peshawar - A resident of Peshawar Rasool Gul on Friday demanded the chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and provincial police chief to take notice of the police highhandedness and provide him protection.Addressing a news conference here at press club, Gul, resident of the City Town, said that a few ...

After the elections the nation is holding its breath to see what action the victorious PML-N will take to control the multi-headed monster of energy crises. As the persistent power shut downs have created a miserable situation, with no hope in sight. By now everyone is aware of all the side effects ...

LAHORE The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notice on an application for pausing of the election on reserved seats for women in national and Punjab assemblies.The court directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a reply until May 22. The court passed the orders on an application ...

Islamabad - A division bench (DB) of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday again issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a petition filed by Mir Israrullah Khan Zehri challenging ECP’s notification to de-notify him as senator.The DB comprising Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan and ...

RAWALPINDIThe residents of Dhamial, a thickly populated area of National Assembly constituency NA-52, are fed up with drugs and crimes in their area and are stood up against the drug peddlers with requesting Rawalpindi police to conduct raids at the drug dens to purge the locality from narcotics. ...

gujranwala The relatives of a man tortured severely by a CIA Inspector staged a protest in front of CPO office here.Reportedly, Ramzan, a resident of Commissioner Road was picked up by CIA Police and was kept in a private torture cell of Inspector Ashiq Bajwa. He was tortured severely in the ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday sought reply from the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) on a petition challenging a notification barring construction on area around 2,000 acre land around Jati Umra, allegedly to favour the Sharif brothers. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah directed ...

ISLAMABAD - Medical Lab Technologist Association of Pakistan arranged 4th National Seminar of MLT with collaboration of College of Medical Lab Technology here at National Institute of Health.The topic of seminar was “Quality Control and Techniques in Histopathology”. The chief guest of ...

OKARA - At 99 sensitive polling stations across district Okara, help from the Army and Rangers will be sought, disclosed DCO Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah.Closed circuit cameras will be installed at these sensitive polling stations, he said presiding over a meeting to finalise the security arrangements ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court sought reply from the federal government on a petition moved by Jamadut Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed against drone attacks on Pakistani land. During the proceedings on Thursday a deputy attorney general (DAG) sought time as the caretaker government had taken ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court Monday sought explanation from Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on constitutional petition seeking strict implementation of Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.Justice Mansoor Ali Shah directed the law officers of the ECP and federal government to appear ...

Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek on Thursday said President Asif Ali Zardari has sent National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman’s letter to the Law Ministry and has sought a legal opinion on it.Speaking to media persons outside the Parliament House, the minister said that if NAB ...

HAFIZABAD - The villagers of Thatha Karim Dad have protested against the highhandedness of an influential landlord who closed the main gate of Govt Girls Primary School by building a wall of his house. According to villagers, Ch Liaquat Ali had built a wall at the main gate of the school causing ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday sought reply from Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Nisar Ali Khan and others on a petition seeking to de-seal the cases of Blochistan resident Aimal Kansi registered in Dera Ghazi Khan and Lahore, and directions for them to disclose the assets.Aimal Kansi ...

OSLO  - A Norwegian prosecutor called Tuesday for Mullah Krekar, the founder of radical Iraqi Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam, to be sentenced to five years in prison for issuing death threats against a former government minister, media reported. The 55-year-old mullah, whose real name ...

ISLAMABAD - Struggling with the scares funds, the United Nations in collaboration with the Pakistani government has made another funding request of $440 million to the international community for the provisions of humanitarian assistance to the seemingly ignored affectees of the last years' monsoon ...

NOORPUR THAL - DSP Mehr Khadim Hussain Malooka held a meeting with clerics in connection with Eid Miladun Nabi (SAW) being celebrated on February 5. The DSP said that security arrangements had been completed for the auspicious day, adding that clerics’ suggestions would be considered to ...

LAHORE – Punjab School Education Department will invite suggestions and recommendations from educationists and civil society organisations in order to strengthen Punjab Compulsory Education Bill 2012’s draft.This was stated by Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Nur, Additional Secretary Education ...

ISLAMABAD - Reacting to the recent case of Shan Ali - an 11-year-old domestic worker who was tortured to death by his employers - Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has urged all provincial governments and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration to take immediate steps ...

LAHORE – A civil court on Friday issued notice to a private company on a complaint of a young lady Junior Programme Officer (JPO) seeking suspension orders against her termination. Plaintiff Ammara Arshad through her counsel Salman  stated that she was appointed as JPO on May 2011 on ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday sought reply from Punjab government on a writ petition against proposal for giving extension in employment to Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran, whose job tenure has ended on Jan 02.Justice Sheikh Ahmad Farooq asked the counsels ...

LAHORE – Dozens of residents of Katcha Ferozpur Road met here on Sunday at the residence of Malik Muhammad Amjad and appealed to the SNGPL Chairman and WASA Managing director to ensure gas and water supply to the locality. They said the locality was without gas for the last several days, and ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Friday sought reply from Additional Inspector General of Punjab police on a petition of four sacked inspectors of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police seeking suspension of their termination orders before the expiry of their contracts.Justice ...

ISLAMABAD (Online) - On the occasion of International Day of person with disabilities participants of conference emphasised that efforts should be made to secure the rights of 17.5 million disabled people in the country. On the occasion of International Day of persons with disabilities (PWD) ...

WASHINGTON (Online) - For years, US officials have pushed Pakistans military to attack the Haqqani network, or at least block its ability to cross the Afghan border, or at least cut off whatever financial and other support Pakistans spy service continues to provide to the insurgent group, reported ...

PESHAWAR - A local court on Thursday directed an international airline to submit a written statement in reply to a damages suit to the tune of Rs 31 million filed against the airline. The court of civil judge, Naseer Ahmad, fixed November 5 as the next date of hearing in the case. The plaintiff, ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhary on Wednesday again sought court appearance of provincial Health Secretary and District Coordination Officer on the 16th instant. The call order was passed on a petition alleging that the government did not take a timely ...

LAHORE As the US-led NATO forces are mercilessly killing Muslims around the world, there is an urgent need to establish Islamic Combined Military for Peace and Security in order to counter the anti-Islam forces. A student of Government College of Commerce Sahiwal district has floated this idea ...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sought to blow up the embassy of an Arab country in Tunisia, a soldier who claimed to have been given the task said on Monday after handing himself over to Tunisian authorities. "This bomb plot was designed by Gaddafi. He was seeking to derail the ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has demanded the continuation of 3 percent Drawback of Local Taxes and Levis (DLTL) Scheme during 2011-12 to sustain growth in countrys exports. The association said that the government had ...