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Eminent visitor: US-based Pakistani surgeon shares new techniques
Demonstrates surgical methods to treat artery blockage, avoid amputations.
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Press-ing matters: Police recover TV reporters from kidnappers
Unknown armed culprits held Samaa pvt television team hostage for over three hours.
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Acid assault: Man throws three bottles of acid on wife
Fauzia is still in critical condition, police are searching for her husband.
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Two welcome additions to the national power grid
The threat of terrorism has delayed several power projects.
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Double education budget or die: vice chancellor
Prof Kamran warns Pakistan cannot compete while education gets 2% of GDP.
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Marriage dispute: Shootout at the hilltop
Seven injured in exchange of fire that lasted over an hour between two rival groups.
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Yet another bus service in the pipeline
CDA now says that the new bus service will be operational within two months.
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UMT theatre event: Clumsy censors mar final day’s plays
Festival organisers, participants blame each other.
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Annual report: Edhi rescued 5,616 injured from accident sites
The foundation also distributed medicines among 22,300 patients in the year.
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Anti-encroachment drive: Things get ugly between city government, traders
Traders beat LDA staff halfway through an anti-encroachment operation.
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Cop ‘kills himself’ over demotion
Abdul Hameed allegedly committed suicide after being demoted for not arresting absconders.
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Father and son set themselves on fire after cops refuse to register complaint
Six-year-old boy and father attempt suicide in front of Aiwan-e-Adl.
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Benazir Income Support Programme: 140 women receive Rs100,000 cheques
Governor Salmaan Taseer and Farzana Raja distribute checks to poverty-stricken women from Punjab.
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Human trafficking: Starting over after 25 years in captivity
Saleema was abducted when she was 9; sold off, imprisoned and raped 2 years later.
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Punjab Assembly: Punjab MPAs back blasphemy law
Both Both treasury and opposition members express outrage at the idea of amendments to blasphemy laws.
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Flood funds: Turkish government helping build homes
MoU signed between Turkey and Punjab government for construction of 2,120 modern homes in flood hit areas.
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New Year’s Eve: Additional force for safer celebration
Old revenue tickets cancelled, citizens asked to get 2011 tickets for licences.
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Blasphemy law protests: Major markets shut but no violence
Near complete shutters-down strikes observed by traders in support of black day.
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New Year’s Eve: City too dry and too wet
Party planners hit by whiskey shortage and bad weather.
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Judiciary stakes: Bar-bench bond breached in 2010 clashes
Lawyers movement forgotten as year dominated by clashes within legal community.
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Green tractors: ‘Irregularities’ report called misleading’
Agriculture Department calls allegations of irregularities to be a misrepresentation of facts.
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Robbery at police post: Multan region chief suspended from service
RPO made officer on special duty after 10 dacoits broke into the Khanewal post and robbed officials of their weapons.
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Slippery roads a hazard for motorcyclists
20 people land in hospital after their bikes slip on wet roads.
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Medical negligence: Man who lost an arm sues quack
Police refuse to investigate case, saying they need reference from EDO.
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Misbah wins close Gymkhana race
6 Misbah group, 5 Zia group members in new CoM.
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Blasphemy laws furore: Shutters-down strike to go ahead as planned
SIC unmoved by federal government’s assurances on blasphemy laws.
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Come rain, snow or sleet: Snowfall blankets G-B mountains
The mountains in Gilgit were covered in snow after the season’s first
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Complaint office: Child protection resolution signed
Resolution also calls for formation of a standing committee for children's rights.
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Rain drops fallin' in Punjab
Rain has been reported from Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sialkot and other districts of Punjab.
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Nawaz Sharif concerned over Baloch grievances
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan can no longer afford martial laws, and dictators should be brought to justice.
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Man fires on police for entering his house
A man was shot and killed by the police in an encounter in Sambrial city.
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Calling all prisoners...
100 cell phones confiscated from inmates of the district jail.
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Elections: Campaign for District Bar Association polls begins
The annual elections of Daska and Pasrur bar associations will be held on January 8, 2011.
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Watta Satta: Police raid wedding ceremony of 4-year-old girl
Police officials arrest 22-year-old bridegroom and forc the wedding guests to leave the function.
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Put that coffee cup down
Stress is what we perceive, it is where we think our integrity is threatened.
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Accommodating milkmen: City government to set up four new colonies
Existing colonies to be abolished once new ones are set up, says DCO.
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Milk: Almost half of November samples adulterated
171 of the 382 milk samples collected in November were adulterated.
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Motor vehicle act: Compensation for losses in accidents revised
Punjab government raises compensation for those who are injured or disabled during traffic accidents.
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Misuse of money: Accountability case against ex-postmaster
NAB files reference against Irvah Hussain Shah for misusing Rs3.2 million through fake accounts.
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‘Raise our pay or we will protest’
Medical Association urges government to establish Healthcare Commission.
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Choosing their leaders: Castes, professions being invoked
Groups battling it out in the Gymkhana annual elections are using their castes (baradris), not political affiliations
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Polio campaign: Vaccination camps set up at toll plazas
Children of commuters passing through these toll plazas will be administered polio drops.
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Civil society: Parliament urged to abolish Shariat Court
Human rights organisations object to verdict on Women Protection Act.
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Evicted man seeks justice from Supreme Court
Police refuse to register an FIR, involvement of an MPA alleged.
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One killed as roof caves in
A man was killed and three others injured when a newly-built roof of an under-construction building caved in.
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Criminal childhood: 3-year-old ‘murderer’, 2-year-old ‘runaway’
Sialkot police has acquitted a three-year-old girl accused of murder and has discharged the case.
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The Story of Nativity
Security threats and technical faults ruin an otherwise decent performance of Story of Nativity at Naulakha Church.
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Travails of the working class brought to light
A report suggests main reason for increasing poverty in Pakistan is the large budget for military and debt servicing.
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Research: Leather sector conference on December 29
UVAS Lahore, is organising a conference, Pakistan’s Leather Sector Challenges & Opportunities at its Conference Hall.
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Kot Lakhpat: Vegetable market to shift to Gajumatta
The dealers at the vegetable market will be provided with alternate shops at the new venue.