Hashmi says social media pics of his ‘torture’ are old
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Mr Hashmi said a false propaganda was being spread against him on social media that he was tortured by posting old pictures...
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PakistanJournalists attacked by University of Agriculture Faisalabad guards
Multiple journalists were injured after guards employed by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) attacked them for covering a student-related incident, media outlets reported Tuesday...
SAMAA TV reported that its reporters, cameraman and driver were "severely beaten up by security guards at Faisalabad’s Agriculture University"...
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PakistanSix-year-old girl killed in Faisalabad in argument over unpaid debt
A six-year-old girl was killed in Faisalabad on Monday evening when a loan shark opened fire on the victim's house following a heated argument with her father over a delay in the repayment of a loan...
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Pakistan5-year-old boy abducted, assaulted in Faisalabad in stable condition: police
A five-year-old boy was abducted and physically assaulted by unknown assailant(s) in Jamilabad area of Faisalabad on January 30, DawnNews reported on Friday...
Cases of violence and sexual abuse against children have come under greater scrutiny in the country following the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin in Kasur, whose body was recovered from a trash heap in the city on January 9...
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PakistanProtest held over 7-year-old girl's alleged rape, murder in Faisalabad
A protest erupted in Faisalabad's Jaranwala tehsil on Monday after a minor girl was found murdered — allegedly after being sexually assaulted — in a field a day earlier...
The funeral prayers of the 7-year-old girl were attended by hundreds of residents at Kachery Chowk...
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PakistanPolice arrest culprits after 5-year-old girl married to 22-year-old man near Shikarpur
A five-year-old girl was on Saturday married off to a 22-year-old man at village Raman Shar in the outskirts of Dakhan Town, some 40 kilometres from Shikarpur, before police intervened to arrest key individuals involved, local police said...
The police also took the five-year-old bride, the daughter of Zameer Shar, into custody along with her mother...
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Pakistan12-year-old's marriage to 55-year-old man prevented in Sukkur
An attempt to marry a 12-year-old girl to a 55-year-old man was thwarted by Sukkur police on Saturday, according to SSP Mohammad Amjad Shaikh...
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Pakistan14-year-old Hindu girl married off to 55-year-old man recovered by Thar police
A police team conducted a raid in Sindh's Tharparkar district on Saturday, recovering a 14-year-old Hindu girl who had been married off to a 55-year-old man earlier this week...
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ArchivePart of Faisalabad’s second biggest park a picture of neglect
FAISALABAD: The rear side of Kaleem Shaheed Park, second biggest park of the city, is being neglected by the Parks and Horticulture Authority as its once-attractive waterfall and a small hill are in a shambles, footpaths in a rundown condition and the lake dry for years...
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ArchiveFaisalabad’s allied hospital specialists to work at general hospital
FAISALABAD: Under a stopgap arrangement, doctors of different specialties, attached with Allied and DHQ hospitals, will render their services at the outpatient department (OPD) of General Hospital, Ghulam Muhammadabad...
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PakistanStudents set buses ablaze in Faisalabad
Students from Government Islamia College in Faisalabad set four buses on fire on Friday after one of their classmates was crushed under a speeding bus, DawnNews reported...
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ArchiveImran’s last-ball six steers Faisalabad to semi-finals
KARACHI: While Lahore Blues surged to the top of standings on Thursday, Peshawar completed their campaign in the Brighto Paints presents Cool & Cool National T20 Cup on a gallant note when Imran Khalid struck a last-ball six to steer Faisalabad into the semi-finals...
In case both Islamabad and Fata — who face Faisalabad in the final league-round match on Friday evening — emerge victorious then it could definitely hurt Karachi Whites’...
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Archive‘Signal-free’ roads of Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Traffic remains choked at the Jinnah Colony intersection for hours every day...
Like the Jinnah Colony intersection, most of the traffic points of the Faisalabad city present a traffic mess at rush hours of the day because of broken signals for the last several months...
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ArchiveGohar, Farhan help Faisalabad stun KW in National T20 opener
KARACHI: The Cool & Cool National T20 Cup got off to a blazing start in Rawalpindi on Saturday when career-best knocks from Gohar Ali and Sahibzada Farhan powered Faisalabad to a crushing eight-wicket victory over Sarfraz Ahmed-led Karachi Whites at the Pindi Cricket Stadium...
Faisalabad, who were led by former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, made easy meal of their181-run chase against Karachi Whites largely due to a magnificent...
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ArchiveFaisalabad literary fest concludes: Playwrights, actors see rating frenzy as threat to local drama
FAISALABAD: The fourth two-day Faisalabad Literary Festival concluded here on Saturday providing an opportunity to the local literature buffs to enjoy live talk by some of their favourite writers and actors on various issues...
Another visitor, Khadim Gill, deplored that though the event was held in Faisalabad, not a single writer from the city was invited to the FLF...
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