Ill-fated aircraft: Police granted remand of ‘intoxicated’ pilot
LAHORE: Captain Asmat Mehmood, the allegedly intoxicated pilot of a Shaheen Air International aircraft that crash-landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on November 3, was handed over to...
View ArticleLG polls: 46 candidates elected unopposed for third phase
KARACHI: Around 46 candidates contesting local government elections in the third phase have been elected unopposed in Karachi. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), initially, 5,548...
View ArticleConsultations underway for a central building control body
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has stressed the need for a central building control authority for the city to enforce construction standards.Speaking to The Express...
View ArticleOngoing operation: Law enforcement agencies arrest two ‘target killers’
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police and the paramilitary force arrested two alleged target killers on Tuesday. The two suspects are believed to be involved in various murder cases...
View ArticleCampaign trail: Sarwar slams govt over Sheikhupura jalsa cancellation
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Organiser Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Tuesday accused the government of creating hurdles in its campaign for the second phase of the local government...
View ArticleChildren’s festival: A medium of learning quite unlike others
LAHORE: Over 1,400 children have watched movies at the International Children’s Festival simultaneously underway at Alharma on The Mall and Cinepax since it commenced on Monday.The festival—organised...
View ArticleFacilitating dialogue: The shadow under our flag
LAHORE: Is Saye Ke Parcham Taley (The Shadow Under Our Flag)—an exhibition featuring work of seven artists, photos by street children and an installation is underway at 39-K Gallery.“The show has been...
View ArticleToba Tek Singh district: Biradari politics makes a comeback as parties...
TOBA TEK SINGH: Toba Tek Singh has been gripped with election fever. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been facing tough competition from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Chaudhary Muhammad Ashfaq...
View ArticleUtilising resources : FEF colleges to be integrated with government institutes
PESHAWAR: The Frontier Education Foundation (FEF) has decided to integrate its colleges across the province with government institutes.FEF Managing Director Hafizur Rehman told The Express Tribune the...
View ArticleNa-125 case: PTI turns down SC’s recount offer
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)’s candidate in the NA-125 constituency has refused to accept the Supreme Court’s offer for a recount to settle the row over who polled the highest number of...
View ArticleDevelopment schemes : PHC dismisses petitions against governor’s orders
PESHAWAR: A divisional bench of the Peshawar High Court dismissed writ petitions filed against an order issued by the governor to scrap around 400 development projects on Thursday. The projects were...
View ArticleRestrictions in Punjab: Women barred from voting in some districts
LAHORE: While women came out in large numbers to participate in the second phase of the local bodies elections held on Thursday, there were reports of women being stopped from exercising their right to...
View ArticleA stern warning : Doctors warn of continuing strike
PESHAWAR: Doctors of Lady Reading Hospital suspended the boycott of their duties for two days. However, they have threatened to go on strike again if their hostel lodging issues are not resolved....
View ArticleRoad accident: Two killed, four injured in Swat, Jamrud
MINGORA/JAMRUD: At least two people, including a minor, were killed while four others were injured in separate road accidents in Swat and Jamrud on Thursday. In Swat, six-year-old Sadees was critically...
View ArticleEmpowerment: SMU launches motorbike training for women
LAHORE: The Special Monitoring Unit’s Law and Order Wing on Thursday launched a campaign for raising awareness on gender-based violence and harassment on streets through a campaign named Women on...
View ArticleChanging roles: Establishment dept removes bureaucrats from key posts
PESHAWAR: The establishment department has issued orders on Thursday to remove various bureaucrats from key positions.Insiders told The Express Tribune the decision came as a surprise.Ahmad Hanif...
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Traded like property: Girl rescued from being sold in marriage
PESHAWAR: Police arrested seven people and foiled an attempt to sell off a 14-year-old girl for marriage in Lajbar Kala area of Daudzai police station.Speaking to The Express Tribune, Daudzai SHO Ijaz...
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A lucrative con: Police resume arresting fake quake victims
SHANGLA: The three-day deadline requested by residents and local government councillors of Shangla to arrest people posing as earthquake victims ended on Thursday. The police has now resumed search for...
View ArticleSBC elects office bearers for 2015-16
KARACHI: The 7th Annual General Meeting of the Swiss Business Council (SBC) was held to elect its office bearers for 2015-16. Asif Ikram was elected unopposed as president, Arshad Saeed Husain vice...
View ArticleAssembly session: Balochistan wants Afghan refugees sent back home
QUETTA: The Balochistan authorities have written a letter to the federal government seeking early repatriation of all Afghan refugees.“The provincial government has written a letter to the centre...
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