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Power grab: ‘Provincial govts big hurdle for local govts’
LAHORE: “Provincial governments are the greatest hurdle towards constituting local governments. There will be no future for local governments till they get constitutional safeguards,” said civil...
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Justice served: Acid attacker awarded death penalty
FAISALABAD: Anti Terrorism Court (ACT) Judge Ishtiaq Ahmad awarded death penalty on Friday to man convicted of attacking a woman with acid and killing her near Mansoorabad police station. Prosecution...
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Plot unravels: Police recover ‘abducted’ person
BAHAWALPUR: Police on Friday unravelled an abduction case. They recovered the missing boy and discovered that he had in fact staged a kidnap to get money from his parents. Police said Muhammad...
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Power crisis: Shahbaz presides over energy group meeting
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday chaired a meeting held to review progress on various power projects. Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Railways...
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Keeping guard: Mosques not fully secure says police
FAISALABAD: Security of hundreds of mosques across the province during taravih prayers is inadequate, a police spokesman said on Friday. Talking to newsmen, he said Inspector General of Police...
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Moving steadily : CM given more time to file Minhaj operation affidavit
LAHORE: The Model Town inquiry tribunal on Friday gave Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif additional time to file his affidavit on the June 17 police operation against the Minhajul Quran International...
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Matric exams: Gorchani orders inquiry into results leak
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Deputy Speaker Sardar Sher Ali Khan Gorchani ordered an inquiry into the premature declaration of matric results in the city on Friday. He was speaking to journalists during a...
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All praise: WHO endorses govt’s health initiatives
LAHORE: The World Health Organisation Country Representative Dr Michael Jean on Friday praised the government’s commitment to public health development. Dr Jean was speaking after meeting Adviser to...
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Transitions: Veteran journalist Majeed Nizami passes away at 86
LAHORE: Veteran journalist and chairman of the Nawa-I-Waqt group and its editor-in-chief, Majeed Nizami, passed away in Lahore early on Saturday at the age of 86, Express News reported. Nizami had...
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Stepping forward: Nearly two thirds pass matriculation exams
LAHORE: Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Friday announced detailed results of its secondary school certificate (SSC) examinations. The overall pass percentage was 66.94% this...
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The worst is not over: ‘Rehabilitation of IDPs is a huge challenge says Gilani
MULTAN: “The greater challenge for the government is not the military operation in North Waziristan, but the rehabilitation of the people displaced by it,” former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani...
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Quds day: Religious parties speak with one voice against Israel
LAHORE: Several religious parties on Friday organised protest rallies against Israeli aggression in Gaza claiming lives of more than 800 Palestinians. The Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) and the...
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Seven die after consuming poisonous liquor in Rahim Yar Khan
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Seven people died after consuming poisonous liquor in Rahim Yar Khan, Express News reported on Saturday. Four of the deceased passed away in Liaquatpur hospital while the two others...
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Inhospitable antics: Iftar hosts beaten, accused of blasphemy
LAHORE: Guests at an iftar party in Ferozewala village in Sheikhupura on Saturday (July 19) turned on their hosts, accusing them of blasphemy, and handed them over to the police on Tuesday. Police...
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Fair fare: City govt to get tough with transporters
LAHORE: DCO Usman Anwar on Friday directed district officials to take strict action against any transporter found guilty of fleecing passengers. It was decided during the meeting to confiscate...
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Nabbed: Pickpockets arrested from Multan Airport
MULTAN: Police and Multan airport security on Saturday arrested members of a pickpocket gang, who stole cash and valuables from airline passengers. The suspects targetted passengers form Gulf...
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Three bodies found from Faisalabad house
FAISALABAD: Three bodies were found from a house in Dastagir Colony on Saturday. Police were alerted by neighbours after they noticed stench coming from the house of Manzoor Ahmad. The house had been...
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Fool proof: DCO orders tighter security for Eid
FAISALABAD: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Noorul Amin Mengal on Saturday finalised security and administrative arrangements for Eid holidays. He was presiding over a meeting held to review Eid...
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Two groups clash: 6 injured in Raiwind main bazaar
LAHORE: Six people were killed when two groups of Anjuman Tajiran, a traders’ association, clashed in Raiwind main bazaar on Saturday, Express News reported. The two groups, identified as Mian...
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Jumping on the bandwagon: SIC to join PTI for Azadi March on August 14
FAISALABAD: Sunnni Ittehad Council (PIC) Chairman Hamid Raza on Saturday said 100,000 activists of the SIC would join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) freedom march on August 14. Addressing a press...
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