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Police arrest three thieves in one day
Sanjarpur residents says that there has been many burglaries and kidnappings in the area recently.
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Abetment: Villagers protest arrest of ‘cattle hustler’
Police say he is a notorious criminal who has terrorised the village.
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Public health: Fifty medical stores, clinics fined
The district government will continue its clean-up operation against illegal businesses, says DCO.
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Crime against children: Missing girl found ‘killed’
The decomposed body was recovered from roadside bushes, police said.
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Public transport: 3 killed, 12 injured in CNG cylinder blast
Van driver flees, assistant arrested.
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Children throng to city’s fifth film festival
800 children, education minister attend the opening ceremony.
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Local government: LHC admits petitions challenging new law
Petitioners say provisions of the law violate the Constitution.
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Service structure: Ladies hold up traffic on The Mall to assert right
Health Dept says lady workers’ service structure awaits approval.
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Lahore gang-rape: Outcry over rape of five-year-old girl
Police still have no clue who carried out the attack despite detaining several suspects.
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Fuel adjustment charges, line losses will not be collected till October 4: LHC
The court asked about the provision of the law under which these charges are being made.
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Girl commits suicide, paramour critical
The paramour is reportedly in critical condition at the district hospital.
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Attack on education: Cases registered against seven for vandalising school in Gujranwala
Books torn; students, teachers thrown out.
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Admissions: Last date to apply to LGH Nursing School extended
As the intermediate examination results will be announced on Sept 23.
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Public health: Organ trade gang busted, 6 arrested
Gang members in custody had confessed to buying and selling as many as 30 kidneys.
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Protest gets college students fans
Scores of students protested against the government on Sunday after one of the students fainted in the classroom.
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LGB elections schedule be finalised, LHC says
The court meanwhile directed the government to announce the schedule for the local elections.
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Masters’ programme admissions start at PU
The admissions process will be completed this month, classes start in November.
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Education for all: PEF increases partner schools’ grants
Foundation aims to enrol and educate four million children over five years.
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Hate speech: Conference calls for boycott of Ahmadis
Participants were told to wage holy war against the community.
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Punjab security: PM clears plan to hire 2,000 men for anti-terror unit
Personnel will receive training from Punjab Elite School.
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Relatives protest custody death
The deceased’s brother said he was arrested 11 months ago and died in police custody a week later.
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Police raid 2 madrassas of Mullah Omar's teacher in Gujranwala
Security forces arrest 21 foreigners during the raids.
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Act of violence: Youth gunned down
Unidentified men on Saturday gunned down a student in Terkhananwala.
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Prescribed protocol: Candidate wants PMDC elections nullified
Applicant says the 133rd meeting of the council was illegal.
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World First Aid Day: ‘People trained in first aid build a safe community’
More than 35,000 citizens in the province had been trained in life saving techniques by Rescue-1122.
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Voice of opposition: ‘People are disappointed with PML-N’
MPA Syed Wasim Akhtar says no end in sight to the difficulties faced by the common man.
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Photo-walk: Photography enthusiasts guided through Walled City
The walk aimed to highlight the architecture of mostly unexplored sites.
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Essential for life: ‘Cholistan severely water stressed’
Residents say their cattle are dying because of water shortage.
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Dangerous Liasons: Missing youth’s body found
Suspect confesses to murder, says he was being blackmailed.
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Three children dead in firework factory explosion near Muzaffargarh
Four people were reportedly injured in the explosion.
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Minor girl raped in Faisalabad
Punjab Chief Minister Punjab takes notice of incident. Five suspects, including two brothers, arrested.
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Five-year-old raped in Lahore: IG Punjab presents report to SC
It has been reported that the victim is out of critical condition.
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Degree fraud: Former MPA’s bail cancelled
The indictment will be endorsed on September 21.
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Remedial classes Reading: Clinic opens for kids with learning disabilities
The clinic’s branches will be opened across the country if the pilot project in Lahore proves successful.
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‘Substandard’: LHC stays tender opening for transformer supply
Hearing is adjourned for two weeks.
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Dangerous gas cylinders: Drive against violators to launch soon
CNG dealers selling gas on off days to be prosecuted.
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Appeal: LHC acquits murder convicts on appeal
Trial court had ignored contradictions between witnesses’ statements and the other evidence, says appellants’ counsel.
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Monsters-in-law: LHC calls for report on acid attack case
Mother in law is among four people named in the assault complaint.
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[In] justice: FIRs registered against panchayat
Panchayat had thrown a couple out of the village over alleged adultery.
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Crackdown: 55-member gang, including WAPDA officials, arrested for power theft
Those arrested have been rigging electricity meters in various districts.
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Condolence reference: Journalists remember IH Raashid
Say his struggle for press freedom must not be forgotten.
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Economy matters: ‘Culture, not religion, holds back progress’
Burki says the country is going through the worst recession in its history.
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Health Department issues Congo fever alert
Sacrificial animal trade for Eidul Azha increases the contagion risk.
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Affirmative action: Lahore College set to appoint male professors
VC says women professors are hard to find for some departments.
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‘Police occupying rest houses for 20 years’
The Irrigation and Power Department have send a report to the government for early vacation of the rest houses.
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Wanted: Two killed in ‘encounter’, one flees
Police says they have confiscated the motorcycle and a pistol found on one of the deceased.
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Doctors go on strike after colleague beaten
The doctors did not attend patients at the Outdoor Patients Department (OPD).
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Justice: LHC calls for report in attempted rape, burning case
Doctors treating the girl says she have 50 per cent burns.
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Resource management: Water project targeting SMEs presented in Sweden
WWF-Pakistan says the project is geared towards water cooperation.
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Endangered: Two Belgian parrots stolen
Two watchmen suspended from service, cases registered against 5.