Sadar Division Investigation Police have busted an inter-district dacoits gang-Ashfaq alias Phakoo and arrested its three members. The accused have confessed committing dozens of incidents of dacoity and robbery in various districts of the province during

Brigadier Taimur Afzal Khan (Retd) an eminent educationlist delivered a lecture titled 'Iqbal's Vision of Islamic State' in Dr Rasheed Chaudhry Memorial lecture series at Fountain House here on Saturday.

Customs staff posted at Allama Iqbal International Airport on Saturday foiled an attempt of smuggling 225 bottles of foreign branded liquor brought from Dubai through a private airliner, and arrested two accused on the spot.

Election schedule for Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) for the year 2005-6 has been issued. According to FCCI Secretary, the election will be held for nine seats of executive committee including four each seats for industry and trade cla

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) Founders Group, has asked the government to intervene for holding elections of the association scheduled for the first week of next month, in a transparent and impartial manner.

Government of Punjab has declared six districts of the province - Multan, Sargodha, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Gujranwala to be the most sensitive areas during the local council elections and decided to call the troops for the assistance of admini

JUI leader Fazl-ur-Rehman said here on Saturday, "We have no linkage with al Qaeda, or any other terrorist organisation, nor we are extremists, but we are enlightened and progressive, while General Pervez Musharraf is a reactionary and he is not enlighten

Punjab Minister for Tourism, Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal, has disclosed that a beautification plan for Lahore has been devised under which the City would be turned into beautiful buildings, lights and streets at a cost of Rs 21 billion.

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has taken serious note of line losses in Peshawar and Khyber circles and has given a time frame for arresting losses and achieving target of the recovery. The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held on

Rauf Khan Sasooli Deputy Secretary General Jamhoori Wattan Party has advised the opposition parties to forge unity to fight manipulation and interference of government and its sponsored party in the Local Bodies elections being held in the country.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has allowed a candidate Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmed to contest local bodies election from UC-63. The LHC observed that a person could not be stopped from contesting election, unless the court convicts him. The returning officer had reje

Since the start of "Smeda-Jica Industry Support Programme" in March 2004, more than 103 factories in different sectors of textile industry (including 18 spinning, 24 weaving, 24 knitting, 32 garment factories and 5 training institutes) have received the d

The River Indus is in medium flood at Kotri with rising tendency and in low-to-medium flood at Chashma. The river Indus is in low flood at all other points including Tarbela, Kalabagh, Taunsa, Guddu and Sukkur. The river Chenab is in low flood at Marala,

The provincial government would celebrate this year's Independence Day in the most befitting and stately manner that goes well with this solemn occasion that took place 58 years ago when Muslims of British India gained freedom from the British Raj and est

Eminent actor and comedian Umar Sharif is recovering fast after undergoing a successful heart bypass operation. Thanking Allah Almighty for his successful operation, Umar Sharif paid gratitude to the fans who prayed for his early recovery.

A five-member delegation of Kissan Council led by its president Ayub Chaudhry called on Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Salman Shah at the Ministry of Finance here on Saturday. The delegation discussed the possibility

The health ministry has sought regularisation of Rs 0.505 million unauthorised expenditure incurred by the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). Sources said expenditure of Rs 0.504 million was incurred by the 'Children Hospital,' Pims, without c

The Rajab moon has been sighted and 'Shab-e-Meraj' will be on September 1. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman announced this here on Saturday. He said the moon of Rajab has been sighted and the first of Ra