Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has removed Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Raza Ozgen from his post after intermediate examination papers in the district were postponed ahead of her scheduled visit on November 10. The computer science papers for the Intermediate Second Annual Examinations 2026 were originally scheduled for November 10. The district administration had recommended...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned Punjab’s home secretary and the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail in a petition seeking the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s three sisters. Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan were detained in September for 30 days under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO)...
The Punjab government has arrested 27 individuals in connection with alleged pre-election campaigning ahead of the official notification of the upcoming provincial elections, officials confirmed. The arrests came as part of a crackdown to enforce the Election Commission of Pakistan’s rules, which prohibit campaigning before the mandated start date. Punjab Law Minister Ajmal Cheema said...
Islamabad: The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has formally approved a ban on a religious political party, citing its involvement in violent and extremist activities across the country. During the meeting, senior officials from the Punjab government joined via video link and briefed the cabinet on the group’s history of violence and...
Karachi: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has given the federal and Punjab governments one month to implement the promises made to the party. A meeting of the PPP’s Central Executive Committee was held under the chairmanship of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, where the growing tension between the Punjab government and the PPP was discussed. Party members...