Category: Lahore

Lahore: The Punjab government has announced that all services on the e-Biz Portal will be available exclusively online from February 1, eliminating the need for citizens to visit government offices. The move is part of Chief Minister Punjab’s digital governance vision, under which the government has set a target to expand the number of services […]

Lahore: The annual elections of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) will be held on Saturday, January 10, under a biometric voting system. According to the election schedule, a total of 27 candidates are contesting for eight seats. As many as 15,851 registered voters are eligible to exercise their right to vote. Eleven polling booths have […]

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered for preparation of a revised medicine list for government hospitals and called for a foolproof mechanism to ensure an uninterrupted supply of essential drugs across the province. Presiding over a meeting on health projects on Friday, she ordered for formation of a dedicated committee to finalise […]

Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the cutting of trees in the city and indicated that criminal cases may be registered against the concerned officers of the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) for cutting trees near Doctors Hospital. Justice Shahid Karim, while hearing petitions related to smog mitigation, summoned […]

Lahore: United States Consul General (CG) Stetson Sanders, along with a delegation, called on Punjab Home Secretary Dr Ahmed Javed Qazi on Friday at his office, to discuss law and order situation in province and matters of mutual interest. During the meeting, the home secretary said that the Punjab government was making the province safer […]

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday declared six individuals, including fashion designer Khadija Shah, as proclaimed offenders (PO) in the Jinnah House attack case, over their repeated non-appearance in proceedings. The court also issued permanent arrest warrants against Khadija Shah and the other accused, including Faisal Akhtar, Adil Saeed, Faqir Syed Arsalan, Qasim Minhas, […]

Lahore: Seven people were killed and 1,065 others injured in 956 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours, according to a report, issued by the Punjab Emergency Service (PES), commonly known as Rescue-1122, here on Friday. As many as 399 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 666 with minor […]

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday extended the interim bail of former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in five cases related to the May 9 arson and vandalism incidents. ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill heard the interim bail applications and ordered an extension in the bails until February 13. The court also directed the prosecution […]