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Lahore, the capital of Punjab and Pakistan's second-largest city, is the country's cultural and political heartland. Its Mughal-era landmarks — the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens — sit alongside a dense modern sprawl from the Mall and Anarkali to Model Town and Johar Town. News here runs heavy on provincial politics, the courts, education, civic development and the arts. This page gathers Lahore headlines from Pakistan's leading newspapers and broadcasters in real time.
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari, in a statement, made a humorous remark on the state of public transport in Karachi, saying, “One has to admit it.” She said that Karachi’s development and public transport have now become a source of entertainment…
LAHORE: Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) from Khushab, Asif Malik and Zafar Abbas Khan called on Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday and discussed national political affairs, development projects and issues relating to the constituency. On the occasion,…
LAHORE: Provincial Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Disaster Management Khawaja Salman Rafique on Tuesday visited flood-prone areas and protective embankments in Jalalpur Pirwala to review flood preparedness and mitigation measures. Director General of the Provi…
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid glowing tribute to the police martyrs who laid down their lives for the country and the nation, and saluted the patience and resilience of their families on the occasion of Police Martyrs’ Day. In her message, the chief mini…
LAHORE: Former South African cricketer Michael Smith has been appointed batting coach of the Pakistan men’s team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday. The 46-year-old will work with the team across both red-ball and white-ball formats, a PCB spokesman, said. Sm…
LAHORE: Punjab’s Secretary for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Dr Kiran Khurshid, said on Tuesday that price control magistrates conducted more than 88,000 inspections across the province during the past week, resulting in fines exceeding Rs5.566 million. According to the s…
LAHORE: The entire staff of Lahore’s Ghaziabad police station was suspended on Tuesday after it emerged that an assistant sub-inspector had allegedly raped a woman on the premises on Sunday. Lahore DIG (Operations) Faisal Kamran confirmed the development to Dawn, saying that the…
All foreign media personnel will now require a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MOIB) to travel to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage, according to recently issued guidelines. The new Foreign Media Fa…
منگل کو لاہور پولیس کی جانب سے جاری کیے گئے بیان میں کہا گیا ہے کہ معطل ہونے والے پولیس اہلکاروں میں دو سب انسپکٹرز، آٹھ اے ایس آئیز (اسسٹنٹ سب انسپکٹرز) اور تھانے کا دیگر عملہ شامل ہے۔
واقعے میں دو لڑکیاں زخمی بھی ہوئیں، پولیس نے ملزم کو گرفتار کرلیا
Handcuffs can be seen on a jail cell's bars. — Reuters/FileASI allegedly brought victim from home.Girl’s family told she was wanted in a case.New SHO appointed after suspensions. LAHORE: An assistant sub-inspector has been accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a girl with...
Cops suspended for 'poor supervision and negligence' include the station house officer; suspect arrested
78 cops suspended after ASI arrested for sexually assaulting mentally ill girl in Lahore
LAHORE: Wildlife rangers have rescued a crocodile from the flood-hit area of Massan Kallar near Kot Abdul Malik in Ferozewala tehsil, safely relocating it to Gatwala breeding centre in Faisalabad. According to officials, after reports surfacing on social media about the presence…
LAHORE: Throwing its weight behind Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s call for creating new provinces, the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Monday argued that Pakistan’s deepening governance and economic crises could only be addressed through a comprehensive restructuring of t…
LAHORE - Amid an intensifying national debate over the creation of new provinces, the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Monday called for the replacement of the incumbent government with a national unity government, arguing that Pakistan’s political, administrative and econom…
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday met a delegation of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), which presented a proposal for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Green Economic Zone in Punjab.
LAHORE - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the residence of Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar in Bahawalpur today to offer condolences on the demise of his father MNA Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar.
• Medium to high flows expected in nullahs linked to Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi • Authorities on high alert as NDMA reviews flood preparedness LAHORE: While rising river flows have pushed Tarbela Dam near its maximum capacity, the Met Office has warned of urban flooding and inundat…
LAHORE: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Bilal Yasin has said that voters in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections endorsed the Punjab government’s governance track record and vowed that the provincial administration will continue setting new benchmarks in publ…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday overruled an objection raised by the registrar office to a petition filed by a PTI leader Mian Akram seeking permission to hold a public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan on August 05. The court directed the registrar office to fix the pet…
Motorcyclists on the way during heavy rain in Hyderabad in this undated image. — APPSindh and southern Balochistan likely to remain hot and humid.Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi face risk of heavy downpours.Faisalabad records highest rainfall of 77mm during past 24 hours.<p...
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday congratulated the management and neurology team of Services Hospital Lahore after the hospital received the prestigious WSO/Angels Diamond Award for excellence in stroke care, describing the honour as international recognition…
The picture shows the Data Darbar Shrine in this undated photo. — X/@GovtofPakistan The Lahore district administration declared a public holiday on August 4 in connection with the annual Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. The holiday will apply within Lahore...
LAHORE - The Punjab government on Sunday launched a major clean energy project with the inauguration of Nestlé Pakistan’s $4.
LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday said the access system for the track record of the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) would be streamlined.
LAHORE - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Raiwind on Saturday.
LAHORE - A 30-member United States business delegation met Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Saturday as both sides discussed expanding investment, strengthening economic cooperation and exploring new business opportunities in the province.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Raiwind on Saturday.
Lahore has been listed among the world's safest major cities in the 2026 Numbeo Crime and Safety Index, recording the lowest crime index compared with several prominent cities featured in the latest global rankings.
