Shab-e-Barat observed in Lahore amid tight security on May 2, 2018LAHORE: Lahoris observed Shab-e-Barat across the city between Tuesday-Wednesday night with religious zeal and fervour amid tight security. Citizens offered prayers and spent the whole night at the city’s mosques and homes with their family members, relatives and friends. Shab-e-Barat was observed on the night between Shaban 14-15 in the eighth month of the Islamic […]
World Labour Day to be observed today on May 1, 2018LAHORE: The World Labour Day will be observed today (Tuesday) in commemoration of the services of workers who faced problems for their rights in Chicago in the late 19th century and their achievements. In this connection, a number of rallies and awareness walks will be carried out across the city from different labour unions and […]
I wish Lahore could have been a planned city: writer Fakir Ijazuddin on April 29, 2018LAHORE: “In 1901, the population of Lahore was 200,000 which doubled in 1930 and again doubled in 1950 making it 800,000. The alarms rang when it rose to 10 million and more in 2018 and is projected to touch 13 million mark in year 2030 – making it almost impossible to meet even the basic […]
Certificate distribution ceremony of Al-Jazari Academy held at UET on April 27, 2018LAHORE: A certificate distribution ceremony of Al-Jazari Water & Sanitation Academy was held at the University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore, for the successful participants of all previous courses conducted at the academy under the project in last two years. Al-Jazari Academy is established under the project titled Capacity Building of WASAs in Punjab […]
3,445 children in Pakistan victims of sexual abuse in 2017: study reveals on April 19, 2018 LAHORE: Non-Governmental Organisation Sahil shared annual statistical data of reported child sexual abuse cases in Pakistan titled Cruel Numbers in collaboration with Search For Justice and Child Rights Movement Punjab at the Lahore Press Club during a media briefing on Wednesday. Sahil’s Senior Regional Coordinator Ansar Sajjad Bhatti shared that according to Cruel Numbers, […]
DC Lahore orders all officers to ensure no quack practises in the city on April 18, 2018LAHORE: Deputy Commissioner Lahore Sumair Ahmed Syed has ordered to all health deputy district officers of Lahore to be in field for checking all the clinics for quacks practicing in any place in the metropolitan city. An exemplary action should be taken against quacks and action must be taken in complete coordination with police and […]
33 magistrates deputed to supervise fruits, vegetable rates on April 6, 2018LAHORE: District Administration on Tuesday deputed 33 Price Control Magistrates (PCMs) in five fruits and vegetable markets of the provincial metropolis in order to supervise the auction proceedings and ensure enforcement of notified whole rates. According to a notification letter available with Daily Times, 13 PCMs deputed in Badami Bagh fruit and vegetable market, six […]
Saloni Mathur sheds light on artwork of painter Amrita Sher-Gil on March 30, 2018Professor of art history from the University of California Los Angeles, Saloni Mathur, on Wednesday shed light on the artwork of a well-known Hungarian-Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil – a pioneer of modern Indian, while speaking the ArtSpeak session of Lahore Biennale 01 titled ‘Modernist Maneuvers: The Paintings of Amrita Sher-Gil’. She has covered artworks of […]
Family of victim demands CM Punjab, IG Punjab to provide justice to son, give directions to police to avoid harassing them on March 29, 2018LAHORE: The family of a victim, Muhammad Hussain, has demanded Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Inspector General of Punjab Police Arif Nawaz, to provide justice to their son and issue orders to concerned police officers to avoid harassing them. The family reported that their son was not involved in any charges, but his name […]
Gun salute, rallies, and seminars mark Pakistan Day on March 24, 2018LAHORE: Activities to commemorate Pakistan Day in the city started with a 21-gun salute fired by Pakistan Army at Mehfooz Shaheed Garrison. The gun salute ceremony was attended by both civilian and army families. Prayers were made on the occasion for the progress and prosperity of the country. Earlier, Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) had […]