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Colour me red: Instant mehndi solutions may leave lasting marks
LAHORE: Mehndi – wrapped in shiny green, silver and golden paper cones adorning little stalls in markets across the city – remains the most essential ingredient of traditional Eid celebrations. While...
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Dr Saleem Tariq new Islamic University VC
BAHAWALPUR: Prof Dr Saleem Tariq Khan has been appointed the acting vice chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB). Dr Khan, the Faculty of Islamic Learning dean, assumed charge of the...
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Unguarded: Wattoo wants police guards back
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab chapter president Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo on Monday criticised the provincial government for taking back the police guards deployed at his residence. Wattoo, a...
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Celebrations all around: Bohras welcome Eid behind closed doors
LAHORE: Cloistered behind doors on Mason Road, around a hundred men and women of the Bohra community offered Eidul Fitr prayers on Monday, a day before Eid was expected to be celebrated officially in...
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Security on high alert in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR: Police and district administration have made special security arrangements on Eidul Fitr in Bahawalpur. A meeting of the District Emergency Board was held at the DCO’s office on Monday to...
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Tragic end: Gang rape survivor hangs herself
BAHAWALPUR: A 10th grade student hanged herself on Monday. On June 8, Irum, a resident of Chak 556-DB near Yazman, was abducted by her neighbour Saleem on gunpoint and taken to a house, where he and...
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High hopes: ‘Govt will change the country’s fate’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali said on Sunday that the Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government would change the country’s fate over the next four years....
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Jurisdiction issues: GMO licensing stay order suspended
LAHORE: A division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the operation of a single bench order whereby it had stayed issuance of licences for genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The...
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Hours after burial, young girl’s remains dug up
LAHORE: The grave of a girl laid to rest on Saturday in Khawaspur village Kharian tehsil, Gujrat district, was reportedly desecrated hours after the burial as a young man, Zaheer Ahmed, wished to have...
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Get your nationalism on: ‘Independence Day festivities to last all month’
FAISALABAD: The government is taking special measures to celebrate Independence Day festivities in Faisalabad division throughout the month of August, Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javed said...
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Abuse of powers: MPA accused of ‘beating PR men
MULTAN: Railway Police registered an FIR in Bhakkar on Monday against a member of the Punjab Assembly and his 25 guards for beating staff at a railway crossing on Sunday. Railways employees Tahir...
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Stay safe: Security alert ordered for Eid
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday directed police to make foolproof security arrangements on Eid and the night before. The chief minister chaired a meeting to review security situation...
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Punjab govt to build 2,000 homes for IDPs in North Waziristan
BANNU: Expressing solidarity with internally displaced persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan as he arrived in Bannu on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced that the provincial...
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Sorrow on Eid: Tragedy strikes as 12 drown, three electrocuted
As many as 12 people drowned while venturing into the sea at Clifton beach in Karachi on Wednesday, Express News reported. According to rescue sources, bodies of eight people have been recovered who...
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Govt strategy: PML-N will fulfil all election promises says Mashhood
LAHORE: Provincial Law and Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Saturday that 2014 was the year of fulfillment of promises made by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) during...
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Prank call: Man arrested for bomb hoax
MULTAN: Police have arrested a man accused of making hoax calls during Eid holidays. The suspect called police and told them that bombs had been planted in Hussain Agahi Bazaar and Shah Shams Park....
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Justice delayed: Protest against police for not arresting ‘rapist’
FAISALABAD: Dozens of people on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against police for failing to arrest man who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl two months ago. Residents of Chak 577-GB blocked...
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Independence Day celebrations: Parents dismayed over vacation cut short
MULTAN: While the government has announced month-long Independence Day celebrations, several public schoolteachers, students and their parents have protested against what they call a “forced end to...
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Havoc wreaked: Heavy rain triggers floods
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Water level in various drains in the city rose on Sunday after heavy rains. Wadore, Bela, Noorwala, Pattizai, Patomi, Dagar Chatt, Chatt Sarkani, Basti Fauja and Basti Pathana were...
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Rallies held to mark Independence Day
MULTAN/RAHIM YAR KHAN: Multan District Coordination Officer Zahid Mehmood Gondal on Sunday led a rally to mark Independence Day celebrations. The rally started from Fort Kuhna Qasim and ended at...
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