Intercity bus services from Lahore to several destinations across Pakistan were suspended on Sunday after authorities reportedly sealed the city’s general bus terminals late Saturday night. The disruption affected passengers travelling to Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, southern Punjab, and other parts of central Punjab. Several travellers were reportedly left stranded after tickets were cancelled and...
The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) says it has arrested 13 suspected militants during 98 intelligence-based operations conducted across the province this week. According to a CTD spokesperson, one of those arrested, identified as Wajid, was allegedly linked to India’s intelligence agency RAW and was detained in Pakpattan. The other suspects were arrested in Lahore, Sargodha,...
Lahore has once again topped the global ranking of the world’s most polluted major cities, according to air-quality monitoring platform IQAir. On Friday morning, Lahore recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 167, placing it in the “unhealthy” category. Bangladesh’s Dhaka followed with an AQI of 164, while Egypt’s Cairo recorded 158. IQAir reported that...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing renewed internal concerns over its organisational strength in Punjab after a relatively modest turnout at the party’s August 5 protest in Lahore. Several PTI leaders have reportedly questioned the provincial chapter’s ability to mobilise supporters, despite the party maintaining that its support base remains strong. According to party sources, Rawalpindi...
At least eight people were killed after the roof of a house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura area late Wednesday, triggering a major rescue operation and prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the cause of the incident. Lahore Deputy Commissioner Retired Capt. Muhammad Ali Ijaz confirmed the death toll, saying rescue efforts continued throughout the...
What is AQI? The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a global scale that measures how clean or polluted the air is, ranging from 0 (healthy) to 500 (hazardous). Shockingly, Lahore recently crossed an AQI of 450, placing it among the most polluted cities in the world, even surpassing Delhi and Beijing. According to health experts,...
There has been a suggestion to permit Basant festivities in Lahore on a restricted basis. The Basant celebration is only supposed to be observed on Saturday and Sunday, according to sources. The Deputy Commissioner of Lahore submitted recommendations related to Basant to the government, according to which it is proposed to allow Basant to be...