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10 injured in clash between Islami Jamiat-i-Talba, Peoples Students Federation
MULTAN: At least 10 students were injured on Tuesday in a clash between the Peoples Students Federation (PSF) and Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) at the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU). Two were given...
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Building inferno: Three injured in plaza fire, 2 critical
FAISALABAD: Three people were injured on Wednesday in a fire that started at a shopping centre. They were taken to a hospital, where the condition of two of them was reported to be critical. It took...
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Preserving history: 16 more buildings in Lahore to be ‘protected’
LAHORE: Sixteen historical sites across Lahore have been identified by the Punjab Archaeology Department and included in the list of “protected” sites under the Punjab Special Premises Preservation...
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Doctors vs govt: YDA announces protest, govt sees no reason for it
LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab and the provincial government continued to take shots at each other over the Gujranwala incident on Wednesday, though both sides have stepped back...
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DHQ hospital violence: Health EDO charged with ‘misleading court’
MULTAN: A case has been lodged in Dera Ghazi Khan against the Muzaffargarh Health Executive District Officer (EDO) Dr Aashiq Malik and six others for misleading police and changing their statement...
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‘Discrimination’: Verdict reserved on power tariff pleas
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on petitions against the ‘higher’ electricity tariff in the Punjab. The petitioners, which include the Kissan Board, challenged the...
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End of major road works in sight
LAHORE: The city’s traffic woes should ease up by the end of this month, with work on several major road projects to be completed in the coming weeks. The Model Town underpass is to open today...
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Citizens asked to identify ‘manhole cover thieves’
MULTAN: A cash reward of Rs50,000 has been announced for any citizen who aids the arrest of a person who steals a manhole cover. The prize will be awarded by the Multan Water and Sanitation Authority...
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Saeed Ajmal to set up cricket academy at UAF
FAISALABAD: The Saeed Ajmal Cricket Academy will be set up at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) at a cost of Rs700 million. A press conference was held at the site on Thursday. It was...
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Kaira speaks: ‘Why blame only the PPP?’
LAHORE: Qamar Zaman Kaira, during his speech in the second session, said all political parties who had won seats in the elections were part of the government so why was the PPP singled out for blame....
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Revenue collection: Commercialisation fees can bring city govt Rs9.1b a year
LAHORE: The city district government has the potential to collect Rs9.1 billion per annum in commercialisation fees, a survey by the District Office of Special Planning (DOSP) has revealed. According...
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Restoration complete: Anarkali’s Tomb ‘returned to its splendour’
LAHORE: Work on the restoration of the Anarkali Tomb has been completed. The Archaeology Department is also likely to finish work on two more monuments in 2013. The Anarkali Tomb is the first...
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Voters’ mandate: I never had a problem with a popular Mengal says Nawaz Sharif
LAHORE: Leaders of most political parties said no to Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march on Thursday, calling it a move to derail democracy. They were speaking at the All Parties Conference organised by...
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Young Doctors Association: Protesting doctors block major roads
Members of the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab staged protests lasting several hours here on Thursday, staying away from their jobs and blocking major roads. The doctors protested on Canal Bank...
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Shahzeb Khan murder: Eyewitnesses record statements in court
KARACHI: Two eyewitnesses in Shahzeb Khan’s murder case appeared before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi and recorded their statements, Express News reported on Friday. The witnesses named...
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Quetta protests: Protesters disperse triumphant after govt accepts demands
LAHORE: Protesters who had blocked the road at Governor’s House, Thokar Niaz Beg and Imamia Colony ended their sit-ins at around 11am on Monday after the federal government gave in to their demand...
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Indus basin teaty: ‘Pakistan-India water issues exaggerated’
LAHORE: “Pakistan’s stance is simply that it just doesn’t trust India regarding the water issue,” said Feisal Naqvi. He was speaking about the Indus Water Treaty, signed in 1960, at a roundtable,...
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Urban environment: Civil society turns to governor over Canal bill
LAHORE: Civil society groups and environmental campaigners are preparing to lobby Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood to reject the Lahore Canal Heritage Park Bill recently passed by the Punjab Assembly....
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Poll calculations: ‘Election date must be decided before caretakers’
LAHORE: Senator Pervaiz Rashid has said that a date for general elections must be announced before the caretaker setup. While speaking with the media at Raiwind, Rashid said that after a date was...
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Dual office case: Immunity arguments at next hearing
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed President Asif Zardari’s counsel to focus his arguments on whether or not the president enjoys immunity from contempt of court for not relinquishing...
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