Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially in cases filed against them for engaging in ritual sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha.
As temperature shoots in the second largest city of Pakistan, Lahore, the Electric Supply Company of the city called LESCO has reported an increase in the demand for electricity, according to ARY News.
At least five FIRs have been filed against Ahmadi community members in the Punjab province of Pakistan for sacrificing animals during Eid, Dawn reported.
Two PIA air hostesses from a post-Hajj flight got wounded after their speeding vehicle hit another car in the parking area of the Lahore airport. The wounded flight attendants were shifted to the hospital via ambulances.
Former Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI), Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, confirmed the visit to The Express Tribune, stating that Ma arrived in Lahore on June 29 and stayed for 23 hours.
In a letter, dated June 22, 2023, addressed to the Punjab home secretary, LHCBA President Ishtiaq A Khan says offering "Eid prayers and qurbani" are Shaair-i-Islam (Islamic rites) exclusively to be observed by the Muslims.
The Lahore police had lodged a case against the PTI leader Yasmin Rashid for allegedly setting vehicles on fire on May 9 when PTI chairman Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC).
Farooq Ahmed, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency services, released a statement blaming the fatalities on electricity, drowning, and lightning.
According to the statement, 10 people were injured in wall and roof collapse incidents in Lahore, three in Chiniot and one in Sheikhupura. Meanwhile, seven people were wounded after they were hit by lightning.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was sent to 14-day judicial remand on Monday by a Lahore district court, in connection with a money laundering case.