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Violent crime: Father, son found killed in factory
FAISALABAD: The bodies of a man and his son were recovered from a power loom factory in Liaqatabad on Sunday. Jhang Bazaar police said there were bruises on both bodies. They said both had been tied...
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Cholistan ponds drying up
BAHALWALPUR: Scores of residents of the Cholistan desert have started migrating along with their cattle due to what they are calling the worst drought in 50 years. Demanding that the government...
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Reference: Musadiq Sanwal remembered at National College of Arts
LAHORE: The life of Musadiq Sanwal – journalist, singer and writer – was relived through anecdotes, songs, tears and laughter at a commemorative reference held at the National College of Arts on...
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Youth and sports : ‘Government to convert ponds into playgrounds’
SIALKOT: The Punjab government will convert all water ponds across the Punjab into playgrounds, MPA Manshaullah Butt said on Sunday. Butt was addressing a special prize distribution ceremony at the...
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‘Musharraf is facing just desserts’
LAHORE: “Musharraf is facing the consequences of his actions”, said Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan at the launch ceremony of Qayyum Nizami’s book Muamlaat-i-Rasool (pbuh)’ held at TECH Society Club on Sunday....
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Explosion near Rahim Yar Khan damages 3 gas pipelines
ISLAMABAD: Three gas pipelines exploded near Rahim Yar Khan, cutting supplies to Punjab, an official from the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) said Monday. SNGPL claims insurgents from...
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The twin cities
RAWALPINDI: Hung between two electricity poles, it was a regular, innocuous-looking banner made of white fabric, outside the south boundary wall of the Fatima Jinnah Women University at Katchery Chowk...
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A cleaner Lahore?
LAHORE: From the manual sweeping of roads by thousand of sanitary workers to cleaning of the city by state-of-the-art machinery, Lahore was the first city to witness a change in solid waste...
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Fundamental rights: Commissions on minority rights demanded
LAHORE: “The government should set up a commission on minority rights to monitor the human rights situation of the religious minorities,” South Asia Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK) Coordinator for...
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LBA protests: ‘No need to divide the sessions court benches’
LAHORE: The Lahore Bar Association held a press conference at Aiwan-i-Adl on Monday condemning the decision to divide sessions court benches between Lahore City and New Lahore. LBA president...
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Garrison city: Where is the dustbin?
RAWALPINDI: “Where should we throw the waste when the bins get filled?” said Aslam Ghani, a resident of Pirwadhai, while dumping waste outside. Though Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management (RSWM) is...
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Testing times: Student allowed to sit GCU examinations
LAHORE: Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan of the Lahore High Court on Monday directed the Government College University administration to allow an MPhil student to sit her exams. The administration had...
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Youth Festival: PYF volunteers prepare for world record events
LAHORE: As many as 203 of 1,063 participants on Monday qualified for the next round of the Punjab Youth Festival on the second day of division-level games. Players from Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and...
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Kidnapping prevented: Citizens thrash suspect
FAISALABAD / GUJRANWALA: Citizens foiled a kidnap attempt after a man was caught taking a seven-year-old girl with him. He was beaten up with shoes and sticks before he was handed over to the police....
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Opposition MPAs ask for uplift in their areas
LAHORE: The sixth session of the Punjab Assembly resumed on Monday with the opposition, led by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, demanding development schemes for their constituencies. Opposition Leader...
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Report card: Punjab school attendance indicators ‘stagnant’
LAHORE: The Punjab has failed to control the number of out of school children between the ages of six and 16, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2013 says. The report was revealed on Monday...
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‘Honour’ crime: Man kills daughter, her alleged boyfriend
DHONKAL: A man shot his 18-year-old daughter and a man he believed she was having an affair with in Mauza Kot Olakh on Monday. The man’s sons helped him in the crime. Police said Muhammad Riaz had...
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Conservation: LHC extends ban on houbara bustards
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday extended the ban on hunting of houbara bustards and directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit its reply on the legal status of hunting permits given...
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Acid attack: Woman burnt for making divorce public
MULTAN: A woman was hospitalised in Vehari on Monday after her former husband threw acid at her for making their divorce public. The man has been arrested. Doctors treating the woman said she was in...
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Compensation sought for badly stitched dress
LAHORE: A consumer court fixed February 17 for preliminary arguments in a case against the proprietor of Siddiqi Boutique for poor stitching of a dress that the wearer said caused embarrassment at a...
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