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Your privileges as a commuter
KARACHI: Commuting from point A to point B forms an integral part of our daily lives. In our rush to reach our destination, we usually take the means of transport for granted. But have you ever...
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The Better Half: Role of women in Indian politics discussed
LAHORE: Bhavna Mehta, a professor at Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baruda, said women’s participation in politics could improve both society and the country. She was addressing a seminar organised...
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‘Honour’ crime: Farzana’s sister asked to prove Iqbal’s guilt
LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Abdul Qayyum Khan on Tuesday directed Khalida Bibi—a sister of deceased Farzana who was bludgeoned to death by her relatives near the Lahore...
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Farzana’s murder: Court asks CCPO to submit progress in case
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court special division bench on Tuesday directed the capital city police officer (CCPO) to submit a report on progress in the murder of Farzana, who was bludgeoned to death by...
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Reforming media: Comprehensive reforms needed on the institutional level
LAHORE: “The role of advertisers is negatively influencing the quality of news. Media owners need to understand that citizens also have media rights. In the name of ‘infotainment’, the sanctity of...
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Crime against women: Woman, child raped in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A widow and a child were raped in separate incidents in the district on Monday. Samundri City police said a school teacher of a private school allegedly raped one of his students. A 13...
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Health services: Cancer hospital to be set up at Knowledge Park says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday approved the construction of a cancer hospital and research centre in Lahore. Speaking at a meeting in this regard, he said the hospital would be set...
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Wrap up US aide inquiry by June 7, FIA told
LAHORE: A special court on Tuesday directed the FIA to wrap up its investigation into Amer Ahmad, the former Chicago comptroller who is currently in Camp Jail Lahore following his arrest on April 30....
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Probe scope: FIA casts wider net to uncover LESCO graft
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday widened the scope of its investigation into alleged corrupt practices at the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) as Director FIA Punjab Dr...
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Three minors perish in fire in Lahore
LAHORE: Three young girls died when a fire broke out in their home in Ichra, Lahore, Express News reported on Wednesday. Two of the girls died on the spot, while the other was rushed to Mayo Hospital...
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Police arrest three more in Farzana Parveen case
LAHORE: The three more men have been arrested for the brutal murder of a woman bludgeoned to death outside the Lahore High Court by family members for marrying against their wishes, the police said on...
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Illegal movement: 8 border military police officials suspended
As many as eight officials of the Border Military Police were suspended on Wednesday by commandant of the Dera Ghazi khan division for negligence. Commandant Shahid Mehboob said on Tuesday, four...
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Burning issue LHC cell seeks report on woman’s self-immolation bid
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Complaints Cell on Wednesday took notice of a media report of a woman trying to set herself on fire outside the Bahawalpur DCO office to protest alleged lack of...
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Going places ‘Multan to get metro bus next’
MULTAN: “The chief minister will announce a metro bus project for Multan during his visit to the city on Thursday (today),” DCO Zahid Saleem Gondal said on Wednesday. He was addressing newsmen at the...
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Do more: ‘Hard work will help overcome challenges’
LAHORE: National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Inspector General Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema on Wednesday stressed the need for hard work to steer the country out of the crisis. He was...
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Bare minimum: ‘The federal budget was not meant to favour workers’
LAHORE: “The federal budget 2014-15 favours capitalists and the elite… not labour or women,” Rubina Jamil, president of the Pakistan Workers’ Confederation, told The Express Tribune on Wednesday....
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Devolution of education: ‘The right to education is an entitlement, not charity’
LAHORE: “The private sector is focused on profit, not welfare. The state has to provide all citizens with their basic rights, regardless of their ability to buy them. Can the provision of fundamental...
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Waste management: Walk for a cleaner city
FAISALABAD: Over three dozen workers of the Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) on Wednesday held an awareness walk regarding World Environment Day on Wednesday. The workers started the walk...
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Police brutality: CM takes notice of video, demands report in a day
LAYYAH: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday took notice of a video in which a man was beaten by some police officials and forced to lick the feet of a member of the provincial assembly (MPA)....
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Hope for minorities: Making and breaking of family laws
LAHORE: He has no way of getting out of a marriage he no longer wants to stay in. He and his wife are separated since five years but cannot get a divorce and get remarried. They are stuck in a rut...
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