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Defection: 9 Unification MPAs referred to speaker
PML-Q parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly files defection declarations against 9 members of Unification Bloc.
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Punjab cabinet: 3 advisers, 4 ministers get PPP ministers’ portfolios
Chief minister will now look after 15 departments instead of 12.
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Press Club plots: LDA given last chance to file reply
LHC gives last chance to LDA to file reply on petition challenging proposed conversion of park into housing area.
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Book launch: A Treatise on Civil Service launched
A Treatise on the Civil Service of Pakistan by Kiran Khurshid launches at a ceremony at the PILAAC.
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Court denies stay order against digging up road
LHC rejects plea for stay order against digging up road behind Liberty Park and Ride Shopping Plaza.
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Favouritism allegations: Slow probe holds up tram project
Plan to run a tram around Gulberg’s commercial area remains pending due to the failure of an investigation committee.
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Let private-public partnership provide housing
Tasneem Noorani says gap between demand and supply of houses can be met only through private-public partnership.
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LHC allows press clippings to be used in Davis case
LHC orders clippings of newspapers about Raymond Davis’s alleged spying activities be made part of the court record.
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Police arrest five wanted terrorists in Bahawalpur
Police recovers heavy weaponry including rocket launchers, automatic guns and explosives from terrorists.
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Chaudhry Zaheeruddin resigns from Punjab Assembly
PML-Q leader Chaudhry Zaheeruddin resigns as leader of opposition in the provincial assembly.
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Police arrest notorious criminal gang in DG Khan
A camera recovered from the robbers showed a policeman aiding them during a heist.
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Punjab gas crisis: President orders five-day supply to industry
Panel formed for equitable gas supply.
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‘Bring back old registration system for exams’
APPSMA officials say that students, parents and teachers were vehemently opposed to the new system.
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Women fight over lost child
Girl rescued by conscientious college students.
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Man killed in cable TV turf war
Five others shot and injured as men from rival company open fire.
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‘Turkey will help solve our housing problem’
Local and foreign experts address city planning issues at five-day forum.
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City govt rallies workers for polio vaccination drive
2,500 teams of govt workers to vaccinate 1.5 million children.
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Young doctors stop work, block roads
Young Doctors Association to strike at OPDs, threaten to shut down emergency wards if govt acts against association.
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Expats from Libya say the government abandoned them
354 evacuated workers flown back by Turkish employers reach Lahore from Libya.
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PPP not to demand vote of confidence
Warraich and Raja Riaz vow to be a true opposition.
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Police launch operation in south Punjab
Operations being carried out in Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rahim Yar Khan.
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Doctors across Punjab go on strike
The strike was called by the Young Doctors Association to demand a pay raise.
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Man made to wait for over 10 months for phone activation
A consumer court issues bailable arrest warrants representatives of a Warid Telecom, for not appearing before court.
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‘NFC-style formula could help solve gas shortage’
Industry groups call for de-politicisation of the issue.
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Dr Saeed Elahi promises ‘phased raises’
The salaries of doctors will be raised in several phases, says Dr Elahi.
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Restructuring national economy: ‘Long march to cure all ills’
Nawaz Sharif urges youth to support him in his effort against federal govt.
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Travel abroad: Mandatory NOC challenged in court
Govt’s decision to require artists, students and journalists to obtain NOC before travelling abroad challenged in LHC.
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400 new buses in Lahore by Dec
Lahore Transport Company signs agreement with First Bus Service and Foton Bus Company to run 400 buses.
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Accidents: Nine killed, 29 injured
A collision between an oil tanker and a passenger van near Sheikhupura kills seven people.
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CDGL ‘doggedly’ takes to the streets
Over 350,000 stray dogs have been killed in the past decade according to a report issued by CDGL.
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Shahbaz a civilian Musharraf, says Raja Riaz
Riaz says the only difference between Musharraf and 'dictatorial' Shahbaz Sharif is the army uniform.
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Unification Bloc meeting: Rebels vow to back PML-N, expose PPP’s ‘dirty politics’
The unification bloc unanimously pass a resolution supporting the PML-N
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Defiance: Three arrested in crackdown
Three people arrested and kites and string worth more than Rs100,000 seized.
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Pakistan Railways: Electrical locomotives wrapped up
Pakistan Railways has now decided to abolish the electric locomotion entirely.
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Demonstration effect: Students fight brand wars, ad effect battles
Awards given for the best performance in the Brand Wars and Ad Effect categories.
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‘Revolution Movement’: Youths protest against US presence
Two demonstrations held by young people protesting various aspects of the American presence in Pakistan.
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PML-N threatens PPP with ‘other options’
The party has been alluding to the possibility that it might call for fresh parliamentary elections this year.
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Public policy: Do they want a safe Basant?
For the last two years though, including yesterday, kite-flying has not been allowed on Basant.
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Fate of PML-Q unification bloc still fragile
Dissidents have chosen their own leader to avoid any threat from article 63-A.
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YouTube video of the day: Snowfall in Lahore!
An exuberant Lahori drives around in the ice-covered Gulberg II area of Lahore. Thumbs up for enthusiasm.
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Health department: ‘Stop unauthorised use of public vehicles’
Health secretary says motorcycles belonging to EPI are being used by unauthorised officials.
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High Court Bar: Asghar Ali Gill elected president
Asghar Ali Gill of the Professional Group of Lawyers was elected president of the LHCBA.
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‘Marketing is team work’
Shaikh says one should first understand the basics of the business before moving on to devise a marketing plan for it.
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101 doctors become specialists
101 doctors who completed their specialization awarded medals and certificates during the ceremony.
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Road expansion
The project is to be completed in the next three months at a cost of Rs 309,000,000.
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Live and alive: Where watching cricket and listening to music blend
Cricket fans and music lovers gather to watch Pakistan face Sri Lanka at the underground music studio.
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‘Watch the rich closely and tax them more’
Tax adviser says pending habits of the rich need to be studied.
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Spring’s first ‘white winter’ day
A hailstorm brings city life to halt in Lahore.
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Transition to opposition: 3 federal ministers arrive to boost PPP workers’ morale
Ministers criticise PML-N’s decision to remove PPP ministers from the Punjab cabinet.
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Dumping of waste: Tribunal issues notice to Pindi civic agency
Directs executive officer of the board to appear before a tribunal on April 4.