Couple shot dead, son injured in Lahore firing incident
LAHORE: A couple was shot dead and their son sustained bullet wounds when unknown assailants opened fire at a vehicle in Lahore on Tuesday. The firing incident took place in Lahore’s Kahna. The deceased couple has been identified as Salamat
Lahore remains on top of poor Air Quality Index
LAHORE: Lahore continues to remain on top of the list of the most polluted cities in the world today having the worst air quality. According to the Air Quality Index, Lahore has been ranked first in the list with 453
Junaid Safdar’s valima reception to be held in Lahore next month
There are speculations that the valima ceremony of Junaid Safdar, the son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz will be held in Lahore next month on 17th December. The former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s grandson and granddaughter-in-law
Here’s how people reacted to Akcent’s performance in a Pakistani wedding
Famed Romanian singer Akcent has recently shared how Lahore become the first city where the leading vocalist had his first-ever wedding performance in Pakistan. Last night, the Stay With Me singer sang at a Pakistani wedding in Lahore and shared
Two dead in Lahore factory boiler blast
LAHORE: Two men died as a boiler of a beverage factory located at Lahore’s Multan Road exploded on Thursday. As per details, the fire engulfed the factory building after its boiler exploded. The intensity of the blast has adversely affected
Internet service shut down in Lahore as TLP deadline ends
ISLAMABAD: Internet services have been shut down in Lahore on the instructions of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as the deadline given by outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) today. The PTA has issued orders to shut down internet services in Samanabad, Sherkot,
Sonam Kapoor’s husband turns Lahore streets into his fashion icon
Anand Ahuja the famed Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor’s husband has turned the streets of Lahore into a fashion icon for his clothing brand. The renowned fashion entrepreneur in India Anand Ahuja, takes inspiration for his brand across the border from
Lawyer arrested for vandalising LHC’s copy branch
LAHORE: A lawyer lost his temper and smashed the counter glass installed at the newly-built office of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) copy office after he received a certified copy of a case with delay. The lawyer has been identified
Fake entry: Nawaz Sharif gets COVID-19 vaccine jab in Lahore
LAHORE: A vaccination centre has registered a COVID-19 vaccination on the identity card of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently in London. According to the registration details uploaded to the NADRA portal, Nawaz Sharif was administered the first
Who is Ayesha Akram and what happened at Minar-e-Pakistan?
Not a single Pakistani expected to wake up to another sad news of a woman being subjected to brutal harassment by a mob of men that also in the month we celebrate independence but that is exactly what Pakistanis witnessed.
Change of guard ceremony held at mausoleum of Jinnah, Iqbal
KARACHI: A change of guard ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi today on Saturday on the occasion of Independence Day. A smartly turned out contingent of the cadets from the
PM to inaugurate world’s biggest Miyawaki forest in Lahore today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will on Monday (today) inaugurate the world’s biggest Miyawaki urban forest in Lahore as part of monsoon drive under the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami project. The Miyawaki forest has been developed over 100 kanals with
Plane makes emergency landing in Lahore after bird strike
LAHORE: A Karachi-bound passenger plane made an emergency landing on Monday after facing a bird strike soon after taking off from Lahore. The flight PA-401 was on its way from Lahore to Karachi when the incident occurred. The plane suffered
Indian terror financing
India’s nefarious designs have once again have exposed after its links have been proven in the Johar Town explosion in Lahore last week. The Indian media rejoiced at Pakistan being retained in the FATF’s grey list but it is now
Another suspect arrested in Lahore’s Johar Town blast
LAHORE: Another suspect has been arrested on Monday in connection with the blast investigation in Johar Town area which killed three people and injured several others. Law enforcement agencies have reportedly arrested the suspect who had parked the explosive-laden car
Who is Lahore’s blast suspect Peter Paul?
In a breakthrough in the investigation into Wednesday’s Lahore bomb blast case, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) arrested a suspect said to be a foreign national from the Lahore airport. Identified as Peter Paul David, the suspect was offloaded from a
Lahore blast
After several months of calm, the news of a blast in Johar Town area of Lahore spread chaos in the city and raised fear that terror incidents had returned. At least four people including a six-year-old child lost their lives
Punjab Police close to arresting Johar Town blast suspects: Sheikh Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday said the Punjab Police has achieved great success in the investigation of the blast in Johar Town, Lahore. In a video statement, the federal minister said Punjab Police had achieved
Johar Town blast: CTD arrests suspects in raids, vehicle owner
LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday conducted raids across different cities of Punjab in connection with the Johar Town blast and arrested several suspects. Four people were killed and 23 others were injured when an explosive-laden vehicle blew up
Driver jumps to save himself as metro bus catches fire
LAHORE: A fire erupted in a metro bus near Minar-e-Pakistan on Thursday morning as the driver jumped out from the bus to save his life. As soon as the incident was reported, rescue teams rushed to the spot to put
Cleric Aziz-ur-Rehman arrested in Mianwali
LAHORE: Police have reportedly arrested cleric Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman from Mianwali after a case was registered for sexually assaulting a seminary student. Punjab Inspector General (IGP) Inam Ghani has confirmed the arrest. “We will take it as a test case, interrogate
Abuse in seminaries
There have been numerous cases of sexual abuse and sodomy in seminaries. However, the case of Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman is rather different as the cleric was filmed committing the indecent act. Yet, the failure to arrest him and the deafening silence
Lahore cleric accused of sexually assaulting seminary student
LAHORE: A local cleric Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman has been accused of sexually assaulting a seminary student after a video of the incident went viral. Mufti Azizur Rehman, who is affiliated with Lahore’s Jamia Manzoor-ul-Islam, has come forward and explained the incident.
Woman operated by security guard at Mayo Hospital passes away
LAHORE: A woman who was reportedly operated upon by a security guard at Mayo Hospital has passed away, fifteen days after the incident of gross incompetence. The victim’s death has been confirmed by her son Shafaqat Ali. He revealed that
PM launches peri-urban low-cost housing scheme project in Lahore
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched the Punjab peri-urban low-cost housing scheme project at Raiwind. On the occasion, the prime minister was was briefed about the project. He was accompanied by Punjab Chief Usman Buzdar and Minister of
Jehangir Tareen, son’s bail extended till May 19
LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in two different cases until May 19. The father-son duo appeared before the session court and banking court
CM Buzdar reviews lockdown situation in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Sunday visited several parts of Lahore without protocol reviewed the lockdown situation. The chief minister expressed satisfaction over the situation of lockdown in the city. He expressed gratitude to the business community for
Provinces not taken into confidence over TLP negotiations: CM Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has that provinces should have been taken into confidence about the federal government holding negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. The chief minister statement come after Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that
Two killed as police disperse TLP protest in Lahore
LAHORE: At least two activists of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were killed on Sunday when police and law enforcement agencies dispersed a sit-in in Lahore. Two people when shot dead and several others were injured when police opened fire
PM’s free food service expanded to three more cities
LAHORE: The free food service under ‘No One Sleeps Hungry’ program has been formally expanded to Faisalabad, Lahore and Peshawar. Chief Ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab inaugurated the program in their respective provinces while Prime Minister Imran Khan virtually