563 police personnel facing criminal cases on April 7, 2021Faisalabad: As many as 563 Faisalabad district police personnel are allegedly involved in various serious crimes and 139 cases have been registered against them. They include policemen against whom two or more cases have been registered cases were registered for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery; drug trafficking, fraud as well as involvement in other crimes […]
ACE starts looking into cases of PML-N leaders in Faisalabad on November 7, 2020After the PML-N MPs’ active participation in the protest rallies under the Pakistan Democratic Movement, the government has assigned the Anti-Corruption Establishment a special task to investigate financial affairs of serving and former members of PML-N in Faisalabad The officers of ACE Faisalabad Region have been directed to form specific teams for the constituencies of […]
Belgium can be next export destination for Pakistani goods on November 5, 2020Pakistan should make concerted efforts to enhance bilateral trade with Belgium and in this connection it could also use Brussels as a warehouse to make exports to other EU countries, said Abid Hussain, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Belgium in Islamabad. Addressing a function to mark the Belgium Business Contact Day at Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce […]
Despite several MoUs, no trade between Ukraine, Pakistan on November 4, 2020Military cooperation between Pakistan and Ukraine must be exploited to enhance bilateral trade between the two countries and in this connection recommendations are being made for the appointment of a commercial Attaché in Pakistani embassy in Kyiv, said Major General (Retired) Noel Israel Khokhar, Pakistani designated ambassador to Ukraine. He was addressing a function in […]
Heavy smog going to get free march on Faisalabad on November 2, 2020The Faisalabad district, which is placed in the smog red zone, is likely to confront ever-high poor air quality and smog this year due to the few resources of the Department of Environmental Protection, compelling them to stop anti-smog measures. The gravity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that the air quality […]
Eight Covid-19 cases reported among students in Faisalabad on October 27, 2020The second wave of coronavirus has started hitting the city as four students of the Faisalabad Medical University have tested positive for Covid-19. Separately, three students and one teacher of the Special Education Center, Jinnah Town, were also declared Covid positive on Monday. The confirmation of coronavirus has stirred a panic among the campus community, […]
Gunmen injure qawwal in robbery on October 24, 2020Unidentified gunmen late on Thursday opened fire on famous qawal Sher Miandad and his son Obaid in a robbery in the jurisdiction of Madina Town police station. Both were injured and taken to hospital. Robbers escaped from the scene after managing to snatch Rs 2 lakh cash from them also. Sher Miandad, a well-known Qawwal […]
582 in-service police officials die in one year in Faisalabad on October 20, 2020A many as 582 Punjab Police personnel have died of different diseases in one year in Faisalabad. At present 1,400 Faisalabad police personnel are suffering from chronic diseases apparently due to ‘poor’ working conditions, punishment threats, long working hours and mental torture from their ‘seniors’. According to a report released by the police, 314 police […]
Executive Excise office’s closure riles citizens in Faisalabad on October 17, 2020Due to the alleged negligence of the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control authorities, the Excise Executive Office on Satiana Road has been closed down resulting in the loss of millions of rupees to the government exchequer. Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department, Faisalabad Region, authorities set up an executive office on Satiana Road in September […]
Goods worth Rs 1.31 billion taken away in robberies on October 13, 2020Despite government’s tall claims to revamp the police system to safeguard the public, a record incidents of theft, robbery and burglary have occurred in Faisalabad district during the last ninth months, depriving the victims of Rs 1.31 billion. According to data released by the police, more than 54,000 accused were involved in these incidents. Out […]