By Dr Ansab AliLAHORE, Pakistan — The Inland Revenue Enforcement Network (IREN) teams of Regional Tax Office (RTO) Gujranwala have carried out a coordinated crackdown on the sale of illicit cigarettes across Gujranwala, Hafizabad, and Wazirabad districts. A team from the Provincial Excise & Taxation Office, Gujranwala City, also participated in the enforcement action. According…
By Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE, Pakistan — Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana has issued a strong warning against land grabbers, directing that firm action be taken against individuals involved in the illegal occupation of citizens’ properties. Chairing a meeting at his office, the CCPO reviewed ongoing operations targeting land grabbers, measures for the…
By Farzana ChaudhryLAHORE, Pakistan — Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Sports & Energy, Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar, has inaugurated a new phase of educational development in constituency PP-168 by laying the foundation stone for an additional classroom block at Government Primary School Gopay Raay. The Chief of Development, Umair Saif Khokhar, was also present at the…
By Dr Ansab Ali Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore signed a memorandum of understanding withNexGen Connect Private Limited toestablish cooperation for enhancing the practical skills &employability of UVAS Business School, Nutrition and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students through internship programs and to foster broader industry-academia linkages for joint…
By Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE, Pakistan — Khalid Masood Sandhu, President of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), has sharply criticized the government’s economic policies, accusing it of shifting the weight of financial mismanagement onto low- and middle-income citizens. In a statement on Monday, Sandhu said the government’s record collection of over Rs1,042 billion in petroleum levy…
By Dr Ansab AliLAHORE, Pakistan — A review mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited the Punjab Housing Department on Tuesday, where senior technical experts briefed the delegation on ongoing development initiatives across the province, according to a departmental spokesperson. The meeting was co-chaired by Secretary Housing Noor-ul-Amin Mengal and Secretary Local Government Mian…
Islamabad,— Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) has become the first Pakistani organisation to secure the Overall Winner title for the second consecutive year at the prestigious SAFA Best Presented Annual Report Awards, marking a major milestone in regional corporate reporting excellence. The awards ceremony, held in Islamabad and attended by delegates from across South Asia,…
Yang Tianand James FitzGerald Reuters The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow has said. On Friday, in a post on X, Edlow said the pause would be in place “until we…
Islamabad, November 28, 2025: Westminster International School and Westminster Academy Islamabad hosted the much-anticipated Food Festival 2025 at their H-8 campus, celebrating cultural diversity, culinary excellence, and community spirit. The event drew over 7,000 attendees from the Twin Cities, including dignitaries and diplomats. Notable guests included Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal…
HASSAN ABDAL, Pakistan — In a swift and decisive action against land encroachment, Tehsildar Hassan Abdal, Chaudhry Shafqat Mehmood, successfully recovered a piece of land that had been illegally occupied for 36 years and returned it to its rightful owners, a group of orphaned women from Kot Soundki, Hassan Abdal. The women had petitioned the…
