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Military operation: Athar Abbas’s statement unwise, ill-timed says Wattoo
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab president Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo on Tuesday criticised former Inter-Services Public Relations director general Athar Abbas’s statement that former army chief Gen...
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Blind rage: Man kills niece, 8, after row with her parents
FAISALABAD: A man on Monday strangulated his niece over a family rift in Jaranwala, police said. They said that Muhammad Azam had killed eight-year-old Mehar Tariq after an argument with his brother...
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Born to be neglected: Fate of Right to Information Act hangs in balance
LAHORE: Six months after the introduction of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act (RTI) 2014, the government has failed to implement the legislation and has not reserved any funds for...
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The power corridor: Expansion, reshuffle of cabinet on the cards
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leadership is likely to induct seven more ministers in its provincial cabinet and reshuffle the offices of some ministers, The Express Tribune has...
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Tribunal's decision for Model Town incident viewed as doubtful
LAHORE: The abrupt decision of a one-man judicial tribunal comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najfi, holding an inquiry into the Model Town incident in Lahore, of holding the proceeding in his chamber on...
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Fortress plaza: Comments sought on lawyer’s question on court’s authority
LAHORE: Justice Ayesha A Malik of the Lahore High Court on Friday directed counsel for the Fortress Stadium Management to assist the court on his stance that high courts did not have the authority to...
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Prolonging exploitation: Two booked for raping, blackmailing woman
FAISALABAD: Police on Friday registered a case against two men accused of raping a woman and blackmailing her with a video they had made of the crime. The victim’s brother, Adnan Afzal, had filed a...
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Model Town musings: Murmurings abound after inquiry held in private
LAHORE: Justice Ali Baqar Najfi’s decision to hold Friday’s proceedings on the Model Town killings in his chambers led to a lot of resentment among the packed audience in Court Room Two. The Judicial...
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Healthcare: Allied Hospital’s operation theatres need repair
FAISALABAD: Operation theatres at the Allied Hospital have failed to cater to the increasing number of patients. Thousands of patients visit the hospital’s outdoor patient department (OPD) daily...
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Crime against women: Family protests against police inaction in abduction case
MULTAN: Residents of a village in Chishtian on Friday staged a demonstration in protest against the police for not taking action against some landlords who allegedly abducted and gang-raped two...
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Gasping for air: Protest against pollution by fertiliser factories
MULTAN: Nearly 2,000 residents in Multan closed a key road for over four hours in protest against pollution that they blamed on 10 fertilisers factories in the area. The protesters broke the gate of...
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The darkest hour: PPP observing July 5 as black day
LAHORE: The Punjab chapter of the Pakistan Peoples Party would observe July 5 (today) as a black day. On this day, 37 years ago General Ziaul Haq had dismissed the elected government of prime...
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Ramazan Bazaars: Sarwar laments process of complaint redressal
FAISALABAD: Punjab Minister for Labour and Manpower Raja Ashfaq Sarwar on Friday expressed displeasure over the abysmal process of complaint redressal in Ramazan Bazaars. He said complaint boxes must...
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Welcome Addition: Modern landfill site nearing completion
LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) said on Friday the process of land excavation and filling at select areas of Pakistan’s first state-of-the-art waste disposal facility had been...
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Model Town unrest: Case sought against PM, CM and 17 others
LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Safdar Ali Bhatti on Friday sought comments from Faisal Town police on a petition seeking a case against 19 people, including the prime minister and the...
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Bar to justice: Lawyers beat up father, son on court premises
LAHORE: A group of lawyers severely beat up an aged man and his son on the premises of the district and sessions court when they came out of a courtroom after attending the proceeding of their...
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Amid controversies: Mustafa Ramday resigns as acting advocate general
LAHORE: Acting Advocate General (AG) Mustafa Ramday on Friday resigned from his post citing personal reasons. Several petitions had been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the appointment...
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Long overdue: Body to discuss expatriate quota in medical colleges
LAHORE: The Health Department on Friday formed a seven-member committee to formulate recommendations for allocation of seats for oversees Pakistanis in medical and dental colleges of the province....
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Corruption charges: Lesco chief, GM get bail
LAHORE: A local court on Friday confirmed the post arrest bails of the chief executive and a general manager of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco). Lesco CEO Arshad Rafique and GM...
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Local administration denies responsibility for Model Town clashes
LAHORE: The local administration denied responsibility for the clashes that took place in Lahore’s Model Town area between the police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers, Express News reported on...
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