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Mr and Mrs Racer: In a first, female drives in Cholistan rally
BAHAWALPUR: It started out with Tushna Patel being her husband’s navigator. But Roni Patel’s passion for car racing proved infectious and rubbed off on her too, eventually. This year, Tushna was the...
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Welfare programme: Punjab set to launch Khidmat Cards
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday Formal accorded formal approval to the Punjab Khidmat Card programme to be launched on March 23. Low-income people issued the card will get cash...
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Cyber crime: FIA bust 26 illegal gateway exchanges, six arrested
LAHORE: The National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested six people and busted 26 illegal gateway exchanges. According to an International...
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Policy matters: ‘Anti-Taliban operation needed to help army’s morale’
FAISALABAD: Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Monday a targeted operation against the Taliban was necessary to maintain the morale of the army. Talking to the media, he said the government had...
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Prolonged illness: Alyssa the lioness at Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo dies
MULTAN: A 16-year-old lioness died at the Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo on Tuesday. District Wildlife Officer Naveed Tariq said the lioness, Alyssa, had suffered a stroke in May 2013 from which it never...
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Educational activity: Beaconhouse organises Learning Festival
LAHORE: The Beaconhouse School System organised The Learning Festival on February 23 for students aged 3 to 5 and their parents. The festival took place simultaneously at 14 Beaconhouse schools in...
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Law and order: Police-lawyers clash takes ugly turn
LAHORE: The clash between lawyers and the police entered its second day on Tuesday. Members of several lawyers’ associations protested against the non-registration of two FIRs they had sought against...
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Reading caps on: Lahore International Book Fair opens today
LAHORE: The 28th edition of the Lahore International Book Fair is set to open its doors to book lovers at the Lahore Expo Centre today (Wednesday)…and though the fair will feature 265 stalls, 40 of...
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Fortress Stadium: Shopping centre lease agreement challenged
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to federal and provincial governments and the Fortress Stadium Management on a petition challenging the construction of a five-storey shopping...
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Food security: ‘Half of Pakistan’s people are malnourished’
FAISALABAD: “Half of Pakistan’s population is malnourished… more than 58 per cent is food insecure,” Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Vice Chancellor Muhammad Mukhtar said on Monday. He was...
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Terrorism: Attacks planned on gas installations
LAHORE: An intelligence agency has reported the involvement of the Baloch Republican Army in targeted attacks on gas pipelines, trains and railways tracks. Three of the group’s members have been...
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Youth festival: ‘No use sending losing teams to global events’
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Tuesday that it was better not to send the national hockey team abroad if it was only going to play for ninth or...
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YouTube ban: IT minister called for govt’s policy
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday asked Information Technology Minister Anushay Rehman to appear before court in August with a written statement on the government’s stance on access to...
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Law and order: Man arrested for beating up health worker
MULTAN: A man was arrested on Tuesday for beating up a health worker in Multan. Police said Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar, a land owner in Bela Singh, attacked Rajida Bibi when she refused to stop...
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Blasphemy conviction: Aasia Bibi’s appeal yet to be heard
LAHORE: An appeal against her blasphemy conviction by Aasia Bibi was fixed for hearing on February 14, three years after it was filed, but not taken up by the court, The Express Tribune learnt on...
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Rebuttal SHO’s comments sought on Akmal’s petition
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from Gulberg station house officer by March 8 in a petition filed by cricketer Umar Akmal seeking a case against a traffic warden who...
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Police encounter: Suspect killed in ‘shootout’ with police
FAISALABAD: A man suspected of murder and robbery was killed in a shootout with police on Wednesday. Millat Town Station House Officer (SHO) Abid Zafar told the media that the suspect, Javaid, a...
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Infrastructure: ‘Connect Mayo and Lady Aitchison Hospitals via bridge’
LAHORE: The Young Doctors’ Association has proposed that an underpass or an overhead bridge be constructed to connect Lady Aitchison Hospital to Mayo Hospital to facilitate patients. In a letter to...
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Books for all: ‘Make Pakistan attractive to foreign publishers’
LAHORE: The opening day of the 28th Lahore International Book Fair (LIBF) saw a modest turnout on Wednesday. The fair is hosting as many as 260 stalls at the Expo Centre. The LIBF was held in Hall I,...
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Bullies in courts: Lawyers accused of thrashing policeman granted bail
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday granted protective bail to seven lawyers accused of thrashing an inspector in court. They were directed to appear in court in seven...
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