Lahore
Capital of Punjab, Pakistan
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Lahore is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million. Located in central-eastern Punjab, along the River Ravi, it is the largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.
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Delhi becomes world's most polluted city, overtakes Pakistan's Lahore, AQI recorded at...At 9 am on Wednesday, the air quality was 'very poor' with a reading of 366 which later rose to 418.DNA - Published | |
Metropolitan Corporation Lahore opposes naming a roundabout in Lahore after freedom fighter Bhagat SinghIndiaTimes - Published | |
Objective view, says MEA of Nawaz Sharif remark on pact breachFormer Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif acknowledged Pakistan's role in sabotaging the 1999 Lahore peace agreement with India, attributing the violation to then army chief Pervez Musharraf's Kargil conflict...IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Pakistan ki taakat mai khud check karke aaya': PM Modi on Mani Shankar's 'nuclear power' remarkPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday that he personally visited Lahore to evaluate Pakistan's capabilities firsthand. During a recent interview with India TV, the Prime Minister responded to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead by unknown gunmen in LahoreOne of the accused in the brutal killing of Indian national Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat jail in 2013 was gunned down by two unidentified men in Lahore's Islampura area.DNA - Published | |
Unknown men gun down Sarabjit killer at his Lahore homeAmir Sarfaraz, linked to Hafiz Saeed, killed Sarabjit in Lahore jail, 11 years after Sarabjit's death. The murderer was shot in a 'targeted attack', investigated by Pakistani authorities. Sarfaraz,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
North India covered in fog for over 1 month, longest spell in sat recordsThe giant fog layer over north India, which at times covers a 2,500 km swathe from Lahore to Dhaka, has now persisted for more than a month. This makes it the longest spell of large-scale fog/low cloud..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UN confirms: Hafiz Saeed serving 78-year jail term in PakistanThe United Nations has confirmed that Hafiz Saeed, the notorious mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba, is now serving a 78-year sentence in Pakistani custody, a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Locate film producer’s kids in Pakistan, Bombay HC tells InterpolThe Bombay high court directed Interpol to locate Mushtaq Nadiadwala's children, verify their addresses, and ensure their safety. The government of India is actively pursuing the matter with Pakistan...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lahore shuts down as heavy pollution shrouds South Asian cities in smogPollution-fuelled smog has shrouded major cities across South Asia this week, with businesses and schools forced to close in some areas.Sky News - Published | |
24 years on, pilot of IC-814, hijacked from Nepal, reveals how he scared Lahore ATC to get permission to landIndiaTimes - Published | |
IndiGo airlines flight briefly diverted to Pakistan amid bad weatherAn IndiGo airlines flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad was briefly diverted to Pakistan airspace near Lahore due to bad weather before heading back into Indian airspace after 30 minutes without any..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Khalistan outfit chief shot dead in LahoreIndiaTimes - Published | Paramjit Singh Panjwar, Khalistani terrorist wanted by India, shot dead in LahoreParamjit Singh Panjwar, 63, was heading the banned Khalistan Commando Force-Panjwar group and was involved in drug and weapons smuggling and other terror activities when he was designated as a..DNA - Published |
39 Indian cities among world's 50 most polluted: ReportThe Swiss firm IQAir in its 'World Air Quality Report' released on Tuesday ranked India the world's eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. In the list of..IndiaTimes - Published | Javed Akhtar in Pak: 26/11 perpetrators still roam freeThe perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan, so Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about the 2008 carnage, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar..IndiaTimes - Published |
'26/11 plotters roaming free in your country': Javed Akhtar holds up the mirror to Pakistan at Lahore eventIndiaTimes - Published | Who is Harwinder Singh Sandhu 'Rinda', Punjab man declared terrorist by India?Rinda was reported to have died of drug overdose at a hospital in Pakistan's Lahore last November. However, agencies found fresh evidence recently to conclude that he is alive.DNA - Published |
Earthquake in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, GhaziabadEarthquake in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon: Social media users informed that the quake was also felt in Pakistan's Lahore and Islamabad.DNA - Published | Ireland beat Pakistan to claim historic series win Ireland beat Pakistan by 34 runs in the T20 series decider in Lahore to claim their first series victory overseas.BBC Sport - Published |
Pakistan complete series clean sweep over Ireland Pakistan complete a 3-0 series clean sweep over Ireland with another dominant five-wicket win over their visitors in Lahore.BBC Sport - Published | Former Pakistan PM and cricket captain Imran shotFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is shot in an apparent attempt on his life in Lahore.BBC Sport - Published |
Alert in Lahore, landing in China: What happened during standoff between IAF, Iran plane after 'bomb threat'After a China-bound plane from Iran posed a threat to security in New Delhi, IAF jets scrambled to action, leading to a 6-hour long standoff in thair.DNA - Published | England in Pakistan: Hosts edge low-scoring match to take 3-2 lead in Twenty20 seriesPakistan take a 3-2 lead in their Twenty20 series against England with a six-run victory in a low-scoring match in Lahore.BBC Sport - Published |
Imran Khan commends India's foreign policy, plays EAM Jaishankar's clip at Lahore rallyIndiaTimes - Published | To hoodwink FATF, Pak puts 26/11 handler in Lahore jailPakistani media reports on Saturday also said that a fine of Rs 4.2 lakh has been levied on him.IndiaTimes - Published |
Banned SJF leader unveils ‘Khalistan map’, with Shimla as ‘capital’, before Pak press in LahoreGurpatwant Singh Pannun, an Indian-origin lawyer who is wanted in India for secessionist activities, told Pakistani journalists at Lahore Press Club that the so-called “Punjab independence..IndiaTimes - Published | Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed declared a designated terrorist by IndiaOn Friday, Hafiz Saeed was awarded a 33-year jail term in connection with a terror case by a court in Lahore.DNA - Published |
Pak activists pay tribute to Bhagat Singh on 91st martyrdom day, raise demand for renaming Lahore's Shadman Chowk after himIndiaTimes - Published | |
