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Extorting bribes: Policemen accused of entrapment, torture in private detention
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Anti Corruption Establishment director general on a petition seeking the registration of a case against six police...
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Load shedding: ‘Sharifs have let down people’
LAHORE: Several Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists staged a protest demonstration on Friday against unscheduled load shedding. PTI’s Punjab chapter general secretary Yasmin Rashid led the...
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Access to information: BNU to build awareness and capacity regarding RTI
LAHORE: In an attempt to support the implementation of Punjab Transparency and Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013, the Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is building capacity to generate greater...
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National issues: India, US blamed for unrest in Pakistan
LAHORE: Jamaatud Dawa leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Friday accused India and the United States of creating unrest in Pakistan. Addressing the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), he said...
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Operation theatres in PIC shut down because they’re too dirty
LAHORE: Operation theatres in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) in Lahore shut down on Friday because of hygiene concerns, Express News reported. The PIC was inspected previously in March and...
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Vani case: Five-year-old forcibly wed to 25-year-old man
FAISALABAD: A five-year-old girl on Friday was married to a 25-year-old man as vani. Muhammad Ali*, the father of the ‘bride,’ told newsmen that his son Sher Ali married Sana Bibi without approval...
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Ex-Chicago comptroller remanded in Pakistan, may be repatriated to US
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Friday they had traced the residential address mentioned on a birth certificate of Amer Ahmad, a former Deputy Treasurer of the State of Ohio as...
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Unfair dismissal: Policeman accuses superiors of illegal acts
LAHORE: Lahore High Court has ordered the inspector general of police to investigate reports that the capital city police officer and the deputy inspector general operations had dismissed an official...
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Road show: ‘Knowledge Park will offer quality education’
LAHORE: “The Knowledge Park being set up in Lahore will be the first international-standard educational centre in South Asia. It will have boarding and lodging facilities for teachers, students, a...
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Taking positions: PML-Q to take out solidarity rallies for Pakistan Army
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) will take out rallies in various districts across the Punjab on Sunday (today) to show solidarity with Pakistan Army. The PML-Q Punjab information...
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Divorce dispute: Husband shoots wife and her family
FAISALABAD: A divorce dispute has led to the death of three people, including a woman, her brother and her father. The Saddar SHO said that Saima Bibi, resident of Joiya Town Chak No.225, was married...
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Violent crime: Former union council nazim among two killed
FAISALABAD: A former union council nazim and his friend were shot dead in the area of the Balochni police station. According to police, the former nazim Asif Bawa, resident of Chak No.61-RB, his...
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No celebrations: No money, no marriage
FAISALABAD: A wedding party for two brothers from Lodhran had to return ‘empty-handed’ after the family of brides refused to marry them for failing to bring gifts of clothes and gold jewellery. Haji...
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Retrial: Bhagat Singh FIR produced before court
LAHORE: The police on Saturday handed over a copy of the FIR against Baghat Singh to a man hoping to plead the case for his retrial in the Lahore High Court. Additional District and Sessions Judge...
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Free education: PEF signs agreement with 155 schools
LAHORE: The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has signed partnership agreements with 155 private schools to pay tuition for needy students. The partnership expands phase-8 of the Foundation Assisted...
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Despicable crime: Two women raped by ‘trusted’ landlord
BAHAWALPUR: Two Hindu women were raped by a landlord and his accomplices on Friday night. “We will kill ourselves in front of the district police officer’s office if we are not given justice,” the...
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Seminar: Women journalists demand review of working conditions
LAHORE: The Women for Independent and Responsible Media conference was organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in collaboration with Individualland and Friedrich Neumann...
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Cruel intentions: Woman castrates ex-lover
MULTAN: A woman allegedly castrated her former paramour after he married someone else. Akhlaq Ali*, 30, told newsmen that he had been in a relationship with Nadia, 32, for six years until she was...
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Empty promises: Load shedding has exposed the govt, says Wattoo
LAHORE: The minister for water and power’s statement informing people that there will be no relief in load shedding this summer has exposed the government’s failure and lost its credibility, PPP...
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Food security: Heat-tolerant maize can help alleviate hunger
FAISALABAD: A heat-tolerant maize crop could help alleviate the hunger and achieve food security in less-developed countries, food experts said at a conference on Saturday. The University of...
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