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Overstepping authority: Body to probe alleged violations by ex-AG
LAHORE: The government has constituted a committee to probe the alleged abuse of authority in transfers and postings, corruption and suspension of payments by Zahid Rashid, the former accountant...
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Model town mayhem: Police seek time to submit record
LAHORE: A court on Tuesday sought comments from Faisal Town police on a petition seeking a case against 19 people, including the prime minister and the Punjab chief minister, for their alleged role...
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Intimidation: Police’s comments sought on plea against Imran, Qureshi
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge (AD&SJ) on Tuesday directed Anarkali police to submit comments by July 14 on a petition seeking registration of a case against Pakistan...
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Forced to cheat: Whistle blowers refuse to take PU dope tests
LAHORE: The Punjab University (PU) athletes who have accused administration of forcing them to use performance-enhancing drugs on Tuesday rejected a five-member committee formed by the university to...
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Democracy: PTI wants to derail democratic setup: Mashhood
LAHORE: Law Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Tuesday the nation was fighting terrorists and protest rallies by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) in these crucial times were uncalled for....
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Bad break-up: Two arrested for killing couple, their daughter
FAISALABAD: Jhang Bazaar police were granted physical remand on Tuesday of two men who were arrested a day earlier for killing three people. Jhang Bazaar Station House Officer (SHO) Khalil Ahmad...
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Hazardous conditions: ‘There were no safety measures at factory where four...
MULTAN: Vehari District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jawad Akram on Tuesday submitted his report of on the death of four labourers to the chief minister. The investigation was supervised by the home...
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Knowledge is power: UAF launches app for farmers
FAISALABAD: “Use of information technology can enable the farming community and help them increase per acre yield,” said University of Agriculture (UAF) Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan...
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No link with Arsalan Iftikhar move, says Abid Sher Ali
MULTAN: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is not behind Arsalan Iftikhar’s allegations against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, State Minister for Water and Power Abid...
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Nisar meets PM Nawaz once again in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad on Tuesday, dispelling rumours of drifts within the leadership, Express News reported. Matters...
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The elusive club: Police given Gullu’s custody for six days
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday allowed police six-day custody of Gullu Butt, a middle-aged man who gained notoriety by smashing cars during the June 17 clashes between Tahirul...
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Crackdown launched: E&T to have no truck with registration agents
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department has prepared a list of 200 agents – who act as a go-between for citizens and the department in obtaining registration documents – as part of a crackdown...
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Opportunity cost: ‘Brighter’ side of load-shedding
LAHORE: Mustafeez Sheikh, a Lahore-based journalist, checks the load-shedding timetable in the daily newspaper notice and then checks the CNG schedule. He hurriedly plans his meetings for the day but...
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Ensuring child rights: 11 lawmakers agree on child protection plan
LAHORE: Eleven Punjab Assembly members and several government officials on Tuesday agreed on an action plan to protect child rights and deal with child labour issues. The action plan was formulated...
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PTI lawmakers approach ECP for disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members of the National Assembly (MNAs) filed a petition with the Election Commission of Pakistan against the prime minister, seeking his disqualification....
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Not doing enough: Citizens take to the streets in protest against police
FAISALABAD: Over 60 people protested against police in two demonstrations on Wednesday. Residents of Chak 266-RB staged a protest demonstration against Khurarianwala police for releasing two men...
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Crimes of passion: Man kills paramour, commits suicide
FAISALABAD / MULTAN: A man and woman died and another woman was injured in separate incidents on Wednesday. In Faisalabad, Rodala Road police said Ali Iqbal*, 30, had asked Mehar* Bibi to visit him...
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Money matters: Landlord ‘kills’ tenant’s father
FAISALABAD: A landlord on Wednesday allegedly beat the father of a tenant to death. A Langrana police spokesman said that Anwar Ali, a resident of Chak 240 Malaka, was working on Muhammad Ismail’s...
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Question of belief: SHO asked not to harass Ahamdis
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday directed the Sabzazar station house officer (SHO) not to harass eight citizens apparently on account of their being Ahmadis The...
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Lacking merit: SC disposes of plea against PM, CMs
MULTAN: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition that sought contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the four provincial chief ministers and senior bureaucrats...
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