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‘Convincing’ cop: At Racecourse Police Station, SHO runs from filing FIRs
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police seem to be very hard to convince. Robbery victim Zulfiqar Ahmed Kiani, a banker by profession, can testify to this. Kiani, in the same vein as dozens of others, has...
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Robbers stealing cotton worth Rs 6 million arrested
FAISALABAD: Police claimed on Saturday to have arrested two robbers following a shoot out in the Dijkot area. City Police Officer (CPO) Haidar Ashraf said the robbers had snatched a trailer truck...
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Public health: Government to focus on disease prevention
LAHORE: The government’s major focus is on protecting people from disease through strengthening the primary health care and disease preventive programmes, Provincial Minister for Excise, Taxation and...
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Apathy: Most schools in Chaudhry Nisar’s constituency in a shambles
RAWALPINDI: While the interior minister is busy managing the internal security of the country, the residents of his constituency are desperately trying to call his attention to the state of education...
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‘Proper use of farms can save millions’
FAISALABAD: “Information and communication technology is being used to strengthen soil analysis and fertiliser need determination models in the Punjab,” University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)...
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Safety measures: Security plan to include crackdown on crime
LAHORE: The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmed said on Saturday that a fool proof security plan is being drafted to ensure safety for processions on Monday and Tuesday. He said...
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Planning ahead: ‘Energy projects to be initiated for 50-years’
MULTAN: “There will be no energy crisis in the country for five decades after the government ends its five-year term,” Federal Minister for Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi said on...
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Outstanding payments: Govt set to raise hydel payments issue
LAHORE: The Punjab government will take up the issue of Rs15.5 billion arrears of net hydel profit (NHP) with the federal government through the Council of Common Interest (CCI), The Express Tribune...
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Police register FIR against 16 suspects for murder of PTI leader near Kasur
KASUR: A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against 16 suspects for the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Maqsood Bhatti and four others, Express News reported on Sunday. The FIR...
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Go by the book: Whither libraries?
RAWALPINDI: To revive the reading culture, provision of low-priced books and small libraries in every neighbourhood is vital to meet the challenges of the 21st century. This was underlined by...
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Safety checks: Police pick up 63 suspects during operation
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police arrested 63 people on Sunday during search operations in various localities of the garrison city. A police spokesman said that during the operation, the police also...
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Eid Miladun Nabi processions: More than 6,000 personnel to perform security...
ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: More than 6,000 personnel from the police and other law enforcement agencies will provide security to Eid Miladun Nabi processions in the twin cities on Tuesday. In the...
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Rental ruckus: Two killed over rent issue
RAWALPINDI: A dispute over rent and possible eviction from a house left two people dead here on Sunday. According to the police, there was an ongoing row between a landlord, Bilawal Hanif, and his...
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Lawyers’ representation: District bars get new leadership
FAISALABAD / MULTAN: The annual district bar association elections, held on Saturday throughout the Punjab, concluded in an orderly manner with no untoward incidents reported anywhere except from the...
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Heinous crime: Woman attacked with acid
FAISALABAD: A woman was attacked with acid by unidentified men on a motorcycle in Dijkot area on Sunday. Police said Rukhsana Bibi, a resident of Chak 243-RB, was travelling with her husband and...
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Conserving heritage: Architects hit a wall while restoring walled cities
KARACHI: “Pakistan’s rich culture is one of the country’s best kept secrets,” said architect and urban designer Shahnaz Arshad. To unravel this secret, she led a project to ‘revitalise’ the Walled...
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Activism and awareness: ‘Recognise those who died for peace’
LAHORE: “Our state should compile data for all those who have died for peace in Pakistan. It is unfortunate that no such research has been undertaken so far” said Peter Jacob, a human rights and peace...
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South Asian cities: ‘If 40% of Lahore walks, why change it just for the car...
KARACHI: The best city in the world can be described in the words of Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogota, Columbia: “A city that is good for children, the elderly, the handicapped, the poor,...
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‘Gymkhana Club not a commercial entity’
LAHORE: Last week the Lahore High Court barred the Excise and Taxation Department from sealing the facilities of Lahore Gymkhana Club. The club’s secretary, Aulad Hussain Rizvi, had filed a petition...
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Rural hospitals: YDA proposes two-month tours
LAHORE: Young Doctors Association representatives Dr Ahmed, Dr Khalid and Dr Noman said on Sunday that all doctors should be sent to rural health centres and basic health units for two months each to...
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