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Unicef survey: Malnutrition close to critical in flood-hit areas
Global acute malnutrition rate of 13.9%, severe acute malnutrition of 3.5% reported.
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14-year-old killed for refusing to marry father’s cousin
Mother says she does not want to see killers prosecuted.
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Second Danish School opens at Hasilpur
Chief Minister Punjab says government committed to providing quality education facilities to the children of the poor.
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Qartaba Chowk shooting: Families say they have been offered Green Cards
Families offered Green Cards and money for withdrawing case against Raymond Davis.
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Rape attempt at Punjab University hostel
Intruder escaped after student raised alarm.
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Cheaters caught red-handed
Students caught openly cheating on video in a B-Tech examination held at a centre in Multan.
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Nightmarish traffic on Pindi roads
Commuters blame provincial government for stalling uplift projects.
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Women working from home
There are no social security or pension benefits for home-based workers.
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PCO judges: Asma unhappy with apex court’s decision
PCO judges should be tried by the Supreme Judicial Council.
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Swine Flu: Woman dies, 2 patients await final diagnosis
Patients wait on blood tests to confirm H1N1 virus.
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Man turns sister-in-law and niece out of their own house
A man encroached upon his sister-in-law’s house and removed her from the premises.
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Katchi abadis: LDA makes allowances for small plot owners
Restrictions on uncovered area eased for land up to 5 marlas.
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‘Honour’ killing: HRCP urges govt to investigate ‘suicide’
HRCP expresses concern over reports that the police are not taking interest in investigating the case.
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Mobile dastarkhawans: DCO told to identify 100 sites
Mobile dastarkhawans would provide a meal (a plate of daal and two rotis) for Rs15 only.
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Stowaway case: Defence ministry to decide inquiry report’s fate
Access to findings being denied, says police official.
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Missing boy: Stowaway’s friend detained by intelligence agencies?
Ali Jamshed, the missing boy in the stowaway case, is said to be with intelligence agencies, alleges father.
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Murder of judge’s parents: Suspects sent to jail on 14-day remand
Third accused to appear in court for further physical remand on Feb 5.
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New Cantt-Gulberg flyover planned
Bridge would run parallel to Jinnah Flyover.
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PML-Q 'Unification Bloc' formed
Over 40 PML-Q MPAs have sought separate seats in the Punjab Assembly.
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FG College for Women: Funfair at college, a success
Main objective of the event was to generate funds for charity.
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FCC’s Philosophy Dept springs back into action
The department was re-instated last spring, and students are taking a keen interest in the subject.
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Queen Mary College’s former chowkidar denied pension
Hundreds protest against principal for not paying the chowkidar's pension.
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Pakistan Railways: Pensioners protest for monthly cheques
Pensioners protested on Walton Road and near Shalamar Gardens on GT Road after their pensions were not paid.
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Relatives murder 18-month-old over property
A one-and-a-half year old girl was murdered by her relatives over a property dispute.
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Just another brick in the wall
Police raids brick kiln in the Kotli Naano village and recovers nine people illegally detained at the site.
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Seasonal festivities: Kite flying Basant may resume this year
The Kite Flying Association is hoping that the ban will be lifted to allow kite flying on February 26 and 27, 2011.
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Sitting out fifth grade
Over 15,000 students in Sialkot have been forced to sit out the fifth grade board examination.
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Hospital building flooded with wastewater
The basement of the eight-storey Institute of Ophthalmology at Mayo Hospital is flooded with wastewater.
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Woman recounts being repeatedly bought and sold
Woman tells police she had been kidnapped nearly two years ago and sold repeatedly for the past year.
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Zardari to remove apprehensions about Khosa
Zardari will take PPP Punjab members into confidence over the appointment the governor.
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Pensioners protest against delay in payments
Pensioners in Lahore block GT road and stage protest against difficulties in attaining their pensions.
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Sialkot-Lahore Motorway: Blocking the road to progress
Provincial govt decides to return land to original owners.
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Govt urged to invest in cancer centres
Patients increasing while treatment facilities lag behind.
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US ‘diplomat’: Four petitions seek trial in Pakistan
Replies sought from federal and Punjab governments.
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Citizens beat up cop on suspicion of robbery
Police officials say that the man was not a robber but residents accused him of having beaten a man.
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Police side with ‘man who kidnapped his wife’
Rukhsana was ‘coerced’ into a confession in court and agreed to return with Shakeel.
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Standard Chartered Bank sued for Rs5.5m
Consumer court issues notice to bank for allegedly rendering substandard services.
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NAB investigation officer threatened at court
Accused in Rs80m Rapid Mass Transit scam captured.
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Shah Jewena championship: Aga Khan, LGS lift English team trophies
The 8th annual Shah Jewana Debating Championship, 2011 comes to an end.
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Contempt plea against lawmakers dismissed
LHC bench sees ‘no grounds’ for proceedings.
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Teacher spends Rs100,000 on stolen card
Gulberg police arrest schoolteacher for spending Rs100,000 in a seven-hour shopping spree on a stolen credit card.
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Lahore Development Authority: Director general removed under corruption cloud
PHA head Abdul Jabbar Shaheen given additional charge of LDA DG.
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Land acquisition: Punjab CM cancels DHA’s illegal notification
Officials contend it was issued without prior approval of the provincial govt.
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Acid throwing becoming a common practice in RYK
Over 800 cases were reported in the district in 2010.
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Girl’s father accuses her in-laws of rape
Man files rape case against seven people after his daughter married of her own free will.
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Doctors demand better security at hospitals
‘Medical professionals being attacked in emergency wards’.
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Urban rehabilitation: Wasa hopes to get Japanese funding
Funding to replace disposal pumps approved.
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Urdu debates: Lahore School of Economics wins
Final round of English debates scheduled for today.
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Police no closer to finding runaway
‘Investigation head’ says he didn’t know he was on inquiry committee.
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Iqbal murder case: Alleged killer remanded for five days
Third man arrested for murder of Justice Javed Iqbal's parents handed in police custody for five days.