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Safety Campaign: NH&MP to ensure vehicles have tail lights
Officers visiting transport terminals to brief and educate drivers regarding the importance of tail lights.
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Punjab Assembly: Unification Bloc backs govt on cut-motions
Rs104.22 billion approved for health, education and police budgets.
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Punjab University VC makes 400 illegal appointments
Report reveals Vice-chancellor also illegally promoted current employees of the university.
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Free units: Employees of power companies protest withdrawal
Gilani had earlier announced the withdrawal of select privileges for employees of public-sector companies.
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Security issues: Lawyers and judges strike to protest attack
Lawyers did not appear before the courts while judges avoided sitting in courtrooms in protest against.
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For The Masses: Daha all praises for Punjab budget
PML-N leader Daha said that his party would protect the country’s interests at all costs.
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Anti-Corruption: Patwari, tehsildar accused of extortion
Accused patwari Qaisar Mehmood Cheema of Chhanga Circle extorted Rs50,000 from the victim.
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Police Department: 255 empty slots in Faisalabad
Two hundred and twenty five assistant sub inspectors and 30 sub inspector seats are lying vacant for a long time.
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Irrigation: ‘Japanese helping improve canal system’
The foreign aid arm of the Japanese government, will help PIDA to improve the irrigation system.
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Suicide: Man jumps into river along with kids
Their bodies have not been recovered after a lapse of 24 hours.
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Candidacy: Independent steps aside for PPP
Chaudhry Ali announced complete political support for Ali during a special meeting held at a village.
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Bank robbery: Six men take away Rs5m
Robbers flee with cash, bank record, CCTV footage.
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7 officers, 3 clerks suspended for fraud
The officials are accused of illegally appointing six Grade-IV servants and embezzling of Rs6.25 million in funds.
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Punjab budget: More funds for zoo than minority citizens
MPA Rafique said that Rs220 million reserved for various minorities came to Rs45 for each of the minority citizens.
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Organised Crime: Police say inter-district gang busted
A press release said that the seven-member Feeqa gang was wanted for various crimes.
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Promotion Plea: City police chief pleads discrimination
He said the department was delaying his promotion taking advantage of a suo motu notice taken by former LHC CJ.
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Homicide: Mother, daughter found dead in Cantt
Neighbour says the women had been living in the area for 19 years.
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‘Encounter’: ‘Interim challan soon to prevent disclosures’
Court sends DSP, three other officers to jail for 14 days.
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Rail travel: 4-6 hour train delays to continue ‘for three months’
PR spokesman says locomotive failures causing delay, will take time to fix.
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Brutalised and humiliated: 13-year-old raped and paraded
Victims’ brother, has appealed to the CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take a suo motto notice of the...
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Hajj quotas: Contempt plea moved against ministry men
Petitioner says officials told him court orders could not be implemented.
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Attempted murder: Actor granted bail in stuntman case
Anwar Ali accused of arranging attempted hit on Sultan Golden.
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Heat freezes security feed at Sessions Court
Concerns have also been raised about quality of CCTV cameras.
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Controlling crime: Week after CCPO vowed to close them, pickets increase
‘Number of permanent police pickets almost doubled in city’.
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Two sisters killed in hostel shootout
Two sisters killed, one injured after gunmen open fire. DSP says shootout could be result of family dispute.
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Statements against Awan: LHC dismisses petition against Sanaullah
Court says Babar Awan should move the court himself if he has any reservation against Rana Sanaullah.
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Water damage: 300 gastro patients flock to Nishtar Hospital
The epidemic was caused by sewage leaking into the water supply lines.
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Hallmark moment: Father knows best
City celebrates father's day with great fervour.
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Mosque matters: The deadly race for imam
1 killed in dispute involving rivals over selection of local imam.
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Broadcasting: PTV branches out to Sialkot
Pakistan Television (PTV) news bureau has started regular functioning in Sialkot.
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Punjab to negotiate trade pacts with UK
Initial meeting set to explore avenues of cooperation.
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Shahbaz lashes out against federal ‘discrimination’
Sources inside PML-N say the party will now begin to brandish the ‘Punjab card’.
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Education: PEF, BoP to sign MoU for soft loans
Will provide soft loans to the partner schools of Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) to improve their infrastructure.
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Urban development: Businesses urged to develop 117 playgrounds
Sponsorships already clinched for 34 grounds in the city.
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Without gas and power, steel factories fuelled by burning tyres
Law-breaking residents and factories exist uneasily side-by-side in Shadipura.
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Fighting words: Sunni Ittehad demands crackdown on seminaries
Resolutions condemn Americans as well as Taliban and their supporters.
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APML convention: FIR registered against Musharraf, 50 workers
Police say party didn’t seek permission before holding public gathering.
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Public transport: Motorbikes banned on Ring Road
Traffic police say 15 motorcyclists have died on road in two months.
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Brutal Murder: Accused child rapist nabbed
Hanif Ahmed, resident of Ghagara Sharqi, raped 8-year-old Sidra and killed her.
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Cash-strapped agency: Seeking funds to continue service
WASA says it cannot pay for upkeep of 135 filtration plants under its charge.
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Crime: Cash, gold, bike stolen
Three persons storm into house at night and snatch Rs6,000 and gold ornaments at gun point.
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Lohi Bher Wildlife Park: 687 acres of near lifelessness
Established in 1992, the safari park has little to offer to the public.
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Triple murder: Man shoots wife and mother-in-law, infant killed in fall
Man had a quarrel with mother-in-law over payment of some land
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Police encounter: ‘Phone records can expose big names’
Sources say high ranked officers were in contact with investigation incharge in case of allegedly staged encounter.
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Lums convocation: Graduates urged to take risks, innovate
State Bank governor tells students Pakistan is best place for them.
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Watta Satta: Police block exchange marriage between 9-year-old and 14-year-old
The parents said police had no right to intervene when the minors agreed.
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Cooling off: The immutable bond between cleric and beard
Son-in-law tortures father-in-law after the latter asked him to return his fridge.
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Prisoners in handcuffs terrorise magistrate
Attack raises further concerns about security at city’s courts.
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Protest against budget 2011: Allocating anger
Protesters say budget should provide for poor not the powerful.
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Wife-beating being ignored, say women cops
ASPs say police station staff must be trained to deal with family disputes.