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Measles outbreak: 10-year-old dies, 22 new cases reported
LAHORE: A 10-year-old died of measles at Mayo Hospital’s paediatric ward on Wednesday, doctors said, becoming the first casualty of the disease in the city. Muhammad Wasif was brought to the hospital...
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Eid Milad: Mobile services to be suspended in Lahore
LAHORE: Mobile services will remain suspended in Lahore from 8am to 8pm on Friday on account of Eid Miladun Nabi, reported Express News on Thursday. The service suspension will begin at...
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Eid Miladun Nabi: Prisoners to get special meals
LAHORE: The 32 prisons in the province have been decorated with lights and their 49,348 inmates will get special meals on Eid Miladun Nabi on Friday, said jail officials. Lahore DIG Mubashar Ahmad...
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10 people injured in fire-related accidents
KAMOKE: At least 10 people were injured on Thursday in fire-related incidents. Three people were injured when a passenger van caught fire reportedly from a spark from its engine. Police said the...
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‘Suicide’: Girl found hanging from ceiling fan
GUJRANWALA: The body of a sixteen-year-old, who allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan, was found at her home on Thursday. Cantonment police seized the body and sent it for a...
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Gas leak: 40 students, teachers faint, 30 treated on the scene
BAHAWALPUR: At least 40 students and teachers of the Government Girls High School in Kot Samba, Rahim Yar Khan, were taken to Shaikh Zayed Hospital on Thursday after they fainted apparently from a...
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Eid Milad: Massive cakes baked to celebrate Rabiul Awal 12
FAISALABAD / MULTAN: In Gujranwala, a 5,000-pound heavy cake was cut on Thursday to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH). The cake was prepared under the supervision of Sir Syed Ali Hussain Shah,...
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Plaza fire: Abbot Road traders demand compensation
LAHORE: Traders who owned shops in an Abbot Road plaza that caught fire last Saturday night have demanded compensation from the provincial government and a judicial probe. Six people were killed in...
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Centenary celebrations: ‘Kinnaird remains the best college for girls’
LAHORE: Kinnarid College for Women has planned a series of events over the next couple of months to celebrate the institution’s 100th anniversary this year. The college will hold a day-long fun fair...
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Interim prime minister: PML-N overhauls list of caretaker candidates
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has overhauled its list of candidates for caretaker prime minister – only one name has been retained from the previous list and the remaining five...
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Drawing Conclusions: Where everything is black-and-white
LAHORE: ‘Experimental’ is how the artists behind the Drawing Conclusions – the black and white sketches and prints exhibited at the Lahore Arts Council – describe their work. The exhibit opened on...
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Judicial policy: Thousands of old cases still to be decided
LAHORE: The subordinate courts in 2012 disposed of 7,557 of 23,334 cases pending since 2008 or before, leaving 15,777 to be decided in the next two months under the National Judicial Policy, The...
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Urban infrastructure: Metro Bus Service opening delayed, again
LAHORE: The inauguration of the Metro Bus Service, which was due to take place on January 27, is to be delayed for up to a month due to work on the bus stations, The Express Tribune has learnt. While...
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Young woman found raped, strangled
LAHORE: A young woman was found raped and strangled, her face burnt away by acid, in Islampura police jurisdiction on Thursday. The duty officer at Islampura police station said that the body had...
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Free-will marriage: Family refusing vani settlement faces threats
BAHAWALPUR: A complaint was filed at the Saddar police station in Khanpur on Thursday against a panchayat’s decision ordering a 19-year-old girl to be married to settle a free will marriage dispute....
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Hafiz Saeed: Lahore High Court appoints amicus curiae
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday appointed an amicus curiae for assistance on a petition filed by Jamatud Dawa (JD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed seeking a direction to the government to...
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A Gambling Man?: Pre-arrest bail confirmed for SHO
LAHORE: An Additional District and Sessions Judge confirmed pre-arrest bail for a New Anarkali Station House Officer (SHO) allegedly protecting a gang of gamblers. The judge confirmed bail for SHO...
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Imposters: Woman gets death sentence for kidnapping
FAISALABAD: An anti terrorism court (ATC) on Friday awarded death to a woman, who was found guilty of kidnapping a tehsil municipal officer for ransom. While earlier at large, police said her...
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YDA: The doctors’ boycott continues
LAHORE: The Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) Punjab’s boycott of Outpatient Departments (OPDs) at public hospitals continued on Friday as its members refused to examine patients in OPD. They saw...
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Blind man sent to jail on kidnapping charge
GUJRANWALA: Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Asif on Friday sent a blind man to Central Jail after he failed to prove his innocence in a kidnapping case filed by an abducted woman’s father. The woman had...
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