A FEMALE lecturer has fallen victim to the ruthless bureaucracy as soon as the Punjab government lifted the ban on transfers. A female lecturer serving on a regular basis was transferred by authorities at the Punjab Higher Education Department only to accommodate a blue-eyed male lecturer serving on a contract basis.

PUNJAB Minister for Food Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that sold sugar stocks of 200,000 metric tonne, lying in the godowns of sugar mills, should be handed over to purchasers and the same should be brought in the open market within next 48 hours, otherwise, the stocks will be confiscated and auctioned under the relevant[…]

AT A TIME when economic recession is around, the Lahore traders have attained importance as they can decide the fate of the opposition’s any strike by joining or staying away from the strike.

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company’s (LESCO’s) 220-KV grid station on Bund Road went out of order on Monday, causing increased load shedding in the city. The grid station provides electricity to the southern part of the city including Johar Town, Saidpur, Multan Road, Sabzazar, Iqbal Town, Awan Town, Samanabad, Canal View Housing Society and[…]

LAHORE: A Punjabi-Urdu dictionary with 175,000 words, spread over more than 3,500 pages in two volumes was launched at a ceremony on Monday. Late linguist Sardar Muhammad Khan has compiled the dictionary while Sachal Studios and Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore has jointly published it. Source: Daily Times

LAHORE: Corruption level has remained high in Pakistan despite some improvements made in 1997 and 1998, the year when transparency hit its highest levels. Earlier in 1996, Transparency International declared Pakistan the second most corrupt country in the world.

USUAL complaints of overcharging, sale of substandard fruits and vegetables unavailability of good quality items were seen in Sunday bazaars this week

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. will disburse Rs 80 billion among farmers during 2009-10. This was stated by ZTBL zonal chief Chauhdry Muhammad Asghar while interacting with media men here at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday.

YOUNG doctors of the NWFP have paid tributes to Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif for taking steps to give regular service structure and substantial pay raise to the young doctors of Punjab. They desired to have a chief minister like Mian Shahbaz Sharif in their province as, according to them, the NWFP government had[…]

LAHORE: Over the past months, the city has been deprived of many cultural icons – due to the government’s apathy – that are vital for the city’s culture and are part of promoting a passive image of Pakistan.