Ottawa: A security guard was seriously wounded in a shooting at Canadian rapper Drake's Toronto mansion early on Tuesday, police said, without confirming whether the five-time Grammy award winner was at home during the incident.

Police said the shooting happened around 2:00am and officers responding to the incident found a man with a gunshot wound who was taken to a hospital. A suspected shooter was spotted and the individual fled in a vehicle.

Speaking to reporters in front of Drake's home in Toronto's lavish Bridle Path neighborhood, often dubbed "Millionaires Row," Inspector Paul Krawczyk said the investigation was at an early stage and information was very limited.

Police had not yet established a motive behind the shooting and details of the shooter or the vehicle were not yet available, Krawczyk said.

The wounded man, a security guard who was standing outside the mansion gates, was still in the hospital in serious condition, he said. Krawczyk could not confirm whether Drake was at home at the time of the incident but said police were in contact with his team, which was cooperating.

Asked if the incident was linked to an ongoing feud between Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar, Krawczyk said he was aware of it, but said it was too early in the investigation to assign any motive and declined to comment further.

Lamar, who has won 17 Grammy awards, escalated his musical battle with Drake over the past week by releasing a three "diss" tracks in 36 hours, according to Variety. The video of the last of the three songs, "Not Like Us," featured aerial view of Drake's Toronto mansion.

The song, which has over 23 million views on Lamar's YouTube channel, prompted some fans to add an "Owned by Kendrick" label to Drake's Toronto house on Google Maps, according to the National Post newspaper. The label has since been taken down.

Representatives for Drake and Lamar did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

SOURCE: REUTERS

Lahore: The new formula of the Punjab government has come out to provide relief to the people and to control inflation.

A grand operation has been launched against those who are stockpiling and smuggling essential commodities across Punjab. A letter has been issued to 36 Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Punjab by the Directorate of Industries.

The list of people doing sugar, rice, pulses, fertilizer, and other businesses was also provided to the Deputy Commissioners, while orders were also issued to seal the stores of 40 people involved in hoarding.

On the other hand, it has also been reported that the government agencies have given a list of people who do not have big business, the big hoarders escaped once again and the names of the big hoarders are not included in the list.

While the businessmen complained that the government should arrest the big hoarders and smugglers.

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday accepted Bushra Bibi's request and ordered her transfer to Adiala Jail.

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC pronounced last week’s reserved decision after the parties completed their arguments.

It is pertinent to note that Bushra Bibi had filed a petition for transfer from Bani Gala to Adiala Jail. The jail authorities took the stand before the court that she should not be transferred in jail due to lack of capacity and security issues.

Notably, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the former first lady is serving imprisonment and penalty in the Tosha Khana reference and Illegal Marriage cases.

Earlier on April 16, the IHC rejected the request of Bushra Bibi, who was convicted in the Tosha Khana case, from Bani Gala sub-jail to Adiala Jail for non-compliance, while Justice Miangul remarked that the lawyers themselves do not want Bushra Bibi to go to jail.

Later on the same day, former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra filed an appeal in the IHC regarding the transfer of sub-jail Bani Gala to Adiala Jail.

On April 18, the Court adjourned the hearing till April 22, reviving the dismissed petition of Bushra for non-compliance with her transfer.