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Corporal punishment: Child suffers broken arm in school beating
GUJRANWALA: A seven-year-old child’s arm was broken allegedly in beating by his seminary teacher on Sunday, Satellite Town police said. He was taken to Civil Hospital, where doctors treating him said...
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Foreign aid: Development projects to revamp WASA
FAISALABAD: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a Rs1 billion grant to Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) for the purchase of equipment to improve the sanitary conditions in...
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Policy matters: ‘Government must take a stance on YouTube ban’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court appears to be taking a clear view on the matter of banning access to YouTube in Pakistan. Earlier this week, several top officials in charge of regulating internet...
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Sessions court: Prisoners to get protective passageway
LAHORE: Work has begun on the construction of a passageway from the lockup to the courtrooms at the district and sessions courts for the safety of under-trial prisoners following several violent...
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Priorities reviewed: No traffic wardens in the night shift
LAHORE: The city’s traffic wardens are no longer performing their duties after 11pm, leaving dangerous freight vehicles unchecked. Heavy vehicles are not allowed on most city roads until 11pm. Many...
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New Punjab Governor aims to improve education, investments
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammed Sarwar stressed on the importance of increased investors and education in Pakistan on Monday, during a press conference in Lahore. Investments are down due to...
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Flood prone: Gypsies camps on Ravi bank moved to higher ground
LAHORE: The city government on Sunday conducted an operation to remove gypsy settlements along the River Ravi in view of possible floods in the area. The city government announced the decision late...
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‘I’m with CIA’: Lawyer seeks fraud case against ex-client
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Mughalpura SHO by August 17 on a petition filed by a lawyer against his former client for allegedly posing as an...
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Public transport: Govt to order studies on new Metro Bus projects
LAHORE: The Punjab Metro Bus Authority (PMBA) is to invite bids from consultants soon to conduct feasibility studies for potential bus-only routes in the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi,...
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HSSC exams: ‘BISE is facing a shortage of examiners’
MULTAN: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) is facing a shortage of physics and chemistry examiners to evaluate the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examination papers,...
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CM Punjab orders to build a new prison in Lahore
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif ordered for the construction of a new jail in Lahore due to overcrowding at existing jails, Express News reported on Wednesday. The new jail will be...
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Monitoring for dengue larvae to continue during Eid holidays
LAHORE: Minister for Health Khalil Tahir Sindhu directed on Wednesday that monitoring for dengue mosquito and larvae be continued during Eid holidays. He was presiding over a meeting of the cabinet...
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‘Honour’ crime: Couple seeks police protection
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A couple who married without the consent of the woman’s family a few weeks ago has sought police protection after a panchayat apparently set a Rs1million head money for them. Nimra...
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Academic assessment: Matric, inter marks a factor in doctors’ hiring
LAHORE: The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has revised its policy for the recruitment of doctors, making matriculation and intermediate results a consideration for the hiring of medical...
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Political pressure: LHC suspends Wapda chief engineer’s transfer order
LAHORE: Justice Ayesha A Malik of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday suspended the transfer order of a Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chief engineer. The order had been passed...
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Kidnapped child recovered from Islamabad
FAISALABAD: A baby kidnapped from Faisalabad divisional headquarters hospital a week ago has been recovered from Islamabad on Wednesday. The police have also arrested The woman accused of kidnapping...
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Monsoon disaster: District admins to monitor flood-hit areas
LAHORE: The government has ordered districts administrations to conduct a survey of the damage caused to agricultural land, houses and roads due to floods. The district administrations were also...
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DPO holds a meeting to put an end to escalating violence
BAHAWALPUR: “Strict action will be taken against those creating a law and order situation in the city…they will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” District Police Officer Sohail Zafar said on...
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WASA’s tube well operators unpaid for seven months
FAISALABAD: As many as 114 Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) tube well operators have not received wages for seven months. Muhammad Akram, a tube well operator, told The Express Tribune on...
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Load shedding: LHC seeks details of orders issued to power companies
LAHORE: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought details by August 13 from the Ministry of Water and Power about directions issued to power supply companies on load...
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