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Festivity marred: Between bride and groom stand containers
LAHORE: Abdullah’s wedding was scheduled four months ago. It was set for Sunday so that most of the friends and relatives could attend. They had no idea the day would turn into a nightmare for them....
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Standing together: ‘We are united in the fight against terrorism’
FAISALABAD: “Pakistan is united in its stand against terrorism and Pakistani people stand behind Pakistan Army in its operation in North Waziristan,” State Minister for Water and Power Chaudhary Abid...
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Perishable cargo: Chaman fruit trade hit by Punjab roadblocks
Truckloads of grapes, apricots, plums and peaches have gone to waste due to roadblocks in Punjab, dealers in Chaman told Daily Express. Hundreds of trucks loaded with fresh fruits leave daily for...
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Breathing fire: People will foil Qadri’s march: Mashhood
LAHORE: Law Minister Rana Mashhood on Sunday said that the people of Pakistan would foil Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri’s march. He was speaking during a press conference organised...
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5 killed in van accident in Jhang
JHANG: A passenger van in Jhang overturned due to a flat tyre, killing five people and injuring several others, Express News reported. Some of the injured have been transferred to Jhang district...
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No 'permission' given to hold Azadi, Inqilab marches in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: In separate letters addressed to PTI chairman Imran Khan and PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, the Islamabad district administration has said both parties have not been given permission to hold...
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High floods at Punjnad in River Chenab, Balloki in River Ravi
High flood of 600,000-700,000 cusecs is likely to flow through River Chenab at Punjnad from Friday to Monday, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday as the death toll from the floods reached 257....
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Assault on police: Court refuses to extend MPA’s physical remand
FAISALABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sent MPA Rana Shoaib Idrees and one of his accomplices to jail on Wednesday. The physical remand of six other men, nominated in the same case, was extended...
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Flood season: ‘Govt will collapse without PPP’s help’
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab president Manzoor Wattoo said on Wednesday that the government would fall if the party stopped supporting it. He was speaking to journalists. Wattoo said...
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Judicial process: Aasia Bibi’s lawyer gets hearing adjourned
LAHORE: Aasia Bibi’s appeal in the Lahore High Court was adjourned yet again by a division bench on Wednesday, on a request by her lawyer who did not inform her family about his unavailability prior...
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Deadly duo: Woman burnt by husband and his first wife
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A man and his wife were arrested by police for killing his second wife in Dera Ghazi Khan on Wednesday. Darahma Station House Officer Ammar Yasir said 40-year-old Khursheed Bibi was...
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Villagers vs police: Policemen trying to rescue ‘abducted woman’ thrashed
FAISALABAD: A team of Rodala Road police was attacked by dozens of villagers on Wednesday when they raided a house in Chak 283-GB to recover a kidnapped woman. Parents of the girl, Maria*, had earlier...
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Bahawalpur on alert as flood warning received
BAHALWALPUR: District officials said on Wednesday 700,000 to 1 million cusec water was expected to pass through Bahawalpur between Thursday (today) and Monday. Irrigation officials have declared an...
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Floods 2014: Jhang city saved at a cost
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of villages have been submerged as the flow of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers at Trimmu Headworks exceeded the limit. More than 300 villages in Athara Hazari and Ahmad Pur Sial...
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Prepared for crisis: Chief minister reviews flood arrangements
MULTAN/CHINIOT: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday appealed to citizens to cooperate with district officials and Pakistan Army in their efforts to evacuate villages in high-risk areas. The...
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Dealing with catastrophe: Govt needs to step up floodplain management, says...
LAHORE: Agricultural and residential “encroachment” on floodplains is one of the main reasons for increasing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods, Worldwide Fund for Nature Pakistan Director...
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Helping hand: Sindh, Balochistan extend assistance to flood-hit Punjab
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has announced Rs10 billion for the flood victims of Punjab province. “People of Balochistan are equally grieved over the human losses caused...
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Minority report : ‘More on minority icons should be in curriculum’
LAHORE: Around 1,000 youths from various parts of the country participated in the day-long activities held on Wednesday to mark the International Youth and Minorities Day. The event held at the...
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2010 Flood report: Culprits promoted rather than punished
LAHORE: Punjab government has not implemented the recommendations of the Judicial Commission set up to investigate the 2010 floods. If the proposals had been followed the losses in the current deluge...
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Monsoon blues: ‘Greater cooperation needed to check dengue threat’
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Salman Rafique said on Wednesday that the federal and the provincial government needed to cooperate to check the spread of dengue fever. He was speaking...
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