Arrangements finalised to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day today on August 30, 2019Arrangements in Lahore have been finalised to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day across the country on Friday. A meeting was held at Lahore’s Town Hall on Thursday chaired by Law Minister Raja Basharat to review the arrangements of the Kashmir Day. Bashara said that on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the solidarity day […]
Vice chancellors’ convention held at Governor’s House on August 30, 2019The All Punjab Vice Chancellors Convention was held in the Governor’s House on Thursday for five long hours in which major decisions were made regarding formulating the curriculum of all universities on modern standards, elimination of ad-hocism from universities and to monitor the performances of vice chancellors. Punjab Governor Ch Mohammad Sarwar also directed universities […]
Veteran actress Navid Shahzad launches debut novel Aslan’s Roar on August 21, 2019The maiden book authored by acclaimed academician, writer and actress Navid Shahzad was formally launched at a local hotel on Monday. The book titled “Aslan’s Roar” is about the Turkish TV and the rise of the Muslim hero and it also contains much about the Turkish music, art and literature. A large number of artists, […]
Ajoka marks National Minorities Day with ‘Bulha & Banda’ on August 17, 2019Ajoka Theatre highlighted the message of peace and interfaith harmony through performance of its acclaimed play “Bulha and Banda” at Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex today. The performance was part of National Minority day program entitled “Minorities Rights beyond Promises and Assurances” arranged by center for social justice (CSJ). Written by Ajoka’s executive director Shahid Nadeem, the play […]
Lahore observes Black Day against Indian atrocities in IHK on August 16, 2019A large number of people participated in the “Kashmir Solidarity Rally” carried out on The Mall under the leadership of Punjab Governor Ch Mohammad Sarwar and Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. Slogans like ‘Kashmir will become Pakistan’, ‘Kashmir is jugular vein of Pakistan’ and ‘India is terrorist’ were chanted by the participants of the […]
Maryam nabbed in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case on August 9, 2019Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz was Thursday arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case from Kot Lakhpat prison where she was in a weekly meeting with her father and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. She was taken away in the presence of her father while […]
Local governments are like orphan in Punjab: experts on August 7, 2019The civil society representatives and experts on the subject of Local Governments have criticized the newly introduced Punjab Local Government Act 2019 of the PTI government while demanding 33 % representation of the women in new system that is yet to be implemented. The experts were of the opinion that the new LG Act was […]
PPP walks out from Punjab Assembly over ‘foul language’ used against BB on July 30, 2019Former minister for Minorities and Human Rights of the last PML-N government Khalil Tahir Sandhu has accused the senior official of the Punjab Assembly secretariat for using derogatory and insulting language against him. As per the details, Sandhu came in the session of Punjab Assembly on Monday with a black tape on his mouth as […]
Shehbaz among 2,000 booked for taking part in Lahore rally on July 27, 2019The Lahore police has booked over 2,000 political workers including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif for participating in a rally of the joint opposition held here at Mall Road on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the July 25 elections. An FIR was launched at the Civil Lines Police Station against PML-N […]
‘Black day’: Shehbaz Sharif to address opposition’s protest rally in Lahore on July 25, 2019The joint opposition will observe a ‘black day’ today (Thursday) to mark the first anniversary of July 25, 2018 election when Imran Khan came into government for the first time. In Lahore, a large public gathering of the joint opposition will be held at Charing Cross, The Mall, in which PML-N president and Opposition Leader […]