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Topic: Lahore

In Lahore, Islampura is now Krishan Nagar—Pakistan is changing street names to honour history

Backed by Nawaz Sharif, the 50 billion PKR project aims to restore the city’s syncretic, multi-faith identity after decades of neglect.

Mera Lyari, Pakistan’s answer to Dhurandhar, sold 22 tickets on opening day. Out of cinemas now

Sharjeel Inam Memon, a senior minister in Sindh province, publicly described Mera Lyari as a corrective step to what he called “India’s negative propaganda.”

Pakistani police detain Sheema Kermani, other Aurat March organisers—‘shrinking liberties’

The incident occurred when Sheema Kermani went to Karachi Press Club to obtain an NOC for the upcoming Aurat March, an annual protest to combat patriarchal violence in Pakistan.

2nd attempt in less than a year: LeT co-founder Amir Hamza shot at by unidentified gunmen in Lahore

Amir Hamza was recruited by LeT commander Lakhvi. Attack took place Thursday in Lahore when Hamza was travelling in vehicle owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s TV channel.

Anne Hathaway’s Devil Wears Prada bag puts Pakistani brand in the spotlight

Founded in 2016 by Hirra Babar, Warp is a Lahore-based contemporary leather goods label showcasing modern designs.

This Pakistani professor is reviving Sanskrit in a Lahore university. ‘This is shared heritage’

For the first time since Partition, a university in Pakistan is teaching Sanskrit. It started as sociology professor Shahid Rasheed’s passion project—‘languages build bridges’

Maryam Nawaz lied. Imperial College London is not opening a campus in Lahore

Former chairman of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, Javed Hassan, said as an alumnus of Imperial College London, he was ‘bemused by the bold claim of a campus in Nawaz Sharif IT City’.

Chaos in Lahore as anti-Israel protest turns violent; 4 killed in far-Right TLP’s clash with cops

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called TLP protest 'insult to religion’. Clashes occurred even as Pakistan PM Sharif is in Egypt to attend signing of Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan.

Lahore police arrests Imran Khan’s nephew—Pakistanis say ‘silencing dissent’

Shahrez, an Oxford graduate, triathlete, and corporate executive, was arrested by Punjab police in connection with the riots on 9 May 2023, in which Imran Khan was granted bail the same day.

Pakistani Lion on the loose, rich owner watches—Lahore had one wild weekend

In Lahore alone, four lions were seized, four individuals arrested, and one property sealed.

On Camera

Indians turned Cannes into Cartoon Network. It’s not a fancy-dress show

The current ‘cash and carry’ environment in Cannes is encouraging people who have nothing to contribute to cinema to show up in clownish “couture” to parade their insecurity.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Army veteran, CM & driving force behind Golden Quadrilateral, BC Khanduri’s era comes to a close

The BJP veteran's passing Tuesday brings to an end a long and storied career that spanned military, politics and governance.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.