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Choosing land over blood: ‘I am the Sardar and I decide’
KOT ADU / LAHORE: I stood in front of the jirga, bruised all over, my senses numb. I knew the only way out was to escape. It all began on March 4 last year, when my father passed away. I resigned from...
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Eligibility debate: LBA to discuss opposition to Punjab Bar Council’s proposal
LAHORE: The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) is likely to send a recommendation to the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) to reduce the requisite number of years of experience for lawyers to contest the Punjab Bar...
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New judges expected to reduce case pendency
LAHORE: With the elevation of eight more judges, the number of judges at the Lahore High Court has risen to 51 – the highest in the court’s history. Justice Shah Khawar, Justice James Joseph, Justice...
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Protesting policies: Govt to start enrolment campaign, teachers gear up to...
LAHORE: The provincial government has announced an enrolment campaign from April 1 even as public school teachers across the province prepare to stage a protest demonstration on April 3. The Punjab...
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Rule of law: Transferred away, but keeping cars, personal staff
LAHORE: In contravention of government policy, a senior bureaucrat has retained five officials, three staff cars and a motorcycle for personal use after being transferred from the Punjab to federal...
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Heinous crime: Woman fleeing rapist hit by train
FAISALABAD: A woman got in the way of a train and died in an attempt to flee from a local influential who was chasing her with the intent of rape on Saturday. The father of the ill-fated girl, a...
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Immunisation: Polio drive starts today
MULTAN / DERA GHAZI KHAN: A polio vaccination drive will start in Dera Ghazi Khan on Monday (today). The two-day drive will conclude on March 26. The campaign will be monitored by Deputy Health...
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Notices ignored: Court orders SHO arrested for delaying trial
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Monday directed the capital city police officer to register a case against the Kahna SHO for failing to produce witnesses and evidence in a murder...
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Eligibility trial: LBA opposes proposed Punjab Bar Council rule
LAHORE: The general body of the Lahore Bar Association on Monday unanimously passed a requisition against the Punjab Bar Council’s proposal to extend the requisite experience for a lawyer contesting...
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Love the language: Conference on Urdu kicks off
BAHAWALPUR: The three-day International Conference on Urdu and the 21st Century opened at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur on Monday. More than 50 delegates from India, Bangladesh, Egypt, UK,...
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Convocation: ‘Done with college? Don’t sit at home’
LAHORE: “I appeal to the women of this country to use their education for the welfare of the nation. They should not sit at home after spending time and resources on education,” said Chief Minister...
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Infrastructure: Rs178 million development funds announced
GUJRANWALA: In the first round of the Punjab City Governance Improvement Project initiated in Gujranwala, Rs178 million has been approved for development projects in the city. District Planning...
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Fine dining: Authentic Italian cuisine to be served at food fiesta
LAHORE: Chef Giulio Ciccotelli will be cooking at Covo at Pearl Continental Hotel for an Italian cuisine fiesta starting on Tuesday (today). The fiesta will continue till March 30. Ciccotelli has...
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Public health: Five-day workshop on diarrhoea kicks off
LAHORE: “The provincial government will spend Rs20 billion in three years to provide safe drinking water for children in rural areas. This will help control diarrhoea among children,” said Health...
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Waste management: LWMC to install plant to process hospital waste
LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company has announced that it will install separate plants for the processing and management of hospital and construction waste in the city. This was decided at...
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Secondary education: Bill on private school regulation next month
LAHORE: It has been over a month since the government was due to present a bill providing for the regulation of private schools in the province. It now says that it will table it in the coming month....
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Delays and excuses: Months on, no progress on right to information
LAHORE: The government has established the Punjab Information Commission (PIC) within the time specified in the Right to Information Act but, no public information officers (PIO) have been notified....
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Departing March: Wet spell brings smiles on farmers’ faces
RAWALPINDI: The rains in the recent weeks augur well for the farmers of the arid lands in Rawalpindi district who now are hoping a higher yield this year. “The current rain is a blessing as it is...
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Justice delayed: FESCO set to ‘compensate’ for death
FAISALABAD: Last week, the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) was penalised for delaying payment of compensation to a widow. The case has been in court for more than two decades. Last year,...
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Combating polio in Pindi: ‘Sehat Ka Insaf’ programme replicated
RAWALPINDI: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government’s “Sehat ka Insaf” programme for polio immunisation has been replicated in eight sensitive union councils (UCs) in Rawalpindi district. Though district...
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