Day: March 22, 2022

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday summoned two accused, involved in gang-raping of a woman and her teenaged daughter, for indictment on March 29. Earlier, the police produced rickshaw driver, Umar Farooq, and his accomplice, Munsib, before an ATC judge. A prosecutor argued before the court that the police had filed a complete challan […]

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) in collaboration with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will hold Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Finance Mela at the LCCI on (Thursday) March 24 from 11 am to 17 pm. According to LCCI, all leading banks would take part in this event to appoint the SMEs about […]

LAHORE: Punjab Secretary Prosecution Nadeem Sarwar said on Monday that Priyantha Kumra case trial would be completed by the end of April. Presiding over a five-member prosecutors committee to review the progress of Priyantha Kumara case, the secretary said that so far statements of 34 witnesses had been recorded and cross examination of seven witnesses […]

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to a co-accused involved in in MPA Bilal Yasin attack case. The court granted post-arrest bail to Mohsin Manzoor and directed him to submit surety bonds for the purpose. The court also confirmed the interim bail of another co-accused, Zulifqar alias Bhai. ATC Judge Ejaz Ahmad […]

LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for investment in health education campaigns to cope with Tuberculosis (TB). The seminar was held at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Monday in connection with the World Tuberculosis Day. Speaking on the occasion, WHO Pakistan National Professional Officer (TB) Khawaja Laeeq Ahmad said that almost […]

LAHORE: Punjab police spokesperson said on Monday that a total of 18, 815 proclaimed offenders (POs) and 12, 025 court absconders (CAs) have been arrested during the current year so far. In Lahore, 810 POs and 2, 301 court absconders were arrested this year. Spokesperson said that 1, 330 POs and 934 CAs were arrested […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said that the opposition would face defeat and the no-trust motion would end in a fiasco. He expressed these views during meetings with more than 200 parliamentarians including Tareen group, Aleem group, hum Khayal group, women and minorities assembly members during the last ten days. During […]

LAHORE: At least nine people were killed and 1, 489 others sustained injuries in 1, 257 road traffic accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. As many as 910 seriously injured people were shifted to different hospitals, while 579 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue medical teams, said […]