‘Achtung’: Aitchison beefs up security
* College bans entry of cars carrying more than three students * LGS set to resume classes today amid tight security arrangements
By Hussain Kashif
LAHORE: Aitchison College has banned the entry of cars carrying more than three students on its premises in a bid to beef up...

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Punjab Assembly vows to follow in Allama Iqbal’s footsteps
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly (PA) on Monday (Iqbal Day) unanimously passed a resolution, promising to follow in the footsteps of Allama Iqbal. The resolution paid rich tributes to the services of Allama Iqbal and pledged to promote and strengthen democracy. Following the footprints of the great poet...

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‘Educate students on Iqbal’s ideas, don’t make them sit at home’
LAHORE: Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has suggested to the provincial government that educational institutes should not be closed on Iqbal Day. He said that seminars and discussions should be organised so that students could be taught Iqbal’s philosophy. Kamran, addressing...

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Factory worker stabbed
Staff Report
LAHORE: A factory worker stabbed and killed one of his co-workers to death over a minor dispute near Baghbanpura police precincts on Monday.
Police said that the victim Muneer, had a fight with his co-worker Irfan a few days ago, which was settled after their colleagues...

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No police! Rescue 1122 relying on sacrificial goats to ‘ward off’ terror
* Only five policemen deployed outside building * Official says repeated requests to higher authorities have not succeeded in securing additional personnel
By Rana Tanveer
LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Services Academy – or Rescue 1122 – is sacrificing a goat every day to...

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‘Punjab government unilaterally banned functions after 10pm’
LAHORE: The Punjab government did not take all stakeholders on board when it decided to ban functions after 10pm and made a one-sided decision, banquet hall owners, caterers and decorators told Daily Times on Monday. All marriage halls in the city have refused to accept the ban, saying it would ruin...

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Sanaullah slams Elahi for calling Punjab govt ‘irresponsible’
LAHORE: The Punjab government is doing everything possible to overcome the sugar crisis and Chauhdry Pervaiz Elahi should look at his own track record before criticizing the current government on the sugar issue, Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah said on Monday.
In a press release issued...

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Punjab Assembly passes bills on katchi abadis and kite flying
* Opp opposes katchi abadis bill, says committee tabled it without recommendations * Law minister says ’Q’ introduced bill first
By Rana Kashif
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly (PA) on Monday passed the Punjab Katchi Abadis (Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Punjab Prohibition of Kite...

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Rain relief for Lahoris, signals start of winter
LAHORE: The light rain on Monday was taken as a sigh of relief for citizens, who were facing different seasonal ailments, and those who were waiting for the winter to properly start. The showers were a result of the ongoing series of rainfall across the country, triggered by the ongoing heavy rains...

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Making music A craftsman assembles a pair of drums at his workshop in the Walled City. abid nawaz

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