Tuition centres, academies compromising on security
By Umair Aziz
LAHORE: Academies and tuition centres have not taken the prescribed security measures to secure their premises, evading the government and putting the lives of students at risk, Daily Times has learnt.
Due to a lack of government regulation in this sector, the city...

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Governor hosts outgoing British high commissioner
Lahore: Lauding the services of outgoing British high commissioner, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said that Robert Brinkley had played an integral role in strengthening friendly ties between Pakistan and the UK.
Speaking at a farewell lunch hosted in Brinkley’s honur, at the Governor House...

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Hundreds of parks now victims of PHA neglect
By Nauman Tasleem
LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) is neglecting hundreds of small parks in different parts of the city.
The authority has been focusing on 600 parks, including a few main public places, while ignoring the remaining 400 situated in different localities...

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Pakistan Post to open 100 express centres
LAHORE: Pakistan Post will open 100 express centres, including six centers in Lahore, to facilitate traders and industrialists across the country, Deputy Post Master General Nasir Hassan said in a press statement on Sunday. The first centre would open in Lahore next month, the statement said. The express...

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Woman dies during botched abortion
Staff Report
LAHORE: An unmarried woman died at a private hospital on Sunday during a procedure to terminate an ‘unwanted’ pregnancy. She was 24.
According to North Cantt Police, the woman ‘T’ had been living with a man for the last two years, but remained unmarried. The man brought...

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Some bureaucrats are more equal...
* (Left) The new guests’ wing of the civil officers’ mess at GOR-I. (2nd L) The Jillani Auditorium, usually reserved for movie screenings. (3rd L) The patio inside one of the new buildings. (R) The new main gate of the mess.
PCOM a recreational domain only for DMG, CSS officers Text...

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Punjab government allots Rs 117.872m for civil officers’ mess
LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated a development budget of Rs 117.872 million for the addition, alteration, renovation and provision of facilities at Punjab Civil Officers Mess (PCOM). The funds will be used for the renovation of the mess building, construction of a gymnasium, renovation of...

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New mess membership cards
LAHORE: The Punjab Civil Officers Mess (PCOM) management will issue membership cards to all members and families. This would serve as an identity and credit card to be used in the mess. No entry would be allowed and no services would be provided anywhere in the mess without it. The management issued...

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PCOM receives face-lift, offers new features
LAHORE: The Punjab Civil Officers Mess (PCOM) has been given a massive face-lift that includes a revamped interior that is classy and elegant, air-conditioned lobbies and a refined atmosphere with the finest of facilities.
* Card room: It is a fully air-conditioned, tastefully decorated spacious...

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Hunter-gatherer A young scavenger collects corn cobs to sell on Sunday. online

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