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Security concerns: 86,000 schools set to reopen on Monday
LAHORE: Schools that have made the required security arrangements will reopen on the 12th, said Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan, the minister for education and youth affairs. Talking to reporters at the...
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In foggy weather, electricity fails to find a way to consumers
LAHORE: In yet another indication that the nation’s state-owned power infrastructure is crumbling, transmission lines into Punjab from Sindh tripped because of foggy weather, causing 700 megawatts of...
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The battle is on: Three panels in the run for Gymkhana management
LAHORE: Three panels – one headed by a business tycoon and two by retired bureaucrats – are preparing to contest annual elections of Lahore Gymkhana Club. Usually, two groups headed by a businessman...
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Commission: ‘Overseas Pakistanis are national ambassadors’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) would play a crucial role in helping non-resident Pakistanis overcome the challenges confronting...
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NAP review: Nacta directed to improve coordination with provinces, stakeholders
ISLAMABAD: The national counter-terrorism authority (Nacta) has been directed to maintain close and effective coordination with all provinces and other stakeholders as the government seeks swift...
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Pak-India Dosti Bus restricted to Wagah Border
LAHORE: Two months after a deadly suicide bomb attack on the Wagah border post with India left at least 60 people dead, Pakistan on Wednesday took precautionary measures and curbed movement of the...
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Residents protest ‘illegal’ demolition
FAISALABAD: Dozens of resident of Chak 531-GB on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against the city district government over demolition of their houses in an anti-encroachment drive. The...
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Peace and progress: ‘Economic action plan needed’
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) on Wednesday urged the government to announce a national economic emergency plan to boost economic activity in the country. Talking to newsmen...
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Arrest of men held for firing at procession protested
FAISALABAD: Scores of residents of Chak 30-JB staged a protest demonstration against Sandal Bar police for arresting two people for firing shots in the air during an Eid Milad procession last week....
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Reforms and initiatives: ‘We can end terrorism through quality education’
LAHORE: Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said on Wednesday that the government had distributed solar lamps among 200,000 students under the Ujala Programme. Rehman was speaking to a youth...
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Safeguarding workplaces: Harassment awareness project launched
LAHORE: The Women Ombudsperson Office has launched a Harassment Awareness Volunteer Programme (HAVP) in the province, Punjab Ombudswoman Dr Mira Phailbus said on Wednesday. “The project aims at...
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Child work: Family protests ‘brutal killing’ of child maid
FAISALABAD: Scores of relatives protested the death of a child maid near Peoples Colony police station on Wednesday. The protesters gathered outside the house where the girl had been employed and...
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Taking a stand: ‘No to privatising public sector organisations’
LAHORE: Instead of privatising national public utilities on the behest of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the government must invest in them and improve their productivity, said a...
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Security threat: Public schools await funds as deadline looms
LAHORE: As the January 9 deadline for taking enhanced security measures for schools and colleges draws close, funds for the purpose are yet to be transferred to public schools. The Home Department...
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Security concerns: Pakistan-India bus service restricted to Wagah border
LAHORE: The operations of the Pakistan-India Dosti Bus service have been restricted to the Wagah border due to security concerns. Operations DIG Haider Ashraf told The Express Tribune that the service...
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Beleaguered denomination: Ahmadis running from pillar to post to return to...
LAHORE: Nearly 125 Ahmadis from 23 families are still running from pillar to post to return to homes they had vacated after an enraged mob set alight eight houses belonging to members of the Ahmadiyya...
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Fighting terror: High-level police meeting decides to beef up city security
LAHORE: A high-level police meeting on Wednesday decided to strictly implement the ban on the collection of donations by proscribed outfits and the misuse of loudspeakers. Capital City Police Officer...
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7-year-old assaulted, stoned to death
HAFIZABAD: A seven-year-old girl was criminally assaulted and then stoned to death in the Mianda Kot village of Hafizabad district on Wednesday, according to Daily Express. The sickening incident came...
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Foolproof security: ‘Leadership determined to rid nation of terrorism’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the military and political leadership were determined to rid the nation of the scourge of terrorism. He was speaking at a meeting in the...
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Capital punishment: Two convicted terrorists executed in Multan
LAHORE / MULTAN: Two convicted terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) sectarian group were executed at the New Central Jail early Wednesday morning amid tight security. They had been...
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