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Urban development: Elahi lashes out at Sharif’s transport scheme
‘He has wasted the tax payers’ money with his Sasti Roti Scheme’.
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Ramazan preparations: Towns begin setting up bazaars and dastarkhwans
District Coordination Officer tells officials to set up Bazaars by July 25.
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Pregnant pauses: Four times the fun
Woman gives birth to healthy quadruplets in Bahawalpur.
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Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: Attach extra coaches to trains, Railways told
An earlier court order directed the organisation to attach additional coaches to trains to transport people,
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Public transport: New buses delayed as hopes of tax exemption fade
LTC continues talks with federal government on General Sales Tax, transporters say costs too high.
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Poll rigging: Court reserves verdict in PPP MNA case
Petitioner seeks annulment of election results.
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Inspectors feel toothless without provincial law
Say EPD can’t take action against hospitals disposing of waste improperly.
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Poll practice: All about playing free and fair
FAFEN working to hold local political leader accountable to voters.
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Fake Encounter: Policemen won’t be charged with terrorism
The charges will be framed on the next hearing on July 23.
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Grave matters: Man shoots nephew after trying to bury him alive
Mumtaz also shot his wife accusing her of having an affair with Sabir.
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Eye for an eye: Surgery ‘performed by nurse’ to be investigated
Woman who lost left eye seeks refund for operation to fix right eye.
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Vigilance bodies ‘will encourage corruption’
Committees to investigate graft cases against district govt officials.
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Truck-van collision claims nine lives
nine people who died all belonged to the same family and were leaving for Umrah from Multan.
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Drug trade: Why one can’t ‘just say no’
Uncle killed, nephew injured for trying to quit drug trade.
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Subsidies: Elahi announces federal govt’s Rs2b Ramazan package
The former chief minister of Punjab, also announced that Utility Stores would remain open for longer during Ramazan.
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Robberies in DHA: Residents consider stopping security payments
According to the police record, 250 robberies were reported in DHA from January 1 to June 30.
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IG issues guidelines to improve performance
Police to draw up mechanism to get feedback on new initiatives.
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Public security: More patrols in high crime precincts
The objectives of the activity were to fight crime and maintain law and order.
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Embezzlement of funds: Elite Police suspends four officers, seeks audit report
The orders were issued by Qalb-i-Abbas, the Elite Police additional inspector general.
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Public ridicule: Man paraded in streets on donkey for stealing
Waheed was caught stealing a water pump and a wallet from a mosque.
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Education devolution: Punjab government wants control of NCA
College ‘will lose prestige’ if separated from Centre.
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No honeymoon period: Muslim girl in danger after marrying Christian
Appealed to the chief minister and Chief Justice for assistance in this regard.
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‘Secure Lahore’ to keep city safe in Ramazan
CCPO Tahir said there would be special security arrangements during sehar, iftar and taraveeh hours.
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PIA employees' strike disrupt flights at Allama Iqbal airport
11 domestic flights delayed or cancelled, sources cite PIA employees' strike as cause for dilemma.
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Promoting Pakistan: The long ride home
24-year-old Moin Khan is riding his motorcycle for 28,000 miles – from San Francisco to Lahore.
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Theatre: Musical comedy Avanti opens
The theatre director said Avanti was based on Indian play Aja nach le, but with modern dialogue and themes.
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Resisting Robbery: Woman, daughter shot in Samanabad
A woman was shot and killed and her daughter injured while resisting a robbery attempt.
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Seal the Deal: 90-day deadline for college registration
Unregistered colleges in the private sector are warned to get registered within 90 days.
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‘Missing’ wife case: Court issues notice to Dost Khosa
Application filed for restoration of plea after judge dismisses original petition.
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Medical Education: PMA slams proposal for evening shifts
PMA leaders have criticised a directive issued to the PMDC to start evening classes in private medical colleges.
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Fighting polio: Khosa inaugurates immunisation drive
Vaccination to begin from July 18; no polio case reported in Punjab so far in 2011.
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Subaltern: History should focus on common folk, not royalty
Historians should focus on the lives of common men and women instead of stories about people in positions of power.
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‘No one told me we were divorced’
Man moves court to cancel divorce one year after wife leaves.
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Public hospitals: ‘You cannot hold us to an unfair contract’
Pharmacies selling medicines at prices higher than allowed under law.
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Peep show: I spy with my roving eye...
Woman killed after landlord sends sex tape to family.
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Meat matters: Feasting on dogs and donkeys
DCO orders raids at butchers shops, after dozens fall sick eating donkey meat.
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Multan Road cluster: Industrial waste seeping into groundwater
EPD issues hearing orders to 200 units, but don’t expect it to stop soon.
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Fruit and vegetable: Prices rise 30% as costs of market shift add up
Grocery rates will remain high during Ramazan, say traders.
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Sri lankan team attack: Terror suspects’ bail application accepted
Applications accepted against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each.
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Journalist's sit-in at Charing Cross to protest illegal occupation
The protest is for illegal occupation of their plots in the Journalist Housing Colony.
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Inspection: Sanitary Inspector booked for forging documents
Tampered certificates for his matriculation (Arts) examination, and a forged LLB degree to secure the position.
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Restraining order challenged
Judge was barred from working under National Judicial Policy.
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Extra-judicial killing: Encounter case delayed over lawyer’s absence
Parents of two under-trial officials passed away this week.
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Murder: Man electrocutes wife for spilling tea
Electrocuted by pushing her into back of refrigerator after she accidentally dropped his cup of tea; he was scalded.
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Healthy concerns: Patients losing patience with Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Patients complained about lack of proper facilities and hygiene issues at the hospital.
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Shifting markets: Kot Lakhpat traders move court
Traders say July 11 operation to vacate the market was unlawful.
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‘Punjab has most missing person cases'
222 people, including doctors, engineers, students, have gone missing since 2009.
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Penny wise: Most city automobiles have wasteful engines
Obsolete technology, poor maintenance blamed for high fuel consumption.
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Reassuring reunion: Child Bureau reunites children with parents
CPB officials returned 14 children to their families, with assurances that the children would be placed in school.
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Transport infrastructure: Kalma Chowk flyover to open from 25th?
Construction of Rapid Mass Transit railway to begin on August 14.