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Street crime: Bank manager, colleague killed
FAISALABAD: A Zarai Taraqqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Satiana branch manager and deputy manager were shot dead on Tuesday by unidentified motorcyclists. Saddar police said the killings were probably...
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Consumer court: Generator shop sued for Rs835,000
LAHORE: A consumer court has issued notice to the chief executive of H&A Generators for September 11 on a suit seeking damages of Rs835,000 from the company for supplying a man with a second-hand...
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Parking facilities: Saudi-German venture expected to win contract
LAHORE: A joint venture between a Saudi and a German company has submitted the most attractive bid for a seven-year contract to automate and manage the city’s parking facilities, The Express Tribune...
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Child sold into marriage escapes
MULTAN: An 11-year old girl allegedly sold by her father to a 38-year old man ran away from the latter’s house on Monday. Saima* had been married off to Ehsan Ahmed, 38, a resident of 9/3-R Haroon...
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Sharif orders repair of damaged flood dykes
MULTAN: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to build a super dyke from Seetpur to Panjnad headworks. He was visiting the flood-affected areas in the district....
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26,000 children enrolled in three weeks
MULTAN: “As many as 18,000 out-of-schools children in Multan district have been enrolled at schools in the last 18 days. Another 8,000 children have been enrolled in the Bahawalnagar district in the...
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Irrigation Dept: Transfers without CM’s approval
LAHORE: The Irrigation Department has transferred three officers even though the chief minister banned all transfers and postings in the department back in June, The Express Tribune has learnt. Under...
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PP-150 recount: ‘Several ballots without stamp or signature found’
LAHORE: Several ballot papers missing the presiding officer’s stamp or signature have been discovered during the second day of recounting of votes for the by-election at PP-150, PTI candidate Mehr...
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False accusation?: School principal booked for blasphemy
LAHORE: On the allegations of the imam of a local mosque, a first information report (FIR) was registered against a school principal here under blasphemy law by Nishtar Town police late Monday night....
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Exchange for Change: As adults fight, children build cross-border bridges
LAHORE: While the border tensions between India and Pakistan persist, children from the two countries are playing their part in trying to ease decades of animosity and mistrust. Letters and pictures...
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POL products: Petrol price increase challenged in court
KARACHI / LAHORE: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the federal government to justify the current POL price hike. A non-profit organisation, the United Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, has...
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Ensuring food security: Punjab announces wheat subsidy
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has announced that the government will provide a subsidy of Rs18 billion to allow for discounted rates of flour for consumers. The food department will...
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NA-122 recount: ECP asked to explain returning officer status
LAHORE: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to explain how a returning officer could be retained after the elections...
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PP-150 recount: PML-N candidate Mian Marghoob wins, PTI rejects result
LAHORE: Mian Marghoob Ahmad of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) won the seat in PP-150 Lahore XIV according to unofficial results of the recount, Express News reported on Wednesday. Pakistan...
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Monetary dispute: Man ‘beaten up, humiliated’ by money-lender
FAISALABAD: A man was allegedly beaten up by a money-lender on Tuesday for failing to repay a loan. Haq Nawaz, a resident of Chak 452-GB Rehmay Shah, told the media that he had taken a Rs5,000 loan...
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Subsidies: PML-Q slams wheat price increase
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Punjab Senior Vice-President Muhammad Basharat Raja has criticised the government’s decision to increase the official wheat purchase price to Rs1,330 per...
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‘Police highhandedness’: ‘Inebriated’ cop beats rickshaw driver
FAISALABAD: A police constable was arrested on Wednesday for beating up a rickshaw driver and setting fire to his rickshaw. D-Type Colony police said that the constable, Ashraf Gujjar, was apparently...
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Abducted newborn recovered
FAISALABAD: The police on Wednesday recovered a newborn boy and arrested the kidnapper. Police spokesman Aamir Waheed told newsmen that Khalida Waseem had gone to the Divisional Headquarters Hospital...
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Education woes: ‘Focus on teachers first’
LAHORE: Politicians and educationists on Wednesday commented on the state of education in the province and various government initiatives. They were speaking at a conference held by the Pakistan...
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Dealing with sectarian strife: Peace talks progress as 48 suspects surrender
MULTAN: After prolonged negotiations between the Shia and Sunni peace committees, 48 criminals have surrendered to the police courting arrest in the district coordination office in Bhakkar on...
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