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Helping hands: Plan made to provide cash assistance to IDPs says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday all-out help would be provided to the people displaced as a result of a military operation against terrorists in North Waziristan. “We stand by...
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No time to lose: ‘Govt not prepared to deal with terrorism’s challenges’
LAHORE: The government must lead with a counterterrorism strategy in its fight against militancy, a report by the Institute for Policy Reforms titled No Time to Lose: How Civil Government Must Lead...
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Model Town shooting: 9 policemen detained after questioning
LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) holding an inquiry into the Model Town incident on Thursday detained nine policemen for their alleged role in the deaths of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)...
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Academic matters: Quality teaching essential for progress says UAF VC
FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said on Friday that effective teaching was essential for progress in society. Khan was addressing teachers...
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Keeping check: ‘Honour commitments to people’
FAISALABAD: Minister for Labour Raja Ashfaq Sarwar made a surprise visit on Friday to Ramazan Bazaars in Faisalabad. He visited the Ramazan Bazaar on Samundri Road, Samanabad and Model Bazaar on...
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Model Town tribunal's Justice Baqar receives death threat
LAHORE: Security outside the Lahore High Court was beefed up on Saturday after Justice Ali Baqar Najafi received a death threat, Express News reported. Baqar is heading the one-man judicial tribunal...
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Expressing Solidarity: Pakistan should convene Islamic summit says Ashrafi
LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Saturday that the PUC would organise a conference to express solidarity with Palestine on June 13 (today)....
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SP involved in Model Town incident gave incorrect figures: JIT
LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) claimed on Saturday that superintendent police (SP) Mujahid Raheem Sherazi had given incorrect figures regarding the shots fired and the number of police...
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In the dock Former: LESCO chief’s remand extended for two more days
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday extended the physical remand of a former Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) chief executive officer (CEO) for two more days. Arshad Rafique faces charges...
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Unsatisfactory: Sohail Zia Butt sues PIA
LAHORE: A consumer court on Saturday issued notices to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chairman and managing director (MD) after politician Sohail Zia Butt filed a complaint in the court...
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Flexing muscle: ‘PTI’s tsunami cannot be stopped’
MULTAN: “Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) tsunami will bring a fresh start for Pakistan on Independence Day and the long march will not be delayed at any cost,” PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi...
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On the rocks: Husband burns wife after quarrel
MULTAN: A woman was burned by her husband on Friday. Police said Amina Bibi had married Safiur Rehman five years ago. They said both were residents of Pakhi Mor in Vehari. They said the couple had...
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Court security: Four high court judges get life threats
LAHORE: Security arrangements for four high court judges, including Justice Ali Baqar Najafi who is heading the judicial commission investigating the June 17 mayhem in Model Town, was tightened on...
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Keeping check: ‘Hoarding will not be tolerated’
FAISALABAD: Minister for Food Bilal Yasin said on Friday the government was working to discourage profiteering and hoarding. Talking to newsmen during a visit to a Ramazan Bazaar, he said arrangements...
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Animal rights: LHC forms commission to stop use of wild animals in election...
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday constituted a commission to formulate a code of conduct for political parties and election candidates, who display wild animals as electoral symbols....
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Tragedy: ‘Policewoman killed by a man she was seeing’
BAHAWALPUR: District Police Officer (DPO) Sohail Zafar announced on Friday the man who killed a policewoman on July 3 has been arrested. He said Javed Ali Shah picked had up Lady Constable Nabeela...
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Independence day: ‘War heroes to be remembered ’
FAISALABAD: Minister for Water and Power Chaudhary Abid Sher Ali said on Friday that on August 14, a ceremony would be held to commemorate the services of soldiers who had died during the operation...
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Model Town carnage: SP gets pre-arrest bail
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted pre-arrest bail to the security division superintendent (SP) and his gunman accused of ordering policemen to open fire on Pakistan Awami Tehreek...
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Creative projects: Arts students illustrate culture, history at exhibition
LAHORE: A three-day exhibition, featuring work of six students of College of Arts and Design of the Punjab University, opened on Friday evening. The work of bachelor of fine arts (BFA) illustration...
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Against all odds: Energy projects to be completed by 2017 says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that his Pakistan Muslim League government was committed to eradicating load shedding. He was addressing a meeting of the special committee for...
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