New facilities at Raiwind THQ hospital inauguratedLahore: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated new facilities at Raiwind tehsil headquarters (THQ) hospital. With the completion of the extension projects through public-private partne...
Democratic oversight of security agencies needs strengthening: PILDATPakistan's democratic order needs to efficiently evolve to a stage where briefings by Army chiefs become a normal and regular occurrence, the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transpar...
Activists demand long-term plan to end child abuseLAHORE: Several rights groups and civil society organisations held demonstrations asking prompt action against those responsible for killing eight-year-old Zainab after sexually assaulting her last we...
‘Patriarchy breeds the mindset that caused Kasur child’s rape, murder’Lahore: The Awami Workers Party (AWP) Punjab has condemned in the strongest possible terms the gruesome rape and murder of seven-year old Zainab in the city of Kasur and the complete failure of the st...
Sukhera’s exemption from court appearance extendedLAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday extended an exemption granted to former inspector general of Punjab police Mushtaq Sukhera from appearing before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)...
Lawyers to observe strike todayLAHORE: The city's legal fraternity will on Thursday (today) observe a strike to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Kasur. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Punjab Bar...