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Rescue 15: Few lines, prank calls leave complainants helpless
Police say large number of bogus calls responsible for delay in response.
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Austerity measures: Punjab CM drops MPA hostel plan
Proposed hostel extension comprising 102 apartments would have cost over Rs3 billion.
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Honour killing suspected in woman’s death
A 22-year-old girl said to have died of electrocution, authorities suspect her death was a case of honour killing.
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Bad PR: Don’t blame me for rail mess: Bilour
Minister says lack of investment has led to crumbling rail infrastructure.
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Prisoner kills fellow inmate with brick
Police official says the killer was often used by prison authorities to threaten other prisoners.
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Government College: Khurshid’s extension as registrar rejected again
‘Sexual harassment allegations are the reason behind the rejection’
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Treasury MPA alleges threats from Chaudharis
Opposition responds by shouting ‘chor machai shor’.
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Punjab Public Service Commission: Dept to hire 4,500 lecturers on its own
HEC to carry out recruitment itself; official says commission lacks capacity, transparency.
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Provincial bureaucracy: 31 of 36 DCOs are junior officers
Only four officers meet criteria outlined in local government ordinance.
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Scary short-cuts: Woman tortured for passing through landlord’s fields
Nasreen Elahi, owner of a small piece of land, was attacked with sticks and scythe.
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Woman raped after her husband demanded wages
Landlord and accomplices escape; Zainab and Arshad seek protection.
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LPC Housing Scheme: Courts stays work on land reserved for park
Sarmad Bashir, Housing foundation MD summoned on Feb 11.
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SAFMA conference: Manto lauded for his contributions
‘Till his last day, he stayed true to himself and his craft’
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Teacher trials: Dozens of schools shut down due to lack of staff
Officials say most teachers transfer out of smaller districts.
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Illegal wealth: NAB yet to reopen 14 cases against Sharifs
Cases have been dormant since Nawaz was exiled in 2000.
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The woes of the Culture Department
Confusion follows Culture Department as they plan to install new set up without functional executive head.
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700 posts abolished by Punjab government
Punjab government decided to abolish almost 700 posts in police, provincial administration.
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Kidnapping-for-ransom gangs: 85 tribesmen join security forces
Police to rely on local cleric’s testimony before ‘trusting’ any tribe.
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Funding for Bhatta Chowk undecided
Committee surveying land needs for expansion project.
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Wrong medical report: Doctor told to pay Rs500,000 in damages
Petitioner lost job opportunity abroad due to the wrong medical report given by physician in Muslim Town.
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University of Education: Two VCs to investigate sacking of professors
Students stage another sit-in after the university administration did not let IT students onto the campus.
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Press meeting: Governor ‘will work with everyone’
Sardar Latif Khosa says that as representative of the federation he would try to work with “everyone”.
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Debate over development funds continues
N and Q-League MPAs argue over workers’ clashes in Gujrat.
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PML-N, PML-Q face off: Seven Q League workers remanded for four days
Workers of the parties arrested following clashes between them.
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Airport mystery: ‘Stowaway’ boy laid to rest by his family
Missing boy’s father alleges that the Airport Security Force (ASF) is holding his son.
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One-year tenure: Police officers welcome IG’s ‘policy’ on transfer
Inspector General of Police announces ban on transfer of SHOs and IIs before they finish a year in their posting.
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Judge’s parents: Police get murder suspects’ custody for five days
Police has yet to recover stolen Rs163,000 and gold ornaments, argues deputy prosecutor Rana Bakhtiar.
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Model town katchery: Illegally built lawyers’ chambers demolished
Demolition carried out after lawyers tried to construct permanent structures, says DSP Shahzada Saleem.
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Punjab Assembly: Women MPAs walk out over uplift funds
House echoes with slogans as PPP members raise voice against party’s policy of reconciliation with PML-N.
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University of Education: Lawmakers to address students’ issues
Police baton charge hundreds of protesting students, arrest 32 before releasing them.
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Deedar dances at GCU fundraiser
Stage actress Deedar put on a two-hour dance performance at the Government College University’s (GCU) Bonfire Night.
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Labourer ‘deliberately crushed’ in stone grinding machine
Contractors arrested by police; workers say contractors suspected Imran of planning to establish a labour union.
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Mumbai attacks: You can’t try me, Hafiz Saeed tells US court
Advocate AK Dogar says we cannot expect justice from any American court.
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Brutal murder: Two pregnant women tortured, killed ‘by in-laws’
Two pregnant women were killed in Khanewal and Vehari allegedly by their husbands abetted by their families.
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Benazir Income Support Programme: Nomads to be included among beneficiaries
Special BISP, NADRA teams will issue ID cards to nomads.
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Stowaway mystery: Missing boy’s schoolbag found at airport
Father files a kidnapping FIR at Baghbanpura police station.
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‘Foolproof’ security for Data Sahib Urs
Minister says 102 private guards hired for security duty.
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Punjab Police: Cyber-tech units to modernise inquiry
New investigation support wing proposes to monitor criminal communications.
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Street life: Lahore’s fading splendour showcased
Photos show how city’s cultural heritage is being lost.
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Major corruption cases crawling out of the woodwork
Over 30 Forest Department officials accused of stealing from supplies.
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2 kids hospitalised for mispronouncing Arabic
Madrassa cleric beat up the kids for not learning their lessons properly.
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‘Honour’ killings: Police arrest man for killing his wife
Porter confesses to also murdering his 17-year-old daughter 3 months ago.
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10 Elite Force personnel ask to be relieved from chief justice’s security detail
10 commandoes deputed for LHC CJ security replaced after they asked to be excused from their current duties.
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Education: Students boycott exams in faculty protest
Hundreds of students stage demonstration in protest against the sacking of two professors.
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Shahbaz inaugurates two medical colleges
CM also inaugurates a bridge, 4 roads and projects at a medical and degree college.
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No peace without drive against illegal weapons
Speakers say illegal weapons should be removed from the hands of those who seek to challenge the state.
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Punjab Assembly: ‘Sharifs’ liabilities a burden on economy’
Opposition leader says Sharif brothers should return their bank loans.
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As the web spreads: Crime rises faster than population in Punjab
While population increased by 29 per cent, crime shot up by 95 per cent in Punjab in the past 14 years.
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Agenda setting: Nawaz, Khosa discuss Musahrraf prosecution
Sources say that the discussions included informal negotiations on the 10-point agenda that Nawaz presented.
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Students protest to Vice Chancellor's decision
Students of University of Lahore protest against Vice Chancellor for suspension of IT professor, tear exam sheets.














































