Latest Punjab Headlines and News updates

CM pays surprise inspection visit to THQ Hospital, police station Kahuta

Criminals to be chased now after appointment of crime fighter officers: IGP

FM attends Chehlum of Transport minister's mother

Punjab Assembly recommends govt to make payment to ease journalists

Transgender Bill to protect fundamental rights of transgenders: Senator Rubina Khalid

Senator Rubina Khalid on Thursday said that the Transgender Person Protection Bill would safe the rights of transgender and protect their fundamental rights

Govt offering incentives to bring doctors back to country, Punjab Assembly told

Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare and Specialized Education Punjab Dr Yasmin Rashid Thursday told the Punjab Assembly that an exclusive incentives package was being offered to those medical teachers and doctors who had left the country for better salaries abroad, and they were being convinced to come back to the country

Two-tier local govts system to be introducted in Punjab: Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan

Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan Thursday said that two-tier local governments system would be introduced in Punjab to resolve the issues of people at local level

Justice Khosa to be 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan; to take oath on Friday

Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, will take oath as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Friday (January 18), after the retirement of Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, in a ceremony, to be held in President House Islamabad

Disgraced Indian guru gets life for killing journalist

A disgraced religious sect leader was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for murdering a journalist who exposed rampant sexual abuses by the powerful guru

Cold, dry weather likely in most parts, fog to grip plain areas 17 Jan 2019

Met office has forecast cold and dry weather in most parts of the country while rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places in Quetta, Zhob, Hazara divisions, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan while foggy conditions are expected in plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during next 24 hours

Sports Board Punjab DG gives hockey gear to Cypruss Club

Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar awarded complete field hockey gear to Cypruss Hockey Club, Jhelum at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday

Export volume to be increased for fortifying economy: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Thursday said that steps would be taken to increase exports of the county and imports would be reduced to strengthen the economy

37 lawbreakers including five POs, two CAs arrested in Rawalpindi

Police in their crackdown against anti-social elements have arrested 37 lawbreakers including five Proclaimed Offenders (POs), two Court Absconders (CAs) besides recovering 6480 grams hashish, 265 liters liquor, two bottles of liquor, two pistols 30 bore with seven rounds, three daggers and other items from their possession

Commissioner, Nayyar Iqbal and Deputy Bahawalpur to hold open katcheries tomorrow

On the directives of Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Nayyar Iqbal and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shozab Saeed will hold two different open katcheries to listen to the problems of the people tomorrow

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar promises Nishtar-II hospital in Multan soon

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led Punjab government would give Nishtar-II hospital gift to the people of the region soon