NOORPUR THAL - Taking strict notice of water shortage in the city, Assistant Commissioner ordered water and sanitation authority of the Tehsil Council to ensure water supply to the residents of the city. The residents have been making litany of complaints that Mohallah Dhup Sari, Lal Colony, ...

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday took serious notice of the murder of a ten years’ old boy Saqib Abdul Ghaffar by a shopkeeper for lifting ice from his shop in the jurisdiction of Sadar police station of Jaranwala and sought a report from Inspector General Police Punjab. The ...

LAHORE- A lawyer Syed Feroz Shah Gilani has sent a legal notice to the prime minister asking the later for construction of Kalabagh Dam. He stated that Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial had ordered the federal government on November 29, 2012 to construct Kalabagh Dam. The CJ had ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice over an application sent by Syed Adil Gilani, Adviser Transparency International-Pakistan, against the appointment of Salman Farooqui as federal ombudsman.A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice ...

ISLAMBAD- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday issued notices to secretary information for removing the acting managing director (MD) of Pakistan Television (PTV).While in another application moved by information ministry, the court has sought reply from PTV administration regarding the seniority ...

Lahore -Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Ansar Javed has taken serious notice of concealing invoices, under-invoicing and under assessment of containers carrying imported goods.FBR sources told APP that DG Audit, Customs Muhammad Ikram Khan pointed out to FBR chief the serious gross irregularities ...

Lahore - The Lahore High Court issued notice to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Altaf Hussain on a civil miscellaneous application requesting to stop media coverage of MQM chief’s address or speech from London here on Friday. Petitioner Fayyaz Ahmad Mehr filed an civil miscellaneous ...

ISLAMABAD -PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that a well-organised rigging was carried out in the general elections.Addressing a large gathering of workers and supporters of his party through video link, Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Imran Khan urged his followers to stand tall against the ...

ISLAMABAD -The Supreme Court on Friday directed Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso to submit reply till June 6 in a contempt notice issued to him regarding appointments and transfers of 22 federal secretaries.Besides the caretaker PM, contempt notices were also issued to former principal ...

Caretaker Prime Minister Justice ® Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Saturday took notice of the excessive loadshedding in the country and exchanged views with Minister for Water and Power on the latest situation after the release of Rs. 5 billion by the Federal Government for the procurement of fuel.The ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Thursday put the federal government and other respondents on notice over a plea seeking legal action against MQM’s self-exiled chief for his remarks against the country’s ideology. The petitioner had submitted Altaf Hussain’s May 12 speech was ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Thursday has taken took notice of an acid attack on a woman and her two sons ion Hazro Area, according to a press release. The court took notice after the media flashed the onslaught. District and Sessions Judge, Attock has been directed to probe into the matter ...

IslamabadThe Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Senate chairman for not sending the reference against Rehman Malik to the Election Commission of Pakistan.The court on September 20, 2012 had disqualified the Senate membership of Rehman Malik for holding dual nationality. The court asked ...

LAHORE : District Consumer Court Presiding Officer Khawaja Hasan Wali issued notice to Marflex House, a tile manufacturing company over providing wrecked tiles to another company here on Tuesday. Daewoo Pakistan through his counsel filed an application before District Consumer Court and submitted ...

LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron has taken notice of the protest demonstration staged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at 10 Downing Street against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain’s telephonic addresses in Pakistan.According to a media report, Mr Cameron ...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) took notice of acid attack on a woman and her daughters after they resisted a rape attempt in Multan District on Saturday. The court directed District & Sessions Judge concerned to probe into matter and submit a detailed report regarding steps taken by local police ...

peshawar - Rejecting election results of PK-18, independent candidate Dr Inamullah on Saturday demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan and Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of the alleged rigging in the constituency and stop entrance of cheaters to Parliament. Addressing a news ...

peshawarChairman Pakistan Patriotic Movement (PPM), Abdur Rashid Yousafzai, has strongly condemned MQM chief Altaf Hussain for his statement regarding the severance of Karachi from Pakistan and asked the government to stop Altaf’s speeches in Pakistan.Addressing a news conference here on ...

Jamat-e-Islami leader (JI) Sindh Amir Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqi has urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Chief of the Army Staff (COA), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to take immediate notice of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Altaf Hussain’s daring the ...

KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday called for a report from the concerned ministry while taking note of the complaints voiced by some victims of recent violence in Quetta that the compensation cheques have not been honoured.Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the ...

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan has been outspoken for last many days against his political rivals especially Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif, but now he has to think twice before uttering words against his rivals.Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of Imran's statement ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi has taken notice of firing on Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Farzana Tariq in Faisalabad and sought a report from RPO Faisalabad regarding the incident. He directed police to immediately arrest the elements involved in firing on Muslim League-N ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Tuesday took notice of the gang rape of a 10-years-old girl at Toba Tek Singh.The LHC complaint cell has directed the sessions judge of the district to probe the matter and submit a report about on police action over the issue. Siddiq Mughal, a resident of Chak ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday took notice of the suicide attempt by two sisters who were gang raped as accused were still at large. The LHC complaint cell took notice of the incident as reported by the media and directed the district & sessions judge, Lahore to look into the matter ...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notice to Punjab government seeking its reply over measures being taken to curb the measles outbreak which has claimed over 54 lives in Punjab since January.The notice was issued in a case filed by a local lawyer. In his petition, he stated that ...

LAHORE - At a meeting of the Board of Governors, Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree, Punjab Governor Makhdum Ahmad Mehmud has decided to appoint a new Principal.The Board discussed at length the recent incidents of indiscipline in the prestigious institution leading to the voluntary resignation ...

ISLAMABAD - Taking serious notice of the fall in revenue collection in nine months (July 2012 to March 2013), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Ansar Javed on Monday directed that remedial strategies be made to ensure collection of the assigned targets for the last quarter ending June 30, ...

PESHAWAR  - Due to necessary maintenance work, power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Shahi Bagh Grid station on April 15 and 16 from 8 am to 12 pm; resultantly the consumers of 11 KV Faqirabad-1, feeders will face inconvenience.Power supply will remain off from 132 KV Peshawar Fort ...

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued contempt of court notice to Election Commissioner Sindh for not complying with Supreme Court orders pertaining to redrawing of electoral constituencies in the province.According to media reports,  Provincial Election Commissioner (Sind) S.M. Tariq Qadri ...

PESHAWAR - PML-N Senior Vice President Nawabzada Khwaja Muhammad Khan Hoti urged the Election Commission to take action against a political party, which was using huge money in the polls campaign in violation of the commission’s set rules.“The Awami National Party (ANP) is spending huge ...