NHA opens Naran Babusar top road after six months

KAGHAN:After a long gap of six months, National Highway Authority (NHA) Monday has cleared and opened Naran Babusar Top road for routine traffic.   Usually every year, Shahrah-e-Kaghan is closed for all sorts of vehicular traffic between November and March when glaciers move downslope and cover the road.   However, this year the road was […]

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Two arrested over corruption charges

LAHORE:The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab arrested two people, including a naib tehsildar,  on charges of corruption and illegal transfer of land.   According to the spokesperson, the ACE foiled an attempt to grab government land illegally in  Muzaffargarh and arrested the accused, Mahmood Ali, who was involved in transferring 124 kanals of land to his […]

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KhUJ condemns Pervez Khattak’s misbehavior with journalists during workers’ convention

PESHAWAR:Khyber Union of Journalist (KhUJ) Monday expressed  condemnation over misbehavior of PTI Central leader and former Defence Minister, Pervez Khattak with journalists during worker’s convention at Shabqadar area of Charsadda district.   In a joint press statement issued here, President KhUJ, Nasir Hussain, Senior Vice President, Imran Ayaz, Vice President, Baseer Qalander and General Secretary, […]

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23 killed, 1,150 injured in 1,070 accidents in Punjab

LAHORE: At least 23 people were killed while 1,150 injured in 1,070 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. A spokesman for Rescue 1122 on Monday said 532 drivers, 35 underage drivers, 149 pedestrians and 492 passengers were among the victims of the traffic accidents. The statistics showed that 243 accidents were reported […]

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Regional Consultant (Ombudsman) to hold open court on  May 19

NAUSHEHROFEROZE:Regional consultant (Ombudsman) Noshehro Feroz Ahmed Bux Ghumro will hold an open court  on 19th  May in the District Accounts Office at 11am.   According to a handout issued by the District Information Office, all government employees of the district, retired officers and pensioners were asked to ensure their participation in open court and communicate […]

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Sardar Ajaz retires as religious affairs secy

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Secretary Sardar Ajaz Ahmad Khan Jaffar has retired from the illustrious government services on attaining the age of superannuation the other day.   During his stint in service, Sardar Ajaz had very feathers in his cap including the approval of Ziarat Policy, Sacred Papers Recycling Plant, Hajj and […]

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Two accused arrested involved in MPA’s father murder case

LAHORE: Police Pakpattan made a significant progress in the investigation of murder of Rana Ahmed Ali, the  father of Member Provincial Assembly Mian Naveed Ali, and arrested two main accused.   The accused were identified as Maqbool Ahmed and Liaqat Ali. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz and IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan had […]

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CCPO distributes umbrellas among traffic wardens

LAHORE:More than 100 umbrellas donated by University of Health Sciences (UHS) were distributed among traffic wardens of City Traffic Police Lahore (CTPL) here on Monday.   The move was initiated by Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana and Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muntazir Mehdi at an event held at Faisal Chowk.   Vice […]

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