CITYA Lahore court has sentenced a man to three months’ rigorous imprisonment on each of two assault counts involving his wife and adopted daughter, with both terms to run concurrently. The court also imposed fines of Rs15,000 on each count.
NATIONALPakistan Railways has started work to replace old train power plants and plans to procure 16 new units worth over Rs3 billion by December, Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi said. The department also says it posted record annual revenue of Rs115bn in 2025-26.
NATIONALRana Mashhood Ahmad Khan says the government plans to train up to 10,000 youth in advanced agricultural technologies. He made the announcement at the launch of a three-year climate-resilient peanut value chain project in Rawalpindi.
CITYRain in several parts of Lahore on Tuesday reduced temperatures and led WASA to launch emergency drainage operations in low-lying areas. Authorities remain on alert as the PDMA has forecast more rain over the next two days.
LocalPolice in Kasur have booked a woman accused of throwing diluted acid on a man near Rangpur village. In a separate incident, passersby stopped a woman from allegedly jumping into a canal with her two children after a domestic dispute.
SportsAlexander Zverev reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time after finishing off Jiri Lehecka. Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner also advanced, while Karolina Muchova set up a semi-final against Gauff.
NATIONALA special FIA court in Lahore has convicted three former bank employees in a Rs976 million embezzlement case involving 39 account holders. The principal convict received 28 years in prison, while the two others were jailed for 18 years each.
PoliticsKhawaja Saad Rafique has called for dialogue to resolve the Azad Kashmir standoff, saying talks were the only solution but should not lead to city closures. He made the remarks at a PML-N election gathering in Rawalpindi ahead of the July 27 AJK polls.
SportsPakistan have named a 17-member women’s U-19 squad for a five-match T20 home series against South Africa in Karachi from July 14 to 24. Fizza Fiaz will lead the side in South Africa’s first U-19 tour of Pakistan.
CITYThe CDA has completed technical scrutiny for Islamabad’s garbage collection project, with only one joint venture left in the race. The contract covers both urban and rural areas and is expected to cost around Rs4 billion a year.
SportsTorstein Traeen took the Tour de France yellow jersey after joining a successful breakaway on stage four, while Mads Pedersen won the stage in Foix. Pedersen also moved into the green jersey, with Traeen leading overall by 28 seconds.
CITYIesco says load management has ended and electricity supply has returned to normal across its region. The utility attributed recent outages to an exceptional heatwave, high demand and technical faults in the distribution system.
