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Calling all prisoners...
100 cell phones confiscated from inmates of the district jail.
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Elections: Campaign for District Bar Association polls begins
The annual elections of Daska and Pasrur bar associations will be held on January 8, 2011.
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Watta Satta: Police raid wedding ceremony of 4-year-old girl
Police officials arrest 22-year-old bridegroom and forc the wedding guests to leave the function.
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Put that coffee cup down
Stress is what we perceive, it is where we think our integrity is threatened.
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Accommodating milkmen: City government to set up four new colonies
Existing colonies to be abolished once new ones are set up, says DCO.
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Milk: Almost half of November samples adulterated
171 of the 382 milk samples collected in November were adulterated.
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Motor vehicle act: Compensation for losses in accidents revised
Punjab government raises compensation for those who are injured or disabled during traffic accidents.
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Misuse of money: Accountability case against ex-postmaster
NAB files reference against Irvah Hussain Shah for misusing Rs3.2 million through fake accounts.
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‘Raise our pay or we will protest’
Medical Association urges government to establish Healthcare Commission.
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Choosing their leaders: Castes, professions being invoked
Groups battling it out in the Gymkhana annual elections are using their castes (baradris), not political affiliations
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Polio campaign: Vaccination camps set up at toll plazas
Children of commuters passing through these toll plazas will be administered polio drops.
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Civil society: Parliament urged to abolish Shariat Court
Human rights organisations object to verdict on Women Protection Act.
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Evicted man seeks justice from Supreme Court
Police refuse to register an FIR, involvement of an MPA alleged.
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One killed as roof caves in
A man was killed and three others injured when a newly-built roof of an under-construction building caved in.
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Criminal childhood: 3-year-old ‘murderer’, 2-year-old ‘runaway’
Sialkot police has acquitted a three-year-old girl accused of murder and has discharged the case.
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The Story of Nativity
Security threats and technical faults ruin an otherwise decent performance of Story of Nativity at Naulakha Church.
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Travails of the working class brought to light
A report suggests main reason for increasing poverty in Pakistan is the large budget for military and debt servicing.
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Research: Leather sector conference on December 29
UVAS Lahore, is organising a conference, Pakistan’s Leather Sector Challenges & Opportunities at its Conference Hall.
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Kot Lakhpat: Vegetable market to shift to Gajumatta
The dealers at the vegetable market will be provided with alternate shops at the new venue.
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Breaking the law: Lawyers continue to build illegal chambers
A lawyer resumes illegal construction of his chamber on land owned by the Revenue Department.
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Back to school: MoU to rehabilitate 400 schools in flood zones
MoU signed to rehabilitate 400 affected schools in riverine areas of Layyah, Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts.
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Vaccination drive: Towards a polio-free Punjab
A three-day Polio vaccination campaign has begun in several districts of Southern Punjab.
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Foreign degrees: Doubts cast again on doctors registration exams
Foreign-qualified doctors sit for the NEB examination to get registered.
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A rape victim’s struggle for justice
Woman who was allegedly raped by a local landlord has been trying to file a police report for ten days.
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Crackdown 2010: More than 180 terrorism suspects arrested
Police claim to have recovered tons of explosives, suicide jackets and other weapons during raids.
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Fishermen released from India reach Pakistan
Seventy prisoners, including 52 fishermen, cross back in to Pakistan after they were released by Indian authorities.
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Court seeks response for placing two on ECL
LHC Rawalpindi Bench asks for comments in the case of two former employees of NDC.
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Badami Bagh market to be moved
DCO directs municipal administration to shift wholesale fruit and vegetable market to an alternate location.
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Piplan judicial complex: Request to relinquish building turned down
LHC declines request of a delegation to hand over the judicial complex building to the provincial government.
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Allegations fly in Gymkhana elections furore
The two rival groups, headed by Mian Misbahur Rehman and Ziaur Rehman, are going head-to-head in the polls.
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Maintenance: Power shutdown schedule announced
Fesco issued a power shutdown schedule to carry out necessary repair, maintenance and expansion work.
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Cutlery Industry: Rs39.5 million allocated for training
Provincial government releases a special grant of Rs39.5 million for the upgrade of Sialkot’s cutlery industry.
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Driving in fog: 17 injured in pile-up on motorway
Two men taken to Nishter Hospital in Multan were reported to be in critical condition.
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Embezzlement: NAB files reference against former Bahawalnagar postmaster
NAB has files a reference in an accountability court against Muhammad Saleem, former Bahawalnagar Postmaster.
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Foreign tour: Court moved against governor
A petition has been filed in the LHC seeking removal of Governor Salmaan Taseer from his office.
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Gold smuggling: Forensic expert held for misusing case property
FIA Punjab arrests a forensic expert of the National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes for misusing case property.
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Mashaikh flex muscle: Civil disobedience if blasphemy law touched
The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) threatens the government with a civil disobedience movement.
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3-day polio campaign kicks off today
If one polio case exists in our country the threat of this menace would remain for other children, say speakers.
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Detained after acquittal: Court seeks response from chief commissioner
Chief Commissioner directed to record comments in the case of men detained after being acquitted on terrorism cases.
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Remembering BB: Three years on, her legacy endures
The third death anniversary of former two-time prime minister was observed with zeal and enthusiasm.
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No alliance with PPP: Shujaat
Shujaat Hussain says the PML-Q has no intentions of allying with the PPP in Punjab.
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LHC application calls for Taseer disqualification
Applicant says governor violated constitution by travelling without informing speaker of the assembly.
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Anniversary: Seminar on Raashid held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal
People in Punjab capital pay tribute to poet.
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Road rage: Tired of traffic, protesters block Ravi Bridge
Residents say traffic from GT Road has made living in Saeed Park hell.
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Lack of security delays Nativity play
Students to stage play to help charities for children now on Dec 28.
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Daughter sold: Gambler sells 12-year-old to doctor to settle bet
Mother pays same amount to recover daughter from doctor.
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LUMS Model UN: Local school tops for the first time in six years
Lahore School of Economics dominates honours as conference ends.
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Report card: Young runaway reluctant to return home
Family admonished for filing false kidnapping case.
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Mahd Faisal’s death: ‘No headway until complainant nominates a suspect’
SP denies that witnesses recorded statements with the police.
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One-window cell: 13,336 applicants relieved, Rs300m generated
LDA claims to have comforted maximum number of complaints this year.