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CNG cylinders: ‘Which is the competent authority for inspection?’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court told a deputy attorney general (DAG) to appear again on June 20 and tell the court which government authority is competent to conduct raids at CNG stations to keep a...
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Gender equality: ‘Empowered women make up strong societies’
FAISALABAD: The speakers at a workshop on empowerment of women held here on Wednesday agreed that a society could not achieve its goals if its women were not empowered. The consultative workshop...
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Bar vs bench: LHC judges assure LBA representatives the reference will be...
LAHORE: The latest skirmish between the bar and bench was amicably settled on Wednesday after representatives of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) met with two judges and the registrar of the Lahore...
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Preventive measures: ‘Measles vaccination drive is showing results’
LAHORE: A restructuring of the health department is necessary to enhance its efficiency and to improve the healthcare delivery system, Health Secretary Hassan Iqbal said on Wednesday. He was...
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Upholding the mandate: Shahbaz says no room for the corrupt
LAHORE: The performance of provincial ministers would be reviewed on a monthly basis and only those who served people sincerely would remain in the cabinet, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told the...
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Short circuit: Six die, two injured in house fires
FAISALABAD / SARGODHA: Six people were killed and two injured on Thursday in two fire incidents. A third fire that started at a chemical warehouse in Faisalabad spread panic in the area. While no one...
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Policy: PU VC calls budget ‘education friendly’
LAHORE: The Punjab University Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran lauded the “education-friendly” federal budget in a press statement released on Thursday. The allocation of Rs57 billion for higher...
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Unpopular facility: ‘Every thing about the new terminal is absurd’
LAHORE: The Thokar Niaz Baig bus terminal which was built by the city district government to reduce traffic congestion at the Lorry Adda remains a stopover three months after it was opened, The...
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Gujrat incident: SC reserves judgment in school van tragedy case
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court of Pakistan three-member bench on Thursday reserved its judgment as the federal and Punjab provincial institutions put on each other the blame of negligence that resulted...
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PIC scandal: ‘Arrest Efroze Chemicals MD, manager’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Efroze Chemical’s managing director Nadir Feroze and manager Shakeel Nagra for not attending proceedings of the Punjab...
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Blacklisted: Chinese firm takes its dispute with railways to court
LAHORE: Dongfang Electric International Corporation, Chinese firm, on Thursday submitted a writ petition in the Lahore High Court requesting that a Ministry of Railway order blacklisting it be...
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Faisalabad power riots: SSP, SP blamed for mishandling of women, children
FAISALABAD: An inquiry team probing the alleged Khurarianwala police excesses on Tuesday held Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Nafees Gohar and Jaranwala SP Nasir Sial responsible for the...
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Governance High: Court ‘dismayed’ at health bureaucracy’s mind set
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday expressed its serious dismay regarding the mind set of the health authorities after the health secretary stated that measles was a common disease in...
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Ahmadi-owned magazine’s office under siege
LAHORE: The vigilante siege of an office on Turner Road, where a weekly magazine owned by an Ahmadi family is produced, has not been lifted two months after it began, The Express Tribune has learnt....
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Budget reactions: Clerks to observe black day today
GUJRANWALA / BAHAWALPUR: The All Pakistan Clerks Association will observe a black day on Friday (today) to register their protest against the government’s decision of not raising government servants’...
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Notice issued over ‘defective’ alloy rims
LAHORE: A consumer court has issued a notice for July 17 to Bilal Hussain, a proprietor of Bilal Tyre Service for allegedly selling defective alloy rims. Petitioner Muhammad Bilal is seeking...
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Social pressure: Woman, her husband attempt suicide
GUJRANWALA: A woman attempted suicide on Friday apparently over being taunted for not having a child. Her husband then tried to kill himself on seeing her condition. Both were taken to Civil...
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Young doctors form blood donation society
LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab on Friday launched the YDA Punjab Blood Donation Society on the World Blood Donation Day here at the Allama Iqbal Medical College. The speakers at...
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Comprehensive Drive: ‘10 million children to get measles shots’
DERA GHAZI KHAN: As many as 10 million children will be vaccinated against measles in a campaign in 11 districts of the Punjab starting from June 14. Speaking at a meeting here on Thursday, District...
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Health Department told to tighten their belts
FAISALABAD: The onset of the monsoon season has received the threats of dengue mosquito breeding. Environment Protection Secretary Sher Alam Mehsood has called upon the Health Department and others...
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