

Pakistan Railways has announced to operate two special trains from Karachi before Eid-ul-Azha. The first train will leave Karachi for Peshawar via Lahore on the 13th while second train will leave Karachi for Lahore via Faisalabad on the 14th of this month. meanwhile, Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has pledged...

Petroleum Minister says No Gas for CNG stations across Punjab during November, December January all 3 months . This news is trending on Social micro-blogging website ( Twitter ) as well.  Never ever in the history heard such statement before, hardly 3 to 4 days in a row but this...

LAHORE: The price of the basic essential item like flour has ballooned to the highest ever in the history much to the disappoint of the Lahorites who had pinned great hopes with the new government for some relief and respite from the grinding hyper-inflation. The citizens said that bread being...