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Irregularities : ‘Promotion cases of doctors deferred’
LAHORE: The promotion cases of 75 doctors of the general cadre, seeking promotion to the rank of senior registrar and consultants, have been proposed to be deferred apparently due to allegations of...
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Sidelined: NAB stopped from chasing down electricity bill defaulters
LAHORE: A move to enlist the corruption watchdog’s help to recover electricity bills from top defaulters has backfired after some dignitaries were found involved in power theft. Subsequently, the...
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Youth Festival: Registration of volunteers ends Sunday
LAHORE: As many as 14,067 people participated in the Punjab Youth Festival district games on Sunday of which 3,454 moved to the next round. At Iqbal Park Wrestling Stadium, Rana Shoaib won the karate...
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Teachers fined for concealing facts from the court
LAHORE: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court last week imposed a fine of Rs1,000 on 10 former Aitchison College teachers and directed them to deposit it with the college within 14 days....
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Ransom: Four-year old kidnapped, kidnappers want Rs500,000
FAISALABAD: A four-year-old was reported to have been kidnapped from Samanabad on Sunday, police said. They said the kidnappers have demanded Rs500,000 from the family of the child. Shakeel Siddiqui...
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Fatal falls: Six killed,100 injured in seminary roof collapse
MULTAN: Six people died and at least 100 others, including children, were injured on Sunday when a roof of a religious seminary collapsed in Mian Channu in Khanewal district. Rescue officials said...
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School rickshaw driver turns out kidnapper
FAISALABAD: Five days after two siblings, 9, and 5, were kidnapped by a rickshaw driver in Faisalabad, the girl was recovered from Multan. Her brother had been found killed earlier from the Thikriwala...
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Background check: Robbers disguised as domestic servants arrested
BAHAWALPUR: A group of criminals, who robbed houses they entered disguised as domestic workers, was arrested in Khanpur on Sunday. Saddar police said the group members all belonged to Faisalabad and...
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‘Robber’ killed in shootout with police
FAISALABAD: Samanabad police on Sunday claimed to have killed a robber in a shootout with a group of robbers. Two robbers, police said, were arrested, while one of their accomplices fled. An...
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Review of progress: FATA delegation calls on chief minister
LAHORE: “The government has decided to give dialogue with the Taliban another chance after consulting with all stakeholders. Restoration of peace in Pakistan is of utmost importance. It is hoped that...
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Winter rain: Farmers, sneezing citizens rejoice
RAWALPINDI: The fresh spell of rain in the Potohar region brought good news for drought-hit farmers, as agriculturists hope for a 200,000 ton increase in wheat yields thanks to the ongoing spell of...
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Convenience: LTC launches SMS service for commuters
LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company has launched an SMS service to facilitate commuters using public transport in the city. The LTC Mobile SMS Service will help people access information regarding...
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Confession to murder: Man kills wife, turns himself in
SARGODHA / BAHAWALPUR / MULTAN: A man turned himself in on Monday after strangling his wife and throwing the body off the roof of their house in Vehari, police said. They said Muhammad Asif, a...
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Book reading:‘Between India & Pakistan, Kashmiris must be heard’
LAHORE: “The view that only governments of India and Pakistan can decide on the Kashmir dispute is incorrect. Let the people of Kashmir decide; it is the fate of their homeland that hangs in the...
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Service structure: ‘600 postgraduate trainees working without pay’
LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) on Monday appealed to the chief minister to increase the number of paid postgraduate training slots to accommodate all post graduate students. The YDA said...
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Youth festival: Gulberg beat Wagha in badminton
LAHORE: As many as 8,989 people participated in the Punjab Youth Festival contests on Monday of which 2,070 moved to the next round. Gulberg Town defeated Wagha Town in a badminton game and Aziz...
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Moving forward: Second arrest in five-year-old’s rape
LAHORE: The Central Investigation Agency has arrested the second accused in the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl. Police detained the suspect’s wife and sister and raided a house in the Batapur...
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Public property: Permanent squad planned to remove encroachments
LAHORE: As complaints of re-encroachment on several parts of the city started pouring in within days of an anti-encroachment operation, the city district government has started considering a plan to...
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Public health: Vaccine contract with UNICEF suspended
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday suspended the operation of the federal government’s contract with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for supply of Pentavalent vaccine. The court...
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Business disaster: Eight shops gutted in flower market fire
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Eight shops worth millions of rupees in Saddar Bazaar were burned on Monday in a fire that started at a shop selling garlands made from currency notes. Rescue officials said the fire...
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