Profiteers fined worth Rs 164, 500

LAHORE: The district administration imposed a fine of Rs 164, 500 on various shopkeepers over profiteering in the provincial capital on Friday. A spokesperson for the district administration said price control magistrates got registered 25 FIRs on profiteers while 594 inspections were conducted and 94 violations were found. The inspection teams visited various shops in […]

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Acting CCPO submits report on plea for recovery of 4 MPAs

LAHORE: The acting Capital City Police Officer, Lahore, on Friday submitted a report before the Lahore High Court (LHC) in connection with a habeas corpus petition, filed for recovery of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPAs – Uzma Kardar, Ijaz Ogastan, Sajida Yousaf and Ayesha Chaudhry. The report stated that the police did not receive any […]

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’Person of the two Decades’ Bilquis Edhi passes away at 74

LAHORE: Pakistan’s towering philanthropist, humanitarian and ‘Person of the two Decades’ Bilquis Edhi passed away after a brief illness in Karachi on Friday. She was 74, according to a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation Lahore. Her death was confirmed by her son Faisal Edhi. The spokesperson said Bilquis was suffering from “multiple ailments”. “She had […]

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Foolproof security at mosques, imambargahs during Friday prayers

LAHORE: Security in the city, especially at mosques, imambargahs and other religious and public places, remained tightened on the second Juma (Friday) of the holy month of Ramazan. Acting Capital City Police Officer DIG Investigation Shehzada Sultan had issued directions to the senior police officers including all divisional SPs to ensure foolproof security arrangements in […]

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