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Electricity, gas connections: DCO wants supplies to illegal housing societies...
GUJRANWALA: The district coordination officer on Monday ordered Gujranwala Electric and Power Company (Gepco) and the SNGPL to sever electricity and gas connections to all illegal housing societies...
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Eight processions, 20 mourning sessions scheduled for chehlum
FAISALABAD: Police have completed all security arrangements for processions and mourning sessions on account of Hazart Imran Hussain (ra)’s chehlum today. City Police Officer Haidar Ashraf said that...
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Second incident: Five shops gutted at Ghakkar Plaza fire
A massive fire erupted in the basement of Ghakkar Plaza, gutting five garment shops here on Tuesday. However, all the shopkeepers remained unhurt in the incident. Only four days ago, Rescue-1122 and...
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Homage to martyrs: Unlike Ashura, Chehlum procession passes peacefully
RAWALPINDI: Procession of the Chehlum of the martyrs of Karbala passed peacefully amid heightened security in Rawalpindi on Tuesday except a minor incident in which Ahle Sunnat wal-Jamaat (ASWJ)...
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Misuse of authority: Warden arrested, stolen motorcycles recovered
FAISALABAD: A traffic warden was arrested on charge of theft on Tuesday after Gulberg police recovered a stolen motorcycle from him. Police said a citizen, Muhammad Khalid. He said that traffic...
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Poor visibility: One killed, five injured in bus accident
MULTAN: A man was killed and five others were injured in a collision between two buses near Vegetable Market here early Tuesday morning. Rescue officials said a Lahore-bound bus from Multan collided...
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Extra judicial: Robber killed in shootout with police
BAHAWALPUR: A man the police said was wanted for robbery was killed in a shootout on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abbas Jhambeel. Uch Sharif Station House Officer Chaudhry Shafqat Ata told...
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Man beaten up by brother-in-law
BAHAWALPUR: A man was beaten up and his head, moustache and eyebrows shaved allegedly by five men, including his brother-in-law, here on Tuesday. Police said the men had had a dispute. They said...
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Outgoing students: ‘Persevere and be persistent throughout your lives’
LAHORE: “Never forget your roots. Never be scared of failure and never give up,” said Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar while addressing the students who received their degrees at the 44th annual...
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Conference: ‘Drum beating, dancing against teachings of sufi saints’
LAHORE: Several speakers at the Data Ganj Bakhsh Conference on Tuesday said drum beating and dancing at shrines were not allowed in Islam and went against the teachings of sufi saints. The conference...
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Minority communities: ‘Constitutional rights cannot be denied’
LAHORE: “As we call for new laws, it is important to implement and enforce existing administrative policies on the rights of minorities guaranteed in the Constitution,” Tanveer Jahan, a member of the...
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In remembrance: Ganj Bakhsh’s urs concludes amidst tight security
LAHORE: Devotees continued to throng to the 970th urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh on the concluding day on Tuesday. The three-day urs concluded with prayers led by Maulana Mufti Muhammad Ramazan Sailvi....
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Contaminated medicine: Supreme Court orders manufacturers to raise compensation
LAHORE: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Isotab’s manufacturers to raise the compensation paid to families of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) patients who died...
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Chehlum procession: 'This mourning is as important as prayer'
LAHORE: The main procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s (RA) chehlum was well on its way when this report was filed. The procession was taken out from Imambargah Haveli Alif Shah inside Delhi Gate on...
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Pakistan seeks India’s cooperation for power generation: Shahbaz Sharif
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government will seek cooperation of the Indian Punjab to install bio-gas‚ bio-mass power generation plants and other alternate resources,...
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Stray bullet: Family alleges police not nominating ‘killer’ in case
RAWALPINDI: An aggrieved family has alleged that the Ratta police were refusing to nominate a man in a murder case. Hakeem Khan, 65, was shot and killed by a stray bullet shot by a man at a third...
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Managerial neglect: Nawaz Sharif Park losing charm, visitors
RAWALPINDI: Intended for recreational use and leisurely breaks, public parks provide spaces for relaxation in bustling cities. However, a moment of repose in beautiful environs can only be enjoyed if...
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A merry Christmas: Hymns for peace fill city’s churches
LAHORE: Hundreds of people attended the Christmas service at the 160-year-old Naulakha Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. The church hosts one of the largest Christmas congregations in the city....
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Feasibility report ready for new GCU campus
LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) has submitted a feasibility report to the provincial government for the construction of a sub-campus at Kala Shah Kaku. According to the report...
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Primary education: Varsity chiefs asked to show the way for schools
LAHORE: The provincial government has constituted a committee comprising vice chancellors of four public universities to improve the primary and secondary education system in the province. Government...
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