By Haider Ali

LAHORE: For saving money, the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project’s contractor is illegally dumping construction and demolition waste on Qatar Band Road near Thokar Niaz Baig, Daily Times has learnt. As many as 1,000 dumper trucks have disposed of approximately 10 million kilogrammes of construction and demolition waste at this site. According to details, […]

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has decided to offer ‘Rangeela Rickshaw – Lahori Shashka’ service for wedding events. The service would be available for wedding events at just Rs 5,000 per day. Earlier, the service was available for tourists visiting the Walled City of Lahore. An estimated 6,500 tourists had enjoyed the […]

LAHORE: Citizens as well as shopkeepers at several Sunday bazaars across the city have shown concern over what they describe as improper security arrangements at the bazaars. They have urged authorities concerned to enhance security arrangements at “makeshift” bazaars Talking to Daily Times, they said that police and security officers were present at entry gates […]

LAHORE: Usually it is a good experience to listen to music while travelling in public transport, but Lahoris have demanded the Punjab government and the Punjab Transport Authority to ban Indian movies and songs in public transport and take strict action against such activity. Talking to daily times on Saturday, the citizens claimed that drivers […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Gilgit-Baltistan Fusion Festival 2017 commenced at the Alhamra Arts Council on Thursday to bring the two provinces’ culture, music and cuisines under one roof. A large number of citizens, including students and families, thronged the festival and appreciated the Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA) and the Lahore Arts Council Alhamra for organising […]

LAHORE: The newly built Greater Iqbal Park is set to host the Punjab Gilgit-Baltistan Fusion Festival 2017 which will be kicked off at the Alhamra Arts Council today (Thursday). This was said by Walled City Lahore Authority Director General Kamran Lashari during a press conference at the Alhamra Adbi Betkh on Wednesday. Lahore Arts Council […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Transport Authority (PTA) has decided to hire the services of the traffic police and the Lahore Transport Company (LTC) field officers in an ongoing crackdown on private cars offering services via mobile apps under the umbrella of several cab services in the provincial capital. Last week, the PTA issued fine to more […]

LAHORE: A team of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will visit intermediate cities to revise the draft aide memoire, administration manual and preparation or related documents under the Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Programme (PICIIP). This was revealed that during a meeting of the fact finding mission of the ADB delegation during its visit to […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has pulled up its socks to control quality of food served at wedding ceremonies and party events, Daily Times has learnt. In this regard, PFA has circulated a notice to wedding halls and catering companies under the PFA Act, 2011 Section 2(b) to adopt standard operating procedures (SOPs) and […]

LAHORE: The 117th birth anniversary of the creator of Pakistan’s national anthem, Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, passed silently as no major ceremony was observed at the government level to pay tribute to his service on Saturday. However, students and people from different walks of life people visited his tomb and offered prayers. Also, workers and […]