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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.
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Asma targeted in Ahmedi hate campaign
Pamphlet dubs Asma Jahangir an 'anti-Pakistan, pro-American and pro-Indian Ahmedi'.
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CJ calls Lakha police over newborn’s death
5 family members including infant’s mother accused of burying baby alive.
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The love of music is blind
Handicapped brothers enchant audiences with their musical act at a small shrine in Qaisarabad.
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Woman commits suicide after poisoning 5 children
A woman committed suicide and made her five children drink poisoned milk after a fight with her husband.
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The case of the objectionable ‘no objection’
‘Irregular’ NOC allowed an officer to be posted as a deputy secretary allegedly in line with Gilani’s wishes.
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No PPP, PML-Q reconciliation: Hayat
PML-Q leader Faisal Saleh Hayat has categorically ruled out reconciliation between the PPP and the PML-Q.
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CNG stations to remain closed for 3 consecutive days
The CNG Association has decided to close CNG stations in Punjab in protest against the loadshedding schedule.
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PPP cuts into the queue
Pakistan Peoples Party publicly opens dialogue with the internally-fractured Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.
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A red-hot affair dipped in chocolate
Lal’s opening of its flagship shop in the city had guests happily ignoring their calorie count for the night.
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Making prison life bearable...
11 more jails to be constructed to deal with the increasing number of inmates, better facilities offered.
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Commission told to hire rejected Arabic teachers
Merit policy violated, LHC ordered Punjab Public Service Commission to hire three petitioners.
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Blast at Baba Farid’s shrine kills six
Security tightened at shrines across the country following blast outside Baba Farid Ganj Shakar’s shrine.
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Religious groups band together to protest blast at Baba Farid shrine
Members of different religious groups participated in a procession near the shrine, condemning the attacks.
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Watan Party asks political elite to cough up country’s money
Application filed to recover Rs465 billion in loans to political and social elites of the country.
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PPP wants to reconcile with PML-Q: Taseer
PPP to have a formal meeting with the PML-Q in an effort to improve its relationship with the Q-League, said Taseer.
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Omanis allowed to flee the country
Transplant authority chairman says that an FIR should have been lodged against the family.
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Nawaz will not meet Pagara: Khawaja Asif
Khawaja Asif says there is no scheduled meeting of PML-N Chief with Pir Pagara regarding unification of PML factions.
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Nawaz okays alliance talks
PML-N chief gives green signal to close aides to continue negotiatin alliance with other factions of Muslim League.
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No more selling from floor mats
Vendors at Santnagar Sunday Bazaar now required to sell their goods on wooden platforms for hygiene purposes.
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Govt hospitals ‘operating’ without doctors
7 doctors treat 600,000 patients in Haroonabad, 30,000 others treated by only 20 in Sargodha.
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‘Anti-govt’ candidate seen as having edge in polls
Members say SC verdict in 18th Amendment case may have helped Ahmed Awais.
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Hospital staff accused of assaulting 17-year-old
Patient's daughter raped by three ward servants.
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Brutal murders shock Sialkot citizens
Two men were killed by unknown assailants in separate incidents in the district.
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Six nominated in Saturday killings
An FIR was registered on Sunday against six named and two unidentified men accused of killing four and injuring one.
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Get British visa in 5-15 days
Speedy processing of British visa applications promised, SMS service informs one in case of delays.
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New medical colleges, additional seats ‘illegal’
PMDC will not issue licences to anyone admitted on the 'unrecognised seats' to practice medicine in the country.
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Separate shooting incidents leave 7 dead
First incident was an exchange of heavy fire between rival groups while the second took place at a marriage ceremony.
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Breaking down the numbers
Punjab Government spent Rs5.45 billion on rescue, relief and rehabilitation of flood victims.
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Compensation cheques for camel jockeys bounce
One reason for the bouncing of cheques, according to the banks, is that the date on the cheques had passed.
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Leghari tribe ‘crowns’ its 27th chief
Thousands of people participate in the dastaar bandi ceremony of Jamal Leghari as the new tribal.
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6 million children at risk of being exploited
More than 6 million children have been affected by the floods and 2.7 million children need immediate assistance.
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Incest: Struggling to break the taboo
Life changes irrevocably for 10-year-old Asiya when she tells her mother that her maternal uncle had molested her.
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Breaking down the numbers
Punjab govt has released Rs5.45 billion for rescue and relief operations in the flood affected districts since August.
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SC ruling on medical college admissions welcomed
Ruling end months of uncertainty for applicants, says the Young Doctors Association.
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Explosion at fireworks factory kills two
Two people were killed as a result of an explosion at a fireworks factory in Narowal district.
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TB strikes Sialkot
WHO report states that TB cases in the district have risen exponentially in 2010.
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Yearning to find home
Nine year-old Salman still searching for his father after they were separated last year.
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Investor confidence lacking in transport sector
Poor infrastructure and an influential transport mafia cited as stumbling blocks.
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LHC seeks answers on missing persons
LHC CJ expresses displeasure over non submission of replies by Ministry of Defence.
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Hepatitis control plan entering second phase
15,000 Hep C sufferers to get free treatment as part of Rs13.9b, 5-year plan.
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Explosion in passenger bus in Multan
At least 17 people have been severely injured in an explosion inside a passenger bus near Sabzi Mandi road in Multan.
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Police arrest 13 in Sherakot operation
Lahore Police have arrested thirteen suspects during a search operation in Sherakot area on Band Road.
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Civil Hospital upgraded to DHQ Hospital ‘in name only’
Newly upgraded Civil Hospital reportedly lacks basic healthcare facilities and medical staff.
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Horlicks begins hunt for WizTeam Pakistan
'WIZKID 2010' set to be the largest inter-school competition to be held in South Asia.
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More Ahl-e-Hadith men held in blasphemy case
Four accused of defiling the Holy Quran taken into custody.
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The Girl Effect: education and fertility
Higher rates of educated women would lower fertility rate and make the country less prone to extremism, says Coleman.
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Man kills sister on court premises
A man opened fire at his married sister, reportedly for eloping with her paramour.
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BISP poverty survey to be launched in Lahore
Poverty survey to facilitate government provision of support to relief victims to be completed by June 2011.
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Punjab Assembly amends local govt law
All five resolutions proposed by opposition rejected by majority votes.