A Voice of the Unheard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has disposed of a five-year-old contempt of court petition filed against former Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali, on the ground that the court’s order has since been implemented. Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Aalia Neelum heard the contempt petition filed by a citizen, Syed Ali...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has adjourned indefinitely the hearing of a bail petition filed by Faizan Shaukat, an accused in a murder case, in light of a report submitted by the trial court. Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Aalia Neelum heard the bail petition of Faizan Shaukat, the accused in the murder...
LAHORE: Courtrooms have been allotted to 12 judges in the Lahore High Court’s new 11-storey judicial building, and all the judges concerned have begun hearing cases in their new courts. According to details, courtrooms for judges have been established on different floors of the new building, which was constructed to increase judicial capacity at the...
LAHORE: The School Education Department (SED) has ordered 100 percent verification of student enrolment data in government schools across Punjab, including Lahore, in a move aimed at preventing alleged fake enrolment. School heads have been directed to update accurate and up-to-date enrolment data for their students on the online portal. Head teachers will verify name-wise...
LAHORE: Additional traffic staff have been deployed on Lahore’s main arteries to keep traffic moving during school hours and spare citizens the daily congestion that builds around opening and closing times, the city traffic administration has announced. The Chief Traffic Officer Lahore has directed circle officers to remain personally present in the field during school...
LAHORE: Action against drivers involved in fatal and serious traffic accidents has been tightened further in Lahore, with the licences of 146 such drivers suspended, the city traffic administration has announced. Chief Traffic Officer Lahore Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi said that from now on, the licence of the driver held responsible will be suspended in...
LAHORE: Electricity supply has remained suspended since morning in Lahore’s Outfall Road, Nawab Street, Yousaf Road, Abdali Chowk Islampura and surrounding areas following a transformer fault, leaving residents without power for several hours. According to residents, LESCO staff had not reached the site to repair the transformer even after several hours had passed, and power...
LAHORE: The city’s largest date festival and expo is under way at the Organic Village in Lahore, with large numbers of residents attending on the event’s second day. More than 100 varieties of dates have been put on display at the festival. The different types and flavours have become a particular focus of visitor attention....
LAHORE: Three people suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out suddenly at a scrap shop in the Shad Bagh area of Lahore. According to police, the injured were identified as Tanveer, Azam and Ansar. All three were shifted to Mayo Hospital for medical treatment. Police said the condition of the three injured men is...
LAHORE: The district administration has launched a major operation against cattle pens established illegally in residential areas of Lahore, demolishing 15 unauthorised pens and sheds during an action on Chandrai Road led by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Enforcement). Hundreds of animals were shifted out of the residential neighbourhood during the operation. According to the district...