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Polling station rules: ‘No mobile phones for polling agents’
BAHAWALPUR: Polling agents would not be allowed to carry cell phones inside the polling stations. They would also not be allowed to leave the polling station until the counting is completed. This was...
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Education standards: 1,400 schools to be ranked for teaching quality
MULTAN: The government has launched a process of ranking schools every month with the cooperation of the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) to “create an atmosphere of...
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‘Loan defaulters, tax evaders escape scrutiny’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed the petitioner’s lawyer to advance more arguments regarding the maintainability of a petition which seeks directions to the Election Commission to...
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Public health Govt slow to respond to measles cases, says LHC
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court told off the Punjab government on Monday for its belated response to the measles epidemic, after the health secretary explained the administration’s plans to vaccinate...
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Neighbourly acts: Seven Ahmadis detained without an FIR
LAHORE: Gulshan-i-Ravi police arrested seven members of the Ahmadi community on Monday after close to 300 people protested in front of what was described as a place of worship of the community. The...
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Election duties: 10 officials picked up over failure to supply staff lists
LAHORE: Police produced representatives of various departments before elections officers here on Monday for their failure to supply lists of employees so they can be assigned election duties....
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Illegal Procedure: Four recovered from detention, ASI suspended
FAISALABAD: A court bailiff recovered four citizens from illegal detention at Bhaiwala police post on Tuesday. Those recovered were identified as Mehboob Ahmed, Bashir, Basit and Shakil. They were...
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Women welfare: Commission to be constituted soon
LAHORE: The provincial cabinet on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Ordinance 2013 after a few amendments. The commission will “help solve problems faced...
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Food Street: Gowalmandi site reopens this week
LAHORE: Diners will be able to choose from 45 restaurants offering some 200 dishes from around Pakistan all at the same table – as Gowalmandi Food Street, closed four years ago by the provincial...
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Banned items: Narcotics, wire cutters taken from jail inmates
FAISALABAD: A number of prohibited items were recovered from inmates at the Toba Tek Singh district jail on Tuesday during a search operation. Talking to The Express Tribune on Tuesday, the Prisons...
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Polling duties: Absent officials to face criminal cases, says DCO
LAHORE: City government officials will face criminal cases if they do not attend training sessions for election duties starting on Wednesday, the district coordination officer has warned. Addressing...
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Code Of Conduct: PTI chief given last chance to appear
LAHORE: District Returning Officer (DRO) Nazir Ahmed Gajana on Tuesday gave PTI chief Imran Khan his last chance to collect the court notice for violation of the election commission’s code of conduct...
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Justice delayed: Faisalabad lawyers will work 2 days
FAISALABAD: More than 80 days into a boycott of the district courts in the Faisalabad district, the lawyers have decided to cut down on their protest by two days. The lawyers have been demanding a...
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Discovering Cholistan: Camel fighting and Derawar Fort photos draw crowds
BAHAWALPUR: A two-day art exhibition highlighting life in Cholistan ended at the Baghdadul Jadid Campus of the Islamia University Bahawalpur on Tuesday. It was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Dr...
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Rally Rules: Imran, Maryam again reported for code violations
LAHORE: Election monitoring teams reported another 28 violations of the election code of conduct to the district returning officer (DRO) on Tuesday, including repeat offences by PTI chief Imran Khan...
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University lecture: ‘The state needs to be strengthened’
LAHORE: “Legitimacy is a basic in any state. Non-state actors can claim that legitimacy because they are integrated with several groups – including those who should be challenging the ideology of...
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Religious freedom: Eight detained Ahmadis now under arrest
LAHORE: Eight Ahmadi men, including a prayer leader, detained by police for two days, were on Tuesday booked on charges of blasphemy and terrorism. Gulshan Ravi police had detained seven Ahmadi men...
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Anti-measles drive: Most vaccinators are untrained
LAHORE: Most of the 1,300 vaccinators taking part in the week-long measles inoculation drive in the city have not received proper training, and some don’t even have experience of administering...
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Labour Day rally: Legislation for informal sector workers demanded
FAISALABAD: Participants of a rally organised on Wednesday to mark the International Labour Day stressed the need for a legal mechanism to ensure workers in informal sectors got their rights. The...
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Axed in sleep: Two murder suspects rearrested after protest over release
BAHAWALPUR: Two murder convicts were rearrested on Wednesday after family of the deceased staged a protest shortly after the Kot Sabzal police released three men. The third, police said, is missing....
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