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Fuel and power theft: Go after the big fish, chief minister says
LAHORE: The owners of factories involved in stealing electricity and gas should be arrested instead of their employees, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday. He was addressing a meeting of...
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Coveted posts: Shahbaz backs ex-British MP as Punjab governor
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has offered Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar two positions, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to British or Punjab governor, The Express Tribune has learnt. Sarwar is...
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Consumer court: Generator importer sued for Rs800,000
LAHORE: A consumer court has issued notice to the proprietor of Bilal Engineering for September 24 in a suit seeking damages of Rs800,000 from the company for allegedly selling a defective generator....
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Violence at courts: LHC seeks report from IG on court attacks
LAHORE: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court has sought a report within 10 days from Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Khan Baig detailing recent incidents of violence on courts...
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CPO told to register rape case against inspector
FAISALABAD: A district and sessions judge on Tuesday gave the city police officer a week to submit a report of an incident in which a woman police constable was allegedly raped by one of her...
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Revised budget: Faisalabad Development Authority’s budget approved
FAISALABAD: The governing body of the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) on Tuesday approved a Rs3.39 billion budget for the FDA, a Rs3.15 billion budget for the Water and Sanitation Agency...
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Paid vs honorary: Doctors question induction of postgraduate trainees at...
LAHORE: Doctors have raised concerns about the fairness of the induction process at Services Hospital after it withdrew paid positions from five postgraduate trainees who had been inducted on an...
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Workplace safety: Factory workers protest colleague’s death
FAISALABAD: Colleagues of a powerloom factory worker who died from an electric shock earlier on Tuesday staged a demonstration against the factory owner on Tuesday by blocking Faisalabad-Jaranwala...
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Market congestion: LPC seeks power to issue parking tickets
LAHORE: The Lahore Parking Company (LPC) is drafting amendments to its bylaws seeking the right to ticket vehicles for parking violations in view of the traffic jams caused by parked cars clogging up...
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LHC takes notice: ‘Burnt woman committed suicide’
LAHORE: A woman reported to have been burnt by her in-laws in Hadiara, Burki, appears to have set herself on fire, the district and sessions judge has reported to the Lahore High Court. The LHC...
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Recovery pleas: Police given week to find two missing persons
LAHORE: Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the police to recover two missing citizens by next week. The counsel for Muhammad Imran told the court that his client,...
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Electricity theft: FIA, LESCO uncover remote controlled theft mechanism
LAHORE / KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) in a joint raid have caught the owner of a local hotel on charges of electricity theft. The FIA...
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Hate speech: Malik Ishaq’s counsel to argue for bail on Friday
LAHORE: Justice Najamul Hasan of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the counsel for Malik Ishaq, a leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, formerly known as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, to make his final...
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Car theft: Police admit to poor planning as thieves drive off into the night
LAHORE: The police anticipate a rise in car theft but admit to having no arrangements in place to thwart the thieves or to ensure recovery of stolen vehicles. Officials of the Anti-Car Lifting Squad...
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Gas and power theft: Crackdown limited to eight districts
LAHORE: The Punjab government has deployed the Task Force on Electricity and Gas Theft to work in just eight of the 36 districts of the province, The Express Tribune has learnt. The chief minister...
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Preserving heritage: Preliminary work on Shahi Hammam restoration begins
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) began collecting documents for the restoration of the Shahi Hammam, Delhi Gate, on Monday. A survey team took...
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7 dead in five consecutive Sukkur explosions
SUKKUR: At least seven people were killed and forty injured in five consecutive explosions that targeted the office of Inter-Services Intelligence in Barrage Colony, Sukkur on Wednesday evening,...
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Secondary School Certificate: Lahore Board announces matric exam results
LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Thursday formally announced results the secondary school certificate examinations (SSE). Lahore BISE Chairman Nasrullah Virk made...
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Performance bonus: DIG punishes 9 officials, rewards 10
LAHORE: Investigations DIG Zulfiqar Hameed on Thursday handed out various punishments to nine police officials for of dereliction of duty, poor investigation, misuse of power and willful absence from...
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Punjab Assembly: Session adjourned after secy dies
LAHORE: The third Punjab Assembly session was adjourned on the first day without any business being taken up after the sudden death of PA Senior Secretary Malik Aftab Joiya. The secretary came to the...
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