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Tragic loss: Boy shot in robbery, family protests
BAHAWALPUR: A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in a robbery in Sadiqabad early on Sunday morning. A police spokesman said two men broke into a house in Moosa Nagar and held up the inmates. Rajab...
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Disillusioned public: ‘Pakistani version of democracy has done nothing for...
FAISALABAD: “Social awareness is going to open a Pandora’s box for the ruling elite. The politico-social and economic structures fostered by elite are incapable of revitalising national institutions...
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Coal mining: Agreement signed with Chinese company
LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab government and the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) on Sunday for mechanical mining of coal in the Salt Range....
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Fast and furious: Villagers protest arrest of donkey cart racers
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration on Monday after police arrested two donkey cart drivers participating in a race near Toba Tek Singh. Hundreds of people belonging to Chaks...
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In time of need: French ambassador expresses solidarity with flood victims
LAHORE: Ambassador of France Philippe Thiebaud met Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday and expressed sorrow over the loss of life and the damage caused by the floods in the province. The chief...
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Unapproved dwellings: LDA to register cases against illegal housing schemes
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) will register cases against owners of illegal private housing schemes, Chief Metropolitan Planner Waheed Butt said on Monday. Talking to The Express...
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Building rules: Lawyers demand DCO’s removal over demolition
FAISALABAD: Lawyers on Monday observed a strike accusing District Coordination Officer (DCO) Noorul Amin Mengal of high-handedness after district authorities demolished part of an under-construction...
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Hashmi challenges Qureshi to contest Multan by-polls against him
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Javed Hashmi on Monday challenged PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi to contest by-polls from Multan-III, NA 150 constituency. The statement by...
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Public health: Crackdown ordered on manufacturers of spurious drugs
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique on Monday directed the Health Department to launch a crackdown on manufacturers and sellers of spurious and substandard drugs. He was...
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Inspired by love: ‘Life, emotions are ambiguous like black’
LAHORE: Love is the new Black, a solo show of paintings by Sarah Mumtaz started at Taseer Art Gallery on Monday. Twenty paintings will be on display until September 27. “My work is about my thought...
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Local government: Plea against polls delay to be heard on 16th
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday accepted a petition for early hearing filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) against delay in the holding of local elections. Fayyaz Mehr,...
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ECP material destroyed in Lahore school fire
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday clarified that material of vital importance was not stored in a government school in Lahore where fire broke out, Express News reported....
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Floods: ‘First installment of reparation before Eid’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday the first installment of assistance to flood-hit people would be paid before Eidul Azha. He was visiting flood-affected areas of Pind Dadan Khan in...
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Just in time: Catastrophic fire averted at Lalak Chowk
LAHORE: Two major fire incidents took place in the city on Monday. The first took place at around 12:15pm in the basement of Central Model School on Ratigan Road, which had been rented out to the...
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No sweat: Threat of dengue-fever minimal this year say experts
LAHORE: There is no threat of a dengue fever outbreak this year, participants of a seminar at the Punjab University Department of Zoology said on Monday. Experts at the Punjab University Dengue...
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PPP to field Dr Javed Siddiqui against Javed Hashmi in NA-149 by-polls
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday announced that it will field Dr Javed Siddiqui as its candidate in NA-149 by-elections against Javed Hashmi in next month’s by-election. #PPP...
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Hashmi files nomination papers for NA-149 as an independent candidate
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Javed Hashmi on Tuesday submitted his nomination papers for by-polls in NA-149, Multan II as an independent candidate. Talking to the media after...
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Hundreds stage demonstration against overbilling
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against overbilling by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco). The protesters, mostly from Ghulam Muhammadabad,...
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Lost in interpretation: Ombudsman affirms woman’s right to family pension
LAHORE: Punjab Ombudsman Javed Mahmood ruled on Tuesday that private sector employment could not be treated as a regular source of income as it might be temporary and lack legal protection. He said...
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Up in arms: Competing protests rock Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Scores of people on Tuesday staged protest demonstrations in Faisalabad after the row between District Coordination Officer (DCO) Nurul Amin Mengal and some lawyers took a turn for the...
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