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PML-N suspends MPA Nighat over bus hostess slapping incident

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 19th June 2013

PML-N suspends MPA Nighat over bus hostess slapping incident LAHORE: The party membership of PML-N MPA, Nighat Sheikh was suspended on Wednesday, media reported. Sheikh’s membership was suspended after she got into a fight with the hostess of a bus for not serving water swiftly. The PML-N MPA also lodged a case against the hostess. The PML-N took notice of the incident when it...


Injustice is the cause of social ills in Pakistan: Imran

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 19th June 2013

Injustice is the cause of social ills in Pakistan: Imran ISLAMABAD: The chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan on Wednesday blamed prevailing injustice in the society for all the ills faced by Pakistan. Delivering his maiden speech at the floor of the National Assembly after taking oath, Khan said that East Pakistan disintegrated because of injustice. “Injustice is the cause of all the problems that we...


MQM stages walkout in NA over workers’ killing

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 19th June 2013

MQM stages walkout in NA over workers’ killing ISLAMABAD: Members belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a walkout from the National Assembly over the killing of their workers in Karachi, media reported. The House offered Fateha for those killed in Tuesday’s Mardan blast. Earlier, Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan took oath of his National Assembly membership, more than a month...


Imran takes oath as MNA in NA

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 19th June 2013

Imran takes oath as MNA in NA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan formally took oath today as member of the National Assembly in a session chaired by speaker Ayaz Sadiq. Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to the member. Later, he signed the Roll of Members and shacked hands with him. It is pertinent to mention here...


Shahbaz to monitor measles situation on daily basis

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 19th June 2013

Shahbaz to monitor measles situation on daily basis LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed that effective measures should be taken for prevention against measles including modern treatment. “I will personally monitor the situation arising due to outbreak of the disease,”, he said and added that all out resources were being utilized for saving the children. He directed Provincial Health Minister...


PML-N lawmakers term Punjab Budget pro-poor

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 18th June 2013

PML-N lawmakers term Punjab Budget pro-poor LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly have dubbed Punjab Budget 2013-14 pro-poor and welfare-oriented. Talking to APP on Tuesday, the legislator Rana Mohammed Arshad credited provincial Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja- Ur- Rehman for presenting a balanced budget in which almost all sectors were taken into account. He noted that allocation amounting to...


Three dead bodies confined in gunny bags found in Islamabad

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 18th June 2013

Three dead bodies confined in gunny bags found in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Three gunny bags containing dead bodies were found in Bani Gala area of Islamabad on Tuesday. These kind of incidents are unfortunately common in biggest metropolitan of Pakistan Karachi, but here in the capital city such incidents are very rare. The identities of corpses have not been determined...


PML-N lawmakers term Punjab Budget pro-poor

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th June 2013

PML-N lawmakers term Punjab Budget pro-poor LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly have dubbed Punjab Budget 2013-14 pro-poor and welfare-oriented. Talking to the media on Tuesday, the legislator Rana Mohammed Arshad credited provincial Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja- Ur- Rehman for presenting a balanced budget in which almost all sectors were taken into account. He noted that allocation amounting...


Roof collapse kills one woman in Lahore

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th June 2013

Roof collapse kills one woman in Lahore LAHORE: Roof of a two-storey residential building collapsed on Tuesday on the outskirts of Lahore, killing a woman and injuring her husband, media reported. According to the Rescue sources, it was an old building located on Lahore’s Ferozpur Road whose roof caved in this morning. They said a woman present inside the house was died...


137 new measles cases reported in Punjab

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

137 new measles cases reported in Punjab LAHORE: With 137 new cases reported during the last 24 hours,the number of measles cases in Punjab in the last six months has reached 18,006. According to health department officials,at least 158 deaths have been reported so far while most deaths occurred in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Kasur and Sialkot. During the last...


Landlord sets dogs on 4-year-old girl in Muzaffargarh

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

Landlord sets dogs on 4-year-old girl in Muzaffargarh MUZAFFARGARH: A landlord in Muzaffargarh set his ferocious dogs on a minor girl for picking onions from his field, Media reported on Monday. The incident took place two weeks ago, when the landlord turned his dogs on the four year old girl, critically injuring her when the vicious animals bit her nose, said sources. According...


Loadshedding schedule to seek for VIPs: LHC

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

Loadshedding schedule to seek for VIPs: LHC LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has sought the loadshedding schedule for the Presidency and the Prime Minister House, from the authorities concerned, Media reported on Monday. Petitioner Hafiz Saeed had filed an application in the Lahore High Court against exempting the Presidency, Prime Minister House and other VIPs from loadshedding. He was of the view...


PML-N’s lady parliament member slaps bus hostess

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

PML-N’s lady parliament member slaps bus hostess LAHORE: Nighet Sheikh the PML-N parliamentarian has allegedly slapped a hostess of a luxury bus service in Punjab for not providing her water immediately, prompting Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to order a police probe into the incident. The incident occurred yesterday when legislator Nighat Sheikh of the PML-N, the ruling party in Punjab, was traveling...


