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Cost of development: Farmers protest route of Lahore-Karachi road project
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of farmers from Sammundri tehsil and adjacent areas staged a protest demonstration on Saturday against the proposed route of the Lahore-Karachi Motorway project. The farmers...
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Imran’s call for resignations has PTI MPs worried
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers looked dejected and confused on the last day of the budget session at the Punjab Assembly (PA) on Thursday, after the party’s chief had apparently...
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Performance report: Healthcare commission registers 800 new HCEs
LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission said on Saturday that it had registered more than 800 healthcare establishments (HCEs) in the province since July 2013. The commission also issued provisional...
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By(passing) the book: Accountant General removed for ‘exceeding authority,...
LAHORE: The Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday removed Zahid Rashid as Accountant General of Punjab (AGP) for alleged abuse of authority and also because he did not meet the eligibility...
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Crippling disease: Vaccination of displaced children ordered
LAHORE: The government had ordered the executive district officers (EDOs) to ensure vaccination of the children displaced after the military launched an offensive against extremist militants in North...
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Political tango: Sanaullah retorts with seven queries for Imran
LAHORE: In response to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan’s four queries posited at a public rally on Friday, former provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah posed seven questions for the PTI at...
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Providing succour: Chief minister urges donations for IDPs
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the government would extend all kinds of support possible to the displaced people of North Waziristan. Sharif said Rs500 million had been...
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Political ripples: PTI aiming for mid-term elections, says Wattoo
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s campaign against the government is an effort to create an environment for holding mid-term elections in the country, said Pakistan Peoples...
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Dance of democracy: Previous elections were a farce says Elahi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Saturday said that his party’s suspicions regarding election rigging had been confirmed. He said other parties had...
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Rich or poor?: Medical funding to fake claimant cancelled
MULTAN: The Punjab government on Saturday cancelled a Rs4 million grant for a man who wanted a kidney transplant operation in India. Muhammad Abdul Majeed, a resident of Sahiwal, had earlier appealed...
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Boon and bane: Layyah ‘dyke’ breach inundates 12 villages
MULTAN: Twelve villages were inundated and more than 30,000 acres of crops destroyed after a dyke on River Indus breached in Layyah sub-district. The Basti Sarai dyke is one of the extensions of...
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Electricity rates: Court directs govt to notify reduced tariff before July 3
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday directed the federal government to notify the reduced electricity tariff determined by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on...
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Fighting militancy: ‘Operation Zarb-e-Azb is need of the hour’
LAHORE: A discussion to support the armed forces carrying out Operation Zarb-e-Azb against the insurgents in North Waziristan was held at the South Asian Free Media Association’s (SAFMA) auditorium...
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Downpour troubles: 10 die in rain-related accidents
LAHORE: Ten people, including six children and three women, died in rain-related accidents in Lahore and Sialkot late on Saturday and early Sunday, police and Rescue-1122 said. Five children and a...
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Shady deals: Another case registered against ex-LESCO chief
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered another case against the former Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) head on charges of causing losses worth Rs30.71 million to the...
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Shoppers disappointed: Consumers baffled to find Utility Stores closed
LAHORE: Many people who tried to shop for groceries on discount rates for Ramazan on Sunday were disappointed because a number of utility stores in the city were closed. The Utility Stores Corporation...
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Road tragedy: 12-day-old ran over by tractor trolley
BAHAWALPUR: A 12-day-old girl died in a collision between two motorcycles in Tiba Gharib Shah on Saturday night, police said. They said Riffat Naveed, her daughter Fatima and brother Maqbool Ahmad...
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LBA forms committee to probe graft charges
LAHORE: The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) has formed a committee to audit the bar’s five-year accounts data after the LBA finance secretary accused bar members of corruption and embezzlement of funds,...
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It can fly: Helium balloons could help end parking woes
LAHORE: The Lahore Parking Company (LPC)—an autonomous wing of the city district government which has been assigned management of all parking lots and plazas of government departments—is considering...
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Sanaullah, Tauqir to face Model Town tribunal today
LAHORE: Former law minister Rana Sanaullah and former principal secretary to chief minister Tauqir Shah will file affidavits before the judicial tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Monday (today),...
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