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Students blame VC for violence
Protestors say IJT activists provoked VC into ordering guards to beat up students.
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Small Mall rally brings city to standstill
Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz organised rally to condemn recent suicide bombings at Sufi shrines.
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SC rejects Punjab IG prisons report on illegal detention
Court orders IG to present 11 people who had been released from Adiala Jail but retained illegally.
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Bank robbery in Lahore, security guard arrested on suspicion
SP CIA says bank staff or guards have often been found involved in several robbery cases.
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District police officers to supervise rights cells
HRCP criticises move to place police officials in charge of district-level human rights cells.
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Spare the rod, school the child
SPARC calls to end corporal punishment in all district schools.
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Costumes run short as Halloween fever hits schools
Several schools hosted Halloween carnivals, children across the city rush to get costumes.
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Gilani’s special address
PM addressed a ceremony attended by over 2,000 special people in Multan, offers aid.
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Punjab Bar Council likely to elect Khatm-e-Nabuwwat lawyer
Bashir nominated by the group that backed Asma in SCBA election.
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Flood victims sell off Watan Cards
Watan Cards worth Rs20,000 were sold by flood victims for Rs80,000 to Rs85,000.
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Municipal officers differ on why a ban is desirable
TMOs across Lahore continue to grapple with the idea of banning women as vendors in Sunday Bazaars.
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Commercial theatres rake in profits
Forget Lollywood, commercial theatre houses across Lahore are pulling in large crowds.
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Judicial inquiry ordered into LDA Plaza incident
LDA spokesman sees a plot to malign the authority, SHO disagrees.
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Students learning below par
A research associate says the results for students of rural areas were very poor.
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Second wife poisoned to make way for third
A husband allegedly administered a poisonous injection to his wife and killed her.
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‘Lost’ leadership depicted through art
Aqib Sharif displays his painting at the Nairang Art Gallery, depicting the ‘lost’ leadership.
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Ahl-e-Hadith men jailed in Blasphemy case
A magistrate has sent three men accused of burning pages of the Holy Quran to jail.
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Cops ‘robbed’ of ammunition and weapons
Police say weapons were stolen from a training school, DSP denies the incident.
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Punjab pulls support for PM’s medical college in Multan
Punjab govt says no money after the floods to back Gilani's promise to build a medical college.
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Rivalry claims child’s life
Armed clash over ownership between two groups from the same family claims one life.
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Punjab Chief Minister meets General Kayani
Shahbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Kayani meet to discuss the law and order situation in the province.
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One dead, nine injured in shooting near Punjab House
The firing incident was the result of a clash between two groups in Rawalpindi.
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Lord Nazir stresses the need for an efficient tax system
The British Parliament member has stressed the need for a long term plan for socio-economic development in Pakistan.
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Court orders female teacher be posted in Lahore from Nankana
Heart-patient made to travel 6 to 7 hours to work everyday, despite job vacancies in the city.
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Multan LHC bench deals with politicians
Dasti, Jatoi and Bokhari all need to appear before court on varying charges.
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New designer duo hits the fashion world
New brand Armario fuses 'sensuality with a touch of funkiness'.
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Speaking of Urdu
Sargodha University VC requested the CJ take suo motto notice and make Urdu the official language of the country.
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Investigator doubts FIR despite confessions
Two days after the registration of the FIR, victim’s medico-legal examination still pending.
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Love really is blind...
Visually impaired newly-weds have sought government protection from their relatives.
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Two violent protests on PU campus in a day
Students disrupt seminar speech in protest; clerical staff refuse to process admission forms.
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Seven of a family in suicide bid at CM’s Secretariat
Man douses children with kerosene while Shahbaz, Malik discuss law and order.
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The reality of mental-health patients
Mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder common among women.
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Report on Justice Khawaja murder plot completed
Sources say the report will be submitted to the Supreme Court in two days.
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Need stressed to preserve evidence in assault cases
Sexual assault survivors often deprived of justice due to loopholes in the medico-legal procedure of documentation.
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Disease affecting mango yields
Pakistan's mango produce suffering from 'the mango sudden death syndrome' every year.
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Two accused of rape, robbery arrested
Pregnant women filmed being sexually assaulted, robbed of more than Rs300,000 worth of jewellery and cash.
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12-year-old camel jockey’s father recounts his child’s sufferings
Father seeks justice for son who was made a camel jockey, tortured regularly and deported home.
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GCU faculty fear registrar’s influence
Registrar’s extension allows him to influence search for successor.
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3-day camp educates women on breast cancer
Women already diagnosed were turned away, with the administration stressing that the camp was an awareness camp.
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‘Nuclear weapons could wipe us out’
Book launched on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme.
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‘Rape filmed as insurance against prosecution’
Victim says footage of her two-day ordeal was sent to her family.
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Nawaz Sharif proposes national charter
Sharif proposes a special charter “outlining the country’s development” path for 25 years.
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The folklore of Chunian
Welcome to Chunian: a town deeply entrenched in the cultural heritage of Punjab.
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‘Floods only exposed crises’
The power balance between the rich and the poor needs to be eradicated to save the state and society of the country.
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More floods if we don’t go green, says PM
PM warned that country will face further natural disasters if not made more energy efficient and environment friendly.
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Abducted woman thrown on road after one month
18-year-old married woman thrown on road after a month of sexual assault and torture by her abductors.
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‘Measure up or face disciplinary action’
CM Sharif warned a DHQ medical official to improve his performance or face the consequences of his inefficiency.
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Senior officers acquiesce to junior head of city govt
BS-18 DCO set to write ACRs for subordinates in BS-19 and BS-20.
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Asma Jahangir wins SCBA elections
Unofficial results indicate that prominent lawyer Asma Jahangir has won the elections by 42 votes.
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CM for volunteer guards at shrines
Sharif says concerned sects should help police to ensure security at places of worship as well as shrines.