4 injured in blast at Lahore's Johar Town
Four people have been injured in a blast in Lahore's Johar Town...
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ArchivePunjab police close to arresting culprits behind blast in Lahore's Johar Town: Sheikh Rashid
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Thursday that Punjab police were close to arresting the culprits responsible for yesterday's blast in Lahore's Johar Town that claimed the lives of three citizens...
Citing initial investigations, a senior police official told Dawn on condition of anonymity that about 15 kilogrammes of explosives had been planted in a car that was stolen from Gujranwala and parked near the residence of...
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ArchiveHostile intelligence agency involved in blast at Lahore's Johar Town: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar disclosed on Monday that a "hostile intelligence agency" was involved in the blast in Lahore's Johar Town last week in which three people were killed and 24 others injured...
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Buzdar said terrorists involved in the blast were arrested in the last four days during raids...
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ArchiveHuge sinkhole devours part of Johar Town’s main boulevard in Lahore
LAHORE: A deep sinkhole broke out on Johar Town’s main boulevard near Shadiwal Chowk late on Thursday, purportedly due to the rupture of a sewer line (trunk sewer)...
Up to 10 sinkholes have opened in Lahore in the last five years, and two of them opened at Khayaban-i-Firdausi...
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ArchiveBogus files of 100 plots in Lahore’s Johar Town unearthed
LAHORE: An initial inquiry has unearthed bogus files of 100 residential plots in Johar Town as there is no record of them available with the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) that can prove authenticity of such cases...
According to a letter, titled “Fact-Finding Inquiry Regarding Construction of Duplication Files of Johar Town,” written by director (IT), provision of record/papers (if any) has been sought from the LDA’s director for...
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Archive80 kanals grabbed by Mansha Bomb retrieved in Johar Town
LAHORE: The Lahore administration launched a grand operation on Tuesday against encroachments, retrieving illegally possessed land, including around 80 kanals possessed by Mansha Bomb in Johar Town worth Rs5 billion...
The operation, which would continue for a month, was simultaneously launched in Johar Town (PIA Road) and Anarkali by teams headed by Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General (DG) Amina Imran Khan and Deputy...
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ArchiveTwo more suspects held in Johar Town blast case
LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has reportedly arrested two more suspects in the Johar Town blast case...
The CTD Lahore had lodged a case on the complaint of Station House Officer Abid Baig under sections 7 of the ATA, 3/4 of the Explosives Act on charges of murder, attempted murder and other serious provisions...
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ArchiveMastermind of Johar Town blast is an Indian citizen associated with RAW: NSA Moeed Yusuf
Evidence gathered during the investigation of the blast in Lahore's Johar Town last month points to "Indian-sponsored terrorism", National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Sunday...
On June 23, a powerful blast near the residence of Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in Johar Town had killed three people and injured 24 others, including a police constable...
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ArchiveMastermind, facilitator of Johar Town blast arrested in Balochistan
LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested the mastermind as well as the facilitator of the Johar Town bomb blast from Balochistan...
Talking to the media at the Central Police Office on Thursday, Punjab CTD DIG Afzaal Ahmed Kausar and Operations DIG Kamran Adil identified the mastermind of Johar Town blast as Samiul Haq and facilitator as Uzair Akbar...
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ArchiveZaheer to oversee sports academies in Punjab
LAHORE: International Cricket Council (ICC) president and Pakistan batting legend Zaheer Abbas will supervise the establishment and functioning of sports academies which are being set up by the government of Punjab...
“The meeting discussed the establishment of academies, sports grounds and other infrastructure in the Punjab province...
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ArchiveZaheer, Sports Board Punjab to collaborate in cricket academies project
LAHORE: International Cricket Council (ICC) president and former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas signed on Friday an MoU with the government of Punjab for establishing cricket academies in all major cities of the province...
According to the details, in the first phase, the academies are to be established in Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, and in Sialkot, where Zaheer was born...
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ArchivePakistan squash academies grooming future champions: Qamar Zaman
Talking to APP, Qamar said: “The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has asked legendary duo of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan besides myself to work on youth in the academies set up in Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore and groom them for the future...
“I am confident that in four years time, talented players from these academies will be ready to represent Pakistan at international level in the best possible way,” he said...
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WorldKaran Johar bids farewell to 'Jhalak Reloaded'
Karan Johar has also decided to leave his late-night gig, the popular celebrity dance show Jhalak Reloaded...
Shahid Kapoor's midway break from Jhalak Reloaded (to honeymoon in London with his wife) sparked off rumours, but it was Karan Johar who was going to bid adieu to the dance crew this season...
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WorldKaran Johar requests release of upcoming film in India starring Fawad Khan
Karan Johar finally broke his silence over the controversy surrounding his upcoming film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', that has been the subject of intense political debate after right wing groups called for imposing a ban on the film...
Through a video message, Johar expressed his grief over accusations against him for being "anti-national"...
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Pakistan3.6 magnitude quake felt in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Johar areas
Earthquake tremors were felt by residents of Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Gulistan-i-Jauhar areas on Tuesday...
Najeeb Amir, a deputy director at Met Department's Islamabad office, told DawnNews that a 3
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