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No progress: Protest against police inaction
FAISALABAD: Over two dozen people from Nishatabad on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against the police for not being able to find a kidnapped child. The protesters gathered at Sargodha Road...
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Rocking the boat: Political stability need of the hour, says Wattoo
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Punjab chapter president Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo said on Sunday that the country was in urgent need of political stability. Political stability and economic...
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Valuing skills: Over 10,000 visit Huner Mela
LAHORE: More than 10,000 school children, their teachers and parents visited the two-day Hunar Mela that concluded on Sunday. Around 300 employers visited the event organised by the Technical...
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Not by the book: Rules ignored in appointing PCBL head
LAHORE: The government did not follow the rules and procedure in appointing the chairman of the Punjab Cooperatives Board of Liquidation (PCBL), The Express Tribune has learnt. The Services and...
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Talks, not war: Peace efforts must be persisted with, says Siraj
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Sunday said that efforts for peace should continue in order to rid the country of terrorism. Speaking at a reception, he condemned Sunday’s bombing...
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When the prosecution fails to deliver
LAHORE: The shortcomings of the Prosecution Department were on display once again when it failed to provide cogent evidence in challenging the grant of bail to 83 persons accused of burning over 200...
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Civic amenities: LDA plans three mega projects
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has stated that it will soon launch three mega projects in the city. The projects are a high-rise tower on Jail Road and luxury apartments and an...
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Public health: ‘Low dengue fever fears this season’
LAHORE: “So far, there have been no major dengue fever scares. No dengue-related casualty has been reported in the Punjab and only six cases dengue fever cases have surfaced so far,” said Health...
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[Emergency] polio campaign: 135 vaccination centres set up
LAHORE: The Health Department has set up special centres for polio vaccination and certification at 135 points across the province. These centres have been established at district headquarters (DHQ)...
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Land rights: ‘Our blood and sweat makes land fertile’
OKARA: “Our forefathers developed this land and we will not leave it. Our blood and sweat has made it fertile”, said a farmer Katherine Chan at a policy dialogue between peasant women and members of...
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Empowering institutions: Journalist endowment fund to be doubled, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: “Those hindering national development and opposing efforts to manage the electricity shortage are not sincere to the people of the country,” Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday. He...
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Reactions: Imran wants to win final without qualifying quarter-finals, says...
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Sunday used cricketing terms and said Imran Khan wanted to win the final without qualifying...
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Lightning in Punjab kills 4
RAWALPINDI: Four people were killed in separate incidents of lightning in two areas of Punjab, Express News reported on Monday. The houses of the victims were struck by lightning which resulted in...
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Offloaded: 6 arrested for travelling on forged documents
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration staff on Monday arrested six people trying to travel abroad on forged travel documents. FIA Director Dr Usman Anwar said that Muhammad Waqas...
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Food security: ‘Bio-char vital to enhance soil fertility’
FAISALABAD: The declining soil fertility can be enhanced with bio-char that improves nutrition and the soil’s water-retention capacity, speakers at the inaugural session of an international workshop...
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Job quota: Christians protest at RPO’s office
FAISALABAD: Over 100 Christians on Monday staged a demonstration seeking implementation of the five per cent quota in public sector jobs, especially in the police and education departments....
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Ugly affair: Man shot over marriage proposal dies
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A man who was shot 10 days ago over a marriage proposal dispute passed away on Monday. His relatives held a protest demonstration outside the office of the regional police officer...
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Snap and work: LWMC launches phone app attendance scheme
LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) on Monday announced the launch of an android phone-based digital attendance system for sanitary workers in 106 union councils of the city. During a...
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Apparitional experience: They show you what you can’t see
LAHORE: A group art show titled Masterpieces kicked off at the Alhamra Arts Council on Monday. National College of Arts (NCA) Principal Murtaza Jafri inaugurated the exhibition that will continue...
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Survivor gone: Last of the poisoned siblings dies
FAISALABAD: A seven-year-old boy who had been poisoned by his mother along with his two sisters on Saturday died in a hospital on Monday. The two girls had passed away on Saturday. Police had...
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