Punjab CM takes notice of bus hostess victimization

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

Punjab CM takes notice of bus hostess victimization LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday took notice regarding victimization of a female bus hostess by PML-N MPA Nighat Sheikh. According to the report, MPA Nighat Sheikh, traveling from Islamabad to Lahore, allegedly slapped bus hostess Iqra Nawaz for not serving water quickly. Passengers of the bus intervened and demanded a legal...


Provincial budget tomorrow

By: Majid Siddique, Uploaded: 16th June 2013

Provincial budget tomorrow LAHORE: The provincial budget for the next fiscal year 2013-14 will be presented in the Punjab Assembly on June 17 at 4.30 p.m. Secretary Punjab Assembly Maqsood Ahmad Malik told APP here Sunday that Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal would chair the sitting which was summoned by the Punjab Governor. According to rules of procedure of...


Exchange of fire at Lahore court, kills two

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Exchange of fire at Lahore court, kills two LAHORE: At least two people were killed and one injured in exchange of fire between two groups in the vicinity of Sessions Court here this morning, media reports on Saturday. According to DIG operations Rai Tahir the groups involved in clash had come in the court for appearing in their case. According to initial reports,...


Man kills himself after slaying his family in Burewala

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Man kills himself after slaying his family in Burewala BUREWALA: A man killed himself after slaughtering his wife and four children in today’s small hours in the city area of Warriach Town, media reported Saturday. According to the report, he was distressed by the destitution. The deceased Muhammed Hanif left a letter behind stating that he killed himself and his family owing to the...


JI stages protest against genocide of Myanmar Muslims

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

JI stages protest against genocide of Myanmar Muslims LAHORE: On the appeal of JI Ameer, Syed Munawar Hasan, the Jamaat-e-Islami observed on Friday a countrywide ‘day of protest’ against the genocide and the forced ejection of the Myanmar Muslims. In Lahore, the protest rallies were held at Mansoora Multan Chungi, Johar Town Main Boulevard, Faisal Chowk, and outside Lahore Press Club. The protesters...


LHC judge declines to hear plea against DG LDA appointment

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

LHC judge declines to hear plea against DG LDA appointment LAHORE: Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of the Lahore High Court Friday declined to hear a petition challenging appointment of Ahad Cheema as Director General Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and referred the matter to LHC chief justice with a request to fix it before another bench. The petitioner through his petition submitted that Ahad Cheema was...


Imran Khan arrives in Islamabad to take oath in NA

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 13th June 2013

Imran Khan arrives in Islamabad to take oath in NA ISLAMABAD: The chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran khan arrived here on Thursday. He is expected to be sworn in as a member of the National Assembly. Earlier, doctors at the Shaukhat Khanum hospital cleared Imran Khan for travelling. The PTI chairman was injured when he fell of a forklift during election campaigning in Lahore...


Doctors permit Imran Khan to travel to Islamabad

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 13th June 2013

Doctors permit Imran Khan to travel to Islamabad LAHORE: The chief of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Imran Khan has been permitted by his doctors to travel to Islamabad to take oath as a member of the National Assembly. Khan was injured during a campaign rally in Lahore, three days ahead of the May 11 elections. According to the PTI’s media cell, Khan’s recent tests have...


LHC disposes of widow’s petition

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

LHC disposes of widow’s petition LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Wednesday disposed of a petition filed by an aged widow for protection of her son on the assurance of the Inspector General of Punjab Police that her son would not be eliminated in a staged encounter. The court directed the IGP to submit a report after personally looking into the...


Entry of CNG vehicles banned at bus stands in Sargodha

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

Entry of CNG vehicles banned at bus stands in Sargodha SARGODHA: Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Zaheer Anwar has banned the entry of CNG cylinder fitted vehicles at all the bus stands in the district. According to a hand out on Wednesday, secretary RTA has directed all the transporters to remove CNG cylinders from the public transport vehicles in line with the orders of Government...


IG Motorways removes over congratulatory ad

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

IG Motorways removes over congratulatory ad ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General Motorways has been removed by the government on Wednesday for issuing congratulatory advertisement on state expenses. The Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has already barred ministries and autonomous bodies from issuing such advertisements. Few days back, the government had issued show-case notices to President National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and...


Gas cylinder blast in Narowal, kills four

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

Gas cylinder blast in Narowal, kills four NAROWAL: At least four people including two children were killed when a gas cylinder blew up in their house located in the city area of Zafarwal Bypass on Wednesday. The deceased include man, wife and their two children. The bodies have been shifted to Civil Hospital. The entire house was gutted by the fire caused...


Five policemen suspend in Faisalabad over torturing women

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

Five policemen suspend in Faisalabad over torturing women FAISALABAD: Five police personnel have been suspended in Faisalabad on Wednesday who entered the houses of people and manhandled their women. According to police spokesman, five personnel of Elite Force have been suspended on directives by CPO Faisalabad Rifat Mukhtar Raja on the charge that they forced into the houses of citizens and tortured the...


 
 
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