Tag: Lahore

Housemaid killed, thrown into sewage gutter over alleged robbery in Lahore

A housemaid was killed and her dead body was thrown into a sewage gutter in Gulshan-e-Ravi area of Lahore. According to a post by activist Mehran...

PML-Q lawmakers concerned over PTI govt’s ‘negative’ attitude

--Rumours of rift between ruling PTI and its coalition partner PML-Q 'out of context', says Naeemul Haq ISLAMABAD: Amid a recent rift between the ruling Pakistan...

Teenager allegedly gang raped in Lahore

LAHORE: A teenage girl was allegedly gang-raped by six men in Lahore on Monday. The 17-year-old girl had ran away from her home in Sialkot...

CTD kills two in Gujranwala

Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials on late Saturday night killed two persons during a shootout in Gujranwala. According to details, the alleged terrorists were...

Abducted boy reunited with father after 10 years

A boy, who had gone missing from Lahore 10 years ago, has been reunited with his family, a private media outlet reported Saturday. Reports quoted DSP Tahir...

Court sentences man to death for raping medical student

LAHORE: A man was sentenced to death on Friday over the rape of a female medical student in 2016. The verdict was announced by a...

Lahore’s 10 year challenge: City of gardens becomes city of concrete

A series of images demonstrating the unsustainable development pursued by authorities in the city of Lahore in the past ten years were widely shared...

Govt takes up uplift of city’s ‘neglected’ entry, exit points

--LDA, TEPA prepare initial designs for points' development, landscaping --Plans to be executed after final approval from chief minister LAHORE: With the neglected entry and exit points...

Concern raised over appointment of secretary as PHEC chairperson

LAHORE: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has expressed serious concerns over the temporary appointment of higher education secretary as Punjab...

Lahore police arrest gang for selling drugs

LAHORE: Lahore police on Sunday arrested a seven-member gang for supplying drugs to the dance parties in the provincial capital. Talking to media, police superintendent Maaz Zafar,...

Teen undergoes sex reassignment surgery in Lahore

Sex reassignment surgery of a teen successfully took place in Lahore on Friday with the recommendation of doctors. 13-year-old Kinza was operated by a specialist...

Patwaris minting money with no check

--Blacklisted land record officers alleged of using influence to reappear in desired circles --Disputed properties, government-owned land being sold as BoR stays silent --Corrupt patwaris to...

As Lahore chokes on winter smog, country moves to cut air...

LAHORE: At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock, keeps his windows...

Packages Limited ordered to make Rs500m in lease payment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday ordered Packages Limited to pay lease payment of Rs500 million for the land where its factory is...

Govt not to make compromises on accountability, says Fawad

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will not compromise on the ongoing accountability process in...

For Lahore’s homeless, home is where the Panagah is

LAHORE: On November 10, Prime Minister Imran Khan broke ground for the construction of tent shelters in Lahore to provide a roof to homeless...