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Faith trial: SHO issued notice in blasphemy case
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge issued a show cause notice on Tuesday to the Green Town SHO for not producing the police record for the bail petition of a suspect accused of...
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Pakistan’s largest religious minority demands rights
LAHORE: A fifty-member delegation of the Pakistani Hindu community demanded on Tuesday that the government ensure religious freedom, respect for worship places, protection of their lives and...
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Local bodies in Punjab: Govt not willing to hold polls, says PML-Q
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has accused the Punjab government of being unwilling to hold local bodies elections in the province, saying the provincial government has pushed...
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Suspicious authorities: Police apologise for detaining tourist
MULTAN: The Multan bench of the Lahore High Court ordered the release of German tourist Kim Laura Schweer on Tuesday. She had been in custody for two weeks. Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sindhu also ordered...
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Consumption of toxic food leaves 2 dead in Attock
RAWALPINDI: Consumption of poisonous food left a child and a teenager dead in Attock, Express News correspondent Imran Asghar reported on Wednesday. Seven other people fainted as well after consuming...
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Contempt of court: Housing secretary summoned to court
LAHORE: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday summoned the housing and urban development secretary to court. He is accused with contempt of court. The notice was issued...
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Residents protest police inaction against robbers
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of people from Millat Road on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against police’s alleged failure to control robbery incidents. Muhammad Naveed, one of the protestors, told...
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Research: ‘Agreement to address farmers’ problems’
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) and the Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their ties in research and...
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Illegal business: Spurious drugs seized, three arrested
LAHORE: Spurious drugs have been seized from shops and warehouses in Tajpura and Lohari, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director Usman Anwar said on Tuesday. “Machinery and raw materials were...
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For students: ‘Private schools have enhanced literacy rate’
LAHORE: “More than 50,000 students in the country are benefitting from the government’s endowment fund scholarships,” Minister for Finance Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said on Wednesday. He was addressing...
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Stake holders: Teachers’ union demands a voice in education policy
LAHORE: Teachers across the province are once again preparing to stage protest demonstrations against the government policies. The Punjab Teachers’ Union (PTU) has called for protests in various...
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Rule of law: Lawyers accused of gambling, attacking police discharged
LAHORE: Two lawyers were discharged from a case after Kahna police produced them before a magistrate on Wednesday. Earlier, the Operations DIG received an assurance by the Lahore Bar Association that...
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Man of steel: Shahbaz signs Chiniot iron ore estimation agreement
CHINIOT: “Nine months ago during my election campaign, I promised the people of Chiniot that a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government would exploit and utilise the iron ore reserves of the area,...
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Bagram Prisoners: Ministry of Interior given one last chance to reply
LAHORE: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Interior Affairs one last chance to submit its reply to a petition seeking the recovery of some...
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Protecting Pakistan’s image: Court reserves decision in ‘immoral’ video case
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge reserved his decision on a petition seeking the registration of a case against actress Meera and her husband Captain Naveed till April 3 (today)....
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NA committee orders police to present report on Raza Rumi attack within 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage ordered the Punjab police to present an investigation report on the attack on analyst and...
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9-month-old booked for attempted murder
LAHORE: A nine-month-old child was booked by Lahore police for the alleged attempted murder of a police officer and was even presented before a session judge’s court on Thursday. The ‘accused’ was...
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Workforce governance: South Asia Labour Conference from April 24
LAHORE: South Asia Labour Conference will open on April 24 at Pearl Continental Hotel. It will be inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will chair the...
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Environmental concerns: River Ravi Commission opposes LDA project
LAHORE: “The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project will kill the river”, said Kamil Khan Mumtaz – of the River Ravi Commission (RRC). Members of the RRC had a meeting on Thursday to deliberate...
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Privacy breach: ‘Hacker’ arrested for leaking private data
LAHORE: A man was arrested on Wednesday for hacking into a cellular company’s database and uploading the information of its subscribers on a website. Mubashar Shahzad, a resident of Kasur, was...
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