Information group officer Samira Liaquat Khan assumes charge as Assistant Director Audit Bureau of Circulation Lahore on March 15, 2021Information Group officer, Samira Liaquat Khan has assumed the charge of Assistant Director Audit Bureau of Circulation, Lahore. MoI&B has given an additional charge to a 17-grade officer. Samira Liaquat is from 44 CTP. She is also serving as Information Officer in PID. Previously, she has served as Asst. Director Directorate of Electronic Media and […]
Lahore: Body of a 23 year old student found in hostel By: Web Desk on February 16, 2021Web LAHORE: The body of a 23-year-old student was found in a hostel in Lahore’s Township neighbourhood on Tuesday morning, according to the police. The unfortunate incident occurred in Lahore on Tuesday morning when the police found the body of a 23 year old student at his hostel. The cause of the death is unclear […]
WASA fails to improve sewerage system of Lahore By: By Our Correspondent on January 25, 2021Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has failed miserably in Ravi Town to facilitate masses, complaints filled in UC1 Begumkot, Farkhabaad, RAVI TOWN area are decleared solved without any action or even a single visit by wasa team. XEN, SDO Farkhabad and Shadara were personally informed about the situation but they did not took any action. […]
Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi appointed as GCU VC By: Web Desk on October 24, 2019International social policy analyst and expert on population ageing Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi has assumed the charge of the post of Vice Chancellor, Government College University Lahore with a pledge to hone the university’s research and education potential, improve its international outlook and enhance academic excellence, linkages and prestige. Prof Zaidi, who holds a PhD […]
Renaming of Waris Mir Underpass condemned an act of hatred By: Web Desk on August 24, 2019The Waris Mir Foundation has condemned a sudden and mysterious move by the Punjab government to change the name of the Waris Mir Underpass, near Punjab University Lahore where the late writer and intellectual used to teach journalism for about 25 years. Prof Waris Mir was a renowned intellectual, columnist and teacher who was decorated […]
Former JuD chief Hafiz Saeed arrested by CTD By: Web Desk on July 17, 2019LAHORE: Former chief of Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday, while he was traveling from Gujranwala to Lahore. He was traveling to Lahore to appear in front of an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) when he was stopped and arrested. Saeed was moved to an unknown location and the […]
ATC court grants bail to Hafiz Saeed and seven others from JuD By: Web Desk on July 15, 2019LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore granted pre-arrest, interim bail to Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of the Jamatud Dawa (JuD) along with four others on Monday. The four included Saeed, Ameer Hamza, Hafiz Masood and Malik Zafar. The bail has been granted to them till August 31st, with surety bonds of Rs. 50,000 each. […]
Beaten for a story – Dilemma of reporter By: Ahsan Raza on May 31, 2019LAHORE: When policemen suddenly grabbed and started beating him mercilessly, for several moments, Zaheer Mahmood Siddiqui did not comprehend what was going on. The Dawn newspaper reporter, who retired on May 15 this year, was not being thrashed on a public street: it was on the premises of the Punjab Civil Secretariat and at the […]
Tallest building’s plan approved in Lahore By: Web Desk on April 30, 2019LAHORE: On Monday, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) approved the map of first-ever 45-storey high-rise building to be built in Johar Town’s Finance and Trade Centre (FTC) after departments concerned issued no-objection certificates (NOCs). A private source was told that the high-rise, which will have a five-star hotel, commercial areas, and the head office of […]