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Police, lawyers clash
Police arrest more than 100 lawyers, CJ tells inspector general to release all lawyers.
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Two more teachers transferred
Punjab government transfers two more faculty members of the Islamia College Civil Lines.
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E&T requests for more office space
Excise and Taxation Dept plans to make a written request to the Board of Revenue.
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All is well for PML-N
The rift among PML-N and District Chakwal administration has been sorted out.
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Over 65 and still toiling away
Survey reveals that 29 out of 30 aged men cannot meet their families' financial requirements despite working hard.
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Courts accommodated at Secretariat’s expense
Provincial govt decides to move offices of 5 depts to make room for the establishment of more civil courts.
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5th grader rendered deaf for forgetting answer
A teacher beats up a fifth grade student with a stick.
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Sugar mills case takes a sour turn
An embezzlement of Rs83m has reportedly taken place from the sugar mills.
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Animal rage unleashed on pregnant woman
A landlord and his friends torture a six months pregnant woman over an incident regarding their animals.
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Lawyers attack CJ’s court
Lawyers reiterate their demand for the transfer of the district and sessions judge Zawar Sheikh.
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‘MBBS admissions policy discriminatory’
LHC grants time to HEC to engage counsel in petition challenging standards of getting admission to the MBBS programme.
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Raja Riaz’s name put on ECL
Riaz was placed on the ECL for being a proclaimed offender (PO) in a NAB reference.
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FSC dismisses plea against appointment of women judges
Petition terming the appointment of women lawyers as judges in Pakistan as un-Islamic has been dismissed by the FSC.
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Castrated and killed for not ‘barking’
"We were all made to stand in line and were told to tie shoes around our ears and bark like dogs,” says Afzal.
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‘Autonomy makes education costly’
LHC directs govt to respond till Oct 13 to petitions challenging its decision to give 26 colleges autonomous status.
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Art exhibitions, film festival usher in fruitful autumn
Cultural activity in the city kicks up a notch with two art openings and the start of a German film festival.
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Buffalo billing for damages
Katcha area landlord led nearly a dozen buffaloes into a canal after they had entered their fields unsupervised.
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Rescue officials in need of protection
Warnings of possible attacks on Rescue 1122 centres across the province.
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Price control magistrates missing from markets
10 to 30 per cent increase in prices of vegetables and fruits owing to the absence of price-control magistrates.
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Vaccination campaign likely to miss target
The polio vaccination campaign from Sept 27 to Sept 29 might not attain its objective of vaccinating 11.5 m children.
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Govt of Punjab postpones LB elections
Govt of Punjab decides to postpone local body elections for six months citing the devastating floods as the reason.
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Terror threat averted, five held
Law enforcement agencies nab five suspects from Sihala who were allegedly planning to target Sihala Police Academy.
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LHC also wants details from SBP
LHC issues notice to governor SBP seeking names of people whose loans had been written off.
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Stocking on govt medicines
A raid at a privately owned store lead authorities to confiscate a large quantity of used and unused govt medicines.
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LHC tells Centre to implement its orders regarding Dr Khan
LHC directs the federal govt to implement its orders regarding free movement and provision of security to Dr AQ Khan.
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Link voter registration to CNIC issuance: PILDAT
ECP and Nadra should work on a system to register voters at the time they are issued their computerised CNICs.
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Shaving off dignity
An MPA is accused of torturing, shaving the heads, moustaches and eyebrows of over 25 people in Kharrianwala.
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Rescue 1122 to prosecute prank callers
Rescue 1122 officials say that 97 per cent of calls received are prank calls.
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1,500 doctors interviewing everyday for 2,000 posts in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi health ministry authorities are interviewing doctors for one-year contract based jobs.
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Punjab to make Watan Cards system better: CM
Punjab government wants to include more banks in the programme.
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Punjab govt dissolves all task forces
The Punjab government decided to dissolve all task forces as part of its austerity measures.
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LDA starts ‘cleaning up’ 11 model roads
LDA launches operation on encroachments on 11 thoroughfares.
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Health secretary given 48 hours to implement court’s orders
LHC takes notice of inefficiency of secretaries for health and the law in implementing the court's order.
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Don’t use that towel
Almost one out of ten is afflicted with conjunctivitis in Lahore, eye specialists blame floods.
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Private medical colleges cause students to panic
Private medical colleges start displaying final merit lists for 2010 MBBS admissions.
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Death-in-custody protesters charged under anti-terror law
Police book 300 people under Anti-Terrorism Act for beating up policemen during protest.
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Prosecutor General on ‘forced’ leave after row with Sanaullah?
Chasm between coalition partners in Punjab govt continues to widen.
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‘A true Ravian’ returns to a warm welcome
Aisamul Haq visits GCU, his alma mater to receive a warm welcome from the sports board.
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World Tourism Day goes uncelebrated
No activities organised to celebrate World Tourism Day in view of the recent floods and security situation.
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Hospital staff accused of replacing newborn with dead girl
Relatives allege the staff of the children’s ward replaced new-born boy with dead new-born girl.
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Confusion over construction of crash site monument
CDA and Airblue present divergent accounts on the promised memorial.
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Cases registered against 115 for obstructing officials in discharge of duty
Protestors booked for causing halt of demolition operation in Jinnah Abadi.
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Going to the dogs
Pakistan is the only country producing and administering 'sheep brain' vaccine for treatment of rabies.
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NADRA launches SMS service to aid Watan Card distribution
Flood victims will be able to check if their names are included in the beneficiaries' list of the Watan Card Project.
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Close encounters of an unpleasant kind
Two suspects, who had been in police custody for a while, were killed in a fake encounter as robbers.
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Survey to figure out 2030 transport infrastructure needs
The survey will cost Rs128 million – Rs114 million have been provided by Jica and remaining by provincial government.
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How not to umpire child’s play
A woman’s hair was cut and she was tortured over a fight between her son and her neighbour’s children.
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14-year-old refuses to honour wani arrangement
Quaidabad police registers case under Wani Act Article 130 against panchayat and groom for declaring girl wani.
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Students and parents accuse BZU of biased admissions policy
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) has allegedly refused to accept entry tests conducted from other institutions.
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Who needs lakes when the Ravi is flowing to capacity
With water level in River Ravi still high, it is the first choice for boating and fishing enthusiasts.