Punjab
Lahore police report clears five suspects of rape in foreign women case
An incomplete Lahore police report charges three suspects with sexually assaulting two foreign women and five others only with detention and extortion.
Lahore
Lahore: 10 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Lahore police report clears five suspects of rape in foreign women case. Key developments, background and…
10 stories on Lahore since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 3 November 2026.
Key developments
- Lahore police report clears five suspects of rape in foreign women caseAn incomplete police report filed in a Lahore trial court charges three suspects with sexually assaulting two foreign women, and clears five others of that charge.
- Lahore tops the world's pollution list again, with an AQI of 296IQAir's live ranking put Lahore first among the world's major cities on Wednesday at 10am, with an AQI of 296, in the 'very unhealthy' range.
- Lahore ranks world's most polluted city as air turns hazardousLahore ranked first on IQAir's live list of the world's most polluted cities on Friday, with readings of 344 at about 8am (Geo News) and 410 later in the morning (Dawn).
- Khanewal man accused of $126m US postage fraud remanded for five daysA Lahore magistrate granted the NCCIA five days of physical remand, after the agency asked for 14.
- Punjab moves Basant to March, plans law on kite flyingThe Punjab cabinet approved March 12, 13 and 14 as the new dates for Basant 2027 in Lahore, The Express Tribune reported.
Punjab
Lahore tops the world's pollution list again, with an AQI of 296
IQAir ranked Lahore the world's most polluted major city on Wednesday with an AQI of 296; Punjab's EPA says more anti-smog guns are coming.
Punjab
Lahore ranks world's most polluted city as air turns hazardous
Lahore topped IQAir's ranking of the world's most polluted cities on Friday with readings between 344 and 410, and doctors advised residents to wear masks.
Punjab
Khanewal man accused of $126m US postage fraud remanded for five days
A Lahore court gave the NCCIA five days to question Faheem Akram, accused of selling over 5 million fake US postage labels through LabelsBank.com.
Punjab
Punjab moves Basant to March, plans law on kite flying
The Punjab government shifted Basant to the second week of March 2027 and plans a law with designated kite-making sites and price controls, sources said.
Punjab
Lahore steps up anti-smog drive ahead of rice stubble burning
Lahore's commissioner ordered anti-smog squads across four districts and zero tolerance for crop burning, as Shahdara recorded unhealthy air quality.
Sindh
Iqrar ul Hassan handed to NCCIA on remand after night raid
Anchor Iqrar ul Hassan was produced in a Karachi court under a PECA case and handed to the NCCIA on four-day remand, a day after his family said he vanished.
Punjab
Lahore's air turns unhealthy early as smog season approaches
Lahore's air quality index hit 295 this week, before the winter smog peak, as Punjab enters what experts call a pre-smog phase. Here is what is being done.
Punjab
Lahore to celebrate Basant for 10 days next year
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz approved a 10-day Basant festival in Lahore from January 29 to February 7, 2027, with a break on Kashmir Day and tighter safety rules.
Punjab
Punjab rolls out uniform sanitation fee as Suthra Punjab teams up with excise department
Punjab will charge a uniform monthly sanitation fee in urban areas, billed with property tax by the excise department under a Suthra Punjab deal.