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Social media seen affecting literature
LAHORE: The appearance of the expression ‘global novel’ is recent and strange, said Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. He was speaking at the session Beyond the Global Novel on the...
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Is this the end of print?
There was no agreement in the session on the future of the printed word on the second day of the Lahore Literature Festival. The panellists came from diverse backgrounds. Two were from the UK, where...
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Lahore Literary Festival: Captivating reading
LAHORE: “An appropriate reading style is vital to the appreciation of a literary piece,” said Zia Mohiuddin on Saturday. He was addressing a well-attended first session of the Lahore Literary...
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LLF 2014: From Kabul to Islamabad and back
LAHORE: It was inevitable. A talk about Afghanistan at the brink of transition, in more than one ways , started off with Kabul’s significance for Islamabad and turned into one about how much...
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‘If you don’t like the heat in the kitchen, don’t get in’
LAHORE: “Lahore is self-indulgent and glorious. Lahore resembles a pampered mistress, while Karachi is the neglected, boring wife”, Indian journalist and novelist Shobhaa De said on Saturday. She was...
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Responsible reporting: Of truth and national interest
LAHORE: “To do interesting work, journalists will sometimes have to break the law,” said journalist Shahan Mufti. Mufti, along with journalists Zahid Hussain and Matthieu Aikins, was speaking at a...
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Punjab Youth Festival: Two world records to be attempted on the same day
LAHORE: All arrangements to break the record for the maximum number of people singing the national anthem were completed on Saturday. Provincial Minister for Sports Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan reviewed...
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‘Rape survivor’ refuses to prosecute her tormentor
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday fixed February 26 to pass judgement on the pre-arrest bail petition of a Lahore General Hospital employee accused of raping a woman who...
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Traders targeted: JIT to probe Purana Qila killings
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Police have failed to make any headway in the Purana Qila firing incident that took the lives of two traders dealing religious material used by Shia community in its...
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Informal labour: Domestic workers to get training, rights education
LAHORE: The Women Development Department in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) on February 19 launched Decent Work for...
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Punjab vs Punjab: Kabaddi teams ready for challenge
LAHORE: The Pakistan men’s kabaddi team has geared up its preparations for the upcoming Pakistan-India Punjab Games. The second phase of the training camp began on Monday at the Punjab Stadium under...
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Prisoners’ welfare: Central Jail Multan upgraded for Rs220m
MULTAN: “The Multan central jail has been upgraded at a cost of Rs220 million… the amount includes a donation provided by the civil society,” Punjab Prisons Inspector General Farooq Nazeer told The...
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Planning ahead: ‘15m gallons of additional water for Faisalabad’
FAISALABAD: “More than 15 million gallons of additional water will be supplied daily to residents of Faisalabad by November 2014,” Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Syed Zahid Aziz...
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Urology centre: Slow work hits project
RAWALPINDI: Due to slow pace of work, the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Kidney Transplant (RIUKT) project may not be completed on time. The project was supposed to be completed by August 2014,...
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Environmental concerns: WWF-Pakistan signs Green Office MoU with Philips
LAHORE: WWF-Pakistan signed an MOU with Philips Electrical Industries of Pakistan on Monday under its Green Office Programme. According to the MOU, lighting audits will be conducted at offices of the...
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Lady Willingdon: Govt issued notice on contempt of court plea
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued a notice to the government on a contempt of court petition for allegedly making preparations to demolish a portion of Lady Willingdon Hospital, to...
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Mass media: Advertising too needs a code of ethics
LAHORE: The media need a code of ethics not only for news stories but also for advertisements that generate revenue for media outlets, several panellists said on Monday. They were speaking at a...
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Bad business: ‘PM, CM responsible for price hike, hoarding’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday disposed of a petition against hoarding and profiteering by traders, and the government’s alleged failure in controlling prices. The court sent a copy of the...
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Law and order: Case against man for abusing polio workers
FAISALABAD / SARGODHA: Jhang Bazaar police on Monday registered a case against a man for abusing members of an anti-polio team and not allowing them to vaccinate children. City Police Officer (CPO)...
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Mayhem in court: Policeman’s face blackened in court
LAHORE: A group of lawyers thrashed a police official in a district and sessions judge’s court on Monday and smeared black shoe polish on his face. Inspector Umar Rasheed Butt of Samanabad police...
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