Day: August 5, 2021

LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted 59 intelligence based operations in the province during the last seven days. According to a CTD Punjab spokesperson, 49 suspects were interrogated and 18 had been arrested. The CTD arrested Mazhar Abbas from the city who belonged to Al-Qaida and was planning to attack government buildings in the […]

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said the Pakistan government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, will continue to extend diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri people till they win freedom from the Indian occupation. In an interview with APP on the eve of Kashmir Exploitation Day here on Wednesday, he […]

LAHORE: The Punjab University Library and Iqbal Academy Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the scanning of rare books of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal with side notes on every book in his own hand writing available at the Punjab University Library. The purpose of this agreement is to preserve the rare material […]

LAHORE: There is a dire need to plant trees according to the climate of area as planting trees is tantamount to “right person for the right job”. These views were expressed by forest expert Professor Tahir Siddiqui while talking to APP on Wednesday. He said the tree planting campaign under the ‘Billion Tree Tsunami Programme’ […]

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said the fourth wave of coronavirus is affecting people at an alarming level. Presiding over a meeting to review status of the COVID-19 treatment facilities at private hospitals, vaccination targets, Mother and Child Block Ganga Ram Hospital and progress on BSc Mid Wifery Programme in a meeting […]

Sohail Ali LAHORE: Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said here on Wednesday that Sports Board Punjab (SBP) has completed all the arrangements of Independence Day Male and Female Archery Championship to be held at Bhurban Stadium, Murree on August 6 and 7. He said teams from all nine divisions will feature in the […]

LAHORE: Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved two development schemes of Regional Planning and Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education sectors estimated to cost Rs. 26, 435.704 million (Rs 26.435 billion). These schemes were approved in the 4th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by Chairman Planning […]

LAHORE: Federal Ministry of Human Rights organized a one-day Training Workshop for Lawyers of Punjab at Session Court Auditorium, here on Wednesday. Addressing the workshop, Regional Director, Ministry of Human Rights, Lubna Mansoor said the Ministry’s commitment to ensure the protection of human rights, especially the rights of children, women and transgender persons, was in […]