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Justice delayed: Shan Khusro murder trial lingers on
LAHORE: Seven months since prosecution witnesses were summoned and charges framed against Shan Khusro, son of former Lahore commissioner Pervez Khusro, his murder trial has not progressed. Shan is...
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Environment Dept: Inspectors conduct 40,000 dengue checks
LAHORE: The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has inspected 39,702 sites in all 36 districts of the Punjab over the last five months and issued 10,627 notices, sealed 259 places, and lodged 218...
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100% enrolment: Teacher shortage, poor infrastructure big obstacles
LAHORE: As the Punjab government’s enrolment drive enters its third week, many teachers are questioning its efficacy. They say schools lack teachers and infrastructure. The drive commenced on August...
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‘Missing persons’: Response sought from SP, SHO on habeus corpus plea
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought written replies from the Model Town division superintendent of police and Raiwind station house officer on a petition seeking the recovery of a...
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Punjab Assembly: Treasury, Opp oppose renaming road after Leitner
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has rejected a resolution for the renaming of Kutchery Road after Dr GW Leitner, a British-Hungarian linguist who founded the Punjab University in the 19th Century. Four...
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'Rigging' in PP-150: ECP orders re-count within three days
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered recounting of votes in PP-150, Lahore, on Wednesday, Express News reported. The order came two days after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
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Rehabilitation: Chief secy reviews flood arrangements
LAHORE: Chief Secretary Javed Aslam on Wednesday presided over a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review flood control and relief arrangements in the province. The chief secretary reviewed...
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Expensive energy: LHC stays fuel adjustment surcharge
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday granted a stay to four companies against the recovery of fuel adjustment surcharge in electricity bills till the next hearing. The court also sought replies...
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Labour rights: Minister apprises EU delegation of welfare projects
LAHORE: Minister for Labour Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said on Wednesday that 0.85 million workers and 5.5 million members of the labourers’ families were being provided free medical facilities through...
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Avoiding eve-teasers: Six girl students injured in rickshaw accident
FAISALABAD: Six girl students were injured on Wednesday after the motorcycle rickshaw they were riding over turned on Sangla-Jhumra Road. The girls were on their way home from college. Rickshaw...
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Officials’ negligence: Man dies as MEPCO pole falls
MULTAN: An electricity pole fell here on Wednesday, killing a man and injuring his brother. The injured man was taken to a hospital, where he was reported to be out of danger. The family of the...
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‘I don’t’: Man kills cousin for refusing to marry him
MULTAN: A man has been accused of killing his cousin for turning down his marriage proposal. Muhammad Abdur Rehman said his daughter Sumaira was studying Botany at Bahauddin Zakaria University. He...
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Raid: Police accused of arresting, torturing fugitive’s sister
BAHAWALPUR: Police raided the house of a wanted criminal on Monday and allegedly arrested his sister after he fled. Police are also accused of torturing her. The woman’s family staged a protest...
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At hearing of assault case, lawyers start mass brawl
LAHORE: Opposing counsel at a bail hearing in an assault case got into a fight that turned into a mass brawl at the District and Sessions Court here on Wednesday. Additional District and Sessions...
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Countering terror: Turkish police to help stamp out terrorism in Punjab
LAHORE: A three-member Turkish police delegation that arrived in the city on Tuesday, met with Punjab Inspector General Police Khan Baig at the city police office on Wednesday. The delegation will...
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Brain drain: Saudi Arabia to import more Pakistani doctors
LAHORE: The country is again set to lose a number of doctors, many of whom benefitted from millions of rupees in subsidies on their medical education, to more lucrative posts abroad. Pakistan has...
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NA-122 election record: ‘Returning officer can’t conduct public inspection’
LAHORE: The chief justice of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Election Commission and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on a petition challenging orders for the...
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Punjab Assembly: Bill on police recruitment, investigation taken up
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has taken up a bill to amend the police recruitment process and set up district-level, unified investigation offices. A special committee presented its report on the...
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Tremors felt in Lahore, nearby areas
LAHORE: Tremors were felt in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and other nearby areas on Thursday, Express News reported. The tremors caused panic in the city and many buildings have been evacuated. The...
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By-elections: PP-150 Lahore vote recount from September 2-4
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election Commission Punjab announced on Thursday that votes polled in PP-150 Lahore during the by-elections will be recounted from September2-4, Express News reported. Members of...
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