NANKANA SAHIB: A killing that had gone unsolved for six years in the farmland around Sangla Hill has been traced back to the victim’s own family, with the Crime Control Department announcing the arrest of the dead man’s nephew as the alleged mastermind of the murder. According to an official statement issued by the CCD,...
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Three Held for Posing as Foreigners in Dollar Exchange Scam
LAHORE: The police have arrested a gang accused of defrauding citizens by posing as foreigners and offering to exchange dollars, two days after a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal was allegedly deprived of Rs40,000. According to a spokesperson for the DIG Operations, police began searching for the suspects after the incident in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The suspects were traced...
NCCIA Lahore Director Transferred Amid High-Profile Harassment Case
LAHORE: The Director of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency in Lahore has been transferred, with a notification issued by the Establishment Division placing his services at the disposal of the Ministry of Interior. Muhammad Ali Waseem has been transferred from his post as NCCIA Lahore director. According to the Establishment Division, Ali Waseem is...
Kahna Police Solve 11-Year-Old Disappearance; Six Arrested
LAHORE: The police say they have resolved the disappearance of a young man from Kahna who went missing 11 years ago, arresting six people in connection with what they describe as an abduction and murder. According to police sources, Shakeel Haider, 20, was allegedly killed by his cousins and friends, after which his body was...
Dolphin Squad Arrests 70; Kite Sellers Held With Chemical String
LAHORE: The Lahore police have released enforcement figures covering vehicle checking, arrests of proclaimed offenders and seizures of banned kite-flying material, alongside an alleged encounter in Johar Town. According to a spokesperson for Lahore police, more than 163,000 vehicles and more than 674,000 motorcycles have been subjected to snap checking this year. Legal action was...
LHC Orders Return of Umrah Traveller’s Passport, Summons Officer
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned an immigration officer from Sialkot International Airport, along with the relevant record, over the alleged seizure of a passport and travel documents from a woman travelling for Umrah. Justice Haroon Dugal heard the woman’s petition. Assistant Attorney General Shakeel Pasha appeared before the court on its direction....
LHC Full Court to Review Case Backlog, Judges’ Travel NOC Rule
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aliya Neelum has summoned a full court meeting of all judges for Saturday, 5 September, with an agenda spanning case backlog, court administration and a proposed amendment to the judges’ code of conduct. The meeting will be held at 10:30am in the New Judges Library at the...
Rs220m Irregularities: DIG, DSP Among Officers Sent to Anti-Corruption
LAHORE: An external audit has begun into alleged financial irregularities exceeding Rs220 million at the Chuhng Training College, acting on the recommendations of an internal inquiry committee, sources familiar with the proceedings told The Lahore Times. The inquiry, conducted last year, identified financial irregularities of more than Rs220 million, according to those sources. Having flagged...
New Anarkali Police Seize Nine Spools of Banned Kite String
LAHORE: The police in Lahore’s New Anarkali division recovered nine spools of banned chemical kite string worth thousands of rupees on Tuesday and arrested the man found in possession of them. The recovery was made during a targeted operation in one of the oldest and most densely packed commercial quarters of the walled-city belt. According...
Man Dies After Allegedly Being Given Poison at Friend’s House in Sabzazar
LAHORE: A man has allegedly been killed by a friend who administered a poisonous substance to him in the Sabzazar area. The incident, in which a man allegedly died at the hands of a friend over a grudge, took place in H Block, Sabzazar. According to police, 28-year-old Usama went to the house of his...








