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Accountability: PWD engineer arrested in Rs10m embezzlement case
LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Circle (ACC) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested a Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) engineer on charge of embezzling government funds....
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Power generation: ‘Nandipur hydel power plant will generate 500MW by year’s...
SIALKOT: The Nandipur hydel power plant would start producing 100 megawatts power generation in May 2014,” Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday. He was talking to reporters while visiting...
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People’s priorities: Medicines, not metro buses, the pressing need, MPAs say
LAHORE: Opposition members from Rawalpindi opposed the metro bus projects in their city on Thursday. Instead, they asked for medicines and safe drinking water for citizens. The Wednesday session had...
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Two injured in kite-flying accidents in Lahore
LAHORE: Two people were injured in kite-flying accidents in Singhpura, Lahore, Express News reported on Friday. Naeem was on a motorcycle and Afzal was walking in the area when the incidents occurred....
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Non-arrests: 1,500 proclaimed offenders still to be arrested
FAISALABAD: Over 1,500 proclaimed offenders, including 36 most wanted criminals with head money in Faisalabad, have not been arrested by the police, The Express Tribune has learnt. A Police...
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Health workers: Hundreds stage sit in, ‘won’t leave till regularised’
Hundreds of lady health workers from across the province staged a demonstration against the non-regularisation of their services and blocked traffic on The Mall till the filing of this report on...
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Debut novel: ‘Novels and films have a tangible and concrete effect’
LAHORE: Authenticity, nostalgia and exploration Rosie Dastgir says are what set apart writers true to their inner voice. Dastgir was speaking on Monday at a talk on her debut novel A Small Fortune,...
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Evading responsibility: At Holy Family Hospital, no headway in cases of...
RAWALPINDI: The police and the Holy Family Hospital’s management have failed to make any headway in fixing responsibility for the theft of its machinery and the resale of expired drugs. According to...
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Hazardous sport: Five injured in kite-flying accidents
FAISALABAD: A stray kite string injured two children in the Mansoorabad area, and three kite-flyers fell from their rooftops in separate incidents on Monday. Jahangir Masih, was riding a motorcycle...
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Bank loan: Court clears way for sale of Ittefaq Group units
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed an intra court appeal challenging an order allowing the auction of four units of Ittefaq Group to pay back Rs3 billion loans. The...
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Ladies first: Women-only van service launched in twin cities
RAWALPINDI: A transport service intended to exclusively facilitate women was launched in the twin cities on Monday. Named “Tabeer”, the service is the brainchild of the Rawalpindi Transport...
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Villagers kill leopard who strayed into Pakistan
An Indian leopard was shot dead on Monday after it crossed the border into Punjab and injured two villagers, the Press Trust of India reported. According to reports, the leopard crossed the border at...
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Punjab Youth Festival: It’s all about setting new world records
LAHORE: The race to set new world records at the Punjab Youth Festival has gathered momentum after February 15, when 29,040 young people formed the world’s largest human flag at the National Hockey...
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Retirement benefits: ‘No proof Ziauddin served as army chief’
LAHORE: Responding to the petition of General (r) Ziauddin, seeking the privileges of a retired chief of army staff (COAS), the government told the Lahore High Court on Monday that he had no proof of...
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Agriculture: 684 applicants prepare for kitchen gardening contest
MULTAN: As many as 684 applicants have submitted forms with the Agriculture Department for participation in a tehsil-level kitchen gardening contest in Multan district, officials said on Monday....
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Ashura violence: Groundbreaking of seminary postponed
RAWALPINDI: In a surprise move, the Punjab Government on Monday postponed the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of Madrassa Taleemul Quran, with traders and clerics criticising the...
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Accountability: Child domestic labour ban demanded
LAHORE: The Child Rights Movement (CRM) on Monday condemned the death of a domestic worker in Lahore on February 13. A 13 year old child domestic worker, was found strangled at her employers’ house....
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Punjab cabinet: Special persons to get quota in govt housing schemes
LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet met on Monday and decided to fix a quota for special persons in government’s housing schemes. It also approved the establishment of Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering...
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Ephedrine case: Jurisdiction of CNS court challenged in LHC
RAWALPINDI: The court for Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) on Monday could not indict suspects in the ephedrine case after its jurisdiction was challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) . Lawyers...
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8 members of family slaughtered in Lahore
LAHORE: Eight members of a family were bludgeoned to death in their home in the Johar Town neighbourhood of the provincial capital on Tuesday. Two brothers and their spouses and their three children,...
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