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At least 14 children have died after the roof of a tuition centre collapsed in Lahore’s Kahna area. Police have taken two people into custody, while Punjab authorities have ordered an investigation into possible negligence and unsafe construction.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has objected to the use of softer terminology for the attackers involved in the Karachi Rangers facility assault. He said the incident was terrorism and urged that those behind such violence should be identified clearly as terrorists.
Four of 14 under-trial prisoners who escaped from a prison van while being moved from Kahuta to Adiala jail have been re-arrested. Police have launched a search for the remaining escapees and opened an inquiry into the security lapse.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast widespread monsoon rainfall from the first week of July, warning of landslides, flash floods and urban flooding in several regions. Authorities, tourists and farmers have been advised to take precautions during the forecast period.
Police in Narowal have registered a murder case after newlywed Nida Shaheen was allegedly strangled and her body set on fire by her husband. The case has highlighted fresh concerns over domestic violence, women’s safety and accountability in Pakistan.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says Pakistani security forces killed 29 militants in ground action and precision strikes along the Pak-Afghan border. The operation followed recent attacks in Pakistan, including the assault on a Rangers facility in Karachi.
A nine-year-old boy was killed and a woman injured after a suspected quadcopter strike hit a house in Bajaur’s War Mamund tehsil. Police collected evidence from the scene and launched an investigation as concern grows over repeated drone-related attacks in the district.
FIA Immigration offloaded two Indonesia-bound passengers at Karachi airport over suspected links to an international cyber fraud network. Officials say suspicious digital material was recovered from their phones and both men have been handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for further investigation.
A young Karachi man was killed and a woman critically injured after gunmen attacked a family vehicle in Balochistan’s Kech district. Police said the family had reportedly lost its way while using Google Maps and reached a remote area before the firing.
Gwadar police have terminated 14 personnel, including a sub-inspector, after an inquiry into the Santsar police station attack. Officials say armed men looted government weapons and vehicles, while the policemen on duty were accused of failing to resist the attackers.
Karachi police say two wanted suspects were killed in an SIU-CIA encounter in Budhni Goth. Officials claimed weapons and a mobile phone linked to a woman’s murder were recovered, while further investigation into their alleged network is expected.
A mob vandalised a Sargodha shop linked to the murder case of eight-year-old Muntaha Zahra, with police later identifying suspects through CCTV footage. The case has drawn public anger as investigators continue questioning suspects and reviewing claims surrounding the child’s death.
