Lahore police are facing a daunting task of identifying 824 women who were abducted in the city over a period of five years. According to police records, these women were abducted between 2021 and 2025. The highest number of missing women was reported from the Cantt division, with 282 cases pending investigation. The body of a woman was found in a field near Chak Shafeeq in Pakpattan, and police identified her as a teacher from a government school, whose daughter recognized her by her shoes.
A total of 152 women from the Saddar division, 124 from the City division, 110 from Model Town, 100 from Iqbal Town, and 56 from the Civil Lines division remain untraced. In all cases, charges have been filed, but no information has been found about the abducted women. According to the police, the accused were being taken to a location for forensic analysis, but their accomplices opened fire to save them near Pappan Kha.
The spokesperson of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stated that the accused had been a fugitive since 2014 and had embezzled 30 million rupees as an accountant in a company. The FIA has been carrying out an investigation against the Arif Habib Corporation Limited, Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited, Lea City Holdings, AKD Group, The City School Group, and Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited.
In another development, the Sindh government has claimed to have arrested vehicles through cameras in Karachi on a daily basis, with 1,300 CCTV cameras installed across the city, and 2,200 more to be installed soon. A delegation from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed a request to stop the CD operation in Bari Imam. Justice Aamir Farooq stated that it would be better to continue the case in the relevant forum. A statement revealed that a one-month extension has been granted for subsidies to motorcyclists, public, and goods transport.
The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) reported that a total of 12,792 candidates appeared in the exam, out of which only 355 candidates passed the written test. The court ordered the accused to pay over Rs67.57 million in compensation.
Salman Akram Raja stated that they have been repeatedly requesting the courts to hear their appeals, but to no avail. The body of a young woman named Bashira was taken to the Al-Shifa Hospital in the dead of night for surgery, and her father has been pleading for justice.
Justice Hassan Reza stated that recruitments above Grade 17 were made without the Public Service Commission, and that the procedure followed during the recruitment process was questionable. A petition has been filed against the government’s decision to demolish the Balochistan Assembly building.
The Federal Constitutional Court has issued a detailed verdict in the case of the Super Tax, with 293 pages detailing the verdict. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan delivered the verdict. According to sources, a ban on new gas connections will be imposed on both residential and commercial consumers.
The Sugar Mills Association has approached the Federal Constitutional Court in Islamabad for a subsidy on exports. A statement revealed that a one-month extension has been granted for subsidies to motorcyclists, public, and goods transport.
Majid Khameini stated that a new phase is being formed in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz after the war, with changes taking place in the region since February 28. New developments have taken place in the region, and a new phase of security and political changes is being witnessed.
During a meeting, officials from the Ministry of Interior stated that 20 Pakistani nationals have been repatriated from abroad under the prisoner exchange program in the past year.
Sources revealed that a ban on new gas connections will be imposed on both residential and commercial consumers. In Karachi, a press conference was held by officials who stated that no contact has been made with the Mohajirs since April 21. Some individuals have been in touch with Mohajir Second Officer Khashif and others.
An audit report revealed that 317 federal and 33 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa employees have been involved in Zakaat fund
