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Over 1,000 inmates transferred from Sialkot prison

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Families of the injured to receive Rs0.5m

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An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has granted bail to Shahrez Khan, nephew of PTI founder Imran Khan and son of Aleema Khan, in the Jinnah House attack case.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday visited Multan’s Qasim Bela relief camp to inspect arrangements and meet flood-affected families.

Prominent business tycoon and renowned philanthropist Rafiq M. Habib passed away aged 88 in Dubai on Wednesday. Rafiq was the former head of the House of Habib conglomerate, Habib University’s chancellor, and a member of Stile company’s board of directors. He was also the chairman of the Habib University Foundation. “With profound sorrow, Habib University mourns the passing of its founding chancellor, Rafiq M. Habib (1937-2025), and honours his enduring legacy,” Habib University said in a post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Remembering him, the varsity said: “A man whose calm resolve and deep integrity shaped every step of this journey, Rafiq sahab was the moral and visionary force behind the creation of Habib University. “His belief that education must serve the greater good continues to guide our mission. His legacy lives on in the institution he helped build and the generations it will continue to empower.” According to Habib University’s website, Rafiq was a trustee of “several welfare projects...

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Paediatric surgeons Dr Kamran and Dr Salman have been summoned to Lahore

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Recent spell of rains sparks notable influx of travellers, adventure sports enthusiasts

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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday granted bail to PTI founder Imran Khan’s nephew Shahrez Khan in a case pertaining to the Jinnah House attack during the May 9, 2023, riots. ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill announced the verdict that was reserved earlier today on Shahrez’s bail petition and ordered his release subject to paying a surety bond set at Rs100,000. Shahrez’s lawyer, Advocate Rana Mudassar, confirmed the development to Dawn.com and PTI lawyer Taimur Malik also said the same. Lahore Police had picked up Shahrez, son of Imran’s sister Aleema Khan, from his mother’s Lahore residence on August 21. His brother Shershah Khan was also arrested the next day over similar allegations, and sent on physical remand and then to jail. Shahrez was sent on 14-day judicial remand by the Lahore ATC on August 30. During today’s hearing on Shahrez’s bail petition, Advocate Mudassar argued that the athlete was accused of inciting party workers, adding that the investigation was approached from multiple angles...

Around 40,500 children have suffered new war-related injuries in nearly two years of conflict