News for 'Lahore'

Bhagat Singh's books rotting in Lahore

Bhagat Singh's books rotting in Lahore

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's collection of books that was confiscated and used as evidence to award capital punishment to the revolutionary leader in the 1929 Lahore Conspiracy case, is currently lying in a state of neglect in Lahore.

Unprecedented security as World XI arrive in Lahore for T20 series

Unprecedented security as World XI arrive in Lahore for T20 series

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

Soon after landing in Lahore, the World Eleven players and officials were taken to a five-star hotel on the main Mall road which was closed for traffic from all sides.

Daal, saag, Kashmiri tea: Modi's Lahore menu

Daal, saag, Kashmiri tea: Modi's Lahore menu

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The prime minister touched the Pakistani prime minister's mother's feet.

Lahore Lions granted visa to participate in CLT20

Lahore Lions granted visa to participate in CLT20

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Ending days of speculation on whether the Lahore Lions would play in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 in India, the Pakistan Cricket Board said the team has been issued visa and clearance for the tournament.

West Indies not to play T20 series in Lahore

West Indies not to play T20 series in Lahore

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

West Indies have postponed their visit to Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 with the leading Caribbean players expressing concerns about their security in the country, the sources have claimed.

Sri Lanka aim to stay in top spot as they face Afghanistan

Sri Lanka aim to stay in top spot as they face Afghanistan

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The Sri Lanka-Afghanistan fixture will be the second one at the Gadaffi Stadium and is expected to be a run feast. - Asia Cup 2023.

Asia Cup 2023: PCB, SLC locked in financial dispute

Asia Cup 2023: PCB, SLC locked in financial dispute

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) made it clear during the ACC council meeting in Bali last week that it was not willing to take the financial burden as it did not earn extra and was also not the official host of the tournament.

Lahore blast: Pakistan in mourning, Sharif vows to avenge attack

Lahore blast: Pakistan in mourning, Sharif vows to avenge attack

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Sadness and fear prevailed as Pakistan is mourning the loss of precious human lives in Gulshan-e-Iqbal suicide attack on Sunday in Lahore.

Men's Champions Trophy in Lahore

Men's Champions Trophy in Lahore

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

Mar del Plata in Argentina will host the women's tournament in 2007.

Lahore attack suspect arrested

Lahore attack suspect arrested

Rediff.com30 Mar 2009

Television channels aired footage of a bearded man in his twenties who was nabbed while he was reportedly trying to approach two helicopters being used by security forces for surveillance at the centre.

10 killed in suicide blast outside shrine in Lahore

10 killed in suicide blast outside shrine in Lahore

Rediff.com8 May 2019

The blast targeted a van carrying police officers outside the Data Darbar shrine, the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia.

Imran Khan's supporters attack Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif's house

Imran Khan's supporters attack Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif's house

Rediff.com11 May 2023

According to police, over 500 miscreants from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party reached the Model Town Lahore residence of the prime minister in the early hours of Wednesday and set ablaze vehicles parked over there.

Lahore terror attacks: 80 suspects arrested

Lahore terror attacks: 80 suspects arrested

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

Pakistani law enforcement agencies have taken 36 suspects into custody in connection with the near-simultaneous terror attacks on three security facilities in Lahore that left 28 people dead, officials said on Friday.

White Sheet For Imran, Bushra

White Sheet For Imran, Bushra

Rediff.com16 May 2023

Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi appeared in the Lahore high court for protective bail.

Lahore attacks: Police arrest Taliban militant

Lahore attacks: Police arrest Taliban militant

Rediff.com25 Oct 2009

Pakistani law enforcement agencies on Sunday claimed to have made a breakthrough in their probe into the recent three near-simultaneous terror attacks on security facilities in Lahore by arresting a Punjabi Taliban militant, from whom banned literature and 'jihadi' compact discs were also seized.

Shaheen Afridi, Nikah Mubarak!

Shaheen Afridi, Nikah Mubarak!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

Lahore Qalandars took to Twitter and shared the pictures from Shaheen's wedding ceremony.

Over 69 killed, 300 injured in suicide bombing in Lahore

Over 69 killed, 300 injured in suicide bombing in Lahore

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

At least 69 people including women and children were on Sunday killed and over 300 others injured in a powerful suicide blast in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore.

Independents backed by Imran's party take lead in Pak poll

Independents backed by Imran's party take lead in Pak poll

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Jailed ex-Pakistan premier Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates on Friday sprang a surprise by winning 86 seats out of the 201 results declared following unusual delays and allegations of rigging, as the country appeared heading towards a hung assembly.

'It appears as if Jay Shah settled scores'

'It appears as if Jay Shah settled scores'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

PCB unhappy with ACC President Jay Shah revealing Asia Cup schedule before official ceremony.

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion.

26 dead, 57 injured in suicide blast near CM residence in Lahore

26 dead, 57 injured in suicide blast near CM residence in Lahore

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Police and Lahore Development Authority officials were busy in removing encroachments outside the Arfa Karim Tower, located near the CM's Model Town residence, when a powerful blast took place.

