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Contempt of court: Forest secy summoned in delayed pension case
LAHORE: The Lahore registry of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday expressed dismay over the non-provision of pension to an 85-year-old retired employee of the Forest Department. The court also...
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Court matters: ‘Incidents like Farzana Bibi’s murder must never take place’
LAHORE: Security at the courts would be tightened so that incidents like Farzana Bibi’s murder don’t ever take place, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Wednesday. He was...
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Misbehaviour: Doctors shut down DHQ hospital ward
FAISALABAD: The emergency ward of Faisalabad District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital was shut down after an argument between doctors and hospital security staff on Wednesday. Witnesses said attendants...
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Minting money: Court extends physical remand of DCO’s gunman
FAISALABAD: Anti-corruption Judge Shaukat Ali on Wednesday extended the physical remand of Imran Ahmad, a gunman speaking with the district coordination officer, for three days and directed the...
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Humane concern: Animal rights’ activists regret camels’ death
LAHORE: “It is unfortunate that camels were killed in a road accident. Such incidents can be a serious risk for human life too,” Uzma Khan, director of biodiversity at WWF-Pakistan, told The Express...
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Learning experience: Beaconhouse ‘blending learning’ college opens
LAHORE: Beaconhouse Group Chief Executive Kasim Kasuri announced the launch of Concordia Colleges at a press conference on Wednesday. He said the chain of colleges will be Pakistan’s first ever...
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Waste management: Plant to be installed for hospital waste disposal
LAHORE: Health Secretary Ijaz Muneer said on Wednesday that a plant with a large capacity would be installed to dispose of hospital waste. He said this would be located in Lahore’s suburbs with the...
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Holy month: Sharif unveils 360-bazaar Ramazan relief plan
LAHORE: Under the Ramazan package, 360 Ramazan Bazaars and 2,000 Madni Dastarkhawans (soup kitchens) where free sehri and iftaar will be distributed, will be set up in the province, Chief Minister...
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Hunger for flesh: Bhakkar cannibals sent to prison for 11.5 years
SARGODHA: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday awarded 11 years and six years imprisonment to brothers convicted of cannibalism. They were also fined Rs200,000. The judge said if they failed to pay...
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Reshuffle: Punjab Police chief and Lahore DCO replaced
LAHORE: Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, a BS-21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, has replaced Khan Baig as the Inspector General of Punjab, a notification issued by the Establishment Division on...
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Foreigners: Special desks set up to provide security to Chinese citizens
LAHORE: City police announced on Saturday that it has established eight special security desks around the city for Chinese citizens in Lahore. The initiative has been taken to provide security to...
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Suspicious activities: Couple escape on constable’s motorbike
FAISALABAD: Chak Jhumra police on Saturday seized narcotics and weapons from a car bearing official number plates near Bangay Chak. Station House Officer (SHO) Rana Mazharul Haq told newsmen that a...
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Fake certificates: 50 DHQ hospital employees sacked
FAISALABAD: As many as 50 employees of Faisalabad District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital were relieved from service on charges of securing employment using fake educational certificates. DHQ Hospital...
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Killing with impunity: Four women, one man killed for ‘honour’
MULTAN: Five people were murdered in so-called honour killings and four were murdered over property on Saturday. In Khanewal, a man killed his brother and sister-in-law, accusing the latter of having...
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Bad taste: Man sentenced to life for killing wife
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for setting his wife ablaze for preparing bad food. His wife had succumbed to her injuries. Boota...
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Consumer court: Notice issued in defective air cooler case
LAHORE: A consumer court on Saturday issued a notice to a proprietor accused of selling the petitioner a defective air cooler. The petitioner has sought Rs300,000 as damages. Petitioner Muhammad...
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Shootout or murder: Police accused of killing man in staged encounter
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday sought comments from the Kotwali CIA Inspector on a petition seeking the registration of a case against three police officials accused of...
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Higher education: Sahiwal, RY Khan to have universities
LAHORE: A university each will be set up in Sahiwal and Rahim Yar Khan this year. Government College, Sahiwal, will be upgraded to university and merged with the sub campus of Bahauddin Zakaryia...
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Govt replaces Khan Baig with Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhara as new IGP Punjab
LAHORE: The federal government on Saturday posted Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhara, a Pakistan Service of Pakistan (PSP), as the new Inspector General of Police in Punjab. Sukhara was previously serving as IG...
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Show of unity: ‘Load-shedding to be reduced in Ramazan’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Water and Power Chaudhary Abid Sher Ali on Saturday said there would be no load shedding during sehari, iftari and taraveeh hours in Ramazan. He said overall load...
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