Lahore High Court hears an alleged forced conversion case

Says he can’t repay the love he received

Clauses of Anti-Terrorism Act included in the FIR

Interior minister says they’ll take all measures to protect minorities

Distinguishes it from state-sponsored violence against minorities in India

Says there was only a ‘minor incident’

Actor says he was met with a lot of warmth

No arrest has been made

NANKANA SAHIB: Sikh pilgrims visiting Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to celebrate Besakhi festival demanded a separate homeland for them on Wednesday. The followers of Sikh religion from across the world will cast their vote in support of this demand in 2020, said Sikh yatrees. ‘Khalistan Referendum 2020’ banners in this regard have been put on…

As many as 1500 Sikh yatrees have arrived in Pakistan via Wagah border to observe Besakhi festival Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdal. Around 3000 yatrees will arrive in Pakistan to mark their religious festival on April 14 in Hassanabdal. Sikh yatree arrived in Pakistan through Wagah border on board special trains. Representatives of Evacuee Trust Property…

NANKANA SAHIB: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that Pakistan Army, nation and the government were all one body.  Talking to media representatives, Ahsan Iqbal said that the civilian government had the back of the armed forces and vice versa. He also negated the perception that his statement was against Pakistan Army….

NANKANA SAHIB: A martyred army officer was buried with full military honours at a local graveyard in the city on Sunday night.

NANKANA SAHIB: A housemaid was killed by her employers in Pakistan’s Punjab province after being set on fire for failing to repay a debt, police said Wednesday.  The incident occurred on Sunday in Nankana Sahib district about 60 miles (95 kilometres) from the eastern city of Lahore. “Fouzia Bibi, the victim and her husband were…

LAHORE: A boat with at least 25 people aboard capsized in Punjab’s Ravi River near Nankana Sahib. Rescue work is underway to recover those drowned. According to our correspondent, the incident occurred at Syed Wala area near Nankana Sahib where an overloaded boat carrying more than 25 people sunk. Locals, police and rescue teams reached…

NANKANA SAHIB: Anti-encroachment drive in Nankana Sahib District of Punjab was met with violent resistance from locals on Saturday, police said. Angry crowd resorted to aerial firing and stone pelting to force the administration to halt the operation, leaving three policemen wounded. They were shifted to a local hospital. According to reports reaching here, Railway…

NANKANA SAHIB: Five terrorists were killed during an encounter with Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Nankana Sahib city of Punjab, Samaa reported Sunday. On a tip-off about terrorists, officials said, the CTD force raided a house early morning in a village adjacent to Nankana Sahib. “As police surrounded the area, terrorists opened fire. In retaliation,…

NANKANA SAHIB: Four schoolchildren were among at least 10 people killed when a fireball erupted as a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) collided with a car in Sheikhupura. Five of the victims belong to same family. The accident, which also injured at least 17, happened on a busy highway in the district of Sheikhupura….

NANKANA SAHIB: Personnel of security agencies conducted a sting operation in Nankana Sahib where five terrorists were killed in an armed encounter with them in Saturday’s wee hours. According to Counter Terrorism Department, the personnel of the CTD and intelligence agencies jointly conducted a raid in Nankana Sahib on a tip-off regarding the presence of…

LAHORE:  The Sikh Yatrees returned to India through a special train at the Wahga Railway Station on Sunday, SAMAA reported. Evacuee Trust Property Board (BTPB) Chairman Muhammad Siddiqul Farooq with Pardhan Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), Additional Secretary Shrines Khalid Ali and other saw off the pilgrims. During their 10-day stay in Pakistan, the…

NANKANA SAHIB: Two workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were killed in clash with supporters of ruling PML-N in Punjab’s Nankana Sahib area, Samaa reported Sunday. The incident took place a day after local bodies’ elections in 12 districts of Punjab and 8 districts of Sindh. PML-N is leading in Punjab and PPP in Sindh, according…

Voters enjoyed free breakfast in Gujrat and auto rickshaw ride in Gujrat respectively during first phase of local government elections in Punjab and Sindh. Watch this report.