Rivalry Ignites: India to face Pak in Asia Cup opener

Rivalry Ignites: India to face Pak in Asia Cup opener

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10

No role in Lahore attack: LTTE

No role in Lahore attack: LTTE

Rediff.com5 Mar 2009

The LTTE has denied any link to the attacks on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, saying the Tamil Tigers have no connections with those terrorists.

Security lapses responsible for Lahore attack

Security lapses responsible for Lahore attack

Rediff.com25 Apr 2009

A judicial tribunal that probed the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore has concluded that it was caused by 'laxity' among police officers guarding the visiting players.Eight persons were killed and over 20 others, including several Sri Lankan players, injured when over a dozen terrorists ambushed the team's motorcade at the busy Liberty traffic roundabout near a Lahore stadium on the third day of the second Test on March 3.

Rejected Clinton's $5 bn offer to halt 1998 tit-for-tat N-tests: Nawaz Sharif

Rejected Clinton's $5 bn offer to halt 1998 tit-for-tat N-tests: Nawaz Sharif

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

Sharif, 73, returned home on a special flight from Dubai, ending a four-year self-imposed exile in the UK, to head his party and try to secure a record fourth term in the general elections expected to be held in January.

New party linked to 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to contest Pak polls

New party linked to 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to contest Pak polls

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

India has also taken note of reports of Saeed's son Talha contesting elections in Pakistan and said the "mainstreaming" of radical terror outfits in the neighbouring country is nothing new and that it has been part of its State policy for a long time.

Kasab's brother involved in Lahore attack?

Kasab's brother involved in Lahore attack?

Rediff.com30 May 2009

"Yeh tumhara bhai hai kya (is he your brother?)," Nikam asked Kasab who was handed over a newspaper which carried the photograph of a suspect arrested in connection with Lahore attack on May 27, which left nearly 30 persons dead.

Lahore blasts: Taliban group claims responsibility

Lahore blasts: Taliban group claims responsibility

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

A hitherto unknown pro-Taliban group called 'Ansar Wa Mohajir' has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's car bomb attack in Lahore, for which four alleged Indian nationals have reportedly been arrested by Pakistani authorities.

Asia Cup: Pakistan wants to host more matches now?

Asia Cup: Pakistan wants to host more matches now?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2023

The PCB will try to get more matches of the Asia Cup to be staged in Pakistan when the ACC board meets in Dubai on Sunday.

Imran Khan, 1,500 PTI workers booked for attack on army officer's house

Imran Khan, 1,500 PTI workers booked for attack on army officer's house

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Pakistan's Punjab police have booked former prime minister Imran Khan and 1,500 of his party workers for attacking and setting on fire a top army officer's house in Lahore.

Advani to open temple in Lahore

Advani to open temple in Lahore

Rediff.com1 Apr 2005

Will the IPL survive Lahore attack?

Will the IPL survive Lahore attack?

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

Should the government, in the interests of security, insist that the IPL not be held on schedule? Should IPL chief Lalit Modi postpone the tournament to a more conducive moment? Can he?

Lanka's cricketers airlifted after Lahore atta

Lanka's cricketers airlifted after Lahore atta

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

The Sri Lankan players and officials have been airlifted from the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore by a Pakistan airforce helicopter to facilitate their return to Colombo at the earliest. Six Sri Lankan players suffered minor injuries when around a dozen gunmen attacked the team's bus as it was on its way to the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore to resume play on Day 3 of the second Test against Pakistan.

'Lahore Declaration should be a yardstick'

'Lahore Declaration should be a yardstick'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2009

Hoping that the spirit of the Lahore Declaration will be restored sooner or later, former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said the 1999 agreement should be made the basis of the resolution of Kashmir issue.

BCCI bigwigs land in Pakistan for Asia Cup

BCCI bigwigs land in Pakistan for Asia Cup

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

This is purely cricketing invitation and shouldn't be mixed with politics: BCCI VP Shukla on Pakistan visit

Delhi-Lahore bus to resume

Delhi-Lahore bus to resume

Rediff.com26 May 2003

India will also release 130 Pakistani prisoners languishing in its jails.

Gambhir, Narine guide Kolkata to easy win over Lahore

Gambhir, Narine guide Kolkata to easy win over Lahore

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Skipper Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a confident half-century after Sunil Narine stifled Lahore Lions with his magical spin bowling as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a four-wicket win in a Champions League Twenty20 Group A match in Hyderabad.

3 Islamic State linked Pakistani militants arrested in Lahore

3 Islamic State linked Pakistani militants arrested in Lahore

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Pakistani authorities have arrested two militants and a Syrian national in Lahore for their alleged role in recruiting people to the Islamic State terror group.

Journalists crowd Delhi-Lahore bus

Journalists crowd Delhi-Lahore bus

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

Posters supporting IS appear near Nawaz Sharif's Lahore residence

Posters supporting IS appear near Nawaz Sharif's Lahore residence

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Posters, stickers and wall-chalking supporting Islamic State terror group have appeared some 15 kilometres from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Lahore farmhouse, prompting authorities to launch a probe into the possible presence of the dreaded militant outfit in the city.