PM visits Kot Lakhpat jail, announces reduction in jail terms

LAHORE:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited Kot Lakhpat jail and announced a remission in jail sentences of the prisoners across the country by two months on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr. The prime minister also directed for the constitution of a committee headed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah that would formulate a […]

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Police to deploy additional strength for smooth traffic flow during 3rd Ashra of Ramazan

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has decided to deploy additional police personnel in the federal capital to keep the flow of traffic normal during the 3rd Ashra of holy month of Ramazan. SSP (Traffic) Rai Mazhar Iqbal chaired a special meeting at traffic police headquarter on Sunday to look into the issue. The meeting was also […]

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Mayor for launching shuttle service on Ring Road

PESHAWAR:City Mayor Peshawar, Haji Zubair Ali has said that planning is continued for launching shuttle service on Ring Road from Hayatabad to Ring Road to provide better transport facilities to commuters. He was speaking in a meeting with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransPeshawar Fayyaz Khan and Director Finance, KP Urban Mobility Authority Aamir Shaukat […]

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DC inspects quality, availability of commodities at Ramzan bazaars

LAHORE: Deputy Commissioner Lahore Umar Sher Chattha on Sunday visited Ramzan Bazaars at Township and Johar Town and inspected the arrangements and quality of fruits, vegetables on others items. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Shahid Khathia, AC Raiwind Hamid Rashid, AC Model Town Sonia Sadaf, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Chief Executive Officer, officials of market committee, […]

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World Immunization Week being observed from April 24 to 30

LAHORE: Like other parts of the globe, the World Immunization Week is being observed in Pakistan from April 24 to 30 to highlight the importance of vaccination against serious diseases. In a message here on Sunday, Director General Health Services Punjab Dr Haroon Jahangir said that this year, slogan of the week is “Long Life […]

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More urgent to raise Kashmir issue at Congress than before, says Ilhan Omar

LAHORE: The visiting US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that meeting victims of Indian ceasefire violations and “seeing them suffer” had made it all the more necessary than before to raise Kashmir issue at the Congress. “Having met the Kashmiri people in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), who nurse the bullet wounds, due to ceasefire violations […]

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