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Model Town mayhem: PTI vows to protest govt’s ‘apathy’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab General Secretary Yasmin Rashid said on Tuesday the government had done nothing to arrest those who had killed 14 people during clashes in Model Town on...
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Govt hedges its bets as Qadri seeks Rs10b in damages
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The government doled out carrots and sticks in equal measure on Tuesday, a day after Dr Tahirul Qadri returned to Pakistan, with the authorities in Punjab ordering the release of...
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Protecting ‘honour’: Man kills niece over ‘loose morals’
FAISALABAD: A man killed his niece in Mamon Kanjan on Monday night, claiming that she had “loose morals” and had brought “untold shame” on the family. Police said 22-year-old Ayesha Bibi*, a resident...
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Denial of service: Doctors’ strike shuts down OPDs at DHQ, Allied hospitals
FAISALABAD: Young doctors’ strike at two leading hospitals in Faisalabad entered the ninth day on Tuesday. They are protesting for enhanced salaries, a generally improved service structure and better...
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Political big bang: Tehreek-i-Insaf promises ‘historic’ show in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR / LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday completed arrangements for today’s (Friday) rally in Bahawalpur, as party leaders claimed to hold a momentous event. PTI Punjab...
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Love marriage: Newly married couple shot dead by girl’s father
FAISALABAD: A couple was shot and killed on Friday by the father of the girl and two other relatives in Madina Town for marrying without her family’s approval, police said. They said Aiman*, a...
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Abusing concessions: E&T Dept struggles with baggage of amnesty scheme
LAHORE: The Punjab Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department has sought help from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after its requests for verification of documents for vehicles cleared in an amnesty...
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Education with fun: Lot of scope for improving kids’ rooms at schools
LAHORE: As around one million children drop out of schools from nursery to grade 1, education authorities are relying on an intervention that aims to attract young students through establishment of...
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Soaring High: Plea against price hike in Ramazan
LAHORE: A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court on Friday challenging a price hike on commodities of daily use ahead of Ramazan. Petitioner Azhar Siddique said the prices of daily-use...
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Not a family affair: ‘Domestic workers deserve better wages, improved work...
LAHORE: The government must protect the rights of millions of domestic workers and ensure that they get decent wages and protection from violence and exploitation at the hands of their employers....
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Misleading court: Petitioner asked to deposit Rs0.1m over perjury
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday fined a petitioner for committing perjury and ordered him to deposit Rs100,000 with the bar’s dispensary. The petitioner, Rana Ashiq Ali, had filed a...
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Aiding the uprooted: 1,500 Waziristan IDPs reach 11 Punjab districts
LAHORE: Over 1,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have reached various districts of Punjab from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) as the military operation against the militants there continued....
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Rents and grants: Leased space in Racecourse, Bagh-e-Jinnah under review
LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority’s Board of Directors on Friday decided to review the lease agreements of two clubs and a seminary in their next meeting. The Cosmopolitan Club and the...
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From press to court: Police comments sought on plea against controversial book
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday sought comments from the Civil Lines station house officer (SHO) on a compliance petition seeking court’s direction to register a case...
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Administration of justice: Two sentenced to death for rape, murder of girl
MULTAN: A sessions court in Vehari on Friday sentenced to death two men convicted for rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in 2011. The court acquitted two suspects due to lack of conclusive...
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Inferior produce: Substandard dates in Ramazan Bazaar
FAISALABAD: The district authorities on Friday ordered strict measures to ensure quality of the merchandise at Ramazan Bazaars after sale of substandard dates was discovered at one of the bazaars....
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Under the influence: Pregnant woman dies, 3 injured by ‘drunk’ cop’s car
FAISALABAD: A pregnant woman died and three other persons received serious injuries when a police sub-inspector allegedly under the influence of intoxicants rammed his car into a motorcycle they were...
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Power crisis: Load-shedding for Punjab’s CNG sector to increase
ISLAMABAD: While load-shedding in the CNG sector in Punjab will be increased by one more day in a bid to divert gas to power plants and minimise rolling power cuts during the month of Ramazan, the...
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Countdown begins: Imran to lead ‘tsunami march’ on August 14
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan upped the ante in his campaign against the government on Friday, placing four key questions before the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
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Family slits throats of young couple over love marriage
LAHORE: A young couple in Satrah, Punjab was tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said on Saturday. The 17-year-old girl and 31-year-old man married on...
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