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Murder case: Court allows time for settlement negotiations
Court seeks comments from SHO over petition filed by woman against her husband for 'fraudulently taking Rs5 million’.
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Investigation ordered: Inquiry officer ‘protecting’ murder suspect
Complainant says IO took Rs60,000 from suspect and treated him like “his guest”.
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Development project: Special children’s school, children’s park, highway inaugurated
CM announces setting up 410-bed DHQ hospital in Bahawalpur.
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Salt quality control: 34 labs to be set up in Punjab
Health Department, Micronutrient Initiative hold training for lab technicians.
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Missing persons: Amna Janjua says no abandoning the cause
She said she had been fighting the case of people who could not afford legal fees.
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Punjab University convocation: ‘Highest-ever’ number granted PhDs degrees
Proceedings held in Urdu for first time in decades.
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Election time: 2,160 out of 4,300 Gymkhana votes cast
LGC in trouble due to new memberships.
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Inter-city buses: Operators asked to shift terminals to new locations
Only 20 companies have agreed to bid for new licences.
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Art delineation: Hassan displays oil works
The works, all oil on canvas, include some landscapes. Others depict the recent political upheavals in Pakistan.
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Shahbaz Sharif orders confiscation of entire Tyno stock, raw materials
Punjab Chief Minister orders that samples of the syrup, and from patients should be sent to UK for testing.
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'Toxic' cough syrup: Death toll reaches 40 as 5 more die in Punjab
Eight patients in Gujranwala hospital are in critical condition.
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BB assassination: Inquiry stalled by ‘those who stopped post mortem’
Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah criticised the PPP for not taking Benazir Bhutto’s murderers to task.
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Recreational use?: Another cough syrup claims at least 16 lives
Officials suspect the deaths could be caused by overdose.
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USAID project: Capacitors installed on 233 tubewells to help conserve energy
FESCO is working on several projects with the USAID to reduce technical losses.
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SHO’s comments sought on January 2
The judge granted bail to a murder suspect ordering him to furnish a bail bond for Rs100,000.
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Illegal occupants: 21 schools freed in special operation
DCO has also ordered demolition of shops constructed on school premises.
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Projects to turn Arfa Kareem Nagar into model village
Proposals include a monument, a girls’ college and technical training centre.
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The responsibility lies with the people, says Hashmi
‘PTI’s priority is a peaceful Pakistan; Peace will lead to a prosperous Pakistan’.
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Career opportunities: Colleges, universities focus on in-house counselling
Students now develop an academic profile according to career choice.
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PTI central office in Lahore put on hold
Two groups emerge during party elections.
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Points of order: Lawmakers raise questions but get no response
Aulakh taken to task, Zaidi says members need to be taught to file returns.
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Partnership: Sewerage project inaugurated
According Alfalah Health Organisation's spokesperson, the pipeline laid is 450-foot long and cost Rs150,000.
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12 ‘cattle thieves’ arrested from Lahore
DPO Sohail Zaffar Chattha described buffaloes as “the poor man’s Pajero” during an open kutchehri on Wednesday.
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‘Buried alive’: Man’s eyes gouged out over suspicion
Police arrest three of the eight suspects.
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Law Minister: ‘Qadri is a stunt played by the establishment’
Fate of Qadri’s long march would be much the same as Imran Khan’s sit-in’s against the drone attacks, says Sanaullah.
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Another crackdown: Eight ‘fake pirs’ arrested in 2 days in clamp down
DCO urges citizens to play their role to make the campaign successful like they did with sheesha cafes.
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Registration for Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally opens
Rally to begin on Feb 15; drivers from Italy, Turkey and Oman will participate.
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Paying homage: PA pays tribute to Benazir Bhutto for services to democracy
Resolution passed for thalassemia certificate to be a condition for nikah.
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Gohar Ayub joins PML-N
Gohar is the youngest son of Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
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Contempt of court: Tax officals protest colleague’s arrest
The Sargodha tax officials went on a ‘pen down’ strike on Wednesday and protested in front of the Regional Tax Office.
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Seminar: ‘Molecular diagnostics aid cancer treatment’
‘In the future, doctors may be able to predict a patient’s response to radiation’
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Temporary conversions to be scrapped
Only permanent commercialisation to be allowed on 48 roads.
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Abduction, murder: Three found killed, a child missing
Bodies of Maqboolan bibi and er daughter were found killed near the shrine.
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Free-will marriage: Couple seeks protection from woman’s family
Say her father accepted the proposal, but later backed out.
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Court orders: CCPO given till Jan 2 to submit report
SHO hasn’t registered an FIR against man for forging wife’s signatures on divorce deed despite court orders.
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Seasonal disease: Fog and cold cause 20 per cent increase in respiratory diseases
Precaution the best strategy against winter diseases.
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Balochistan issues: ‘Federation not in the mood for listening to citizens’
Baloch leader says assembly doesn’t represent the electorate.
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Education for all: ‘Govt will make draft law public, but not yet’
Chairman of PA Standing Committee on Education says ‘intense deliberations’ on draft law ongoing.
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MQM moves SC against alleged rigging in Punjab by-polls
MQM says PML-N violated election commission's code of conduct, exhibited weapons during by-polls.
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Real estate: Lahore property prices largely stagnant over the past 5 years
Some areas see a sharp rise, others see stagnation, even decline.
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Poor visibility: 11 killed, 40 injured in road accidents due to fog
25 of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
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Lahore Bar Association: Election campaign underway
Nauman Qureshi and Chaudhry Ishtiaq contenders for bar president.
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LUMS initiative: Five-day LUMUN conference starts
‘Youth activism is a driving force for change’.
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Oath-taking ceremony: ‘Note to Punjab: Improve health and education’
“I’m determined to promote a better understanding between the PPP and the Punjab government,” says Mehmood.
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Official visit: Qadri wants to play with Pakistan like a toy says Kaira
Information minister says Russia has come forward to support the TAPI gas pipeline.
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Ethnic or administrative?: ‘K-P areas must be included in Seraiki province’
Seraiki Party leader Langah demands complete disassociation from Punjab.
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Holiday season: GCUF celebrates Christmas
Vice chancellor stresses the need for inter-faith harmony.
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Sugarcane growers protest late payment
The growers demanded that sugar mill owners deal with them directly and eliminate the role of middlemen.
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Countering crime: Two ‘most wanted’ criminals arrested in raids
One of them was wanted for killing a Gujranwala union council nazim on December 7.
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Hopelessness: Mother of missing child tries to burn herself
The self-immolation was attempted in front of the Faisalabad Press Club.