By Dr. Ansab Ali — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) reported 1,509 road traffic crashes across all 37 districts of Punjab in the last 24 hours, resulting in 16 deaths and 1,729 injuries. According to officials, 707 seriously injured people were taken to hospitals, while 1,022 victims with minor injuries received treatment…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab University (PU) has won the All Pakistan HEC Inter-University Bodybuilding Championship after 16 years. The competition was held at Education University Lahore with teams from universities across the country. PU secured 1st position with 92 points, while the University of Lahore (UOL) came 2nd with 72 points,…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: A delegation from the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) met officials of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to discuss problems faced by the country’s carpet export sector. The six-member delegation, led by Chairman Mian Atiq-ur-Rehman, requested the SBP to tell all commercial banks to hold…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Chairman of the FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel (BMP), Mian Anjum Nisar, has issued a strong reaction to the IMF’s latest governance and corruption diagnostic report, describing it as “an alarming charge-sheet against Pakistan’s governance system” following the revelation of Rs5.3 trillion in financial irregularities. He said the business…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) is witnessing a remarkable surge in its membership as prominent business bodies, trade groups and market associations from across Lahore continue to join the organization. A series of joining ceremonies held at the PIAF Head Office in Gulberg has underscored…
By Dr. Ansab Ali — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Government of Punjab’s flagship low-income housing initiative, the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar Program (ACAG), has been declared the province’s most successful public housing effort to date, according to a spokesperson of the Punjab Housing Department. Officials report that more than 35,500 families have completed the construction…
Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision on Friday and said she was “always been despised in Washington, D.C., and just never fit in”. Greene’s resignation followed a public fallout with Trump in recent months, as the congresswoman criticised him for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along…
Japan will find it hard to replace the revenue lost if Chinese tourists keep avoiding the country amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, a subsidiary of the data provider Fitch Solutions warned on Friday. A sustained drop-off in visitor numbers from China would “significantly impact” Japan’s retail and tourism industries, as Chinese tourists were not…
Karachi, Pakistan — Pakistan has achieved a major milestone in its digital connectivity network with the landing of the global submarine cable SE-ME-WE 6 at Hawksbay Beach in Karachi. The cable landing ceremony was attended by Federal Secretary for Information Technology, Zarar Ahmad Khan, who called the development a “historic milestone” for Pakistan’s digital infrastructure….
Polling staff in Lahore collect election materials as preparations for the upcoming vote move into high gear. Photo: ONLINE LAHORE: The PML-N is heading into Sunday’s by-elections with confidence, expecting no surprises as it remains largely a one-horse race across Punjab. The polling on 13 constituencies six National Assembly seats and seven Punjab Assembly seats…
