Punjab - Pakistan

Criminal record verification of Lahore's commercial drivers in the offing

Traffic police data shows commercial drivers involved in 48pc of all fatal road crashes.

Updated 03 Aug, 2026 08:57am

Dialogue only with groups accepting Constitution: Pakistan Ulema Council

Hafiz Ashrafi states that attacks on innocent civilians, suicide bombings and targeted strikes on security forces were completely unacceptable.

Updated 03 Aug, 2026 08:55am

Four die after consuming poisonous liquor in Toba Tek Singh ; dealer arrested

RPO says that elements involved in the heinous business of selling poisonous liquor did not deserve any concession.

Updated 03 Aug, 2026 08:52am

Farmers to back JI protest call in Punjab

The Kissan Board president says that importing wheat was a matter of shame for an agricultural country like Pakistan, squarely blaming the incumbent rulers for the debacle.

Updated 03 Aug, 2026 08:58am

13 injured as bus overturns on motorway near Bhera

Bus driver loses control, collides with van parked on the roadside for a tyre change.

Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:16am

Punjab appoints Irfan Sadiq Tarar as new prosecutor general

Tarar has previously served as vice chairman of Punjab Bar Council and vice president of Lahore Bar Association.

Published 02 Aug, 2026 09:11am

Child’s death at Minchinabad hospital: MS removed, technicians suspended

Inquiry committee finds dispenser and midwife guilty of misconduct, inefficiency and poor performance.

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:29am

CTD arrests 54 suspected militants across Punjab

Arrested include five members of Indian intelligence agency RAW, department claims.

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:32am

US team, Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz explore trade avenues

Business delegation invites chief minister to visit the United States, which she accepts.

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:23am

PML-N MNA Malik Iqbal Channar passes away at 76

He was father of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar; funeral prayers to be offered at Bahawalpur stadium.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 01:44pm

Activists held in Lahore for holding pro-Kashmir demonstration

Protest organised in solidarity with the JAAC, demanding “democratic rights, economic justice, and accountable governance”.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 01:00pm

Suicide after poisoning kids: Woman had mental health issues, Lahore police find

US national Aleena and her three children were found dead from suspected poisoning in their rented house in Valencia Town under mysterious circumstances on July 17.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 09:06am

Leopard cub recovered in breeding farm raid in Lahore

Six nabbed for wild birds trade, illegal netting.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 09:12am

Parts of Punjab, Sindh face urban flooding risk

Tarbela, Mangla levels continue to rise amid monsoon rains; medium-flood at Guddu and Sukkur barrages; PDMA says 45 killed in Punjab.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 07:23am

Punjab CM meets PML-N lawmakers in attempt to bridge gap with province's administrative machinery

CM Maryam had made it clear to the party’s lawmakers that they would have no role in civil, administrative or police postings and transfers.

Published 01 Aug, 2026 08:59am

Over 4,000 police personnel to be deployed for security during AJK Assembly elections in Rawalpindi division

Of the 100 polling stations, 18 have been placed in category A, 45 in category B and 37 in category C based on their sensitivity.

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:59pm

Prayer leader accused of raping minor girl in Chakwal injured, arrested after 'pistol goes off in trousers': police

Official says the suspect was trying to flee when he fell and a pistol tucked in his waistband went off.

Published 31 Jul, 2026 11:46am

CTD arrests two ‘RAW agents’ with IEDs in Okara

CTD officials say the suspects were planning terrorist activities, targeting sensitive and security installations in and around Okara.

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 08:55am

1,156 more women join Punjab Police

As capable as these daughters are, equally remarkable are the parents who sent them to serve the country without caring about obsolete traditions, CM Maryam says.

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:06am