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Round two: PTI invites applications for by-election tickets
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Punjab chapter has invited applications from candidates interested in contesting by-elections to the National and Provincial Assembly seats. The candidates have...
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Skill development: ‘Empower Afghan refugees before repatriation’
LAHORE: Speakers at a workshop on Friday stressed the need for empowering Afghan refugees through skill development to enable them to contribute to their country’s socio-economic development upon...
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Mistaken identity: Brought for circumcision, operated for kidney stones
MULTAN: A six-year-old boy brought to the Nishtar Hospital three days ago for circumcision, was “mistakenly” operated for kidney stones on Thursday. Doctors at the hospital said the confusion...
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Children’s health: Three children die of measles in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Three children died on Friday from measles at Allied Hospital. They were identified as Saddam Husain of Chiniot, Hasnain Raza of Chak 219-RB, Faisalabad; and Kishwar from Mandi Shah...
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LDA Plaza demolition: MAAKSON gets Rs105m contract
LAHORE: A contract for the demolition of the top three floors of the LDA Plaza was given to MAAKSON on Friday. A public notice seeking tenders for the demolition had been issued on May 29. LDA...
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Mischief: False accusation of blasphemy
BAHAWALPUR: Ghulam Haider, 70, a shepherd, had been beaten and had his hand broken. The police shifted him to Bahawal Victoria Hospital on Friday. He told police that he was grazing his animals when...
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Withheld compensation: Joseph Colony affected move LHC against governor
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to the federal government and the Punjab governor regarding petitions by 28 Joseph Colony residents affected by the March 9 arson and rioting....
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Measles concerns: ‘Health Department officials stealing vaccine fridges’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday summoned a Health Deputy Secretary, an executive district officer and a deputy district officer for June 11 on a petition filed by a drug inspector. Petitioner...
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Punjab Assembly: Lahore rakes up almost half the reserved seats
ISLAMABAD: Out of 66 reserved seats for women and minorities in the Punjab Assembly, political parties have elected 31 members from Lahore city alone. Of these, the Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz has...
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Raiwind meeting: Shahbaz fine-tunes 15-member Punjab cabinet
LAHORE: With the federal cabinet in place now, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is likely to finalise the makeup of his cabinet today (Saturday), The Express Tribune has learnt. The chief...
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Measles outbreak: ‘CM, health minister to be responsible for deaths’
LAHORE: Even though Chief Minster Shahbaz Sharif has vowed to deal with the measles outbreak “on war footing”, the Lahore High Court isn’t satisfied. On Tuesday – when the number of deaths from...
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Self employment: Punjab set to launch new microfinance scheme
LAHORE: The provincial government has allocated Rs19.636 billion for a micro-finance facility, which aims to provide interest-free loans to small entrepreneurs. For this purpose, the government plans...
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Power politics: Punjab ex-governor may join PML-N
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) is in talks with the former governor of Punjab Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood to join the N-League, and if he does so, PPP will lose its two National Assembly...
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‘Electric spark’: Forest fire put out after two days
BAHAWALPUR: A fire at the Ladam Sar forest near Laal Sohanra National Park was put out on Wednesday. Fire fighters said that Wednesday’s rain helped the extinguishing operation. The fire had started...
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Protest Rain knocks out power grids
LAHORE: Scores of residents of Township on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against up to 18 hours of unscheduled power outages in front of the Lahore Electric Supply Company’s (Lesco) Green...
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Dental college: Students protest degree-issuance delay
FAISALABAD: Scores of Faisalabad Dental College students staged a demonstration on Wednesday against the college administration over non-issuance of degrees after a year into their final exams. The...
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Train travails: Passengers protest unscheduled stops, cause further delay
MULTAN: Some passengers of the Jafar Express staged a sit-in at Multan station on Wednesday when railways officials refused to provide food they said they should be served. They were on their way...
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Intolerance: Lawyers defending blasphemy accused quit
MULTAN: Two lawyers defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy in Multan on Wednesday abandoned the case after receiving life threats. Muddassir Sagheer and Haq Nawaz, the lawyers defending...
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CNG cylinders: Van drivers protest against inspections
FAISALABAD: Scores of van drivers staged a demonstration here on Wednesday against a campaign for removal of CNG cylinders from passenger’s compartment of their vehicles. They said contrary to the...
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LHCBA suspends member for watching porn in bar room
LAHORE: The representatives of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) have suspended membership of a bar member accusing him of viewing porn sites in the bar room. Advocate Muhammad Afaq was...
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