Shahab Omer

LAHORE: The tomb of Nadra Begum, located near Mian Mir, is in ruins and in the absence of playgrounds in the area, locals use the premises for playing cricket and other sports. At night time, the tomb becomes a shelter home for the homeless people. The structure of the tomb is in a moldering state […]

LAHORE: Despite given in the functions of the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority (PSKA) Act 2017, the authority has failed to construct a model cemetery for minorities, Daily Times learnt through reliable sources. Daily Times was also informed that in June 2017, the government of Punjab had established PSKA and according to the act, it was the […]

LAHORE: Almost 601 dangerous properties have been identified by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) inside the Walled City of Lahore, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday. They said that lack of funds was one of the reasons due to which the dangerous buildings could not be repaired and were rapidly increasing in number. […]

LAHORE: Sources have informed the Daily Times that the Lal Haveli (property number D/749), located inside the Lohari Mandi of the Walled City of Lahore, is crumbling despite being declared a heritage property by Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) in 2013. At the Heritage Conservation Board of WCLA’s first meeting in 2013, the property […]

LAHORE: The work on Qartba Grid Station, underground cable project, has been halted because Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) could not get a “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) from the Chief Traffic Officer (CTO). The ongoing tussle over the matter between LESCO and CTO has delayed the underground wiring work from Sunny View Grid Station to […]

LAHORE: Scores of steel mills, which were shut down by the Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) in the wake of smog that had engulfed the city in October last year, have resumed their operations with taking pre-emptive measures, Daily Times has learnt. According to official record, over 300 steel mills units were operating in Lahore, […]

LAHORE: Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Samadhi of Ranjeet Singh and Rohani Gate are losing their grandeur due to ongoing work on a langarkhan (almonry) inside the Gurdwara Dera Sahib to accommodate the increasing number of Sikh pilgrims, Daily Times has learnt. According to sources, the langarkhana is being built within 200 feet radius of the three […]

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has severed the power connections of Lahore Fort due to non-payment of electricity bills, reliable sources told Daily Times on Thursday. They said that there had been no electricity at the heritage site for the last two days due to which tourists and staff at the Lahore Fort […]

LAHORE: Almost 23 newly constructed grid stations energised by the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) have serious discrepancies, Daily Times has learnt reliably. In this connection, the LESCO Grid System Operation (GSO) superintendent engineer has sent a letter, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, to LESCO Grid System Construction (GSC) project director, […]