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Crime against women: Man held for sexual assault, kidnapping
Woman’s husband says police reluctant to proceed, his complaint registered three days after his wife.
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Restoration of Nato supplies: Jamaat-i-Islami demands agreement be made public
Urges opposition parties to chalk out a joint line of action.
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NESPAK charged with replenishing Katasraj pond
Given charge after crane provided by cement factory got stranded in pond.
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Dual nationality: LHC wants to see list of parliamentarians whose membership has been suspended
Justice Badial says MPA’s counsel ‘ trying to mislead the court’.
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Better pass percentage: ‘Intelligence, good grades are not the same thing’
Educationists say school education needs an overhaul.
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Civic facilities: Flat parking rates set to return
Lahore Parking Company to be created in 3 months.
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YDA holds peaceful protest in Lahore
The association has asked the government to revise service structure for doctors employed by the Health Department.
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Cop kills sister for not withdrawing case
She was beaten up for riding bike, wearing pants.
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Difficult Rescue: Boy rescued after falling in pit
Simran, had been digging a well when he slipped and fell in.
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Bad law?: Court moved to strike amendment in Income Tax Ordinance 2012
Government had bound the manufacturers to collect one per cent tax from distributors, wholesalers and dealers
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Annual development programme: Govt yet to approve release of funds
CM’s Secretariat hasn’t prioritised development schemes.
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University degree: PML-N’s Rao Mazhar Hayat told to provide proof by Sep 23
Petitioners say the US university had denied that Hayat was a graduate.
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Belief systems: Man dies after drinking hot oil
‘Spiritual guide’ claims drinking the oil makes a person ‘spiritually stronger’.
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School education: Private school pupils dominate matric results
First position holders given laptops, Rs20,000 cash.
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The big day: Top students complain of power outages
Pass percentage increases from 59% to 65.7%.
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‘No compulsion in religion’: ‘One should be able to choose their religion’
They ‘converted’ to get married then reverted to Christianity and have now been on the run for six years.
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Land grabbing case: Lahore High Court rejects Riaz’s petition
Anti-Corruption Establishment now free to arrest the property tycoon.
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Service structure: YDA submits its proposals
YDA representative told the court that the recommendations had already been submitted to the government.
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Missed deadline: Govt could be sued over VCs’ appointments
CM’s assistant says amended law awaits governor’s assent.
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Chief justice chastises ministry for issuing Hajj quotas ‘for Rs100’
FBR submits 62 tour operators are tax defaulters, 105 under scrutiny.
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Water theft: Cases registered against 1,800 farmers in Faisalabad
Official says complaints compiled over one-and-a-half month.
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‘Privatisation has served only vested interests’
Expert opposes privatisation of Pakistan Railways, Steel Mills.
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Mismanagement woes: Stampede at flour bags distribution injures 16
Official record shows up to 2,000 tokens issued for distribution of 500 bags.
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Neither VC, nor syndicate can suspend a professor, says LHC
Lahore High Court quashes inquiry against a GCU-F teacher.
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School education: Board announces names of top students
First position shared at 1,021 out of 1,050 marks.
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Art exhibition: Simple calligraphy ‘fails to make impression’
Calligrapher Rathore says while some artists seek to ‘beautify canvas’ he focuses on legibility.
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NAB deputy chief’s resignation accepted
Javed Zia Qazi’s cited personal reasons for his decision.
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Khanewal incident: SC rejects police report into woman’s stoning
Gives govt three days to clamp down on negligent police officials.
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The long wait: Woman gets divorce ‘after 32-year wait’
Woman in her 80s said she had moved in with her parents in 1980, two years after she lost vision in both eyes.
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No case yet for sale of 12-year-old
Woman’s complaint against son yet to be registered.
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Police finding: ‘Poor regulation affecting security’
Only 192 of the 314 security companies seek verification of their guards.
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Price lists: Market committee warned over distribution delay
Shopkeepers fined for not displaying price lists, using uncertified weights.
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Death during YDA strike: Child’s autopsy report reveals natural death
PMA demands govt cancel murder case against four doctors.
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Gender-based crime: Three murder suspects stopped from leaving town
They are accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire, she died after remaining hospitalised for 11 days.
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Proposals: Nurses protest demolition of hostel for construction of college
Say they were told to shift to private hostels meant for male workers.
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Unemployed experts: Agricultural graduates stopping lease payment
‘16 of 108 who received plots in 2010 have stopped payment, more are considering boycotting the programme’.
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Ramazan offerings: Low turnout of customers at Fort Road Food Street
Managers hope for things to change in a week’s time.
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Death row prisoners in Punjab jails prove troublesome
Punjab government urges federal government to decide prisoners' fate to avoid any untoward incidents.
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Cholistan in need of urgent water supplies
The area’s water woes can be traced to mismanagement, negligence on the part of govt.
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Development: Sharif announces grant for Chakwal Press Club
CM also directed the district president to set up a PML-N secretariat in Chakwal city.
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Man appeals to CM for help in finding missing son
Muhammad Farooq, missing for six years, was ‘sold’ along with his taxi in FATA.
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Freewill: Love-marriage-couple say police harassing them
Call kidnapping case registered against the man ‘baseless’.
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Gender-based crime: Assault case against 6, including 3 cops
Policemen are also accused of unfairly acquitting four men of sexual assault charges.
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Medical education: King Edward Medical University alumni object to new merit rule
University to select 76 candidates from 228 after interviews on Monday.
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Service structure: General cadre doctors demand promotions first
Association also seeks updated seniority list, greater number of senior jobs.
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Irrigation system: ‘This system will leave Punjab indebted’
Speakers say Indus Water Treaty is a ‘unique’ sharing arrangement.
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MQM will strive to make South Punjab a reality: Farooq Sattar
Certain elements are afraid of the MQM’s popularity in Punjab, says Sattar.
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Third death from rash driving in two days
Young biker killed after being hit by a van overtaking him.
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Digital electricity meters: Consumers confounded by new meters
Claim they don’t know how to read them; IESCO says all relevant information on back of bills.
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2012 monsoon season: Punjab under threat of being submerged
104 river dykes meant to hold back floodwater are in dilapidated condition following 2010 floods.