Punjab News

Faisalabad: Fire claims 2 lives, injures 7 after laptop battery explodes in home

Posted on June 19, 2024 by News Desk

FAISALABAD (PNI) Two children died and seven of their family members sustained burn injuries on Wednesday after a house in the Shareef Pura neighbourhood caught fire due to a laptop battery explosion, private news channel Geo News reported citing rescue officials. According to rescue officials, […]

People flock to fun places to celebrate Eid

Posted on June 19, 2024 by News Desk

RAWALPINDI, Jun 19 (APP): Like the second Eid day, people were flocking to fun places across Rawalpindi division on the third day of Eid ul Azha to celebrate the festival. The people were visiting their relatives and recreational places to enjoy Eid celebrations with their […]

DC reviews cleanliness arrangements at Lakshmi chowk

Posted on June 17, 2024 by News Desk

LAHORE, Jun 17 (APP): Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore, Rafia Haider on Monday visited the cleanliness camps set up at Lakshmi chowk to review the sanitation situation. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, 30 model camps have been established across the district for the convenience. Sanitary workers […]

CM expresses sorrow over death of sanitary workers

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Hooriya Qureshi

LAHORE, Jun 12 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed sorrow and grief over the death of three sanitation workers during cleaning a waste disposal in Bhalwal.The CM said that safety gear and safety measures for sanitation workers should be ensured, adding that it was […]

1200 dead hens recovered

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Hooriya Qureshi

SARGODHA, Jun 08 (APP):Punjab Food Authority (PFA) claimed to have recovered a vehicle which was loaded with dead hens,here on Saturday. PFA spokesman said that a raiding team checked stopped and suspected vehicle at Dhudi colony and recovered 1200 dead hens from them. Case was […]

In-laws allegedly kill woman by setting her on fire; IGP takes notice

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Hooriya Qureshi

MUZAFARGARH, Jun 06 (APP):The in-laws allegedly killed the married woman by setting her ablaze in the jurisdiction of Jatoi police station. According to a police spokesman, the incident took place last night in Basti Bulaili Mouza Jungle Tehsil Jatoi, in which the in-laws allegedly poured […]

Kidnapped boy recovered Muzaffargar

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Hooriya Qureshi

MULTAN, Jun 04 (APP): Local police claimed to have recovered a kidnapped boy from Muzaffargarh district. Official source said it had received complaint that a 19-year-old boy named Mohammad Shahzad was abducted here in the limits of Gulghust police station. Following the complaint, the case […]

Rs.864.4 million fine imposed on 8,378 power pilferers

Posted on May 25, 2024 by News Desk

FAISALABAD, May 25 (APP):Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) caught 8378 power pilferers during last 259 days and imposed a fine of over Rs.864.4 million for stealing electricity in six circles of the company during the ongoing special anti-power theft drive. Spokesman Tahir Sheikh said here […]

PHA seizes several billboards over non-payment

Posted on May 25, 2024 by News Desk

MULTAN, May 25 (APP):Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) teams raided and removed several billboards over non-payment. Even after issuing several notices to a private bank, the PHA Marketing Branch conducted an operation and removed boards on default of Rs 15 million. On this occasion, Director […]

Swimming pools in Sargodha witness surge in visitors amid rising temperatures

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Hooriya Qureshi

SARGODHA, May 23 (APP):With temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in Sargodha and its suburban areas, residents are flocking to swimming pools in search of respite from the scorching heat. The surge in visitors, particularly among the youth, has turned swimming pools into popular hubs […]