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Consumer court: Notice issued over faulty phone claim
LAHORE: A consumer court on Thursday issued a notice to a proprietor regarding a petition seeking Rs 10,0000 in damages. Muhammad Shamshair, the petitioner, said he had purchased a secondhand mobile...
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Safe Eid: Over 5,000 cops to be mobilized for Eid security
LAHORE: More than 5,000 policemen will be deployed at mosques, Eidgahs, imambargahs and markets on Eidul Azha, Operations Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Haider Ashraf said on Thursday. The DIG was...
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PM’s laptop scheme: Lists of recipients being finalised
RAWALPINDI: The Directorate of Colleges Rawalpindi Division and two universities are finalising lists of students who will get laptops under the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme. An official in the...
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Soaring numbers: Dengue patients in Pindi surge to 65
ISLAMABAD: There has been a 48 per cent increase in the number of dengue patients in the Rawalpindi District as compared to the numbers recorded last year till October. Data collected by The Express...
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10 killed in bus accident near Uch Sharif
MULTAN: At least 10 people were killed and 43 others were injured after a speeding bus crashed into a truck and overturned near Uch Sharif late Thursday night. The private passenger bus was en route...
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Museum upgrade: Rs15.9 million for conservation laboratory
BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Museum Director Hafiz Hussain Ahmad Madni on Friday said the Buildings Department had requested Rs15.9 million from the Finance Department for the construction of a conservation...
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Eidul Azha: Vendors skip cattle markets to sell animals in the streets
LAHORE: Sores of cattle vendors are seen selling sacrificial animals in the streets rather than at the six cattle markets set up in the city. The government has established the sale points at...
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Buying the best: Buyers waiting for bargains two days ahead of Eid
BAHAWALPUR: Prices of sacrificial animals in Bahawalpur are higher compared to last year’s, a survey by The Express Tribune revealed on Thursday. In Bahawalpur cattle market, an average goat is...
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Law and order: ‘Robber’ killed in shootout
BAHAWALPUR: A robber was killed in a shootout with the police late on Thursday night. A Bahdadul Jadeed police spokesman said two armed robbers snatched a motorbike and a cell phone on from Khadim...
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Reconciliation evangelist: Sharif uneasy despite parliament’s backing says...
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) ameer Sirajul Haq said on Friday that the current political deadlock with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had left Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif extremely uneasy. He said that...
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Two year on: Zakat committee not helping the deserving
RAWALPINDI: The Zakat and Ushr Committee (ZUC) for Saddar Cantt have made no payments to deserving people in the area for the past two years. Sources said that wrangling between two local leaders of...
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Stranger danger: Two women assaulted in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Two women were assaulted in separate incidents on Friday. Tandlianwala Saddar police said three men had broken into a house in Chak 295-GB and assaulted a woman alone at home. Naseer...
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Precautions: Handle animals with care to prevent Congo virus
LAHORE: Health Services Director General Zahid Pervaiz urged people on Friday to handle sacrificial animals with caution to prevent the spread of Congo virus. He said the Congo virus or the Crimean...
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Heinous crime: Rape-murder case brushed under carpet
ISLAMABAD: A 23-year-old woman died after she was allegedly raped at an illegal medical care centre in Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune has learnt. On the other hand, officials at the Rawalpindi City...
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BoP to charge fee on flood compensation
LAHORE: Bank of the Punjab (BoP) will deduct service charges for the distribution of Rs15 billion among flood-victims, The Express Tribune has learnt. The bank will receive Rs262.5 million by...
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NAB challenges high court verdict
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday challenged an accountability court’s decision which cleared Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his relatives in two corruption references....
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Eyeing the top slot: Punjab governor declined foreign portfolio wish
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) top leadership has politely refused to entertain Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar’s wish list to handle Pakistan’s foreign affairs, The...
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Alleged police torture: Woman dies in Sargodha
SARGODHA: A woman died in Sargodha as a result of alleged police torture, Express News reported on Saturday. The police conducted a raid at the house of man, identified as Arshad, who married the...
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Alleging betrayal: Hashmi heckled by angry mob in Multan
MULTAN: Veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi was heckled by a group of doctors and students who encircled his car, raised slogans against him and temporarily blocked his exit on Friday. The...
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Former LHC judge challenges 2013 polls in Supreme Court
KARACHI: A former Supreme Court (SC) judge challenged on Saturday the May 2013 general elections in the Supreme Court. Former SC judge Mahmood Akhar Shahid Siddiqui through his counsel, Mian Allah...
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