Major part of historical building in Hyderabad fort demolished
KARACHI: An ancient colonial-style building situated in the protected zone of the Pucca Qilla (fort) was extensively demolished by the education department before the culture department halted the...
View ArticlePPP supports democracy not Sharif, says Khursheed
SUKKUR: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that his party is not taking part in the long march against democracy but made it clear in the same breath the PPP...
View ArticleFolk artistes react angrily to minister’s remarks
THATTA: A large number of vocalists, folk artistes and singers took out a procession here on Sunday to protest against ‘abusive language used by Sindh Minister for Culture Sharmila Farooqi’ against...
View ArticleHalf of police force meant to keep peace in Hyderabad guard VIPs
HYDERABAD: Almost half the police force responsible for maintaining peace in the second largest city of the province does nothing but guard high police officials, parliamentarians, ministers and...
View ArticleSecurity at Mukhtaran Mai’s house restored
MUZAFFARGARH: On the orders of the federal law ministry, police on Sunday restored security at the checkpost outside the house of Mukhtaran Mai in her hometown Mirwala. On Saturday, she had said the...
View ArticleFading traditional tonga ride in Multan
MULTAN: Tonga riding, once considered to be ‘shahi sawari’ (Royal ride), has now become relic of the past in the ancient city of Multan.Gone are the days when people used to ride tongas to travel from...
View ArticleClean drinking water project turns sour for KP
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local government and rural development department has approached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to launch a probe against a contractor, who allegedly siphoned...
View ArticleRift in PTI over slow work on uplift schemes
PESHAWAR: Differences have surfaced among the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders in Peshawar over the slow pace of work on developmental schemes, spending of funds on unnecessary projects and failure to...
View ArticleFour children killed as truck plunges into ravine in Balochistan
QUETTA: At least four children were killed when a truck travelling from Dera Murad Jamali to Mastung fell into a ravine near Dhadar, DawnNews reported. According to Levies personnel, the truck laden...
View ArticleCivil society braces itself for legal fight
LAHORE: The Lahore Bachao Tehrik and the Lahore Conservation Society have jointly ‘advised’ the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw public...
View ArticlePU harassment case: LHC seeks more arguments
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the Punjab University vice chancellor, the Lahore High Court on Monday expressed concern over allegations of sexual harassment against the varsity head. Justice...
View Article200 policemen withdrawn from unauthorised duties
LAHORE: A fresh exercise of withdrawal of ‘uncalculated’ unauthorized police force, ministerial and lower cadre staff from VVIPs and senior serving and retired police officials has recently begun...
View ArticlePAF-gifted aircraft being installed in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has gifted an old aircraft F-7 to the people of Gujranwala which is being installed near the Model Town crossing on GT Road. A meeting chaired by Gujranwala...
View ArticleThree victims of factory gas leakage buried
VEHARI: The three labourers who had fallen sick while working at a pipe factory in Lahore about a week ago, allegedly because of leakage of some poisonous gas there and later died were buried at their...
View ArticleDoctors cancel strike after security promise
FAISALABAD: After criticising policemen at a meeting over their failure to control crime in the district, doctors of five government hospitals on Monday withdrew their strike call at outpatient...
View ArticlePolice hopeful of nabbing Uch Sharif gunmen
BAHAWALPUR: Police circles were non-committal on Monday about any clues to culprits involved in the attack on a mosque in Uch Sharif killing two policemen on Saturday night. But Dawn found out the...
View ArticleTemporary bridge almost complete
GUJRAT: The construction of a temporary steel and wooden bridge over the Karianwala storm water drain is almost complete and it is likely to be opened for light traffic in two days. The concrete bridge...
View ArticleInaction makes air pollution stay in I sectors
ISLAMABAD: Residents of I sectors of the federal capital have long been suffering industrial air pollution. Now, Pakistan’s chief environmentalist has promised action against the polluters after seeing...
View ArticleDRAP told to justify drug prices increase
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has been issued notice to justify its controversial decision to increase the prices of medicines seven months ago.In the notice, the Lahore...
View ArticleMD PTV’s appeal dismissed by IHC
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the intra court appeal filed by Mohammad Malick against an order of an IHC single bench, which, on June 24, declared the appointment...
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