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Topic: Lahore

SubscriberWrites: A trip to Pakistan

Looking back at the Climate Conference in Islamabad.

Police led assault on my Zaman Park home in Lahore where ‘Begum is alone’, says Imran Khan

Imran Khan, who is in Islamabad to appear before court in Toshakhana case, condemns police action. Punjab minister says cops went to ex-PM's Zaman Park home 'to collect evidence'.

Lahore tops list of most polluted city, Chad worst among countries, says annual global survey

China’s Hotan followed Lahore with PM2.5 levels of 94.3 while next two cities were Bhiwadi at 92.7 and Delhi followed close behind at 92.6.

A hockey turf in Pakistan ripped off for Imran Khan’s political pitch. Not so sportsmanlike

For Imran Khan's 13 August rally at National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, the astroturf has been removed to accommodate the large crowd. Pakistanis are not happy.

Land for a ‘Pakistani IIT’ is now a Bakra Mandi

Information Technology University’s former vice-chancellor Umar Saif tweeted an image of the land allotted in 2013 'to build a little MIT for Pakistan’.

Pakistani students take a dig at LUMS university with ‘missing persons’ notice in Lahore

Students at Lahore University of Management Sciences have called for changes at their university following the expulsion of a student in his final year for providing tuitions.

Bomb blast kills 3, over 20 injured in Pakistan

The bombing took place in Lahore’s famous Anarkali market, where Indian commodities are sold, police said. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.

More ‘good news’ for the fans of India-Pakistan rivalry. Lahore beats Delhi in pollution

Lahore, often compared with Delhi by literature and heritage lovers, is also competing in terms of air pollution.

Pakistan’s never-ending nightmare of blasphemy laws has a new victim — a school principal

The latest sentencing by the Lahore court highlights the need for Pakistan to revisit its colonial-era blasphemy laws that are misused regularly.

Premdatta Varma, Bhagat Singh’s co-accused and India’s lesser-known freedom fighter

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav should be the year when Panjab University finally recognises and honours Premdatta Varma’s role as freedom fighter by installing a plaque.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.