BAHAWALPUR, May 30: A Lahore High Court Multan bench judge on Friday issued show-cause notices and summoned two motorway police officials on June 2 who caught him overspeeding on the Bahawalpur-Multan road.

A DSP and an inspector stopped Justice Farrukh Mahmood Malik’s car for violating the speed limit on highway.

Meanwhile, both the officials submitted their written reply in the court.

POLIO CAMPAIGN: The district administration with the help of health department is launching a three-day drive from June 3 after detection of polio cases in Multan and Lodhran district.

Initially polio drops will be administered to around 300,000 children under five years of age in Bahawalpur and Ahmadpur East tehsils which are adjacent to Lodhran.

A meeting was held here in this regard which was presided over by district Nazim Tariq Cheema and attended, among others, by the WHO consultant on Friday.

The meeting set up 556 mobile teams which would go door to door to administer polio drops to the children. Besides that, 103 camps would be set up for the purpose. Moreover, immunization centres in the government hospitals would also continue to administer polio drops to the children.

Opinion

Editorial

Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...