Faulty Pieces: Petition against furniture proprietor
LAHORE: A consumer court on Saturday issued a notice to the proprietor of a furniture shop in connection with a petition seeking Rs500,000 in damages for allegedly selling defective pieces. Petitioner...
View ArticleFatal: Man injured in fight dies
LAHORE: A man injured in a fight with his employer died at a hospital late on Friday night. Faheem Ashraf, 27, was employed as a driver at the house of Kalsoom Durrani, a former Education DDO. Police...
View ArticlePolio Drive: 1.3m children will be vaccinated, says DCO
FAISALABAD: As many as 1.3 million children in Faisalabad will be vaccinated against polio in a three-day drive starting on September 14, DCO Noorul Amin Mengal said on Saturday. He was talking to...
View ArticleAcademic milestone: 60.61 per cent pass Lahore board intermediate exam
LAHORE: The government has allocated adequate resources to provide necessary facilities at educational institutes, Food Minister Bilal Yasin said on Saturday. He was addressing a ceremony held at...
View ArticleReturns on produce: Farmers protest for support prices raise
LAHORE: Hundreds of Kissan Board and Kissan Raaj Party activists staged a protest demonstration at Charing Cross on Saturday for increase in the support price of various crops. Kissan Board general...
View ArticleGovernance: Private schools won’t be allowed to raise fees arbitrarily, says...
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday private schools and colleges would not be allowed to raise the fees arbitrarily. Earlier, Education Minister Rana Mashhood had said the government...
View ArticleMetro Train: LDA seeks proposals for construction
LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has invited bids from engineering and contracting companies for construction of a depot and a stabling yard under Package III and Package IV of the Orange...
View ArticleLimbless reptile: Ten-feet-long python killed at Lawrence Gardens
LAHORE: Lawrence Gardens staff killed a 10-feet-long python on Saturday after it had been sighted. Wildlife Assistant Director Abdul Shakoor told The Express Tribune that the department would present...
View ArticleAhead of UK stint : Hamza appeals to PSB for winning bonus
KARACHI: Pakistan cueist Hamza Akbar may have crossed the final hurdle to appear in the professional circuit after receiving his UK visa, but the 21-year-old is still awaiting monetary assistance from...
View ArticleQuitting while ahead: Pennetta wins US Open, retires
NEW YORK: Flavia Pennetta captured her first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open on Saturday and said she was happy to head into retirement. The 33-year-old beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6...
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Fatal decision: The cost of a single error
KARACHI: Medical experts say that medical errors occur even in the world’s best institutions because they are human errors. “A medical error can’t be concealed,” said Prof Farhat Moazzam of the Sindh...
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Rigging concerns: ‘ROs for local govt polls must be impartial’
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab president Manzoor Wattoo said that returning officers should be appointed from the judiciary for the local government elections. Addressing a press...
View ArticleGovernance: Public money being spent transparently, says CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday every penny of the public money was being spent only on people’s welfare. He was speaking to a delegation of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
View ArticleHigher education: College, university admissions open
LAHORE: Public and private universities in Lahore have announced admissions to bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes following the announcement of intermediate examination results. The...
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Municipal politics: PTI candidates get show cause notice over withdrawal of...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday issued a show cause notice to its candidates for the office of chairman and vice chairman in Union Council 107 after they withdrew their nomination...
View ArticlePublic health: LGH’s gynaecology ward upgraded
LAHORE: Gynaecology ward of the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) has been equipped with modern facilities, Post Graduate Medical Institute and LGH Principal Khalid Mahmood said on Sunday. “The building...
View ArticleBillions misappropriated under Shahbaz, says PAT
LAHORE: “Rs7 billion has been misappropriated from the Punjab government during Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s seven-year tenure,” says a white paper issued by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Sunday....
View ArticleLawyers’ strikes seen as hurdle to speedy justice
LAHORE: The farewell speech by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S Khwaja last week is a wake-up call for all those associated with the country’s judicial system. He said what no one from the...
View ArticleAccommodation: New hostel inaugurated at UVAS
LAHORE: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore Vice Chancellor Prof Talat Naseer Pasha inaugurated a girls’ hostel at the City Campus on Monday. A press statement issued by the UVAS on...
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LNG affairs: Abbasi presents himself for trial if corruption unearthed
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has offered himself for trial for any irregularities in the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal contract and...
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