By Arsalan Haider

LAHORE: The holidays announced for Eidul Azha have spoiled the celebrations of teachers, students and their parents, as they showed serious concern over the reopening of schools on the third day of Eid. The government has announced the Eid holidays from September 12 to 14. As Eidul Azha falls on September 13, therefore the vacation […]

LAHORE: Accusing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led government of forcing the country into bankruptcy, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said his party would not rest until the premier was held accountable for his wrongdoings. Addressing the participants of the “accountability rally” at Charing Cross, he demanded the premier to respond to corruption allegations […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government believes in politics of service and values. He said that the politics of protests has already caused a lot of loss to the country and there is no justification for especially when Pakistan was moving towards progress and prosperity. He said […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday kick-started his party’s ‘Accountability Movement’ by holding a rally from Shahdara to Charring Cross against the alleged corruption of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, which was exposed in the Panama Papers. However, closure of roads with containers claimed one life, as the ambulance could not reach the […]

LAHORE: Citizens, human rights activists, teachers and journalists on Monday held a protest demonstration outside Lahore Press Club against the Quetta blast, which claimed more than 60 lives. The protestors, including teachers, journalists, human rights’ activists and civil society representatives, have termed the incident as a cowardly attack and conspiracy to disrupt peace in the […]

LAHORE: Parents and teachers of PakTurk schools demanded the government and concerned authorities to save the future of their children and students, as the school had no link with any political or other party of Turkey. In a press conference on Saturday at the PakTurk School Raiwind Road, officials of Parents Teachers Association stated that […]

LAHORE: The Civil Society Network of Pakistan along with the Centre for Human Rights Education has expressed deep concerns over the negligence of the Punjab government in resolving the issues related to child kidnappings and their exploitation. In a statement issued on Friday, office bearers of both organisations strongly condemned the attitude of the concerned […]

LAHORE: The new rules and regulations imposed by Pakistan Bar Council for legal education would not only hurt the legal education system across the country but would also reduce the number of graduate lawyers lower than the market needs. PBC, earlier this year, introduced new legal education rules to improve and revamp the standards and […]

  LAHORE: Performances by Ajoka Theatre have won hearts of thousands in India in the first Hamsaya Theatre Festival 2015 in Chandigarh. Ajoka spokesperson, Qasim Ali, noted that the five-day theatre extravaganza had created a significant buzz in Chandigarh and had appealed to audience, especially those from the pre-partition generations, who revived their memories about […]

LAHORE: As many as 40,000 students would appear in the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) entry test to be held tomorrow (Sunday). According to the UET spokesman, the university has established 13 test centres across Punjab where the combine entry test would be conducted. The test would be conducted simultaneously at UET Lahore, UET […]