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Terror bid foiled: Huge cache of explosives recovered in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Police have seized a heavy cache of explosives from a car on Simli Dam Road, in Islamabad early on Saturday, the Express News reported. According to the report, police recovered between...
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Chained girl recovered: Former MNA's bail set at Rs50,000
LAHORE: Former MNA Liaqat Bhatti’s bail was set at Rs50,000 in a court hearing on Saturday, Express News reported. The hearing comes after a raid at Liaquat Bhati’s house in Johar Town in which a...
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Food control: Lawmakers debate wheat prices, subsidies
LAHORE: The provincial assembly on Friday started a general discussion on wheat and food prices for years 2014-2015. The sitting began at 10:15am. Food Minister Bilal Yaseen started the discussion....
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Social welfare: Children’s home to be established in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: The Punjab Social Welfare Department is building a Children’s Home that will house as many as 50 orphans and neglected children, Social Welfare District Officer Wahida Iftikhar told...
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Tracked down: 13-year-old handed over to parents after falling from train
BAHAWALPUR: A 13-year old girl fell off a Karachi-bound train after falling asleep in front of the train door. She was later handed over to her parents at Rahim Yar Khan railway station on Friday...
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Terror talks: ‘Government and army should be on the same page’
LAHORE: The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on Saturday held a seminar on the Cabinet Committee on National Security here on Saturday. Analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi said, “In establishing the...
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Nationwide: Walk held in Attock
ATTOCK: A walk was organised by the National Highway and Motorway Police Attock region on Saturday to mark the World Road Safety Day. The walk, led by North-One Region SSP Hassan Abbas and other...
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Child abduction: Former MNA, his driver granted bail
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate has granted bail to a former MNA and his driver, who are accused of detaining and assaulting three children who worked for them and shackling one of them in their...
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Environmental education: The Educators and WWF sign MOU
LAHORE: The Educators school on Thursday signed an MOU with the World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) to spread environmental education through a Spellathon and Eco-Internship...
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Electricity theft: Lesco ‘slackness’ hindering prosecutions
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has written to the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) chief executive seeking departmental action against officials for failing to turn up for...
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Along the way: Travelling photography exhibition unveiled
A solo exhibition of travelling photography by Syeda Amna Qamar was inaugurated here on Saturday. As many as 35 photographs were unveiled by artist Ajaz Anwar. Qamar has captured Bangkok, Lahore’s...
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Shaikh Khalifa College: Medical school, govt at odds over admissions
LAHORE: The Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College (SKZMDC) Lahore intends to defy the Punjab government’s instruction to alter its admission policy and bring it in line with...
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Energy crisis:‘Govt has a strategy to overcome power shortage’
FAISALABAD: “The government is working on war footing to bridge the gap between demand and supply of electricity,” State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said on Saturday. He was addressing...
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Shootout: Cop, rickshaw driver shot dead outside sessions court
LAHORE: A constable and a rickshaw driver were shot and killed and another policeman injured in a shooting by a murder accused outside the district and sessions courts on Secretariat Road on...
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Illegal business: Three of a family accused of fraud
FAISALABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency on Sunday registered a case against three members of a family for allegedly getting Rs25 million from 147 people. Police said Zahida, a resident of Chak...
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Mass poisoning: Toxic liquor bootlegger arrested
FAISALABAD: Police on Sunday arrested a man accused of selling poisonous liquor that killed 21 people in Faisalabad. Batala Colony SHO Waheed Shahid told The Express Tribune that the Majid Masih...
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Public health: Dengue control efforts to be stepped up
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) Additional Director General Muhammad Rajoana on Sunday said teams would be responsible for maintaining cleanliness in the city. Talking to newsmen,...
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Public education: Women University students protest fee raise
FAISALABAD: The fees at Government College for Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF) have been increased steeply since it was given the status of a university, The Express Tribune has learnt. The GCWUF...
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Financial constraints: FIC facing shortage of funds
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC) is facing problems in purchasing medicine and upgrading their machines due to a shortage of funds. The institute provides free treatment and...
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Busy week: 62 house officers ‘saved’ by the LHC
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court ‘rescued’ 62 house officers last week from imminent dismissal before completion of their one-year contract. On August 29, the LHC issued a stay order against the...
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