Nusrat Shehbaz indicted in money-laundering case

LAHORE:An accountability court on Friday indicted Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shehbaz in a money-laundering case. The court adjourned the hearing till October 18 and summoned two witnesses of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to record their statements. Accountability Court Judge Naseem Ahmed Virk conducted the money laundering case hearing. Hamza Shehbaz and others appeared before […]

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Saudi ambassador meets governor, announces scholarships for 600 Pak students

LAHORE:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki called on Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar at Governor’s House, here on Friday. Pak-Saudi relations and other issues of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting. The Saudi ambassador announced scholarships for 600 Pakistani students in 25 different universities of his country. The governor thanked the Saudi […]

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Qualified coaches to impart training to 50 hockey coaches: SBP DG

LAHORE:Sports Board Punjab Director General (DG) Adnan Arshad Aulakh has said that hockey is our national game and the SBP is ready to take every possible measure for its growth and revival. He said this while talking to Secretary Education South Punjab Dr Ehtisham Anwar who called on him here at National Hockey Stadium on […]

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State land worth 56mln retrieved

LAHORE:The district administration Friday retrieved 2 kanals and 16 marls of state land worth Rs 56 million during an operation here. A special team, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Shalimar Tehniyat Bukhari, launched an operation in her jurisdiction and retrieved state land by using heavy machinery. The team also demolished various under-construction structures with […]

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WCLA,AKSCP to collaborate for Lahore Fort’s surroundings improvement

LAHORE:The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and Agha Khan Culture Service Pakistan (AKCSP) on Friday signed a collaboration agreement regarding the implementation of “Heritage and Urban Regeneration:Tourism Development in Lahore Fort and its Buffer Zone”. According to a press release issued here, “This agreement is for a period of five years and aimed at […]

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Health dept organises workshop on measles rubella campaign

LAHORE:On the directions of Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department organized a training workshop on upcoming Measles Rubella Campaign in collaboration with Unicef at a local hotel here on Friday. Director Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed presided over the event which was attended by WHO and […]

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Operation launched against criminals & drug dealers

QUETTA:SHO Ghulam Raza of New Sariab Police Station on Friday said that a grand operation has been launched against criminals and drug dealers on the special instructions of Inspector General Police (IGP) Rai Tahir. Taking to reporter, he said the first responsibility of the people is to cooperate with the police while If any suspected […]

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