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Governor Punjab signs Local Government Act 2025, paving way for local body elections

All legal hurdles removed as ECP prepares to hold local government polls in December under new law

Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:51pm

Pakistan

Punjab Govt recommends ban on TLP, cites violence, attacks on security forces

Religion cannot be used to impose ideology or justify violence, says Azma Bukhari

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 05:25pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt vows to end politics of violence, enforce anti-terror laws

CM Maryam orders crackdown on hate speech, false propaganda and unrest; PECA case to be filed over inciteful post from PTI founder’s account

Published 16 Oct, 2025 09:35pm

Pakistan

Section 144 imposed across Punjab till Saturday amid security concerns

A ban was placed on rallies, gatherings, and the display of weapons across the province; loudspeaker use was also restricted except for the call to prayer and sermon

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:39pm

Pakistan

Punjab recommends banning religious group, placing leadership in Fourth Schedule

Cabinet sets strict penalties for possessing illegal weapons

Published 16 Oct, 2025 10:02am

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Hospital staff booked for attempted murder after oxygen leak in Lahore ICU

Punjab Institute of Neurosciences employees accused of negligence that endangered patients’ lives

Published 20 Sep, 2025 05:38pm

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Punjab launches major rehabilitation drive for flood-hit communities

CM Maryam Nawaz orders restoration of roads, bridges and infrastructure in affected districts

Published 19 Sep, 2025 05:46pm

Pakistan

Maryam dispatches 100 tonnes of food aid for Gaza

Relief consignment includes 32 essential items

Published 15 Sep, 2025 07:42pm

Pakistan

Punjab acquires Pakistan’s first airlift drone to rescue flood victims

Capable of lifting 200kg, the airlift drone promises faster rescues and timely aid in flood-hit regions of Punjab

Published 10 Sep, 2025 06:35pm

Pakistan

Over 4 million affected by floods in Punjab, death toll reaches 76

Rising waters from Chenab, Sutlej, and Ravi rivers submerge 4,400 villages

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 05:22pm

Pakistan

Flood devastation sweeps Punjab as 3,900 villages submerged; 49 dead

Millions displaced, crops destroyed, and Sindh braces for Guddu Barrage flood surge

Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:21pm

Pakistan

Rising water in Indian dams raises flood risk in Sutlej River, PDMA warns

Authorities issue high alert as Pong, Bhakra, and Harike Headworks near capacity, threatening Punjab districts

Published 04 Sep, 2025 07:43pm

Pakistan

Floodwaters from India enter Pakistan, triggering high alerts across Punjab

43 lives lost, 3.3 million affected as Army leads massive rescue drive

Updated 03 Sep, 2025 06:35pm

Pakistan

New flood alert issued from September 1-3

Urban flooding feared in Lahore, Gujranwala: Met Office

Published 31 Aug, 2025 04:56pm

Pakistan

Floods wreak havoc in Punjab; 20 dead, 280 villages submerged

Raging Chenab flood surges toward Multan; Army leads rescue mission as India releases more water into rivers

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:28am

Pakistan

Punjab reels under raging floods: 17 dead, dozens missing as rivers overflow

Floodwaters submerge hundreds of villages; the Army leads rescue operations with boats, and thousands are evacuated across the province

Updated 29 Aug, 2025 12:19am

Pakistan

Indian water aggression floods Sutlej, Ravi: 50 villages submerged, crops destroyed

NDMA, PDMA issue high alert as major rivers swell; protective dykes breached in multiple districts

Published 26 Aug, 2025 09:57pm

Pakistan

Met Office issues countrywide heavy rainfall alert from today

Urban flooding, landslides feared in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan

Updated 25 Aug, 2025 05:42pm

Pakistan

Punjab to deploy drone services for high-rise and hard-to-reach rescues

Civil Defence demonstrates modern rescue, bomb disposal capabilities in Lahore

Published 08 Aug, 2025 05:00pm

Pakistan

Summer vacation extended in schools

Government extends summer break until August 31, with schools reopening on September 1 due to weather conditions.

Updated 07 Aug, 2025 11:02pm

Pakistan

Sajid Qureshi quits PTI, join PPP in hope for positive political directions

People have once again rejected the call for protest, says Governor Saleem Haider

Published 06 Aug, 2025 10:50am