A tragic accident at the Data Darbar construction site in Lahore claimed the life of a 38-year-old man after a wall collapsed during ongoing work, police confirmed on Monday. Read More: Data Darbar expansion, remodeling begins According to initial reports, the incident occurred near Gate No. 2 when a wall gave way after being struck by […]
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Punjab minister expresses sorrow over Data Darbar tragedy, pledges justice
LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic deaths of a woman and her infant daughter at Bhati Chowk near Data Darbar, extending condolences to the bereaved family and assuring that the government is committed to delivering justice. Read More: LHC orders suspension of underground parking projects […]
CEOs of Data Darbar project arrested after woman, infant die in open manhole
LAHORE/TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have arrested the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the contractor company overseeing the under-construction Data Darbar expansion project following the deaths of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter in an open manhole, officials said on Friday. Read More: Lahore manhole deaths: Police to interrogate company CEO Lahore Investigation DIG Zeeshan Raza told Dawn […]
Lahore launches major urban facelift to ease traffic and cut pollution
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has launched a Rs2.5 billion urban development project targeting busy city hotspots to reduce pollution and improve traffic flow. The initiative focuses on areas around Data Darbar, Bhati Chowk, Mohni Road, and surrounding localities, aiming to benefit approximately 270,000 vehicles daily. The project includes road widening, landscaping, pedestrian zones, […]
Data Darbar expansion, remodeling begins
The expansion and remodeling of the city’s busiest and most important place, shrine of Data Darbar, has been started. Data Darbar official sources said that Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin visited the Bhati Chowk site on Sunday. DG LDA Tahir Farooq gave a detailed briefing about the features of the project. Chief Engineer TEPA Iqrar […]
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Could we have saved the Data Darbar bombing victims?
The latest bombing at Data Darbar has at-least confirmed one notion. That unless drastic national security enhancements are made, this act of terrorism will not be the last! This is where the two largest religious thoughts, Deoband and Sufi, clashed. The terrorists achieved multiple ends by striking one of the holiest symbols in Sufism in […]
Four arrested during Data Darbar blast probe
In what is being described as a major breakthrough in investigation into the Data Darbar blast, police claimed to have arrested four people in a raid on Friday on suspicion of their involvement in the terror attack. A private news channel quoted its sources as saying that investigators – after identifying some people with the […]
4 suspects arrested by security agencies in connection with Data Darbar bombing
Four suspects were picked up during a late night raid on Thursday by the security forces in Lahore. They were picked in Lahore’s Garhi Shahu area soon after the alleged suicide bomber was traced by the agencies investigating the Dara Darbar bombing. On Wednesday, suicide bomber targeted an Elite Force van detailed to the security […]
Suicide attack at Lahore’s Data Darbar; 10 lives lost
A suicide blast outside Data Darbar killed at least 10 people and wounded 26 others on Wednesday, police said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The blast occurred near the entrance gate for female visitors to the Sufi shrine. Husks of vehicles littered the pavement near the shrine as first responders rushed to the […]