OKARA: Former Chief Minister of Punjab and senior PPP leader Mian Manzoor Wattoo has died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, sources confirmed. The schedule for his funeral prayers is yet to be announced. Read More: PML-N puts democracy at stake to save its govt: Wattoo Mian Manzoor Wattoo, hailing from Haveli Lakha, had a […]
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China interested in importing dogs and donkeys from Pakistan
China interested in importing dogs and donkeys from Pakistan. The officials have told a parliamentary committee as Pakistan is trying to overcome a major economic crisis. The Senate Standing Committee meeting on Commerce was held in Islamabad on Monday. The committee held under the chairmanship of Zeeshan Khanzada to get a briefing on imports and […]
Woman accuses policeman of blackmailing with her obscene videos in Okara
OKARA: A woman on Wednesday has accused a policeman of blackmailing her with sensitive videos and pictures. The woman has said that a cop of Punjab police has been blackmailing her for the last two years with her vulgar videos and pictures. She said that the Saddar police station had refused to register the case […]
MPA Jugnu Mohsin unhurt in assassination attempt
On Monday, It was revealed that Syeda Jugnu Mohsin, a Punjab politician and the wife of former PCB chairman Najam Sethi, had escaped an assassination attempt in Okara. She remained unharmed in the incident. Police have apprehended two suspects, as a quest is going for the main suspect after a charge was filed against six […]
Minister calls ‘model’ railway stations ‘useless’ buildings
OKARA: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Wednesday inspected the railway track on a special train besides visiting the station building in Okara. He expressed displeasure over the condition of railway station building in Okara. Talking to journalists, he said that in the past, the railway department was plundered impunity and useless buildings worth […]
CM to announce special package for labourers
The Punjab government has reportedly decided to introduce a comprehensive package for the welfare of labourers, which will be announced by Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Labour Day falling on May 1. The ceremony in this regard will be held at Warburton, Nankana Sahib, where the CM will distribute allotment letters of flats […]
Woman accuses landlords in Okara of rape, assault
OKARA: Landlords in Mian Khan Chorasta area of district Depalpur in Okara were on Sunday accused of raping, assaulting and shaving head of a woman. Speaking to the media, the victim said she was kidnapped by influential people, identified as Ghaffar, Gulzar and Zubair, in her area after her husband, who was working for the landlords […]