Two people, including a woman, were shot and killed in yet another shooting incident in Pakistan on Thursday. The incident took place at Lahore Sessions Court, ARY News reported.
Bhati Gate Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Sajjad confirmed the death toll to Dawn. Lahore DIG Operations Ali Nasir Rizvi said the deceased belonged to the same family.
Even as people have been hit hard by the monsoon showers, people in Lahore are also grappling with a delay in resolution of issues related to rainwater drainage, open manholes, non-provision of water supply, and seepage leading to the creation of sinkholes, reported Dawn.
Two roof collapses in Lahore's Azhar Town and Shahdara Town neighbourhoods during the ongoing spell of rain across Pakistan's Punjab injured at least nine people, reported Dawn on Saturday.
Amid the heavy monsoon rains splashing over the different regions of Pakistan, nationwide power outages have averaged around 10 to 12 hours a day on Friday, according to The Express Tribune.
The investigating officer requested the court to give more time to present investigation report (challan) against the suspects. Judge Abher Gul Khan agreed to the request and sent the suspects back to judicial lockup until July 20.
Accusing his 'political opponents' of being "out to kill him", Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that he would stay in Pakistan and contest all court cases despite his well-wishers abroad urging him to leave the country, Dawn reported.
At least seven people were killed after heavy rains lashed the city of Lahore in Pakistan, leading to urban flooding and causing extreme damage to infrastructure.