A Voice of the Unheard Saturday, October 10, 2026
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...
LAHORE: A fire broke out suddenly in a factory transformer on Bund Road in the Shera Kot area of Lahore, prompting an emergency response from rescue teams who brought the blaze under control. Rescue teams reached the site and extinguished the fire at the factory. A cooling operation was continuing at the location as a...
LAHORE: Pakistan observed Defence and Martyrs’ Day on Saturday with national fervour, as ceremonies across the country marked the sixty-first anniversary of the 1965 war and paid homage to the soldiers who fell defending the country’s frontiers. The centrepiece of the day’s observances was a change-of-guard ceremony at Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi, where cadets of the...
LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore will announce the results of the annual Intermediate Part II examinations on 23 September, according to a schedule issued by the board. The formal announcement of Intermediate Part II results will be made on 23 September. Board officials said the names of position holders will...
LAHORE: Unannounced load shedding is continuing across Lahore, with outages in several areas extending to several hours at a stretch. Load shedding was reported in Begumpura, Islampura, Krishan Nagar, Outfall Road, Sant Nagar and Sham Nagar. Unannounced outages also continued in Johar Town, Kot Lakhpat, Township, Raiwind Road, Thokar Niaz Baig and Multan Road, among...
LAHORE: Lahore recorded 241 road traffic accidents over the past 24 hours, in which one person was killed and 297 injured, according to rescue officials. Of those injured, 98 people with serious injuries were shifted to local hospitals for treatment, while 199 with minor injuries were given first aid at the scene. Rescue officials said...
LAHORE: Mayo Hospital, among the largest public hospitals in Pakistan, is facing financial and administrative difficulties, with the timely payment of employee salaries subject to continuing delay. According to sources, delays in salary payment have become routine since the hospital was granted the status of an autonomous institution, leaving employees facing financial difficulty each month....
LAHORE: An anti-polio campaign will begin in Lahore on 21 September, covering all children up to the age of five, following a review meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Lahore Captain (R) Ali Ejaz. The meeting reviewed preparations and security arrangements for the coming campaign. Participants were told that all micro-plans and security arrangements for the...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Hajj packages for pilgrims travelling under the private scheme have been uploaded to the government’s digital portal, accelerating bookings through the Hajj portal and the Pak Hajj app, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. On the ministry’s instructions, most Hajj organiser companies have uploaded their packages to the digital portal. Sixteen base Hajj...