LAHORE: Lahore Police and the city’s traffic wing have completed arrangements for Independence Day, building a security and traffic grid around six fireworks locations and multiple rallies expected across the city on August 14. With large numbers of residents expected on the roads — plus heavy inbound traffic from other districts — additional personnel will...
LAHORE: The investigation into the killing of PTI leader Abdullah Tahir has widened into a facilitation network, with police detaining the victim’s driver, the alleged spotter and the men who arranged the getaway vehicle. Police detained the driver, Asghar, and seized his mobile phone. According to police sources, questioning produced the case’s central disclosure: Asghar...
LAHORE: A performance review meeting for the Iqbal Town and Sadar divisions, chaired by CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana, examined crime prevention, investigation quality and the city’s overall law and order picture in detail. The CCPO directed that foolproof security arrangements be ensured for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), ordering the preparation of a comprehensive security plan...
LAHORE: Nishtar Colony police have arrested a suspected drug dealer at a private housing society, recovering four kilograms of hashish that police say was concealed inside a school bag. SP Model Town Asad Ali said the arrested man has been identified as Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, a resident of Bahawalpur. According to police, he had come to a...
LAHORE: Niaz Baig police have arrested two men in a crackdown on habitual offenders, including a suspect with 60 registered cases against his name. According to police, Ali Hassan — the man with the 60-case record — was arrested at Gulshan Town Chowk with narcotics in his possession. The second suspect, Hassan Raza, was detained...
LAHORE: Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab) has installed Pakistan’s first and largest 3D anamorphic screen, ‘The Big One’ — a milestone the authority is positioning as a turning point for the country’s digital advertising landscape. Mounted on CBD Vertex, the screen measures 122 by 70 feet and has been introduced as the largest digital...
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to commission a survey of 737 water filtration plants across the province to assess the quality of the water they are supplying. The decision was reported on Wednesday by both Lahore News HD and City42, and follows a broader push by the provincial administration on clean-water infrastructure. Earlier this...
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested three suspects on Tuesday in cases of cyber harassment and blackmail across Punjab. In Lahore, the agency arrested Azeem Jafri, a resident of Faisalabad, in connection with a complaint of online harassment and defamation. According to the NCCIA, the suspect had been using online platforms to...
LAHORE: A man was killed on Wednesday after falling from an electric pole at Ijtema Chowk on Raiwind Road. According to rescue sources, the victim was removing lights fitted to the pole when he suddenly lost his footing and fell, sustaining fatal injuries. Rescue officials identified the deceased as 48-year-old Shaukat Ali Faqir. Sources said...
LAHORE: Investigators have made significant headway in the murder of PTI leader Abdullah Tahir, detaining the victim’s own driver, Asghar, and taking his mobile phone into custody. According to police sources, the interrogation produced a striking disclosure: Asghar had allegedly been passing Abdullah Tahir’s location and movements to a female TikToker. The driver and the...