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Punjab University: No criminal action taken on embezzlement of millions
LAHORE: An employee embezzled millions of rupees from the Punjab University (PU) salary account over the course of 16 months before being noticed and – over a year after confessing – has not only...
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Kashmir Day: ‘We will not accept Asma as caretaker PM’
LAHORE: Several speakers at the Difa-e-Pakistan Council rally on Kasmir Solidarity Rally glorified the Taliban saying that they had compelled the US to agree to a dialogue with them. Some described...
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Surveying hunger: ‘Only 6.76% in farmers’ families eat three meals a day’
FAISALABAD: A survey taken by the Pakistan Kissan Trust (PKT) to assess food security in the region concluded that there was severe lack of access to adequate food in the farming community in Jhang,...
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TTP warns drivers not to play obscene music, films
LAHORE: Unidentified members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab chapter distributed pamphlets in buses and bus stands in Lahore threatening bus owners, drivers and conductors not to play...
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Meter-Ed Out: Anti-Corruption Dept’s comments sought
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Anti-Corruption Department director for February 12 on a petition seeking action against Lesco officials for allegedly...
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Mishaps: Three children killed, 15 injured in rain- related accidents
NAROWAL / GUJRANWALA: Three children were killed on Tuesday in rain-related accidents across the Gujranwala region. At least 15 people were injured. Four buffaloes were also killed when the roof of a...
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Man beaten up by ex-wives for marrying their sister
GUJRANWALA: A man was beaten up on court premises on Wednesday by his two former wives (sisters) for allegedly kidnapping and forcibly marrying their sister. The incident occurred when Adnan and his...
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YDA Press Conference: ‘Doctors not neglecting their duty to patients’
BAHAWALPUR: Leaders of YDA (Bahawalpur chapter) Dr Munir Siddiqui, Dr Zulqarnain Haider, Dr Farooq Ahmad and Dr Habibullah addressed a press conference on Wednesday to express solidarity with their...
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Ayesha Haroon to be laid to rest today
LAHORE: The funeral for Ayesha Haroon, former resident editor of The News and The Nation, will be held today (Thursday) after Zuhr prayers at 1:30 pm. Haroon passed away in New York last Saturday...
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PIC deaths: Counsel given time to study judicial tribunal’s report
LAHORE: District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed Ganjana has extended till February 9 the pre-arrest bails of Nadir Feroz and Shakeel Nagra, officials of Efroze Chemicals, who are accused of criminal...
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YDA resumes strike: 50 doctors arrested, released a few hours later
MULTAN: More than 50 young doctors and a tent service owner were arrested on Wednesday over the YDA hunger strike camp set up at Nishtar Hospital. They were released some hours later after...
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Supreme Court: ‘Pharma official bought ticket to flee country’
LAHORE: The Supreme Court has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to determine the authenticity of an e-ticket receipt for a flight abroad, alleged by the police to have been bought by...
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Punjab University: CM orders inquiry into teacher’s appointment
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has set up a committee to investigate the allegedly illegal appointment of an assistant professor who heads the Institute of Languages at Punjab University....
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‘Drug manufacturer mainly responsible for pic deaths’
LAHORE: A judicial inquiry into the deaths of 213 cardiac patients a year ago has found Efroze Chemical Industries, the manufacturer of Isotab, “first and foremost” responsible for the tragedy, but...
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YDA vs MS: Seven doctors granted bail, MS reproached for ‘concealing facts’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday granted bail to seven members of the Gujranwala Young Doctors Association (YDA) in an assualt case registered against them by the Civil Hospital medical...
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YDA protest: Principals sent in to get doctors to call off hunger strike
LAHORE: The Punjab government sent the principals of three medical colleges to Services Hospital to persuade the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab to end its hunger strike, which entered its...
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Counting numbers: PTI election to be completed by February 12
LAHORE: The Ideology Group led by Mian Mehmoodur Resheed claimed on Thursday to have swept south Punjab in Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf’s intra-party elections held this week. The party elections were...
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New province: ‘Court evaluating legality of president’s letter’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday adjourned till February 11 the hearing of a petition against the formation of a parliamentary commission that has recommended the creation of a Bahawalpur...
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Accounting For Funds: SHO’s comments sought on petition
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Mustafabad SHO for February 13. The accountant has been accused of misappropriating funds and preparing forged receipts....
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Welfare: Orphan care project launched
LAHORE: Al-Khidmat Foundation, a non-government organisation, has launched the Orphan Care Programme in Lahore. A ceremony was held in this connection at a local hotel on Friday. Al-Khidmat...
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