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Interpreting contract: LePARK, city govt differ on revenue sharing
LAHORE: Officials from the city government and the Lahore Parking Company (LePARK) would meet on Tuesday to resolve their differences over the revenue-sharing formula, The Express Tribune has learnt....
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Helping hands: PU signs MoU with Red Crescent for volunteer force
LAHORE: The University of the Punjab and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to develop a volunteer force. Under the accord, over 35,000...
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Crime grip: Valuables stolen in two dozen heists in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Cash, gold jewellery, mobile phones, 12 motorcycles and other valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees were stolen in two dozen hold-ups in and around Faisalabad on Monday. Saddar...
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Man sues furniture shop for ‘bad furnishings’
LAHORE: A man has sought Rs50,000 damages in a suit against the proprietor of a furniture shop who allegedly sold him defective furniture for his daughter’s dowry. The petitioner claims that this...
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Flood relief: Compensation for flood victims from October 1
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced on Monday that starting from October 1, they will provide each flood victim Rs25,000 as compensation in the first phase of providing relief....
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No gas: Gas supply to CNG, textile units halted
LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company (SNGPL) suspended gas supply to the CNG and textile units in the Punjab on Monday. This was due to the annual maintenance of four gas fields, the SNGPL...
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Kidnapped: Family of missing baby protests in front of hospital
LAHORE: The family of a newborn, who went missing from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital four days ago, staged a demonstration in front of the hospital on Monday. Protesters smashed the windows of a police van,...
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Contempt of court: LHC issues notices to PTI and PAT
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the attorney general of Pakistan to argue the maintainability of a petition...
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UET conference: ‘Political stability must for economic growth’
LAHORE: Economic prosperity can only be achieved through political stability, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday. He was addressing a two-day...
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Murder on her mind?: Armed woman held on LHC premises
LAHORE: A woman visiting the Lahore High Court on Monday was arrested after the security staff recovered a loaded pistol and two magazines with bullets from her handbag at the checking point. She and...
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Child protection: Convention on children’s rights ‘poorly implemented’
LAHORE: Civil society organisations have expressed concern over the poor implementation of concluding observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Children. The committee had...
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Wrath of nature: ‘Jhang was worst-hit by floods’
FAISALABAD: The Planning and Development Board (PDB) on Monday declared Jhang the most flood-hit district in the province. In its initial report on the damage caused by the floods, the PDB said out of...
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Empowering women: ‘Minimum age for marriage should be fixed at 18’
LAHORE: Participants of a two-day youth conference demanded on Monday legislature set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years for both boys and girls and urged the government to stop child...
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GCUF convocation: ‘Information technology can change students’ destiny’
FAISALABAD: “In this era of globalisation, information technology holds the promise of changing destinies of students and the country,” Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said on Monday. He was...
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Feel the heat: Aftermath of PTCL building fire yet to be overcome
LAHORE: Thousands of phones lines and internet connections and online banking in several parts of the country remained suspended on Monday, two days after a fire at Pakistan Telecommunication...
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By-polls in Multan: PML-N to back Hashmi for NA-149
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided in principle to not only support Javed Hashmi as a candidate for by-elections in NA-149 Multan-II, but also campaign on his...
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Stay safe: Dengue drive to continue during Eid holidays
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique on Tuesday ordered that anti-dengue activities be continued during Eidul Azha holidays. He was chairing a meeting of the Cabinet...
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FWMC, Wasa gear up for Eid cleanliness drive
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) and the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have made special cleanliness arrangements for Eidul Azha holidays. FWMC Managing Director Amjad...
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Youth’s murder: Family protests lack of police action
FAISALABAD: Relatives of a college student staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday after she died at a hospital from injuries sustained in shooting by two gunmen on Friday. The protesters gathered...
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Livestock health: 9 new veterinary hospitals to be set up
FAISALABAD: The Livestock Department has decided to establish model veterinary hospitals at tehsil level in all nine divisions of the province. A spokesman said on Tuesday that the project digest...
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