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Crime review: Police, citizens not on same page
RAWALPINDI: ‘The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none’. This might help us understand the rising crime in the garrison city and the apathetic unconcern of the police department toward it....
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Close race: Asma, Hamid groups ready to battle it out
LAHORE: Neck-and-neck contest is likely between Shafqat Mahmood Chohan and Chaudhry Naeem in the election for the top slot of the Lahore High Court Bar Association on Saturday (today). Over 17,000...
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Let it stand
LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival kicked off with a visual treat for visitors- Ali Raza’s depiction of life in two worlds brought together on canvas, and Stet a collaboration of works by 21...
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Right of way: Rioters torch 4 vehicles, stall anti-encroachment drive
LAHORE: A mob torched four vehicles of an anti-encroachment squad after officials took down a signboard carrying Quranic verses on Friday. A team including officials of the city district government,...
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International relations: ‘Saudi-Iranian war has spilled out into Pakistan’
LAHORE: “Diplomacy was what ensured preservation of what was left between the US and Pakistan [relations]… the three bangs on the table didn’t work,” Vali Nasr, a former senior adviser with the US...
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Dirty business: ‘Blasphemy chant was a land-grab ruse’
LAHORE: Sawan Masih told a court hearing a blasphemy case against him on Friday that some businessmen at a steel market near Joseph Colony had hatched a plan to drive out Christian families residing...
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Youth Festival: Dress rehearsal held ahead of int’l games
LAHORE: A full dress rehearsal was held at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday as part of preparations of the India-Pakistan Punjab games of the Punjab Youth Festival. As many as 500 athletes...
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Shergill - the sensual wildcard
LAHORE: “The panel today will discuss the sensuality of Amrita Shergil’s eyes,” moderator Salima Hashmi said at the start of the session Amrita Shergill: The Lost Daughter of Lahore. Panellists of...
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Burning fingers: Committee to investigate doctors’ negligence at BBH
RAWALPINDI: The Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) administration is investigating alleged staff negligence during a surgery which left a patient with serious burns. A four-member committee will...
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Light rain: Cold weather sneaks in again
ISLAMABAD: Cold weather sneaked up on twin cities again with slight rain recorded in Rawalpindi and Islamabad at the start of the weekend. According to the Met Office, Rawalpindi received around one...
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Mystery: Man found dead
RAWALPINDI: A man was found dead near a graveyard under unexplained circumstances in Ratta Amral police limits late on Friday. The police registered a blind murder case against unknown persons on the...
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Marriage: Man commits suicide after parents refuse proposal
RAWALPINDI: A young man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest after his family refused to allow him to marry a woman of his choice, the police said. According to the police,...
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Ashura violence: Amid land dispute, groundbreaking for new seminary held
RAWALPINDI: Although a property ownership dispute between Madrassa Taleemul Quran and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) is pending with the federal secretary for minorities affairs, the Punjab...
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Ego clash: At DHQ, argument over office provokes doctors’ fight
RAWALPINDI: A brawl broke out between two senior doctors at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital over setting up an office. DHQ Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Nasir Mehmood took notice of the...
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Slave trade: Police comments sought in two cases
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday sought comments from Sabzazar station house officer by February 28 in a petition seeking a case against a man allegedly involved in...
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Energy crisis: ‘Power projects will take at least 3 years to complete’
MULTAN: State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said on Saturday that 1500-2000 MW electricity would be added to the national grid this year. Talking to members of Cotton Ginners...
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Infrastructure uplift: ‘Development of south Punjab top priority’
MULTAN: MNA Abdul Ghaffar Dogar said on Saturday that development schemes costing Rs5,111 million would be initiated under the South Punjab Development Programme 2013-14. Dogar said the government...
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Bar election: Rigging allegations delay counting of votes
LAHORE: Out of a total of 17,267 votes, only 6,727 votes were polled in the Lahore High Court Bar Association annual elections on Saturday. Counting was delayed by three hours because of a clash...
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Politicians need a sense of humour
LAHORE: “Satire is about telling the truth to rulers. It is about pushing the boundaries to offer constructive criticism. It is also about being able to laugh about things,” said Jugnu Mohsin,...
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If you are a jihadi, the place to be is Syria, says Vali Nasr
“Iran is the only country in the Middle East to have survived the overhaul of the Arab Spring… the rest of the power centres have collapsed. Iran [now] stands the most stable of them all,” author Vali...
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