A seven-year-old child tragically died after falling into an open manhole in Lodhran’s Tehsil Kahror Pacca, prompting Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to remove the district commissioner and order strict action. “He went to the market with his father to buy breakfast, and while returning, he fell into the manhole,” said the boy’s uncle, […]
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Proclaimed offender extradited from Dubai; two motorcyclists killed in Lodhran
BAHAWALPUR: Lodhran police successfully extradited a proclaimed offender (PO) wanted in a 2013 murder case from Dubai, authorities said on Friday. The suspect, Zulfiqar, allegedly shot Altaf dead on June 7, 2013, in Dunyapur city police limits over an old enmity. After months of investigation, police traced Zulfiqar, who fled to Dubai before he could […]
Bodies of Balochistan bus attack victims sent to hometowns as leaders vow justice
DERA GHAZI KHAN – The bodies of nine passengers killed in a tragic terrorist attack in Balochistan were sent to their native towns across Punjab on Friday. Civil and military officials received the bodies before dispatching them to cities including Lahore, Gujrat, Khanewal, Gujranwala, Lodhran, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Muzaffargarh. The victims were traveling […]
Bride 11 years old, groom 40 years old – an odd marriage foiled in Lodhran
The police are after the suspects of underage marriage in Chak No. 41M, of Lodhran, where a man allegedly married off his 11-year-old daughter to a 40-year-old man. Ashraf Mai, wife of Abdul Shakoor, told the police that she went to her parents and when she returned after a few days, her daughter was missing. […]
Transfer of DPO Lodhran – Tareen Camp denies involvement
Lodhran: The recent transfer of the Lodhran district police officer (DPO) sparked allegations against the Tareen camp. There were reports in the media that it was a priority transfer pushed by the Lodhran PTI office-bearers and the Tareen camp. Both groups denied allegations stating that the transfer was purely on the basis of merit and […]
Lodhran girls shine at Lahore scrabble events
The participants from grade five to eight include Aniqa Urooj and Marium Naseem, of the Government Girls High School, Lodhran; Hadia Falak Sher of the Faiz Ahmed School, Lodhran; Mariam Javed and Sania Shakoor, of the Govt Girls’ High School, Jala Araen; Fatima Bukhari and Sidra Aziz, of the Government Amna Girls Higher Secondary School, […]
PTI to inquire reasons behind NA-154 by-election defeat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has constituted a committee to find reasons behind the surprise defeat of the party in the by-election of NA-154 Lodhran. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Iqbal Shah emerged victorious with 116,590 votes while PTI candidate Ali Tareen could secure 91,230 votes. NA-154 seat fell vacant after the Supreme Court disqualified the then […]
Nawaz league triumphs in NA-154 by-polls
LODHRAN: Unofficial, provisional results of NA-154 by-polls from all 338 polling stations have declared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Iqbal Shah victorious with 116,590 votes, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Ali Tareen stood second with 91,230. Independent candidate Malik Muhammad Azhar managed to secure 10,212 votes, while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Mirza Muhammad Ali Baig managed […]