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.
Punjab police
Punjab police: 9 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Lahore police report clears five suspects of rape in foreign women case. Key developments, background and…
9 stories on Punjab police since 29 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.
- Gujranwala bride murder suspect killed in alleged CCD encounterThe CCD said the prime suspect in the murder of a bride on her wedding day in Gujranwala, named as Sarfraz, was killed during an alleged exchange of fire.
- Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOsChief Minister Maryam Nawaz gave Punjab IGP Abdul Kareem a free hand to transfer 15 district police officers and four regional police officers for poor performance.
- Girl, 12, dies after alleged beating by employer in SheikhupuraZainab, 12, died after allegedly being assaulted at her employer's house on Khalid Road, where she had worked for 18 months for Rs4,000 a month.
- Suspect in Multan orphan's killing dies in alleged police encounterThe HRCP called for an independent and transparent investigation into the boy's killing and the suspect's death in the alleged encounter.
Punjab
Gujranwala bride murder suspect killed in alleged CCD encounter
The CCD says the prime suspect in a Gujranwala bride's wedding-day murder was killed by his accomplices' fire in an alleged encounter; the claim is unverified.
Punjab
Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOs
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz gave the IGP a free hand to transfer 15 district and four regional police officers over poor performance, mainly on crimes against women.
Punjab
Girl, 12, dies after alleged beating by employer in Sheikhupura
A 12-year-old domestic worker died after an alleged beating by her employer in Sheikhupura, days after a nine-year-old maid's arm was broken in the city.
Punjab
Suspect in Multan orphan's killing dies in alleged police encounter
The main suspect in the killing of orphan Waseem Abbas, 15, in Multan was shot dead in an alleged encounter near Bahawalpur after escaping custody.
Punjab
Punjab police deployed for PTI march complain of poor food and fatigue
Punjab police deployed in Attock for the PTI march complained of bad food and fatigue amid reports of a move to KP. The IGP said no decision had been taken.
Punjab
LHC seeks report as 500 missing girls cases sit pending in Punjab
LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum sought a report after Punjab's police chief said over 500 missing girls cases are pending, and urged a change in police mindset.
Punjab
11 children injured as school van catches fire in Murree
A Suzuki Bolan school van veered off Bara Hotar Link Road in Murree and caught fire, injuring 11 children aged 4 to 14, three of them with severe burns.
Punjab
41 government schools in Attock closed for eight days to house police ahead of PTI march
Schools in Hazro, Hassanabdal, Fatehjang, Attock and Jand are hosting police deployed for a PTI march, which has been postponed to October 4.