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Show of strength: PTI prepares to flex political muscle
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhry said on Friday that the party would organise the biggest show of strength at the Azadi March over the weekend. He said PTI...
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Compensation in weeks, not months, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday flood victims would be compensated for their damaged houses, crops and lost cattle in weeks and not in months. The chief minister visited...
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Testing times: Govt failed to protect people from floods says Haq
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said on Friday the government had failed to protect people from floods. He was talking to the media during his visit to camps set up by the JI and...
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Relief sent from Faisalabad for Jhang and Chiniot
BAHAWALPUR / FAISALABAD: Administration Officials said a relief convoy comprising 17 trucks had left for Jhang, Chiniot and Hafizabad on Friday. They said Excise and Taxation Minister Shujaur Rehman...
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Let there be love: Hate material in text books has increased
LAHORE: The government needs to work towards welfare of minority groups; the first step in this regard would be to take the steps mentioned in the manifestoes of political parties. Women members of...
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Inspired by Bollywood: Teenager arrested for kidnapping child
FAISALABAD: Jhang Bazaar police claimed on Friday to have recovered a boy who was abducted and to have arrested his kidnapper. City Police Officer (CPO) Sohail Habib Tajik told to The Express Tribune...
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MPA swindled by ‘married woman’
MULTAN: Vehari district police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old boy for swindling a provincial assembly member out of Rs200,000 by posing as a woman. A Burewala Saddar police spokesman said Amin...
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Flood devastation: PM statements show his ignorance, says Gilani
MULTAN: Key opposition leader Yousaf Raza Gilani took a potshot at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for sounding like “an ignorant foreigner” in his statements about the latest flood tragedy to hit the...
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Fruit-vendor’s son tops intermediate exams
BAHAWALPUR / MULTAN: Mehran Sattar, son of a fruit-seller, has stood first in the intermediate examinations this year. The result was announced at a ceremony held at Jubilee Hall of the Board of...
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MNA’s sons booked over rape charges
FAISALABAD: Police on Friday registered a case against three sons of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Mian Farooq and five other unknown persons for allegedly raping a girl. According to details, the...
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Fighting dengue: Surveillance of junkyards, warehouses ordered
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique said on Saturday an Anti-Dengue Day would be observed on Sunday (today) to educate citizens about the threat of dengue fever. The...
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Lunch anyone?: Cafeteria at the civil secretariat renovated but not functional
LAHORE: Punjab civil secretariat’s cafeteria, which was closed for renovations in June 2013, has not been reopened even though renovation work was completed almost four months ago, The Express...
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Helping the needy: Zakat, dowry assistance revised after 31 years
MULTAN: The Provincial Zakat Council has increased the monthly stipend for the needy after 31 years. The raise has been approved for nearly five million recipients of zakat in the province, The...
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Preserving history: Tweaking Lahore’s Haveli heritage
LAHORE: The red bricks may appear chipped and the intricate wall patterns may be slowly fading away but the elegance of the structure is hard to ignore even from a distance. This haveli, dating back...
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Labour policy: Minister says government striving to create a worker-friendly...
LAHORE: The labour policy the provincial government was expected to announce on May 1 still awaits cabinet approval. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Labour and Human Resource Minister Raja Ashfaq...
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Fresh batch: ‘Govt would never use police to further political ends’
LAHORE: Railways Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique said on Saturday that civil servants should not confuse discipline with following illegal orders. He was speaking to newly appointed railway police...
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Gujrat begging ring: Police rescue a dozen children
Police have busted a criminal gang in Gujrat district that used children for beggary and freed over a dozen children from its clutches, Daily Express reported. Acting on complaints of the local people...
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Services suspended as doctors go on strike
MULTAN: Medical services at public hospitals in Vehari were suspended on Saturday as doctors and paramedical staff went on a strike called by the Pakistan Medical Association. Nearly 500 protestors...
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Deadly anger: Two shot dead at home
BAHAWALPUR: A man shot and killed two brothers at their home on Friday night. Naushera Jadeed police said Jaam Muhammad Jameel, a resident of Saeedabad village near Wahi Mochian, forced his way into...
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Deadly water: Picnic turns into nightmare as 2 drown
FAISALABAD: Two young men drowned in the River Ravi and a third was rescued on Saturday at Mari Patan.Tandlianwala police said the three had arrived there for a picnic. “Shehreyar, 20, Ali Raza, 18,...
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