LAHORE: Police on Saturday submitted a detailed report on security arrangements for the upcoming three-day Basant festival to the Lahore High Court (LHC). Read More: Lahore divided into 40 red zones for Basant The festival is scheduled to take place from February 6 to 8, following the passage of the Punjab Regulation of Kite Flying Bill, […]
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Bushra Bibi’s daughter moves LHC for visitation rights
LAHORE: Bushra Bibi’s daughter has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the right to meet her mother, who is currently serving a seven-year sentence at Adiala Jail in the £190 million corruption case. Read More: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi challenge toshakhana-2 conviction The petition, filed by Mubashra Khawar Maneka through LHC Bar President […]
LHC disposes petition after Punjab restores electric bus contract
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday disposed of a constitutional petition challenging the termination of a contract for Punjab’s electric bus procurement after the provincial government withdrew the disputed order. Read More: CM orders operationalisation of 1115 electric buses by Dec Justice Jawad Hassan passed the order while hearing the petition filed by a […]
LHC warns of action against PHA officials over tree-cutting
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the cutting of trees along the canal and warned of registering cases against the responsible officials of the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA). Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions related to smog, environmental issues, and water management when the matter came up, highlighting […]
LHC CJ suspends Punjab land protection ordinance
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Monday issued an interim order suspending the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025. The ordinance, which empowers deputy commissioner-led committees to decide land property disputes, has faced legal challenges by citizens including Abida Parveen. Read More: Punjab govt readies law to take on land–property mafia The […]
LHC refuses to suspend Punjab Motor Vehicle Ordinance
LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declined a request to immediately suspend the Punjab Motor Vehicle Ordinance 2025, during the hearing of a petition challenging the law. The court instead issued notices to the Punjab government and other concerned parties, directing them to submit a reply within two weeks. Read More: Plea challenging […]
LHC flags excessive construction as key source of Lahore pollution
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating construction activities in the city, identifying them as a major contributor to pollution. Justice Shahid Karim, hearing multiple petitions on smog and environmental hazards, emphasized that anti-smog measures alone would be ineffective under current conditions. Read More: Lahore’s first smog control tower […]
LHC orders police to stop harassing Indian woman and her husband
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday barred police from harassing an Indian woman and her husband after the couple filed a petition alleging illegal raids and pressure to end their marriage. The woman, a former Sikh who converted to Islam to marry her Pakistani husband, claimed that law enforcement officials in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura district, […]
Lahore court grants Parvez Elahi exemption
LAHORE — The Lahore Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday accepted former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s request to be exempted from appearing in the Punjab Assembly illegal recruitment case. Presiding Judge Javed Iqbal Warraich adjourned the proceedings until November 27, summoning Elahi along with co-accused for the next hearing. Elahi’s lawyer submitted a medical report […]
LHC suspends NCCIA notices to journalists
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday suspended notices issued by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to six journalists, including Lahore Press Club President Arshad Ansari. The court also summoned the investigating officer along with the record on October 14. LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petition filed by the journalists, Arshad […]