Mardan: A magistrate court in Mardan has rejected the police request for physical remand of former National Assembly speaker and PTI leader Asad Qaiser.Rejecting the police’s plea, Judicial Magistrate Ataur Rehman on Sunday ordered to send Asad Qaiser …
Protestors demand implementation of five percent job quota for disabled persons
QUETTA: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) was celebrated on Sunday in the provincial capital, however, some persons with disabilities, including women and children, staged a protest demonstration outside Quetta Press Club, observing…
Three siblings among five dead in road accidents
NAWABSHAH: As many as five people were killed in two accidents in parts of the country on Sunday.According to the details, three siblings were crushed by an over-speeding truck in Nawabshah, Sindh.The tragic accident took place at Sarhari link road in …
Smog persists in Lahore
LAHORE: The provincial capital and the Punjab remained engulfed in smog on Sunday morning and Lahore remained at second place in the list of most polluted cities of the world.The air quality index (AQI) of Lahore was 320 in the morning. Karachi followe…
PSCA scope to be extended to other cities, says CM Naqvi
LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said 22 new police stations will be built and the scope of Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA) will be extended to other cities.The CM said that the Punjab government will buy CCTV cameras for all distric…
Punjab Traffic Police issues over 74,000 driving licences in a single day
DUKI: Following an order by Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi to crack down on the drivers who do not possess licenses, the traffic police issued over 74,000 licenses yesterday, according to a report on Sunday.According to the spokesman for the P…
FIA offloads nine ‘beggars’ from Saudi Arabia-bound flight
MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday offloaded nine alleged beggars travelling to Saudi Arabia in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from Multan.According to the FIA spokesperson, FIA Immigration arrested nine alleged beggars from Saudi…
402312 illegal Afghans so far repatriated to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner and so far 402312 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan.In addition to other measures for the dignified…
Punjab CM announces plan for Central Business District in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi fulfilling another promise has inaugurated Central Business District (CBD) Lahore Prime on Saturday.Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that CBD Lahore Prime became very popular and the price…