Punjab govt approves wheat purchase policy for 2023-24

LAHORE:The Punjab government has granted approval to wheat purchase policy for 2023-2024. The approval was given at a meeting of the provincial cabinet in Lahore with Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi in the chair on Saturday. The wheat purchase campaign will start

20kg flour bag is being sold at Rs2,640-2,800 in Quetta

LAHORE:Amid a shortage of flour, a 20 kg bag of flour is being sold between Rs2,640 to 2,800 in Balochistan’s capital of Quetta.   The price of flour is skyrocketing in Quetta due to the shortage of commodities. Sensing the opportunity, the

Man mauled to death by stray dogs in Lahore

LAHORE:In yet another gruesome incident of stray dogs’ attack, a man in Raiwind’s Jodhir village was mauled to death by stray dogs, according to a report on Sunday. Police sources claimed that the man was taken to the hospital in an injured

Contempt petitions filed against Imran Khan in LHC

LAHORE:Several petitions against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan were submitted to the Lahore High Court on Saturday.   The petitions were filed by Bashir Ahmad Chohan, Mashkoor Hussain, Naeem Qamar Advocate and Nadeem Sarwar Advocate. According to petitioners, PTI Chief Imran Khan

Authorities ban Women’s Day march in Lahore

LAHORE:Authorities in Lahore have refused permission for a rally to mark International Women’s Day, which regularly meets a fierce backlash in the conservative, patriarchal country.   Marches have been held in major cities all over Pakistan since 2018 to bring attention to

CTD tracks down eight suspects in Lahore, Sargodha

LAHORE:The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law-enforcement agencies claimed on Saturday to have arrested eight alleged terrorists who were planning activities in Lahore and Sargodha. The CTD officials said they had thwarted a terrorism bid by arresting five suspects in Lahore and