Lahore City Online

mother-in-law of CIA victim killed in Lahore

musiclover — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:40 +0000

The widow of a man, who was shot dead by a CIA contractor last year in an incident, was killed by her father on Monday for refusing to remarry, police said. Zahra Faizan, 24, and her 50-year-old mother, Nabeela Shehzad, were allegedly shot dead by Mohammad Shehzad in Lahore after a family quarrel.

“The apparent motive behind the murders is a matrimonial dispute. The family had been quarrelling over the refusal of Faizan’s widow to remarry and today again they quarrelled with each other,” senior police official Sajjad Hussain Manj told AFP.

Lahore railway station blast toll rises to four

musiclover — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:16:00 +0000

An eight-year-old boy, a victim of the bomb attack at the Lahore railway station, has succumbed to his injuries, increasing the toll in the blast to four.

Police officials said Mehmood Ahmad succumbed to his injuries at the Children Hospital. His younger brother, four-year-old Aamir Ahmad, was among three persons who were killed instantly when the bomb went off on a platform of the railway station on Tuesday.

Lahore railway station blast toll up at 4

musiclover — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:32:44 +0000

Tuesday’s bomb blast at Lahore railway stations continues to kill as another victim lost battle against his injuries that proved fatal on Wednesday upping to death toll to four, Geo News reported.

The third victim, a seven-year-old victim, had died at the Mayo Hospital earlier in the day.

The injured seven years old child Mehmood resident of Khanpur was admitted in Mayo Hospital after the blast.

According to police and district administration sources, the bomb was planted in a bag and placed in front of the Business train counter.

Terror returns to Lahore; 3 killed

musiclover — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:47:15 +0000

At least three people, including a Railway Police official, died and around 45 others received injuries when a bomb exploded at Platform No 2 of the Lahore Railway Station on Tuesday.The blast took place near the reservation office of Pakistan Business Train at around 6:40pm. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials said 8-10 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast. They said the bomb was possibly detonated using a timer or a remote control. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Idress, a head constable of Railway Police, Muhammad Bota, a railway loader, while the identity of the third could not be ascertained.

Whatmore says no security problems for him

musiclover — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:45:50 +0000

Pakistan cricket coach Dav Whatmore said Monday he was happy to endorse the Pakistan Premier League (PPL) and hoped it would attract international players. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to launch the PPL in October and wants to use the Twenty20 competition to show the world that the country is safe for cricket. Several companies — including one from India — have shown interest in the project. “I’m sure there will be a lot of international cricketers looking to their schedules and see they are available in this short period of time to come and play here,” Whatmore told reporters. “I am very hopeful that there will be some very good international cricketers coming and enjoying playing in the Pakistan Premier League.”

Earthquake jolts Lahore, surroundings

musiclover — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:30:55 +0000

A moderate earthquake of 3.3 magnitude jolted the city and its surrounding areas on Friday. The earthquake struck Lahore, Kasur and other areas at around 4:43pm. According to the Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the quake was India, 125 kilometres away from the city. The jolts caused panic in the earthquake-hit areas and the people rushed out of their homes and buildings. However, no causalities were reported.

Young doctors end strike after successful talks

musiclover — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:43:15 +0000

The Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) ended its strike after successful talks with the Punjab government. Patients finally breathed a sigh of relief after the Punjab government on Thursday agreed to meet conditions set by the young doctors.The young doctors across the province went on strike last week on the call of Punjab chapter of the YDA, demanding the government take back transfer orders of their colleagues and immediately revise service structure for the doctors serving as government employees.

During the strike, all outdoor wards in government hospitals remained shut causing immense hardships for the patients.

Bangladesh unlikely to practice in Lahore

musiclover — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:04:38 +0000

The visiting Bangladesh team are unlikely to hold any practice sessions at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of the two matches against Pakistan at the end of this month. According to sources, the Bangladesh team will fly into Lahore on April 28 and directly play the one-day international the next day, followed by one T20 international. “Due to security issues, the Bangladesh team will leave on the night of April 30 for Dhaka from Lahore and it plans to have no practice sessions ahead of the matches,” a source said. He said the Bangladesh team was most likely to have a three-day conditioning camp in Dhaka before flying to Lahore, but it is not clear whether its two senior players – Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal – would get a break from the Indian Premier League to attend the camp or join the team directly in Lahore.

Renovation starts at the Qaddafi Stadium Lahore

musiclover — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:12:30 +0000

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started renovation in the Qaddafi Stadium Lahore for the upcoming series against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed last week that its team is going to visit Pakistan for a One Day International and a T20 international later this month. This means that international cricket is going to return to Pakistan after more than three years.

Naturally, it is going to be a massive challenge for PCB to host the series in an efficient manner as no international cricket has been played in the national stadiums in recent past.

Misbah happy as cricket returns to Pakistan

musiclover — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:12:33 +0000

Ecstatic from the news of international cricket returning to Pakistan after three years, Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq is now hoping that his team will get to play against India in a bilateral series soon. Bangladesh and Pakistan cricket boards announced on Sunday that the former would play an ODI and a Twenty20 match in Lahore on April 29 and 30. This will be the first visit by an ICC Test-playing nation to Pakistan since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009.

Misbah said he was happy to hear about the series being played in Pakistan. “One of the most difficult things for me or the rest of the Pakistan team players has been to play away from home all the time in the last three years. It was disappointing not to get a chance to play in front of our people and on our own grounds,” Misbah was quoted as saying. He was also optimistic that the efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its chairman Zaka Ashraf would help in bringing more international cricket to the country. On cricket relations with India, Misbah said he would like to see both teams playing against each other more regularly. “We need to have a regular bilateral series because nowadays when we play after a long gap, there is a lot of tension associated with our matches, and there is extra pressure on the players [as well]. If we play regularly against each other I think it will be better for people of both countries,” Misbah said.