Posts tagged as: lahore

Protests rage across Pakistan against anti-Islam film

Thousands of people took on the roads across the country to denounce an anti-Islam film, demanding the expulsion of US diplomats and cut off in ties between Pakistan and the United States. ‘Innocence of Muslims’, the anti-Islam movie has extreme blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that sparked fury across the Muslim world. In order to […]

Punjab Government announces Rs0.3 million for victims of Karachi fire

In what appeared to be a political stunt, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif on behalf of the Punjab government announced Rs 0.3 million for all those affected by the deadly Karachi garments fire which killed some 289 people. Terming the incident of Karachi factory fire as the worst tragic incident in the industrial history […]

153rd Corps Commander Conference deliberates national security issues

Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani chaired Corps Commanders’ Conference at the GHQ, discussing routing matters of professional capacities. According to the media reports, the 153rd Corps Commanders’ Conference was part of regular monthly meetings, wherein the routine professional and operational issues came under discussion in the forum. The reports said that […]

Terrorism cannot be ruled out in Karachi fire; says Rehman Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that an act of terrorism couldn’t be ruled out as one of the possible reasons in the incident of fire in a garments factory that killed hundreds of people in the provincial metropolis city. While speaking to the media, the minister said that a probe is underway to […]

HRCP voices concerns over safety of factory workers

Expressing concerns over the death of at least 289 people in factory fires in Karachi, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) urged the authorities concerned to ensure protection of workers across the country. According to a statement, the commission expressed satisfaction over the job did by firefighters. However, they were not satisfied with the facilities […]

FIA probing fire incidents in Karachi and Lahore: Rehman Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is investigating the simultaneous fire incidents in Lahore and Karachi on the same day. While speaking to the media, he said that he would also inquire if any element of terrorism was involved in the fire incidents.  “It has to been seen if there […]

Shahbaz warns of action over police negligence

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif said here today that any delay in bringing the culprits to the task by police will not be tolerated. He said that no negligence by police will be tolerated any more. The chief minister Punjab said this while meeting two bereaved families from Lahore’s Samanabad and Hujrah Shah Muqeem […]

Court sends LeJ leader Malik Ishaq on 14-day judicial remand

A local court on Friday sent the leader of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. He, who is nominated in 44 cases in which 70 people were killed, sent to Kot Lakhpat jail. Earlier on Thursday, Model Town Investigations Police had arrested Ishaq from him the Allama Iqbal […]

Ephedrine case: High Court reserves verdict on bail plea by Moosa, Shahab

Rawalpindi: Hearing the ephedrine case here today, the High Court reserved its verdict on Ali Moosa Gilani and Makhdoom Shahabuddin’s bail plea filed today. Gillani junior and former Federal Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin had filed their bail plea before the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench. The court completed hearing on case today. Both the minister and […]

Punjab Assembly approves resolution against Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces

Despite severe protest demonstration by opposition members, the Punjab Assembly has approved a resolution against the Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP). Law Minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah moved a resolution against the formation of commission for creation of new provinces which was passed unanimously by the assembly. The resolution was approved amid a severe commotion […]

Govt.’s attempt to seek more time from court akin to mocking people: Nawaz

Lahore: Nawaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz said here today that the government was mocking the people by not implementing the orders of the Supreme Court and constantly seeking more time. While talking to the journalists, Nawaz said that if the government would have observed the law, the situation would not […]

Militants kill three cops in Hangu

Unknown gunmen Thursday killed three police officials and injured several others in Kotli, area of Hangu. It is vital to mention here that Hangu is the district of the country’s troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident. However, police blamed Taliban militants for the attack saying they fired on a […]

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