By Dr Ansab Ali – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar, chaired a high-level video-link meeting at the Central Police Office, issuing directives to place security on high alert across the province. Immediate sweep and combing operations were ordered in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, and all other districts. The IG instructed…
By Farzana Chaudhry – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab University’s Human Rights Chair organised a national conference on International Human Rights Day, with Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan as the chief guest. The event was attended by Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Mahmood, senior journalist Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami, legal expert Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Human…
By Farzana Chaudhry – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance (AIM) held a collaborative meeting on Monday aimed at enhancing access to finance and supporting development initiatives for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Ms. Nadia Jehangir Seth, Acting CEO of SMEDA, chaired the meeting and…
By Muhammad Shahzad – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: LAAM Fashion Week (LFW), Pakistan’s first runway-to-e-tail fashion platform, hosted its inaugural leadership event at its Lahore headquarters, bringing together designers, brands, industry leaders, media, and business stakeholders for an afternoon focused on the future of fashion, technology, and commerce. The event served as the first formal introduction…
By Dr Ansab Ali – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested 12 terrorists allegedly linked to India’s intelligence agency RAW during intelligence-based operations conducted in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur. A significant quantity of explosives and weapons was recovered from the suspects, according to a CTD spokesperson. The spokesperson revealed that…
By Dr Ansab Ali – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1,308 road traffic crashes across all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. These incidents resulted in 11 fatalities and 1,550 injuries. According to the ESD, 691 seriously injured individuals were shifted to various hospitals, while 859 victims…
Paul Njie, Thomas Naadi, Chiagozie Nwonwu,BBC Africa reporters, Lucy Flemingand Mansur Abubakar BTV Most of the soldiers who appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning are on the run Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday’s attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has told the BBC. It remains unclear…
AFP via Getty Images The thieves reportedly walked into the library during normal opening hours Two armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly…
Islamabad—Muhammad Saleem Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, in a major address to officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force at the newly established Defence Forces Headquarters, described the restructuring as a “historic and transformative milestone” for the country’s security architecture. He stated that with evolving regional threats and…
Jeremy BowenInternational Editor BBC A year ago, the war that President Bashar al-Assad seemed to have won was turned upside down. A rebel force had broken out of Idlib, a Syrian province on the border with Turkey, and was storming towards Damascus. It was led by a man known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and his…
