LAHORE: Smog levels reached hazardous levels on Friday as Faisalabad and Lahore topped the world’s most polluted cities index, followed by New Delhi. The overall air quality of Lahore was recorded as 321 with a high concentration of PM2.5 of 270 microgrammes per cubic meter, which is the most damaging of the particulate matter in […]
ISLAMABAD: The country’s nerve center for Covid-19 response on Wednesday suggested multiple measures to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan including limiting large public gathering and enhancing restrictions in high-risk areas. The latest recommendations come days after the government ordered a work-from-home policy for half of the staff in both public and […]
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was declared an absconder and had non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him on Tuesday in the illegal plot allotment case that also includes Jang group Editor-in-chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and others as accused. Accountability Court judge Asad Ali while presiding over the hearing of the case also ordered the confiscation […]
The Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held their 59th meeting at the National High-Performance Centre in Lahore on Monday. The BoG approved the audited financial statements 2019-20, which included an after-tax-profit of Rs.3.8 billion. The PCB reserves now stand at Rs.17.08 billion as compared to PKR13.28billion in the 2018-19 financial year. […]
PTI’s ‘isolated’ leader Jahangir Tareen arrived in Lahore on Friday after spending several months in the United Kingdom. He was accompanied by his son Ali Tareen. Earlier this year, a sugar inquiry commission — formed on the directives of the premier to probe the rise in the price of the commodity — had revealed names […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday summoned a National Coordination Committee meeting tomorrow to discuss the growing trend of COVID-19 infections in the country. According to sources the premier will be briefed by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on the coronavirus situation. The development comes hours after Federal Minister for Planning and […]
Punjab Excise and Taxation Department has finally done the most expensive car registration in the province. A resident of Lahore has imported Lamborghini Huracan Spyder and was facing difficulties in getting it registered. According to media reports, the price of the car is Rs11-crore. Meanwhile, the cost of its registration is over Rs. 4.5 million. […]
PM Imran lands in Lahore on a day-long official visit. Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Lahore on a day-long official trip. During the visit, Prime Minister Khan will hold important meetings; with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, high officials, and other noted personalities. PM Imran lands in Lahore […]
The Orange Metro Line Train (OLMT) has officially kicked off at the inaugural ceremony held on October 25, 2020, at Dera Gujran. The OLMT is the first electricity run mass transit project with many automatic systems to facilitate the common people. The fare of OLMT is set at PKR 40 to facilitate residents. It will […]
Fifteen men have been accused of gang-raping and filming two teenage sisters, according to reports. A complaint has been filed on behalf of the victims’ mother. She states that her two daughters, one aged 17 years old and the other 15, were kidnapped on September 11 by a group of persons. She said that her […]
