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4 injured as shoe warehouse gutted in Lahore

LAHORE: Four persons sustained sever burns injuries and items worth millions of rupees turned into ashes as a fire was suddenly erupted at a shoe warehouse in Timber Market here on Saturday morning. The fire tenders after three-hour struggle doused the flames. The rescue personnel said that blaze had engulfed the entire building. The actual...

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Power companies looting masses through inflated bills: Society Watch

ISLAMABAD: President Society Watch Khalid Mehmood on Saturday alleged that power distribution companies were looting masses through inflated bills to make up for their losses. Power distribution companies have failed to reduce line losses and theft amounting to Rs 360 billion per annum and now they have started violating of the basic rights of consumers...

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CPWB rescues 10-year injured maid in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: The Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) on Saturday rescued an injured 10-year-old maid during a raid at a house here. A CPWB team on public complaints raided the house of Sheikh Azeem in Peoples Colony Y-Block and found young maid Awais critically injured. The maid was allegedly tortured by the house owner and...

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Mother ‘hangs’ 8-year son to death

SHEIKHUPURA: A ‘barbaric’ mother on Saturday hanged her eight-year-old son to death after an exchange of hot words with husband over domestic disputes in Wandala Dayal Shah area here. The police recovered the body of the minor and arrested the accused mother.

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Kite flying banned in Quetta

QUETTA: The administration on Saturday banned making of kites, their sale and purchase, and flying in Quetta district following injuring of four children due to aerial firing during festivities of Basant festival here Friday. According to a statement issued by the Deputy Commissioner Quetta, Section 144 was imposed across the district banning all activities related...

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Ghazi murder case: Musharraf’s non-bailable arrest warrant issued

ISLAMABAD: An additional and sessions court on Saturday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and rejected his plea seeking permanent exemption from appearing in Abdul Rashid Ghazi murder case. Additional and Sessions Judge Parvez Qadir Memon, announced the verdict on Musharraf’s plea for permanent exemption from appearing in the...

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Key member of Baba Ladla gang arrested from Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A key member of the notorious Baba Ladla group of Lyari (Karachi) named Rashid Baloch was arrested here on Saturday. According to police, the suspect was arrested by an intelligence agency and the Counter Terrorism Department from a house at Kohat Road, where he had been residing. A CTD officer said Rashid Baloch, a...

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Two die in Jamshoro motorcycles collision

JAMSHORO: At least two persons were killed and two others wounded in a collision between two motorcycles on Indus Highway here on Saturday.   According to police, the accident occurred as the motorcycle riders were trying to overtake each other. The bodies and injured were shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.