National Basant Returns to Lahore in March 2027 as CM Sets Three-Day Window
Punjab government fixes March 12–14 dates nearly seven months ahead, giving hoteliers, event organisers and the kite trade…
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Lahore PMML Rejects Delay in Punjab Local Government Elections, Demands Final Schedule
LAHORE: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) has rejected what it described as fresh attempts to postpone local…
Lahore Five Killed as Speeding Car Ploughs Into Pedestrians Near Taj Bagh U-Turn
Three young boys in the vehicle and two pedestrians lose their lives in early-morning crash on Harbanspura Road;…
Alhamra Shows 85 Works by Young Artists from Summer Camp
LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council has exhibited 85 artworks produced during its Summer Art Camp, showcasing work by young and emerging artists. Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bukhari inaugurated the exhibition, according to reporting in The Express Tribune published…
National
ECP Agrees in Principle to Punjab Local Body Polls Between Dec 15 and Jan 15
Basant Returns to Lahore in March 2027 as CM Sets Three-Day Window
US Report Urges Stronger Parliamentary Oversight of Pakistan’s Public Finances
Petroleum Dealers Give Government 72 Hours: ‘We Cannot Continue Like This’
Pakistan, US Extend Higher Education Partnership for Five More Years
International
Typhoon Dolphin Sweeps Through China, Pounding Beijing With Rain
Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran: Islamabad Tries to Restart a Mediation Track That Has Gone Cold
Colombia Earthquake Toll Climbs to 254 as Woman Is Pulled Alive From Rubble After 30 Hours
Riyadh Factory Fire Kills 16 Bangladeshi Workers
Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia by Syrian Court
Lahore
Sixth Monsoon Spell Puts Lahore Under Urban Flooding Watch
Civic Neglect Under Scrutiny After Child Dies in Hanjarwal Manhole
CTO Lahore Proposes Recovery Mechanism for Pending Digital Challans
Inquiry Finds Former PTC Lahore Commandant, Eight Others Responsible for Rs226m in Irregularities
PMML Rejects Delay in Punjab Local Government Elections, Demands Final Schedule
Business
Meezan Bank Opens Pakistan’s First 24/7 Assisted Service Center at Clifton Bridge
Master Changan to Launch CHANGAN NEVO in Pakistan, Starting With First Range-Extended 4×4 Pickup
Master Changan Motors Introduces Deepal E07 – Pakistan’s First Transformer Electric Vehicle
Flour Shock: Bag Prices Jump Rs200 as Fine Atta Hits Rs137 a Kilo
Petrol Down Rs1.70, Diesel Up Rs1.39 – and Rs114 a Litre Still Goes to the Government
Entertainment
Alhamra Shows 85 Works by Young Artists from Summer Camp
Emraan Hashmi Denies He’s Playing ‘Mehmood Saab’ – Pakistanis Aren’t Convinced He Could
Madhuri Dixit Returns to the Small Screen After 24 Years – in a Marathi Nauvari
‘It’s Not Bollywood Plastic Surgery’: Mohammad Ahmed Answers His Critics
85 Canvases, 40 Young Artists: Alhamra’s Summer Camp Show Opens
Health
Old Cars Beware: Punjab Government Prepares Phased Crackdown on Ageing Vehicles
Eight food points shut down over violations
PFA shuts five food points on Motorway
AKUH Clifton Medical Services Sets New Standard with SHC License
Civil Society Organizations Challenge Misleading Tobacco Harm Reduction Narrative, Urge Stronger Tobacco Control Measures in KP
Sports
ICC Rescinds Gaddafi Stadium Demerit Point After Successful PCB Appeal
Remembering the First Little Master: Hanif Mohammad’s 10th Death Anniversary
Road to Greatness Heats Up: TCL Unleashes Pakistan’s Fiercest Regional Champions
Janith Liyanage family has mixed feelings
Infinix Revolutionizes Esports with GT 10 Pro and HOK as the Official Gaming Powerhouses of 2024 S1 Tournaments
SciTech
1976 Happened Again – But in a Much Hotter World, and That Changed Everything
Study Finds the Real Reason Parents Hand Over the Phone – and It Isn’t the Child
Stone Age Mother And Unborn Child Found in Swedish Cave After 9,000 Years
eSIM Arrives in Pakistan on 17 August – But Most Phones Can’t Use It Yet
One Guy Walked In Different. The Whole Salon Walked Out That Way
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