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Lawyers strike to mourn blasphemy defence lawyer
MULTAN: Lawyers in Multan went on strike Thursday to mourn a colleague who was shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy. Gunmen stormed the office of defence lawyer Rashid...
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Polio vaccine: Health certification for passengers
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique said on Thursday the government would make adequate arrangements for polio vaccination of international travellers, as recommended by...
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Bold strokes: Love for Lahore, reincarnated
ISLAMABAD: Representing a rebirth of sorts, an exhibition of paintings by the acclaimed artist Iqbal Hussain is all set to go up on display. The event marks a comeback for the artist after he fell...
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Funeral ceremony: Rashid Rehman laid to rest
MULTAN: Civil society activists on Thursday protested against the murder of human rights activist Rashid Rehman. His funeral ceremony was held at Multan GPO Ground. Activists protested in front of...
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Ownership: Govt told not to change status of gurdawara land
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the government to maintain status quo on gurdwara land sold to Defence Housing Authority by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). Sikh Welfare...
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Thalassemia day: ‘More, better treatment facilities needed’
LAHORE: There are more than 50,000 beta thalassemia children in Pakistan, who require monthly blood transfusions and chelation therapy to withdraw excess iron from their bodies, Dr Yasmin Rashid told...
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On the street [again]: School teachers stage sit-in against ‘govt’s attitude’
LAHORE: Hundreds of teachers staged a protest demonstration outside the Punjab Assembly on Thursday against what they called the government’s lack of seriousness in resolving issues related to...
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Lawyer’s murder: ‘Extremism has won a battle, not the war’
LAHORE: “In Rashid Rehman’s death, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has lost a courageous and committed human rights defender. The forces of religious extremism, unchecked by the state, may...
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Rape case: Man awarded 15 years imprisonment
RAWALPINDI: A local court awarded 15 years imprisonment to a man for raping his daughter-in law. The court also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on the convict after finding him guilty of the offence. The...
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Organ transplant: LHC summons doctor on petition challenging ban
LAHORE: Lahore High Court has summoned a senior medical officer of Shaikh Zayed Hospital regarding a petition challenging the ban on the liver transplants in case of donations by other than friends...
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In solidarity: ‘Rehman’s killers must be arrested’
LAHORE: Rights activists and lawyers’ associations on Thursday condemned the killing of advocate Rashid Rehman and blamed the government for failing to provide security to rights activists, lawyers...
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Vigilante justice: Case registered against mob for humiliating ‘rapist’
FAISALABAD: Police on Thursday registered a case against a group of people who had shaved the head, eyebrows and moustache of a man alleging that he had raped his daughter-in-law and paraded him on a...
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Power crisis: ‘Why does the PM get uninterrupted power supply?’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab president Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry said on Thursday the country was going through the worst power crisis. He said there was 18 hours a day load shedding from...
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2kg heroin seized from Rawalpindi airport
RAWALPINDI: Two kilogrammes of heroin was seized from the Benazir International Airport on Friday, Express News reported. The passenger, identified as Hamidullah, was detained by the Anti Narcotic...
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Narrow escape: Bird appears in front of Governor Punjab's plane
LAHORE: The Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Ghulam Sarwar’s plane fortunately avoided a mishap on Friday morning, Express News reported. According to reports, a large bird came in front of his private...
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Grade 10 student killed in school fight
FAISALABAD: A grade 10 student was arrested on Friday for killing another student during a scuffle over placing a book on the desk at a government school. Witnesses said Faisal Iqbal, a resident of...
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Despicable: Girl, 10, raped by relative
FAISALABAD: A 10-year-old girl was reportedly raped in Jhang on Friday. Massan police said an 18-year-old boy, a resident of Hassan Khan village, raped the girl in her house and fled. The girl’s uncle...
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Tragedy: Family protests against doctors’ ‘negligence’
FAISALABAD: Over two dozen residents of Waris Pura on Friday staged a demonstration against doctors and paramedical staff of the Divisional Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital after a pregnant woman died...
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International partnerships: Knowledge Park ground breaking in July, says...
LAHORE: “The ground breaking ceremony of Knowledge Park will be take place in July. This project aims to promote education through international and local initiatives,” said Education Minister Rana...
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‘Lost mandate’: Elahi demands probe into rigging allegations
LAHORE: “The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid is a victim of mass rigging…we lost nine National Assembly seats by a very slim margin,” PML-Q Punjab president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said at a press...
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