Educational revolution laid in Punjab: Shahbaz

Lahore—Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that paucity of resources will not be allowed to be an obstacle in the educational progress of any student. He said that a strong foundation of educational revolution has been laid in the province having showered all possible resources on intelligent, talented and diligent students. The Chief Minister announced to bear further educational expenses of the visually handicapped student of Rawalpindi and to provide him a suitable job. An intelligent blind student, Hafiz

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Sugar millers asked to clear growers dues

Lahore—The defaulting sugar mills in Sargodha, Okara, Faisalabad and Nankana districts have finally been warned to clear the dues of sugarcane growers otherwise be ready to face the music. Cane Commissioner, Punjab, Shahid Hussain Chaudhary told APP here Monday that during previous crushing season, cases were registered against the management of 7 sugar mills for delay in payment to sugarcane growers which includes National, Abdullah 11 (Yousaf), FECTO, Kohinoor, Abdullah and Baba Farid etc. Now during the current year,we got

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Beggary goes unchecked

Lahore—The deadly evil of beggary goes unchecked in the city of Lahore as number of beggars has increased manifold in the provincial metropolis with the advent of the holy month of Ramazan. Major traffic crossings in the city have become hubs of the beggars who pester the motorists for alms in return for the clinched blessings which they hurl at you uninvitingly. White-haired old men and women, secretively cloaked female,

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Death anniversary of Ashfaq Ahmed observed

Lahore—Pakistan renowned writer, intellectual and spiritualist Ashfaq Ahmed fifth death anniversary observed today (Monday). He was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist. His prime qualities of heart and hand earned appreciations across the borders. Ahmed was born on 22 August 1925 in Garh Muktesar village, Ferozepur district, India. He obtained his early education in his native district. After

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Five injured in cylinder blast

Lahore—Four persons of a family, among five were injured in a gas cylinder blast at a flat in Karim Market Iqbal Town, in the wee hours on Monday. According to Police and Rescue 1122 sources, the residents of the flat in the jurisdiction of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station had left for Okara two days earlier, and the knob of the gas

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