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September 10, 2018

Punjab Food Authority threatens action against unlicensed eateries

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Director General Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman directed the authority to tighten its grip around the food business operators (FBOs) who […]
September 10, 2018

Student lied about harassment, says Sindh health minister

HYDERABAD: The provincial health minister, Azra Fazal Pechuho, claimed on Saturday that the university student in Benazirabad district who had accused his teacher of sexual harassment […]
September 10, 2018

Teachers demand end to ban on transfers

LAHORE: The fate of around 50,000 school teachers across Punjab hangs in the balance due to a ban on transfers. The majority of female teachers, who […]
September 10, 2018

Pending cases K-P’s lower courts groan under massive backlog

PESHAWAR: Rahmatullah had approached the district courts hoping that it could resolve a property dispute. Over three years later, he is still waiting for the court […]
September 10, 2018

CJP urges early disposal of pending cases

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Monday reiterated the need to dispose of pending cases in an expeditious manner as the new judicial year began on […]
September 10, 2018

Enforced disappearances: 3,519 cases disposed of till July 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, chaired by under Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, disposed of 3,519 cases till July 2018, said a report. The […]
September 10, 2018

Uzbek imam sacked after urging president to allow hijabs, beards

TASHKENT: An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such as hijabs and beards, in […]
September 10, 2018

Man arrested after breakfast with woman in Saudi Arabia

An Egyptian man in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after a video of him having breakfast with a woman went viral on Twitter. In the video, […]