A Voice of the Unheard Friday, October 9, 2026
LAHORE: A fire suddenly broke out in shops located in the Model Bazaar of Green Town, engulfing three shops within moments. According to Rescue officials, the fire started in vegetable and fruit shops. On receiving information, Rescue teams reached the scene and were engaged in bringing the fire under control. Rescue officials said the determination...
LAHORE: The City Traffic Police has decided to launch a pilot project for the rehabilitation and reintegration of beggars and for providing them with dignified employment. On the directions of CTO Lahore Syed Abdul Raheem Sherazi, the scrutiny of the first ten families for the project has been completed. With the cooperation of the Punjab...
LAHORE: The load shedding continues in Lahore as electricity demand rises with the intense heat, while complaints of technical faults and transformer failures have registered an alarming increase. According to sources, incidents of transformer failure have increased in densely populated areas of the city, as a result of which consumers are forced to remain without...
LAHORE: The Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) has issued an important advisory concerning the procedure for the sealing and de-sealing of premises, restricting the discretion of field officers. PERA Headquarters has issued directions to all Assistant Commissioners and Sub-Divisional Enforcement Officers that sealing and de-sealing action must be carried out only in accordance with...
LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued orders for the installation of fire hydrants around all major government hospitals across the province, a move aimed at closing one of the most consequential gaps in the province’s emergency firefighting chain. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Housing Department, a detailed review of pre-emptive fire prevention arrangements...
LAHORE: Fire safety and emergency evacuation arrangements at five of Lahore’s largest public-sector hospitals have been found unsatisfactory, prompting the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department to order immediate corrective measures across Punjab’s government hospitals. Questions have been raised over fire safety arrangements at Children’s Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Services Hospital, Jinnah Hospital and General Hospital...
LAHORE: The Punjab Police have finalised a province-wide security plan for the religious gatherings, rallies and processions being held to mark 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal and the celebrations of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), with more than 55,000 officers and personnel set to be deployed from the provincial capital down to the district level. According to an official statement...
LAHORE: The Punjab Home Department has introduced a modern digital system for licensed arms dealers across the province, in a step aimed at bringing every firearm and every round of ammunition held in commercial stock onto a single, government-monitored online record. According to an official statement issued by the spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department,...
LAHORE: Punjab’s social security administration has been directed to tighten its grip on the recovery of employer contributions and Workers Welfare Fund dues, with the provincial Commissioner instructing field officers to meet the recovery targets set for the new financial year “in every case.” According to an official statement issued on Tuesday, a performance review...
LAHORE: Kidney patients arriving at Lahore General Hospital (LGH) in critical condition will no longer face long waits for life-saving treatment, after philanthropists donated four modern dialysis machines and two reverse osmosis (RO) plants to establish a dedicated emergency dialysis facility at the hospital. Principal Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Prof. Dr Farooq Afzal inaugurated the...