Two workers rescued after getting stuck in well on August 20, 2018A well, which was being repaired, collapsed in the village 93EB of Arifwala Tehsil on the wee hours of Sunday and two workers got stuck within the well. The well was very old and the bricks were being removed to reconstruct the safety wall inside the well when it suddenly collapsed. The rescue teams reached […]
Students set world record by planting 10,000 saplings in 150 seconds in Changa Manga on August 16, 2018KASUR: On the 72nd Independence Day of Pakistan, the Forest department in collaboration with the district administration, students of many schools and colleges, the Bali Memorial Trust (BMT) and the general public of Kasur set a new world record by planting 10,000 saplings in just 150 seconds during a ‘Plantation Mela’ which was organised in […]
Woman accuses landlords in Okara of rape, assault on August 5, 2018OKARA: Landlords in Mian Khan Chorasta area of district Depalpur in Okara were on Sunday accused of raping, assaulting and shaving head of a woman. Speaking to the media, the victim said she was kidnapped by influential people, identified as Ghaffar, Gulzar and Zubair, in her area after her husband, who was working for the landlords […]
Police Martyrs Day celebrated in Kasur on August 4, 2018Police Martyrs Day is being observed nationwide today to remember the brave police officers who sacrificed their lives for the country in the war against terror. Kasur DPO Syed Muntazir Mehdi along with Deputy Commissioner Rana Muhammad Arshad laid floral wreaths on the memorial of martyrs at Kasur Police Line today. Addressing a gathering at […]
Forest department to plant 8 lac new trees in Kasur on August 4, 2018KASUR: District administration representatives planted different plants in various parts of the city in continuation of the Moon Soon campaign on Saturday. People from different walks of life including judges, lawyers and the district officers took part in the plantation drive to combat climate change. At this occasion, Changa Manga Divisional Forest Officer Imran Sattar said […]
CJP visits Baba Farid’s Shrine in Pakpatan, prays and lays floral wreath on August 4, 2018PAKPATAN: Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday visited, amid tight security, the shrine of Baba Farid in Pakpatan. Justice Saqib prayed and laid a floral wreath at the saint’s shrine. After that, he talked to the media and stated, “I came here to pray for the prosperity of our country.” On his arrival, a […]
Family accuses police constable of kidnapping girl in Pakpattan on August 1, 2018PAKPATTAN: A Matric student was kidnapped from Baba Farid shrine in Pakpattan around two weeks ago and nothing has yet been done for her recovery, family of the girl claimed on Wednesday. According to details, the teenager came to the shrine to offer prayers and while she was returning back home with her father, she […]
89 policemen punished in Kasur over ‘corruption’, ‘incompetence’ on August 1, 2018Kasur: 89 police officers and force members punished on Wednesday over the charges of incompetency, corruption, substandard investigation, absence, improper patrolling, and miuse of authority in the district. DPO Kasur, Syed Muntazir Mehdi informed the media that the punishments include dismissal from service, demotion, confiscation of service years, fine and stop increment. Three Sub-inspectors and one […]
A mother of five subjected to acid attack by her husband in Okara on August 1, 2018Okara: A woman was subjected on Wednesday to an acid attack allegedly by her husband in Talha Town area of the city. The victim, identified as Sobia Bibi and a mother of five, was attacked after she had a heated exchange of arguments with her husband on a family dispute. He allegedly threw acid on her face […]
PML-N rivals play up Panama Papers verdict, Qadri sentence on July 13, 2018SAHIWALSahiwal is known for its Rajput, Arain, Jutt, Syed, and Ansari clans, alongside Langriyal, Khagga, Fatyana, Kathiya, Murdanay and Bharwana tribes. In the latest delimitations, it has lost a national assembly seat, and will send three instead of four representatives to the Parliament on July 25. The three NA constituencies here are NA 147,148 and […]