Lahore: As many as 2,000 sikh yatrees from India arrived at Wagha railway station here on Tuesday by special trains to attend ‘Khalsa Janam Din’ and ‘Besakhi’ festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassanabad. Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) Chairman Muhammad Siddiq ul Farooq, Additional Secretary Shrines Khalid Ali,Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) ... Read More »
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Toronto: The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that on May 18, 2016, he will make a formal apology in the House of Commons for the Komagata Maru incident. This year will mark the 102nd anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident, where 376 passengers of mostly Sikh descent arrived in ... Read More »
UoE organizes a seminar on “Trends of Literature and Linguistics in Pakistan”
Lahore: In collaboration with University of Education and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) organized a seminar on “Trends of Literature and Linguistics in Pakistan” at Bank Road Campus, Lahore. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam presided the seminar while Director, Human Resource Department, Punjab HEC Mussa Hassan participated as guest of ... Read More »
Jamaat e Islami demands action plan against economic, political terrorism
Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that militancy had taken birth out of economic and political terrorism and a tyrannical system and it was imperative to prepare an action plan against these like the NAP against terrorism. Talking to the media outside the parliament on ... Read More »
Punjab to establish Agriculture, Food and Drug Testing Authority
Lahore : Punjab government has decided to establish Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Testing Authority (PAFDA) under the chairmanship of the Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. This new authority will upgrade and coordinate the output of drug testing laboratory, Punjab Food Laboratory, pesticide laboratories and forensic sciences laboratories in a ... Read More »
The new auto policy will lure European investment :Mian Zahid Hussain
Lahore: Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said government has preferred interests of masses in the new auto policy. The new auto policy will lure European investment which will trigger healthy competition among automakers that will improve quality and reduce prices, he ... Read More »
FPCCI demands immediate release of refunds
Lahore: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry said government should improve exports and tax collection to keep deficit in limits as scaling down developmental budget by 24 percent in not in the national interest. External sector should get attention it deserves while tax net should be broadened and ... Read More »
Deputy Director Publicity Wildlife & Parks Muhammad Azhar Khalid retires
Lahore: Deputy Director Publicity Wildlife & Parks Muhammad Azhar Khalid has retired from service. A farewell party was arranged in his honour by the officers of the departments. Director General Wildlife & Parks Punjab Khalid Ayaz Khan as well as a large number of officers of headquarters and field formation ... Read More »
Religious leadership to expedite struggle for Nizam e Mustafa
Lahore: Leading Ulema and the steering Committee of all religious parties at a meeting held at Mansoora on Monday resolved to expedite the struggle for the enforcement of the Nizam e Mustafa in the country with a view to protecting its Islamic ideology. The meeting decided to make collective efforts ... Read More »
Inter-collegiate Speech Contest held at Amir-ud-Din Medical College
Lahore: The 3-day Inter-collegiate Speech Contest arranged by Amir-ud-Din Medical College/Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) has concluded. Students of 40 educational institutions took part in the competition. The Urdu speech contest was won by University of Engineering & Technology while in English language debating contest the team of FAST University ... Read More »