Punjab braces for PTI protest on Feb 8 with new riot unit

Ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan’s (TTAP) nationwide strike and protest scheduled for February 8, the Punjab government has established a Riot Management Unit under Article 31A of the Police Order. The newly formed unit will be responsible for managing riots and unlawful assemblies across the province. Operating under the supervision of […]

Punjab struggles with hazardous air quality as smog levels remain dangerously high

Punjab continued to grapple with hazardous air quality on Monday, with smog levels remaining dangerously high across several districts, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Punjab. The province’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) during the morning-to-afternoon monitoring period remained at 233, placing overall conditions in the ‘unhealthy’ category. Lahore emerged as the […]

PTI’s Ali Zafar says Senate chairman has decided on Raja Nasir Abbas as opposition leader

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Ali Zafar on Monday said that Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has decided on Allama Raja Nasir Abbas’s appointment as the opposition leader in Parliament’s upper house and the process for it had begun. Speaking to the media in Parliament House, Zafar said the Senate chairman was reminded during a meeting that […]