At least three policemen and several were injured during violent clashes between Pakistani security forces and a right-wing group in the eastern city of Lahore on Friday. This comes after the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party began its "long march" from the city to the capital Islamabad.

Pakistan: TLP members damage public property, clash with security forces in Lahore

Pakistan: Thousands from TLP Islamist party gather in Lahore for protest, at least 3 policemen killed

In clashes with workers of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in Lahore, three policemen were killed and several others hurt, said officials on Friday. Lahore DIG (Operation) spokesperson Mazhar Hussain in a statement, identified two slain officials as Ayub and Khalid.

In clashes with TLP protesters, 3 cops killed, many hurt in Pakistan’s Lahore

At least two Pakistani policemen were killed on Friday in clashes with supporters of a banned radical Islamist party, which has previously called for the expulsion of the French ambassador.

Two Pakistan police killed in clashes with banned radical party

At least 3 policemen were killed in clashes with members of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan activists in Lahore. The violent clashes erupted between Pakistan's security forces and islamists early on friday. Several demonstrators were injured. The incident happened after thousands of islamists launched their "Long march" from the city toward Islamabad. They are demanding that their leader be released. The protesters plan to go to islamabad to pressure the government to release saad rizvi, the head of the Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party. Rizvi was arrested last year amid demonstrations against france.

At least 3 policemen killed in clashes with banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan activists in Lahore

Satellites spotted a large plume of methane leaking from one of Pakistan’s largest cities last month. According to an estimate from geoanalytics firm Kayrros SAS, the cloud was seen over Lahore on August 6 and had an emissions rate of about 126 metric tons of methane an hour.

Methane plumes floating above Lahore spotted through satellite

In Lahore, 400 men groped, dragged & assaulted a woman in broad daylight. The assault went on for hours as bystanders streamed it live. Some in Pakistan are justifying the incident & defending the mob. Palki Sharma has this to say.

Gravitas: A gut-wrenching story from Pakistan

In what brings to light the rising violence against women in Pakistan, a case has been registered by police in Lahore on Tuesday against hundreds of unidentified persons for assaulting and stealing from a woman and her companions at the city's Greater Iqbal Park on August 14, the Independence Day.

'They tore my clothes': Woman TikTok star assaulted by hundreds in Lahore on Pakistan’s Independence Day   

Days after a major explosion took place near terrorist Hafiz Saeed's residence in Lahore, a Pakistani journalist has revealed that Saeed was indeed at home when the bomb went off and was the target of the attack.

Pak journalist reveals Hafiz Saeed was inside when bomb went off near his home last week

A 'car bomb' exploded outside the Lahore residence of Hafiz Saeed. Pakistan says a 'hostile' intel agency was behind the blast by the timing of the incident tells a different story. Palki Sharma tells you how.

Gravitas: 'Car Bomb' explodes outside Hafiz Saeed's residence

At least 3 people have been killed and 24 others injured in a major blast in Lahore, Pakistan. According to reports, the blast took place near the residence of anti-India militant leader Hafiz Saeed.

At least 3 killed in bomb blast near house of Hafiz Saeed in Lahore

The administrations of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have announced to enforce a complete lockdown in their respective regions from May 8 to 15 to contain the spread of coronavirus during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in Pakistan, a media report said on Thursday.

COVID-19: Several regions in Pakistan announce complete lockdown during Eid holidays

In a rare rebuke of Pakistan's powerful Army, the Lahore High Court Chief Justice has called it the country's 'biggest land grabber' and said that its uniform is for the service to the nation and not to rule as a king.

Lahore HC Chief Justice says Pakistan army 'biggest land grabber’

Protests have erupted in several cities across Pakistan after Lahore police took the far-right TLP leader Saad Rizvi into custody. So far 3 people including one policeman has been killed in the violent demonstrations.

Protests across Pakistan after Lahore police arrested far-right TLP leader Saad Rizvi

Pakistan has been struggling to vaccinate the population amid a surge of coronavirus cases. However, the South Asian country has hit yet another snag in this process after nearly 550 doses have gone missing.

Lahore: 550 doses of coronavirus vaccine go missing; 350 go to waste

Pakistan has unveiled a statue of Allama Iqbal in Lahore. The 'astounding' craftsmanship has triggered a meme fest. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: This statue has sparked outrage in Pakistan

Social media users in Pakistan slammed the country's national poet Alama Iqbal's statue in a Lahore park for being badly made with the hastag #AllamaIqbal dominating Twitter.

Twitterati in Pakistan slam poet Iqbal's statue in Lahore park

Pakistan`s Opposition leader Fazlur Rehman has warned that they will retaliate if the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government uses force to disrupt the Pakistan Democratic Movement`s (PDM) Lahore rally.

Pak opposition warns Imran Khan govt of retaliation if it uses force to disrupt Lahore rally

Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi died on Thursday in Lahore at the age of 54. The cause of his death was not immediately clear.

Pakistan’s ‘blasphemy activist’ Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away in Lahore

A survey has revealed that a majority of Pakistanis fear that the South Asian country has been moving in the wrong direction since 2019. The survey was conducted by France-based lpsos, world’s third-largest market research company, and released on Sunday.

‘4 out of 5 Pakistanis fear country headed in wrong direction,’ says survey

Pakistan is among a handful of countries to have witnessed a dramatic drop in the number of daily coronavirus cases, from nearly 7,000 to 200 over the past few months

Pakistan schools reopen after 6 months of lockdown

Pakistan`s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday he would like convicted rapists to be publicly executed or chemically castrated, reacting to a question on the rape of a woman on a highway last week that has caused an uproar in the South Asian nation.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan suggests chemical castration for rapists

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