At least four people died and eight people were injured in rain-related accidents in Punjab province of Pakistan as it continued to experience heavy downpours, reported Dawn.
Lahore court declared Pakistan's former Federal Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Moonis Elahi an absconder in the money laundering case on Saturday, reported The Express Tribune.
Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Shariq Jamal was found dead in his residence in Lahore’s DHA neighbourhood in the early hours of Saturday.
Lahore authorities have restricted citizens from swimming in Ravi River and canals, while also advising children against “playing” on the banks, for a week amid rising water levels and reports of flooding in various nearby villages due to overflowing streams, Dawn reported.
16 people, including two children, were killed as heavy rains lashed Islamabad and Lahore. 11 workers were killed after a building collapsed in Islamabad, while five others were electrocuted in Lahore, reported Dawn.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended an order of the same court that prohibited the transfer of land to the Pakistan Army for corporate farming on a 20-year lease
Elahi's action comes after the Lahore Deputy Commissioner issued a 30-day detention order for Elahi under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
One person was killed and three others were injured after a speeding dumper on Monday ran over five vehicles at Rawalpindi’s GT Road, ARY News reported, quoting rescue sources.
Pakistan has been busy playing 'flag war' despite the critical financial status of the country and has decided to keep PKR 40 crore aside for a flag-raising ceremony in Lahore.
Local TLP leader Asim Ashfaq Rizvi had threatened the District Police Officer (DPO) of Jhelum that if the administration did not demolish the minarets by the 10th of Muharram, then they would gather people and do it themselves, Tribune.com.pk reported.
“The caretaker government in Punjab has done its utmost in suppressing us but we have also decided to fight and win this battle by all means,” said a clerk in a determined tone.
The Gurdwara Patshahi Rori Sahib Jahman is no ordinary monument. It is steeped in centuries-old spiritual importance and honours the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru.