Newspaper - Lahore - March 12, 2026

Lahore Bar Association announces strike against four-day court work

The bar argues that declaring Friday and Saturday holiday will lead to significant delays in case disposals.

Updated 12 Mar, 2026 09:50am

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Punjab Assembly body on home dept passes bill: Illegal gatherings in ‘high security zones’ to be punished with up to three-year RI

Offences under this Act are categorised as cognisable and non-bailable, and police are authorised to seize vehicles.

Updated 12 Mar, 2026 09:43am

CCD told to recover illegal weapons

LAHORE:Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has asked the Crime Control Department (CCD) to launch a full-scale campaign...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

LHC stays contract employees sacking

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has issued a stay order preventing the termination of contract employees at Government...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Youth killed, brother injured by tanker

LAHORE: A rashly-driven fuel tanker allegedly crushed to death a young man and injured his elder brother critically...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Woman dies, three injured in road accident

LAHORE: A woman died and three injured when their speeding car collided with CBD road fence near Kalma Chowk on...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Market engagement process begins for ML-1 upgrade in Lahore

Pakistan Railways Chairman Mazhar Ali Shah says the Karachi–Rohri section formed a critical segment of the national rail network.

Updated 12 Mar, 2026 09:46am

CCD arrests drug dealer

TOBA TEK SINGH: A suspected drug dealer has been arrested by the Crime Control Department (CCD) in injured condition...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

‘Latest surge in inflation due to govt’s incompetence’

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Punjab Kissan Wing General Secretary Ejaz Shafi has said the Eidul Fitr is round ...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Tashkent governor calls on Nawaz, Maryam

LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met Governor of Tashkent...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

40 women among 100 booked following protest against lifting sand from Chenab

GUJRAT: Over 100 residents of three villages of the district, including women, who had earlier staged a protest...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Murder case ‘resolved’

TOBA TEK SINGH: Madina Town police, Faisalabad, claimed to have traced the and arrested the five alleged killers of ...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

PA speaker, secretariat too opt for austerity regime

LAHORE: In a move to tackle economic challenges, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has officially...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

PU signs MoU for marketing of hybrid rice seed

LAHORE: The Punjab University has signed an agreement with Pesticon Seeds for the commercialisation of hybrid rice...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Four cops suspended for ‘torture’ of two bikers

BAHAWALPUR: The district police officer on Wednesday suspended four policemen from service for allegedly torturing...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Smuggled cigarettes worth Rs9m recovered by NHMP

TOBA TEK SINGH: A team of the National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) recovered a large consignment of...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Man killed by relatives over suspicion

OKARA: A man was allegedly shot dead by his relatives over suspicion that he was a police informant. According to...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Austerity measures reviewed

LAHORE: Multan Division Commissioner Amir Karim Khan chaired a meeting on Wednesday to review the implementation of...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

PFA busts counterfeit cold drinks plant

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) claimed on Wednesday to have raided a fake cold drinks plant with around...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Probe into ‘delayed’ treatment at hospital

DERA GHAZI KHAN: An inquiry has been initiated following allegations of negligence at the Allama Iqbal teaching...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

One murderer gets death, another life term

SARGODHA: The additional district and sessions judge sentenced one convict to death with 16 years of rigorous...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

‘Human traffickers’ held

LAHORE: The FIA claims to have arrested two suspected human smugglers on Wednesday. As per officials, the FIA’s...

Published 12 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Police vehicles equipped with crime scene protection kits

LAHORE: The Punjab government has provided crime scene protection kits to the vehicles of all 747 police stations...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Strengthening tax and infrastructure financing systems: Punjab Assembly body on finance recommends two amendment bills

After detailed deliberations, the committee unanimously recommended both bills.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 10:03am

Appointment of dental hospital MS stayed

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday suspended the notification appointing Syed Mohsin Shah as medical...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Reply sought on plea against Nepra head’s appointment

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea to restrain the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

20,000 schoolteachers without pay for three months in Punjab

They warned if the three months’ pending payments are not released before Eid, they will stage protest demonstrations against the authorities.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:42am

Punjab CM for expanding scope of Crime Control Department

CM Maryam directed that the CCD be equipped with modern forensic capabilities, advanced investigative skills and modern technology.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 10:03am

Witnesses summoned in fake video case

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday summoned prosecution witnesses in a case related to the charge of viral...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Easy online process to get e-stamp paper introduced

LAHORE: The Punjab government has phased out the yellow-coloured online e-stamp paper system, introducing a new...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Govt launches third phase of archives digitisation

LAHORE: In a major step towards preserving and expanding public access to Punjab’s historical heritage, the Punjab...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

MoU signed to digitise GCU admin work

LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) Lahore and the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) have ...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Naqvi meets Ulema

LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Shia scholars who agreed that all processions across the country...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Govt urged to raise Thar coal use amid volatile energy markets

LAHORE: With global energy markets and supply chains reeling from heightened volatility amid the US-Iran conflict,...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Only functional X-ray unit at DGK hospital runs short of films

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Only one, out of three X-ray machines, is functional at the Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital, that ...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am