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Robbers on a rampage in Faisalabad
Scores of cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones, three cars and 11 motorcycles were stolen in the past two days.
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Secret marriage: coercion, abortion and desertion
Woman charges husband with rape after he married her with a fake document.
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HRCP consultation calls for more accessible, robust Parliament
HRCP emphasises the need for better contact between Parliament and people.
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Police coerced into bringing arrests in Blasphemy case on record
Two of the three accused named by Ahl-e-Sunnat clerics only to ‘strengthen’ the case.
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LHC adjourns hearing till October 22
Petitioner argues that Hussain’s appointment was made in violation of Supreme Court’s order on the NRO.
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Shahbaz Sharif told police to manhandle lawyers: Kurd
Ali Ahmed Kurd's report claims the police were ordered by the Punjab chief minister to teach the black coats a...
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DSP to investigate Khanewal torture case
Punjab IG police takes notice of alleged torture of a servant by his employers and police in a village in Khanewal.
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Police, FC row jeopardising law and order in Rajanpur
Rift between Rajanpur police and FC over abduction of Shahwali policemen, takes its toll on law and order situation.
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7 Taliban held for plotting assasination attempts
Bahawalpur police arrest seven militants including Abdul Rahim alias Talha, head of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Punjab
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NAB requests larger bench in Sharif appeal
LHS seeks constitution of a larger bench on the seven appeals of the Sharif family against NAB.
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Ex-parte proceedings start against Minister Ghurki
Farooq Yousaf Ghurki accused of contesting election on the basis of a bogus graduate degree.
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’09 lists undecided, ’10 CSS results in
Fate of the successful candidates from 2009, and even some candidates from 2008, is uncertain.
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Export feared to worsen shortage of doctors
Govt says it allows doctors to leave if they specialised in fields in which there was already a surplus of doctors.
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Police reluctant to register FIR against pedophile
Medically it is clear that the student was sodomised.
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UHS conducts test for students who scored 60 per cent
UHS conducts entry test for candidates who scored 60 per cent in FSc or equivalent external examinations.
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Seven arrested over 2009 attack on ISI office
Police arrest seven militants involved in the 2009 attack on the ISI office.
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Abduction or adultery?
In Jhok Taba, four people allegedly abducted a newly married woman and crafted a fake nikahnama.
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Show continues at Nomad
The latest collection of paintings by self-taught artist Arjumand Awan is on display at Nomad Gallery.
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Time running out for kids suffering from phantom disease
Schoolteacher’s children have been suffering from an undiagnosed disease for several years.
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Father rescues his missing children from the streets
A 47-year-old worker recovers his kidnapped children after they were sold into beggary in Sargodha.
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FIA officer summoned in Haqqani case
LHC summons an IO of the FIA who was involved in the investigation of the NAB cases.
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Court refuses to exempt reporter from appearance
Appearance was for a petition for the recovery of a missing Jinnah Hospital doctor.
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Bank struggles to recover losses from Musharraf scheme
Jamal is one of thousands of people who got loans from a nationalised bank under the Rozgar Scheme launched in 2006.
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14 charges against Musharraf filed with the Supreme Court
Advocate AK Dogar files application in SC Lahore Registry seeking issuance of red warrants against former president.
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IJT forces anti-autonomy protest on students
Islami Jamiat Talaba demonstrates its iron grip over Govt Islamia College, forcing students to join their protest.
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Less than a fifth Auqaf income spent on projects
Auqaf Department collected Rs539.4 million from 534 shrines across the province last year.
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New Irsa chairman appointed
Punjab Irrigation Chief Engineer Rao Irshad Ali Khan is appointed as the new chairman of Indus River System Authority.
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Action demanded against police
Faridabad area residents stage protests against the murder of a 60-year-old woman allegedly due to police’s beating.
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Seven girls, one in chains, recovered from brothel
Girls recovered after mother of one of the girls with local residents broke into a house and released them.
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LDA expects increased revenue
LDA increases this year’s budget projection for development revenue to Rs1.82 billion.
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Health projects frozen as secretary blocks funding
Not a single paisa of the Rs16 billion allocated for 141 development projects of the Health Dept has been released.
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Ahl-e-Hadis man held over blasphemy case
Residents of Batapur threaten violence if the man is not arrested for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran.
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PA denounces Musharraf’s coup, calls for his arrest
Punjab Assembly passes a resolution against Musharraf for “breaching the constitution and imposing a...
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Police prevent postmortem of alleged torture victim
Police in Multan are reported have forbidden the postmortem of a woman allegedly killed due to police torture.
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The business of private hostels in the capital
Limited residential accommodation in government educational institutions gives boost to private hostel business.
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LHC suspends Sohail Zia Butt’s sentence
LHC orders release of PML-N leader Sohail Zia Butt on bail against surety bonds of Rs3 million.
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Two minor girls for the price of one married woman
The commission agent promised to give two girls in wani and also return the abducted woman to the family.
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Nowhere to hang his gold medal
CWG Gold medalist Azhar Hussain's family is still reeling from the devastation caused by the flood.
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Watan Cards for the deceased
Lists for Watan Cards include names of people who have been dead for over a decade.
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Punjab signs two technical education agreements
Under the agreements, City and Guilds International and British Council will offer cooperation in teachers’...
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PU to constitute academic experts’ committee
VC says university administration has hired services of highly-educated and experienced agrarian experts for teaching.
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GCU registrar’s appointment illegal, finds HED
HED maintains registrar's appointment violates the university’s and govt rules.
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Govt sets its eye on water treatment for the city
Punjab govt signs Rs11 billion agreement to establish water treatment plant in Lahore.
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Police arrest suspects involved in mosque shooting
Police arrests terrorists who opened fire at worshipers in a mosque in Mian Chunnu, killing one and injuring four.
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Inspectors ease up on price control
Price control magistrates and shopkeepers reach an unofficial agreement over the frequency of price inspections.
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GCU’s Ashfaq Ahmad Chair vacant for 4 years
Two candidates have died, remaining contender is ‘disliked by GCU registrar’
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Police telling victim’s family to reconcile with murderer
Akbari Gate not arresting men accused of murder and not putting a stop to their supporters.
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Belgian activist urges donors to write off Pakistan’s debt
Jacquemont is currently on a visit to show solidarity with the Anti-Debt Campaigners in Pakistan.
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Images of women bring rural Sindh to Lahore
Art exhibition titled Dusty Winds, will be displayed at the Ejaz Galleries on Monday
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‘Are you willing to see a shrink’?
The stigma attached with depression means people often ignore its potentially lethal consequences.