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Contempt petition: ‘No more time to be spent on maintainability’
LAHORE: Court will decide on March 18; Federal govt law officer wanted more time. A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday directed Advocate Wasim Sajjad and the Attorney General of Pakistan...
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Gender inequality: Right to Free Education bill draft sent to PA secretariat
LAHORE: The draft law for the implementation of Article 25-A of the Constitution pertaining to free and compulsory schooling for children aged 5 to 16, has been sent to the Assembly secretariat this...
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‘Rumour has it’: Minister says police not taking attack on his car seriously
MULTAN: Religious Affairs Minister Haji Ehsanuddin Qureshi said on Friday some unidentified people had attacked his car. He also accused the police of not taking his complaint seriously. Qureshi’s...
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Rallies, conference call for larger role for women
MULTAN / FAISALABAD: Awareness walks and a conference were held in Faisalabad and Multan to mark the International Women’s Day here on Friday. In Faisalabad, a walk was organised jointly by the city...
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Party tickets: 300 application forms obtained for PTI
LAHORE: As many as 300 people have obtained application forms for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) tickets to contest elections to Provincial and National Assemblies from Lahore The Express Tribune...
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International Women’s Day: Veteran activists see small victories over the years
LAHORE: Seasoned activists Asma Jahangir and Hina Jilani see a positive change in society when it comes to attitudes towards women. Jahangir credited women for it. They were speaking at an event,...
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Inauguration: Pak Tea House reopens after 13 years
LAHORE: Pak Tea House, once the hub of Lahore’s intellectual life, has reopened for public after 13 years. Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the restaurant on Friday. Sharif said...
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Eection promises: Gilani says there’s no stopping Seraiki province
MULTAN: “The Seraiki province will be part of the Pakistan Peoples Party’s manifesto, if the bill is rejected in the National Assembly,” former prime minster Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday. He was...
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Wave of terror: Anti-Shia propaganda and threats emerge in Lahore
LAHORE: After terrorist attacks against Shias in Karachi and Balochistan, the Shia community in Lahore is getting threats, The Express Tribune has learnt. Hand-written pamphlets carrying derogatory...
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Alleged blasphemy: Mob burns scores of Christian homes in Lahore
LAHORE: A highly-charged mob of thousands burnt more than 40 Christian houses in Badami Bagh area of Lahore on Saturday to “take revenge of the blasphemy” allegedly committed by a Christian two days...
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Looking back: Not a single person convicted for Gojra riots
LAHORE: Of the 1,000 accused in the 2009 horrific Gojra riots, where eight Christians were burnt alive and 60 houses torched, not even one has been convicted thus far, The Express Tribune has...
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Water everywhere: Crop inundated in canal breach
KHANEWAL: Wheat crop over hundreds of acres was flooded after a canal breach near 92-10-R on Saturday. The water also entered a nearby village and damaged many houses. Irrigation officials said they...
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Bike challan: Citizens, traffic warden brawl
MULTAN: Citizens and a traffic warden brawled after the warden challaned a motorcycle for carrying no documents and an illegal green number plate. Police said Ameen Bhatti was returning from Shah...
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Fatal hit: Woman, child die in bike-bus collision
MULTAN: A woman and her 15-month-old son were killed after a bus hit the motorcycle they were riding on the Peeran Ghaib Road on Saturday. Police said Aslam, a resident of Bahawalpur Road, was...
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Gearing up for elections: PML-N finalise names for 11 NA seats in Sahiwal
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) has finalise candidates for almost all National Assembly seats from Sahiwal division of Punjab, The Express Tribune has learnt. While presiding over...
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Enforcing the ban: Thousands of kites seized
GUJRANWALA: Police seized thousands of kites and arrested a man in a raid on a kite factory here on Saturday. Police said that on receiving information that kites were being sold in Bakhtai Wala...
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Women’s development: Power through enterpreneurship
MULTAN: The Canadian International Development Authority (CIDA) has initiated a comprehensive programme for the economic empowerment of rural women in south Punjab in collaboration with the Awaz...
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Govt handout: Petitioner seeks case against conmen after failed bribe bid
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has directed the Nishtar Colony SHO to record a petitioner’s claim that he was duped by three conmen while seeking to bribe his way into a place on...
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Seizure of motorbikes: City police chief directed not to harass public
LAHORE: The capital city police officer must not pass orders which result in harassment of the public, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Tariq Mehmood Zargham observed on Saturday. The...
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Public nuisance: City govt joins drive against beggars
LAHORE: The city government has joined the police in a crackdown against beggary, the DCO announced on Saturday. The Lahore police launched a campaign against beggars four days ago, with the traffic...
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