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Rancid: Two arrested for manufacturing bad oil
Police said they had received complaints from residents
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Shame: Two women killed for ‘honour’
Two women were killed for ‘honour’ in separate incidents
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Trades and skills: Skills’ assessment programme begins today
Programme would enable skilled people to obtain certifications after clearing a systematic assessment
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Heinous crime: Minor raped in Faisalabad
The Thikriwala SHO said a police team had been constituted to nab the absconding suspect
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Unfulfilled commitment: Man sues marriage hall for ‘cheating’
He said he had paid Rs5,000 in advance to the hall management
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Conflict of interest: Recovery pleas referred to CJ
Petitioners had submitted that the police had rounded up their relatives without producing any evidence
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Planning and Development: Re-gasified LNG power plants approved for Punjab
CDWP gives thumbs-up to projects that will cost Rs169.6b; will be financed by PSDP.
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Free for now: Bail granted to Salmaan Taseer vigil attackers
More than 40 suspects had been detained and six were nominated in the FIR
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Till next year: Lights go out at Mela Chiraghan
The third day of the urs was reserved for women devotees.
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Health facilities: Emergency ward at Institute of Neuro Sciences underway
Rs650 million had been allocated for the institute in the current year’s budget.
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National consensus: PPP looking to hold an APC on Yemen conflict
Pakistan should move for amicable settlement: Iranian consul general.
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Matters of concern: PAT slams govt’s slow response in Yemen
LHC’s decision to hold party-based elections lauded.
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Air we breathe: Demo staged against factories operating in residential area
Two of the nine factories were asked to ensure compliance with environment laws .
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Paternal protection: Govt leaders will adopt schools, says CM
He said the government hoped to enrol all out-of-school children by 2018
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Pre-budget discussion: Opp walks out over finance minister’s absence
Deputy speaker says new Assembly building to be ready by next year.
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Cantonment Board polls: LHC rules for party-based local government polls
Court orders no change in deadline to submit nomination papers that ends today .
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Injustice: Family of raped girl protest against police inaction
He said they took his sister to his dera where they raped her
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Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park: 4,500 acres leased to Chinese company
Entity will develop nine 100MW plants to be run on solar energy.
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Taseer vigil attackers granted bail by LHC
Accused were identified as members of the Anjuman Fidayan-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat
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Due process: Relatives of Youhanabad protesters held to ‘trace lynch mob’
They were moved from one police station to another to avoid court action against illegal detention.
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Regional ‘friends’: ‘Need new policy on Afghanistan’
Bilateral relations discussed on roundtable talk.
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In memoriam : ‘Her fight was political not personal’
Nation’s pre-eminent women rights activist remembered .
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Heralding Holy Week: Hosanna! Hosanna! rings on Palm Sunday
School children reenact Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
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Court diary: Malik to be sworn in as LHC chief justice today
Court sought AGP’s assistance in light of Supreme Court’s orders on local govt polls.
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Kidnapping: Dozens protest police inaction
The demonstrators gathered on the Narwala-Marzipura Road and blocked it.
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Medical profession: Foreign graduates irked over delay in result announcements
Result for Feb 17 exam yet to be announced despite 10-day rule.
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Forced closure: SIC advises Hamid Raza to present himself for arrest
A meeting of the SIC central executive body discussed the issue on Sunday.
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Energy shortfall: Efforts being made to overcome power crisis, says Shahbaz
New DFID Punjab head calls on chief minister.
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Illegal constructions: Chambers will not be built on court premises, says LBA
LBA president says talks underway to get alternative land for chambers at Model Town Courts.
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Rampant corruption: ‘Corruption within Anti-Corruption’ dept
Anti-corruption officer writes against alleged corruption in his department
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Global initiative: Lahore landmarks go dark to mark Earth Hour
830 businesses and public buildings switched off lights.
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Consumer court: ‘My customer threatened to kill me’
He said when he approached police, the SHO did not take him seriously.
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Consumer rights: Notice issued for defective mobile phone sale
He requested the court to direct the respondent to replace his mobile phone and pay him damages.
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Nabbed: Stolen LESCO equipment seized
The agency had received a tip-off that LESCO Line Superintendent had stolen the equipment
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Petitioner told to approach police for FIR revision
He had wanted offences pertaining to forgery added to his copyrights violation case.
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Training policy: Paid house jobs being considered for private college graduates
The policy states that graduates of private medical colleges and foreign graduates must not be given paid house jobs
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Rs150bn three-year rural roads programme approved
Work on the project will begin next month.
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Agreement: Clerks’ association calls off strike
Govt agrees to meet pay raise, time scale promotion demands .
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Commuting woes: Traffic held up for six hours on Circular Road
Traffic police say traffic jam was caused by encroachments.
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Madhu Lal urs: Dhamal, langar food mark beginning of Mela Chiraghan
125 policemen perform security duties at the Shah Hussain shrine.
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Fighting Crime: Rs3 billion approved for Dolphin Force
He said the new officers would be inducted in the force in two phases.
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Underage detention centres: UNICEF reveals most juvenile inmates from Punjab
Report also states that currently there are no exclusive courts for offenders
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SHO admonished over unsatisfactory reply
SHO Ahsanullah appeared before the court and said men discussed in the petitions were not in police custody.
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Closure: Final arguments sought on Model Town JIT report
The bench was hearing several pleas filed by Minhajul Quran, a lawyer and others.
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Illegal hunting: Four jailed for not paying fines
The 11 others were set free after they deposited Rs30,000 each with the Wildlife Department.
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Youhanabad hopes for a trouble-free Easter
Church leaders promise to help in arresting those involved in riots if raids cease.
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Seamless service: USAID project on gender-based violence launched
Hina Jillani from AGSH-Dastak Charitable Trust stressed on the need for a coordination mechanism.
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Five girls sexually assaulted
All five suspects identified in one of the cases arrested.
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Spiritual celebration: ‘Allowing men in the shrine robbed it of its character’
The three-day urs of Bibiyan Pak Daman opened on Friday .
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Punjab Assembly: Govt stamping out sale of adulterated milk, said Yasin
Two ordinances, a bill tabled at the Assembly on Friday.