JARANWALA: A man accused of harassing and abusing a domestic worker has been booked. According to the FIR lodged at Saddar Police Station by Ayesha Riaz, a resident of Noor Pur, she was employed by the accused Hamza. She stated that he used to harass her under various pretexts. When she tried to confront him,…
The October international break has been and gone, and the return of club action across Europe’s top leagues gave us plenty to talk about! Starting with Manchester United, winning at Liverpool for the first time in a decade, though it doesn’t mean Ruben Amorim’s side is “fixed” by any means. (Also, if you’re a Liverpool…
Colman Domingo secretly joined the cast of Wicked: for Good, as none other than the voice of the Cowardly Lion. The movie and actor’s Instagram accounts shared the news Monday, after Jon M. Chu last week made headlines when he teased a big-name actor attached to the role. Domingo joins an already star-studded slate with…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Classes at kindergartens and some special schools in Hong Kong will be suspended on Tuesday, with the No 3 typhoon signal remaining in force until at least 6pm. The Hong Kong Observatory said on…
The BBC’s Hugh Schofield at the scene of ”brazen” Louvre jewel theft Security protocols “failed” in preventing a major jewellery heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, leaving the country with a “terrible image”, France’s justice minister has said. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight on Sunday, stealing…
McVitie’s Penguin and Club bars are no longer classed as chocolate after rising cocoa prices led the makers to switch to using other ingredients. Club bars had previously been marketed under the slogan: “If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit, join our club”. But both treats are now described as “chocolate flavour”…
Lahore, Pakistan — The Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore, Mehran Movahedfar, has said that Pakistan and Iran are currently in the best position to strengthen bilateral relations, particularly in the economic sphere. He emphasized that both countries should seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation across multiple sectors. Speaking at a…
Lahore, Pakistan — The Punjab government’s flagship housing initiative, “Apni Chhat Apna Ghar”, launched under the vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, is transforming the lives of thousands of low-income families across the province. The program aims to provide 500,000 homes to deserving families over the next five years. Secretary Housing Punjab, Noor-ul-Amin Mengal,…
Lahore, Pakistan A book titled “From Partition to Pioneer”, chronicling the life and achievements of the late Prof. Bashir Ahmed, widely regarded as the Father of Neurosurgery in Pakistan, was launched during the International Neuro Conference — PINSCON 2025, held at the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS) in Lahore. The event, presided over by Prof….
Lahore, Pakistan M.Shahzad Inspector General of Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar, met with police employees and their families at the Central Police Office (CPO) Lahore, where he personally listened to their grievances and issued immediate orders for relief and redress. According to an official statement, Dr. Anwar directed the Additional IG Welfare and Finance to…
