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Found: Body of a missing labourer recovered
Body was recovered with help of victim's mobile phone data.
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SHO flouts court orders
Reluctant to register torture case against jail officials.
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Hast-o-Neest: Exhibits seek to highlight cultural past
Paintings of Masjid Wazir Khan, ceramics inspired by Indus civilisation on display
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Business sense: FC College teams win int’l competition
Students prepared business plans on software they used for the first time.
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DHA has the cheapest tippers
Unless they meet the customer face-to-face, delivery boys rarely get tipped.
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Scam: Beware of ‘you’ve won a car’ calls
People are told to pay Rs80,000 to get their ‘prize’ from a lucky draw.
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Cheating spouses: Man strangles wife in front of entire village
Police have registered a case on Noor Jahan’s brothers request.
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Power plays: MEPCO double-bills consumers to stay afloat
After govt agencies failed to pay default, MEPCO began to charge consumers.
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Freedom of expression: New law robs journalists of their sources
Rule 46 aims to place government beyond any media criticism.
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Garden Town Main Boulevard: Road widening incomplete as deadline looms
Residents say travel time between work and home has increased; businesses complain they have lost sales.
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Splitting up: What’s in a name?
Woman seeks divorce after husband insists on naming son.
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Family Tortured: Man, wife and mother-in-law beaten by rivals
The accused abducted the family and stole cash and gold ornaments.
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Melon madness: Never ask a cop to pay for food
Police torture vendor for 5 days for asking cop to pay for melons.
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‘Police using cognisable offence excuse to protect SI’
Sherakot SHO was asked to investigate murder, robbery charges against SI.
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Teaching hospitals told to form boards
The principals and chief executives of autonomous institutions should submit performance reports of their institutions
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Burned alive: Police refuse to file case of girl set on fire by in-laws
Police say they need the girl’s husband to file the complaint rather than her parents.
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Supreme Court: Petition challenges ‘Rs518b loan write-off’
He asked the court to summon the former State Bank governors and recover the loans with interest.
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PMDC seminar: TV promotes quackery, say doctors
Speakers call for revision of ‘quack-friendly’ regulations.
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Environment education: The children will save us
WWF targets school children to raise awareness of environmental challenges.
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Prisoner’s Torture Plea: Case against jail officials sought
The judge warned the SHO that if he did not register the FIR, one would be filed against him under Section 155 C.
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Theft: PhD student targeted at PU campus
A laptop, camera and other valuables belonging to a PhD student at the Punjab University were stolen.
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Convocation: 240 new doctors honoured at KEMU
Five awarded PhDs at city’s oldest medical school.
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Bounced cheques: Registration of FIRs being delayed for months
Experts say investigation requirement before filing of FIR is illegal.
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Blood feuds: Murder accused shot dead in courtroom
Killers escape after shooting two in Lahore and three in Gujrat sessions courts.
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Nawaz Sharif favours doctor for executive post in Faisalabad
Doctor, who rendered services during pre, post-operation stay of Sharif, to be given post that is yet to be set up.
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Two killed in Lahore Sessions Court shooting incident
The decease had appeared in court to seek bail in a murder case when their rivals opened fire on them and fled.
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Viral Scandal: UAF principal denies video was shot on campus
Video being used to malign the image of the university: VC.
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Brothers in arms: In the market for ammunition
Police chance upon covert weapons bazaar in district.
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Drunken Displays: 9 students injured in clash over drunk guard
Injured students say that IJT submitted application stating that a guard was caught drinking alcohol.
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Deflection and denial: Victim approaches court to file gang rape case
Razia Bibi said that the police had actually charged her with defaming the accused.
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Anaesthesia of authority: Inquiry launched against ex-RMC principal, others
Officials face charges of financial misappropriations and misuse of authority.
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Protests: Chief Justice takes AAG to task
The court asked the AAG to come up with a reasonable reply till June 3, the next date of hearing.
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National College of Arts: Power tussle for head post
Reports allege incumbent principal wants extension.
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Medico-legal report: Poor facilities seen as a hindrance
Doctors, lawyers stress need for improvement.
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Hajj Policy: Larger bench to take up plea on June 1
Petitioners accuse religious affairs ministry of nepotism.
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Shrines: LHC summons Auqaf Dept secretary
Justice Ijazul Ahsan stated that the Auqaf Department had ignored the court order.
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Complaint: FIA summoned over inaction
Muhammad Yousaf, a citizen, through his counsel alleged that Wapda authorities had embezzled Rs2 billion.
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Green belt: TMO summoned to explain tree-cutting
Judge unhappy with counsel’s failure to answer questions.
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Rani’s death anniversary: Aik thi larki–a daughter’s tribute
Paintings by 21 artists are on display at Alhamra Arts Gallery.
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Citizens' Complaints: FIA sets deadlines for investigations and inquiries
The decision was taken after several citizens had approached the FIA director and complained about delayed inquiries.
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Remembering Rescue 15 attack: ‘Police ready to take on the terrorists’
SP says city on high alert for four days, security for govt buildings beefed up.
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Government college: Governor rejects CM’s pick for vice chancellor
Dispute over who should have final say in selection of VCs.
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‘Halve the defence budget this year’
Protesters demand spending on health, education instead.
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Outstanding bills: Power supply to 39 Wasa stations disconnected
Final notices served to another 21 government departments.
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Wildlife conservation: Deer stolen from national park recovered
Police suspect park management of collusion; three animals still missing.
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Security measures: Banks must improve safety or face closure
DIG instructs banks to deploy more guards, build bunkers outside branches.
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Regularisation: Medical officers told to contact dept
MOs with postgraduate qualifications who had applied for regularisation before July 22, 2009, will be promoted.
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Nicl Land Scam: Moonis’s manager withdraws bail plea
The agency says that it has to recover the embezzled amount of Rs420 million from Maalick, the manager.
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Sabzazar: LDA retrieves 3 illegally occupied plots
The pieces of land had been under the use of unauthorised persons for a long time.
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Air-conditioners in govt offices after 11 am
50 per cent lights to remain off and airc-conditioner thermostats to be set at 26 degrees.