Tue, 21-Oct-2025

LHC turns death sentence to life-imprisonment in brother’s murder case  

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has converted the death sentence of the brother’s murderer to life imprisonment.

A two-member bench headed by Justice Aalia Neelum of Lahore High Court gave a written verdict on the plea of ​​the convict Gulreez, according to which the convict Gulreez killed his brother Muhammad Waqas.

It has been said in the court verdict that the trial court sentenced the criminal to death in 2020. The victim’s wife filed a case against the criminal Gulreez in Sheikhupura. According to the FIR, the criminal Gulreez killed his brother Muhammad Waqas by stabbing him.

The written judgment said that the investigating officer admitted that the knife was not sent to the forensic lab. The statements of the victim’s mother and father were felt to protect the culprit, it is true that the in-laws of the victim’s wife Sidra did not support him.

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Five killed in road accident in Sheikhupura

Two men fire shots at internet office in Lahore

SHEIKHUPURA: As many as five people were killed after a vehicle collided with their motorcycle in Farooqabad city, near Pandour village, Sheikhupura.

According to Rescue 1122, the incident took place due to overspeeding.

The ill-fated family was heading to the Gujjar Pura area of Lahore from Amar Sadhu to meet their relatives on Eid ul Adha.

After being informed, police and rescue officials rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to the hospital for medical-legal formalities and treatment, respectively.

Those who died in the mishap were identified as Shahzad, 26, Fiza, 10, Mehak, eight, Faizan, 12, and Sufyan, six.

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Punjab police arrest accused in child marriage case

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SHEIKHUPURA: The Punjab police arrested an accused in the case related to underage marriage after 13-years old boy was married to 5-years old girl in Sheikhupura.

According to the police, a 13-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl were married in Kot Nazir, a village on GT Road in Sheikhupura, in which 8 people including the parents of the two minor children participated.

On being informed about the marriage, the Muridke police raided the event and arrested one person.

A case was registered under the Child Marriage Act on the complaint of ASI Mohammad Younis of Muridke Police.

Police said that raids are also being conducted to arrest other accused.

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PCB announces 12 squad for National U19 Cup

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced twelve squads for the forthcoming one-day National U19 Cup, which will begin on June 28 in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Sheikhupura, among other places. In an effort to foster a competitive environment and bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket, the PCB has appointed senior coaches … Read more

VEON Ventures invests US$15 million in Dastgyr

KARACHI: VEON Ventures has completed a $ 15 million Series A investment in Dastgyr, a Pakistan-based business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace platform, a statement said on Tuesday. The deal is VEON Ventures’ largest investment in a Pakistani startup and reflects the group’s continued commitment to the region and growth of the digital economy of Pakistan. The … Read more

Focusing on being the best

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Lahore: Though the government has done a lot to improve the overall business environment, there is a need for more measures to restore investors’ confidence, said Ali Zaidi, chief executive officer of the New Unique Pharma. “There is a need to remove the bureaucratic hurdles, providing one-window facility and proper guidance to the new entrants. … Read more

PM Imran Khan ‘ashamed’ by Minar-e-Pakistan incident

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LAHORE: In his first comments on the heinous Minar-e-Pakistan incident, PM Imran Khan Wednesday said that he felt ashamed when he heard about what happened to the woman and was in pain to witness such “unpleasant incidents”. The PM said he was ashamed after he got to know about the huge crowd of around 300 … Read more

PM inaugurates Pakistan’s first smart forest

PM inaugurates Pakistan’s first ‘Smart Forest’ by planting tree

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday inaugurated Pakistan’s first smart forest by planting a sapling in Sheikhupura’s Rakh Jhok Forest. “The launch of the tree planting campaign at Rakh Jhuk is a reflection of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Clean Green Vision,” a statement issued by the PM Office stated. LIVE #APPNews : Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI … Read more

PM to inaugurate the country’s first smart forest in Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura

ISLAMABAD: Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the country’s first smart forest at Rakh Jhok Forest in Sheikhupura. Rakh Jhok Forest is a huge Ravi Urban Development Authority project in Sheikhupura that will be installed with sensors and monitoring equipment. PM Imran Khan will meet with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar one-on-one during his visit to … Read more

Govt is committed to provide facilities to citizens: CM Punjab

CM Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar has said that our government is committed to provide basic amenities to the citizens at their doorstep. According to details, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar in which issues related to the performance and scope of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) were … Read more

LDA bans advertising campaigns of 88 housing schemes

LDA

Taking notice of the widespread concerns and complaints regarding the prima facie deceptive marketing practices by various housing schemes in Punjab, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched an enquiry to see 88 housing schemes have violated Section 10 of the Competition Act 2010. The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) informed through a letter that … Read more

Provincial Minister EPD chairs a meeting to control vehicular pollution

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Provincial minister Environment Protection Department (EPD) M.Rizwan chaired high level meeting of cabinet sub-committee on Smog for implementations of anti smog measures at committee room of civil secretariat on Thursday. The secretary EPD Saima Saeed present agenda of the 2nd meeting and briefed to the minister about follow up of actions taken on the decisions … Read more

Quaid-e-Azam Business Park will be set up on 15 acre land, Mian Aslam

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Provincial Industries & Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal presided over meeting being held at Civil Secretariat in which approval of programme for the provision of infrastructure of Quaid-e-Azam Business Park and Bahawalpur Business Park was granted. Planning for selling of plots for setting up industrial units and business model of Quaid-e-Azam Business Park also came … Read more

Brutal torture on Children in Sheikhupura

torture On Children in Sheikhupura

Shopkeepers in Sheikhupura brutally tortured innocent children in suspicion of theft. According to details, Bol News has received a harsh footage of the brutal violence of children on suspicion of theft in Narang Mandi area of ​​Sheikhupura. In the footage, it is clearly seen that children heads have been shaved and later they were paraded … Read more

Dengue cases on the rise in Punjab

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Dengue cases are on the rise in Punjab as 64 have been confirmed with dengue in last 24 hours. According to details, In the last 24 hours, over 500 people have been admitted with dengue symptoms in different hospitals of Punjab. 131 patients were discharged from the hospitals after treatment, whereas, 132 new cases from … Read more