In a disturbing incident on Defence road in Lahore’s Kahna area, unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on stray dogs within a private housing society, killing several animals during the night. CCTV footage and photographs of the incident have surfaced, clearly showing armed individuals shooting at the dogs before fleeing the scene. https://x.com/imasifmehmood/status/1945770682626748443 This act of violence […]
The management of Lahore Zoo has officially been taken over by the Department of Wildlife after the private company awarded the operational contract withdrew from the agreement. All services, including entry tickets and parking, are now being managed directly by the zoo administration. The private firm had secured the contract on January 1, 2025, for […]
Two women were killed and three others injured on Thursday after the roof of a six-storey residential building collapsed near Lyari’s Khadda Market in Karachi, officials said. Photo: FILE According to rescue authorities, the sixth floor of the Ghani Mansion building, located near Bilal Masjid and Peshawari Hotel, gave way and fell onto the fifth […]
Pakistan Railways (PR) has increased passenger train fares by 2% following a rise in diesel prices. The freight sector has also seen adjustments, with coal rates up by 3% and fertiliser rates by 2%, officials confirmed, Express News reported. The price of diesel surged by Rs 11.37 per litre, imposing an additional daily cost of Rs 3.99 million […]
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is visiting Kabul on Thursday to sign a trilateral agreement on a joint feasibility study for the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. Dar is accompanied by federal railways minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, the special assistant to the prime minister on Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, and the secretary of the ministry of […]
A devastating armed attack on a passenger bus in Balochistan’s Kalat district has left three members of a travelling qawwali party dead and at least 13 members injured, music industry insiders confirmed on Wednesday. The group, which was en route from Karachi to Quetta for a private performance, came under fire late Tuesday night when […]
Torrential monsoon rains have battered parts of Punjab over the past 24 hours, triggering widespread flooding, structural damage, and fatal accidents. At least 33 people have been killed and over 170 injured, according to a spokesperson from Rescue 1122. In response, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif declared a “rain emergency” across the province, including […]
Parwarish continues to stand tall as the magnum opus of Pakistani television in recent years. With each episode, it chips away at the familiar formula and leans into something much more grounded: the messiness of modern parenting, the weight of intergenerational silence, and what it takes to actually show up for the people you love. […]
The government on Wednesday reaffirmed its decision to close the lossmaking Utility Stores Corporation from the end of this month and constituted a panel to consider giving a golden handshake to 11,421 employees that may cost it over Rs29 billion. It was not clear whether the government would give the severance package to all 11,421 […]
June’s heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. “Everything has dried up,” said Noemie Dagan, who looks after the Selle refuge, located at an altitude of 2,673 meters (8,769 feet) in the Ecrins, a […]