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Solar energy park: QSPC to get Rs50m to start development
LAHORE: The Punjab government is to provide a Rs50 million loan to the Qauid-i-Azam Solar Park so civil works can be initiated on the project, The Express Tribune has learnt. The Finance Department...
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Trafficking: Woman seeks case against rapists
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday sought comments from the Sanda SHO by November 26 in a petition seeking the registration of a case against six men accused of rape and...
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Sectarian strife: ‘Ulema should do more to promote harmony’
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz said on Saturday the ulema must actively promote religious harmony and tolerance. He was talking to a delegation of ulema from...
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Defective generator: Consumer court jails man for first time
LAHORE: The District Consumer Court sent a man to jail for the first time in its history on Monday, after he said was unable to pay the damages awarded against him. Petitioner Liaqat Ali, manager of...
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Judiciary issues: Rs4.7m approved for lawyers’ room in Bhakkar
MULTAN: The Lahore High Court has approved a Rs4.7 million allocation for the construction of a bar room at a local court in Kalor Kot, Bhakkar, District and Sessions Judge Justice Abdul Ghaffar...
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Missing persons: LHC summons interior secy over ‘lost’ detainees
LAHORE: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of the Lahore High Court on Monday summoned the interior secretary to inform the court about the whereabouts of six Pakistanis released by the United States from...
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Fatal rivalry: Man shot dead over land dispute
BAHAWALPUR: A man was killed on Tuesday allegedly by his rivals over a land dispute. Five others were injured. One of the assailants was arrested. Police said the deceased, Hafiz Muhammad Irshad,...
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Justice served: Murder convicts get death in Khushab, Mian Channu
KHUSHAB / FAISALABAD: A sessions court judge on Tuesday awarded death penalty on two counts to a convict and life term on two counts to another for the murder of a couple in Razaabad. According to...
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Forbidden act: Seven arrested for illegal hunting
GUJRANWALA: The Wildlife Department on Tuesday filed cases against seven people for illegal hunting of deer and doves. They were fined by the court and their weapons licences cancelled. Wildlife...
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World challenges: Need for water conservation stressed
FAISALABAD: “Pakistan figures high in the list of countries with water scarcity. One of the biggest reasons is water wastage,” University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan...
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Disposal system: Two hospital waste incinerators planned
LAHORE: The Health Department, in collaboration with the Lahore Waste Management Company, is in the process of creating a centralised system to incinerate toxic hospital waste. Two incinerators will...
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Attempted sexual assault: 26-year-old set on fire for rejecting advances
FAISALABAD: A 26-year-old was set on fire on Tuesday by two unidentified men in the Thikriwala area. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors said he would likely survive. Police said a case had...
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Controversial move: Code of conduct approved for bar elections
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association’s general house on Monday approved a code of conduct for the forthcoming polls, drafted by the LHCBA executive. Several lawyers The Express Tribune...
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‘Under control’: Number of dengue patients in the Punjab reaches 2,296
LAHORE: Despite the drop in temperature, several patients have tested positive for dengue fever this week. According to data obtained from the Health Department, the total number of dengue fever...
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Local bodies: Govt asked to reinstate 33 per cent quota for women
LAHORE: Women should be directly elected to reserved seats under a joint electorate system so that they can create their own constituencies. They should also be allowed to contest on general seats,...
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Food inflation: Price control mechanism strengthened
LAHORE: The government has directed regional commissioners, regional police officers and district coordination officers to supervise the auction of fruits and vegetables early morning at all markets...
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Flawed law: PTI demands postponement of local govt elections
LAHORE: The local government election should be postponed for two months beyond the January 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for the Punjab, PTI’s Leader of the Opposition in the...
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Dumped baby burnt at garbage heap
FAISALABAD: A newborn baby bore the brunt of the heartlessness of ‘unidentified persons’ in Chak Jhumra, a town near Faisalabad. She was burnt at a garbage dump on Tuesday when sanitary workers set...
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Job well done: Highway Police arrest kidnappers, recover hostage
LAHORE: The Punjab High Police on Wednesday foiled a robbery attempt, but a constable was injured in the process. Separately, the PHP arrested five suspected robbers and recovered a person they had...
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Solidarity: ‘An attack on lawyers is an attack on justice’
FAISALABAD: Lawyers in the Faisalabad division observed a strike here on Wednesday on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council and the Punjab Bar Council. The protesting lawyers said an attack on lawyers...
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