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Family court: Divorce to proceed after woman verifies faith
LAHORE: A man on Monday withdrew his petition to stop proceedings for dissolution of marriage until his wife’s faith had been verified, after his wife said she was not Ahmadi in a statement in court....
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Shahbaz-Raghwan meeting: Punjab govt, India to explore bilateral trade
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Indian High Commissioner TCA Raghwan have decided to devise a roadmap to explore opportunities of bilateral trade between Pakistan and India, The...
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Habib Jalib’s widow dies, with a wish unfulfilled
LAHORE: The proverbial inspiration associated with every man’s success finds no exception in the case of legendry revolutionary poet Habib Jalib whose widow Mumtaz Begum, aged 79, died in Lahore on...
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Independent judiciary: ‘Courts do not answer to govts’
MULTAN: “The judiciary is an independent institution answerable to no one but the standards of justice,” Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday. He was addressing lawyers at...
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Sectarian violence: Doctors observe strike over Shia colleague’s killing
MULTAN: Traders and doctors in Rajanpur on Tuesday observed a strike over the killing of a Shia doctor on Sunday night. Pakistan Medical Association district president Dr Shama Noor had called for a...
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At least 15 dead as two buses collide, fall into 30 ft ravine near Murree
ISLAMABAD: Two buses collided and fell down in a 30 ft river leaving at least 15 people dead in Salgiran near Murree on Wednesday evening, Express News reported. According to Rescue 1122‚ at least 25...
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Consumer complaint: Notice issued for sale of defective mattress
LAHORE: A consumer court issued a notice on Wednesday to a proprietor in a suit seeking Rs500,000 damages. The proprietor had allegedly sold a defective mattress to Muhammad Shafique, leading to back...
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‘Property’ dispute: Man seeks case against friend for not returning shoes
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments on Wednesday from the Shafiqabad SHO regarding a complaint filed by a man against his friend who he says he threatened to kill him...
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Heinous crime: Boy abducted three weeks ago found murdered
FAISALABAD: A boy who had been abducted from Yasir Town, in the jurisdiction of Dijkot police, three weeks ago was found murdered on Tuesday night. The boy’s father, Yameen, told the media that...
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Snow at Fort Munro
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Fort Munro has been cloaked in snow after snowfall began at around 8am on Wednesday. This is the first snowfall of the season. Around A foot of snow has been recorded in Fort Munro....
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Facebook crime: Two girls recovered in covert operation in three cities
MULTAN: Two kidnapped girls were recovered in a covert operation in Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The operation was led by the Multan CIA. Police said 18-year-old Saima, a resident of...
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Eid Miladun Nabi: Security arrangements for processions finalised
FAISALABAD: District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal and City Police Officer Haider Ashraf on Wednesday visited Eid Miladun Nabi procession routes and reviewed the security and administrative...
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Development projects: Safe water promised for all in south Punjab
BAHAWALPUR: “The provincial government has started a Rs10 billion project to provide drinking water in south Punjab,” Hamza Shahbaz said on Wednesday. Addressing a public gathering in Uch Sharif, he...
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PMDC executive declared illegal
LAHORE: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (MNHSRC) has declared the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) current executive committee, the president and the...
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Thesis exhibition: ‘Exploring life through imagination’
LAHORE: Fatima Jinnah Women University on Wednesday opened its annual art degree show titled Act of Balance at the Alhamra Art Gallery. The exhibition was inaugurated by artist Imran Qureshi. As many...
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Affirmative action: Minorities demand quota in Youth Loan Scheme
LAHORE: Several minority rights activists on Wednesday held a demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club demanding the prime minister allocate a quota for minorities in the Prime Minister’s Youth...
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Law and order: Rs15m taken away in six-hour hold-up
LAHORE: Robbers took away valuables worth Rs15 million from a rickshaw factory in Kahna late on Tuesday night. Police said 20 armed men, impersonating policemen, scaled walls to Rozgar Rickshaw...
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Development finance: Southern Loop of Ring Road to be re-assessed
LAHORE: The time available for awarding contract(s) to build three sections of the Southern Loop of the Lahore Ring Road has expired. Lahore Ring Road Authority (LRRA) Chairman Rashid Mehmood...
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Crime roundup: 28 arrested on various charges
RAWALPINDI: The police claim to have nabbed 28 drug peddlers, illegal arms holders and bootleggers from different localities of the city. The police recovered 110 grams of hashish, 10 bottles of hard...
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In twin cities: Rain aggrevates people’s loadshedding woes
ISLAMABAD: The first rain of the New Year brought relief to some residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi who were suffering from ailments due to the dry spell, but added to the miseries of many others...
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