Day: September 8, 2021

LAHORE: A local court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of former commissioner Capt (retd) Muhammad Mahmood and land acquisition collector Wasim Abbas Tabish for another 14 days in Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) scam. The jail authorities produced the accused before the court of Judicial Magistrate Yousuf Abdul Rehman after the expiry of their judicial […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the Pakistan Navy wrote a new history of intrepidity and greatly distinguished itself on Sept 8, 1965, by defeating the enemy while defending the sea-frontiers. In a statement on Pakistan Navy Day, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar lauded that the Pakistan Navy thwarted the nefarious designs of […]

LAHORE: Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi visited the mausoleum of the Poet of East Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, here on Tuesday. On the occasion, a smartly turned out squad of Punjab Rangers presented salute to AJK Prime Minister. Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi offered Fateha and inserted his impression in […]

LAHORE: The coronavirus claimed 30 more lives while 1, 848 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) here on Tuesday, death toll reached 12, 094 and a total number of cases were recorded 405, […]

LAHORE: At least 13 people were killed while 991 sustained injuries in 926 road accidents in Punjab during last 24 hours. Out of the total injured, 554 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals, whereas, 437 people with minor injuries were treated on the spot by rescue medical teams, said a spokesman […]

LAHORE: Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Vice Chairman Ch Waseem Akhtar chaired a monthly meeting at G.O.R-I here on Tuesday and reviewed the progress of commission. The meeting was attended by OPC Commissioner Syed Khadim Abbas, Director General Ishrat Ullah Khan Niazi, directors, deputy directors and dealing officers of the OPC. Commissioner Syed Khadim Abbas gave […]

LAHORE: A delegation comprising parliamentarians from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), led by Provincial Minister Shaukat Yousafzai, called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Tuesday and discussed matters of mutual interest. The CM promised to provide necessary assistance for the safe cities project in KP and both sides agreed to exchange delegations to […]

LAHORE: Rao Sardar Ali Khan has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab. He was holding the post of managing director Punjab Safe Cities Authority before his posting as the IGP. Earlier, he held the post of Additional IG Welfare and Finance Punjab. Rao Sardar Ali joined the Police Service of […]