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Cultural heritage: Handicrafts exhibition to begin on February 1
MULTAN: An exhibition of south Punjab’s rural handicrafts prepared by local craftswomen would begin at the Multan Arts Council on February 1. The exhibition would continue for four days. The...
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Book launch: To Ranjit Singh’s opulent court and back
LAHORE: The audience of about 100 people sat in rapt attention in Hall Two at Alhamra Arts Council on Wednesday as Fakir Syed Aijazuddin, former principal of Aitchison College, told a tale of three...
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Youth festival: Second day of district games sees 11,920 participants
LAHORE: As many as 11,920 people participated in various competitions on the second day of the Punjab Youth Festival district games on Thursday. As many as 9,202 people moved to the next round. A...
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Crossroads: Searching for answers in a ‘cauldron of confusion’
LAHORE: “We are currently in a state of flux…yet the future, it seems, will bring in a new age in which the world will no longer be the same as we know it today,” Painter Rahat Naveed Masud said at a...
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‘Rana Sanaullah should apologise to Pakhtuns’
FAISALABAD: MNA Nisar Ahmad Jatt on Thursday said that Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah should apologise for what he said about Pakhtuns in connection with an army operation in the tribal...
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Cooperation: MoU signed with Balochistan govt
LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Punjab Urban Unit and the government of Balochistan to share expertise in various sectors. According to the MoU, expertise would be shared...
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Eye for an eye: Panchayat orders ‘revenge rape’ of widow
MUZAFFARGARH / LAHORE: A panchayat (village council) in the southern Punjab area of Mauza Rakh Tibba Sharqi ordered the rape of a 45-year-old widow F*as punishment, The Express Tribune learnt on...
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Corporal punishment: 6-year-old’s arm broken by teacher
FAISALABAD: Family of a six-year-old whose arm was broken by his teacher at school in Dijkot here on Thursday staged a protest demonstration. The protesters demanded that the teacher be arrested and...
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Mentor extraordinaire: Renowned educationist passes away
LAHORE: Thousands of bankers, business administration students and corporate heads in the Punjab will remember Professor Khawaja Amjad Saeed who died in Lahore on Thursday. He was 78. With a teaching...
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Regulation: Excise Department wants to register all vehicle dealers
LAHORE: A proposal for incentives for registered vehicle dealers has been sent to the chief minister by the Excise and Taxation Department, The Express Tribune has learnt. An official of the Excise...
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Family dispute: Son’s divorce claims woman’s life
RAWALPINDI: A woman was killed over a family dispute on Friday in Azizabad, Rawalpindi. According to the Race Course police, the woman, who was identified as Safia Begum, was fired upon with a pistol...
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Judicial restraint: Court awaits decision on court staff's pays
LAHORE: A law officer of the provincial government on Friday told the Lahore High Court that a summary for approval had been sent to the chief minister for introducing a separate pay-scale for court...
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Healthy competitions: 2,435 move to the next level of Punjab Youth Festival
LAHORE: The third day of the Punjab Youth Festival district-level games saw 7,332 participants in action. Of these, 2,435 people moved to the next round. Samanabad Town defeated Ravi Town in the...
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Audit: Rs20m irregularities found in college finances
LAHORE: The commercial audit director general has detected a financial irregularity involving Rs20 million, abuse of authority and embezzlement in the finances and other assets of Government College...
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Countering terrorism: Peace walk participants want government to keep all...
FAISALABAD: The government must reject talks-only and action-only strategy and adopt a third way whereby dialogue should go side by side with military operations, participants at a peace walk...
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Moral imperative: Lawyers boycott courts after promising not to strike
LAHORE: Lawyers on Friday boycotted court proceedings a day after three lawyers’ bodies assured the Lahore High Court (LHC) that there would be no strikes called during court hours. The boycott of...
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Violence against women: Man arrested for throwing acid at woman, child
MULTAN: A man was arrested on Thursday for throwing acid at a woman and her daughter. Police said the man had confessed to the crime saying he wanted to punish the woman “for bad character”. Police...
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Books for all: Literature Festival at Sanjan Nagar School delights hundreds...
LAHORE: Writers, teachers, artists and over 1,500 students participated in a day long Children’s Literature Festival held at the Sanjan Nagar School on Friday. Students from four nearby schools in...
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Pakistan Ulema Council observes peace day
LAHORE: The Pakistan Ulema Council on Friday observed a peace day across the country. Addressing gatherings organised after Friday prayers, speakers welcomed the recent efforts by the government for...
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Negative list: Indian crew not allowed to leave airport
LAHORE: Three Indian crew members of a Qatar Airways flight were denied permission by immigration officials on Friday to stay at a local hotel when their flight was delayed due to poor visibility...
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