Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi appointed as GCU VCBy: 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 hatredBy: 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 CTDBy: 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 JuDBy: 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 reporterBy: 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 LahoreBy: 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 […]