Lahoris pay glowing tributes to selfless services of Edhi on July 9, 2016LAHORE: The civil society organisations and citizens from different walks of life paid rich tribute to late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi for their services in favour of needy people. In reference to Abdul Sattar Edhi, candlelight vigil and prayer ceremonies were held across the provincial capital by the government and non-government organisations. Abdul Sattar Edhi […]
Citizens celebrate Eidul Fitr under tight security on July 9, 2016LAHORE: Eidul Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and traditional festivity in the provincial capital under tight security, as police had evolved a comprehensive security plan to ensure peaceful atmosphere by deputing more than 10,000 policemen in this regard. Large public gatherings of Eid were held at Badshahi Mosque, Data Darbar, Jamia Naeemia, Mansoorah, Jamiatul […]
Lahoris all set to mark Eid with traditional zeal on July 6, 2016LAHORE: Muslims across the provincial capital would observe Eidul Fitr with religious zeal and fervour today (Wednesday). Citizens would celebrate the special occasion with their beloved family members, relatives and friends in order to share the festivities of the occasion after fasting for an entire month. The celebrations of Eidul Fitr start with the preparations […]
Lahoris remain busy in Eid shopping amid intense bargaining on July 4, 2016LAHORE: Intense bargaining was witnessed between customers and shopkeepers on Monday, as citizens across the city remained busy in shopping ahead of Eidul Fitr, Daily Times observed. Markets, bazaars and shopping malls of the metropolis were fully crammed with consumers who remained busy bargaining with shopkeepers for purchasing their dresses, jewellery, clutch bags, shoes, henna, […]
Exit points of city remain busy ahead of Eid on July 3, 2016LAHORE: A massive rush of people was observed on various exit points of the city on Saturday, as people started moving to their native cities in order to celebrate Eidul Fitr with their loved ones. The government has announced five holidays (July 5-9) for the festive occasion. Bus stands, railway stations and other exit points […]
Plaza demolished in Data Gunj Bakhsh Town on June 30, 2016LAHORE: The Data Gunj Bakhsh Town administration has demolished an under-construction plaza on Thursday during its operation against illegal construction of commercial buildings at Nisbat Road. TOR Shahzad Qureshi led the operation along with other team members. Qureshi said that the administration had issued several notices to stop the construction besides mentioning procedures of getting […]
PILDAT evaluates performance of senators on June 28, 2016LAHORE: A systematic assessment of individual parliamentary performance of the senators, during the 13th parliamentary year of the Senate, was carried out by PILDAT. According to the results of the assessment, the overall average performance score of the senators stood at 41%. According to a report available with Daily Times, top five positions were acquired […]
CDGL lauds modern, vigilant services of Rescue 1122 on June 24, 2016LAHORE: A three-member delegation of City District Government Lahore (CDGL) on Thursday visited Rescue 1122 headquarters and inspected different functions of Punjab Emergency Service. The delegation was briefed about different functions of Rescue 1122 through mock exercises of emergency medical treatment, firefighting, rescue from height and using of incident command vehicle. During the visit, they […]
Rain inundates roads, towns in city on June 23, 2016LAHORE: Early morning thunderstorms with heavy and torrential rain turned the city weather pleasant on Wednesday. However, accumulated rainwater on roads, parks, grounds and ditches depicted the failure of City District Government Lahore, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and other concerned authorities in formulating any strategy regarding pre-monsoon arrangements. According […]
DCO visits Ramazan bazaars, vows to eliminate profiteers on June 22, 2016LAHORE: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Lahore captain (r) Muhammad Usman on Tuesday visited various Ramazan bazaars and checked the quality of food and their prices. He showed satisfaction regarding the arrangements in Ramazan bazaars and inquired about the problems faced by costumers on the occasion. He also visited the stalls that were set up at […]