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Furniture store sued for late delivery
A notice was issued to a proprietor in a suit seeking Rs500,000 as damages for not delivering furniture on time.
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Spiritual connection: 85 injured in stampede at Khwaja Farid’s urs
They were all trying to pass through the bahishti darwaza (door to paradise).
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Changing weather: Camels dying from ‘respiratory’ disease
Livestock official says the dept is yet to establish if the disease is viral.
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Sports Board: Sports deputy director accuses 10 officers of theft
Judge once again seeks comments from Gulberg SHO.
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Marital confusion: Judge refuses to release woman to husband till her identity is proven
Court says one of her relatives will have to testify on her behalf.
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DCO wants uplift projects completed on time
Says Wasa officials need to ‘tighten their belts’.
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Using ICT: ‘Time to boost use of technology in agriculture’
Participants discuss industry funding of academic research.
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Economic policy: PTI demands price cuts
PML-N govts in Punjab and Centre needed to take steps to improve the country’s economy, said PTI's Ejaz Chaudhry.
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Public service: City given a week to regularise employees
The court granted the government a week’s time to implement the order.
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Public transport: Smart cards for use in all buses planned
Single-ride tokens to be phased out on Metro Bus Service.
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Juvenile: 10-year-old charged with murder
The complainant alleged that Zubair had helped the three children kill Shahid.
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Muharram security: Four-tier security plan for main procession
Shia leaders asked to register volunteers with the City SP by today.
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Empowerment: ‘Solution to all problems lies in educating girls’
Economic empowerment of women was the key to success for Pakistan, says Advisro to the CM Zakia Shahzawaz.
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A British town in the hills: Book on Murree launched
Author calls for preservation of local heritage.
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To ban or not to ban: Curriculum authority washes hands of ‘I am Malala’ ban
PCA chairman says they can only review content, not ban it.
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2 dead bodies found in Lahore
Sources say the victims - a man and a woman - were reportedly around 25 to 30-year-old.
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‘Social taboo’: Divorced for bearing third daughter
Husband had wanted a son, parents refuse to take woman back.
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Rehabilitation: Rs5 million given to 239 flood-affected
'Government had spent Rs600 million on the rehabilitation of the flood affected,' says minister.
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Development projects: Rs100m released for Satiana-Faisalabad road
DCO inspects newly constructed sports gymnasium in Samundri.
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Polio campaign: 2,755 teams to vaccinate 1.18m children in Faisalabad
The campaign will last for five days in Bahawalpur.
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Negligence : Two polio cases reported from Kamalia
Both the children, a boy and a girl, had missed their anti-polio vaccination.
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Unattended: Three children die, two injured while playing at home
Three siblings had found firecrackers in a street and taken those home.
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Stray kite string kills two-year-old
Chief minister orders inquiry, murder case registered.
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Muharram 9, 10: No traffic tickets for minor offences
Strict action would be taken against serious violations.
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Parliamentary speaking: Nation should be taken into confidence on talks with Taliban, says Aitzaz
KGS beats Aitchison in final of under-19 debating competition.
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Security: Construction at Model Town courts approved
Four lawyers’ chambers to be displaced by boundary wall.
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Nomination forms: Religious groups critical of change
Call omission of Khatame Nabuwat affidavit a conspiracy.
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Public education: Vouchers for free education announced
Education Voucher Scheme aims to provide free quality education to deserving children so that they do not drop out.
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Much ado: School associations slate ban on ‘I am Malala’
The book was banned by a little-known All Pakistan Private Schools Federation.
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‘CM’s word is not law’
The Lahore High Court this week ruled against party-less local government elections.
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Uncertainty over LB polls: ECP to seek more time for Sindh, Punjab
Commission will request Supreme Court to delay polls for four to six weeks.
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KGS beats Aitchison to win All Pakistan under 19 Debating Competition
KGS debated in favour of forming a coalition government with the Taliban.
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Kite string decapitates minor girl in Lahore
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif takes notice of the deadly kite-flying incident.
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Fugitive police official arrested
Former officer found guilty of keeping impounded vehicle for personal use and concealing facts from dept arrested.
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Flood relief: Sharif distributes Rs530m among flood victims
‘Govt taking measures to prevent flash floods for the next hundred years’.
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Strike: Nurses protest colleague’s harassment
Demand immediate action against the harasser.
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Energy theft: Minister says ending power theft top priority
Addressing press conference at WAPDA House, he says strict action will be taken against any official found involved.
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Local govt elections: Amid chaos, ECP finalises poll supervisors
Returning officers will start receiving nomination forms in Sindh and Punjab from Monday.
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Deepening row: PTI calls for delaying LG polls until March
Qureshi says elections not possible amid security threats.
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Tableegi Ijtima: Citizens advised to stay off National Highway on Sunday
A large volume of traffic is expected between 8am and 4pm on the concluding day of the Ijtima’s second session.
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‘Compromise’: LHC disposes of acid attack case notice
Muhammad Afzal said he had given 150 grams of gold and several sacks of wheat to his father for safekeeping.
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Local government polls: PTI forms committees to monitor campaigns
Committees will be allowed to make seat adjustments with other groups.
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Public health: ‘Defeat dengue with collective efforts’
Chief minister says general practitioners should refer dengue fever patients to public hospitals.
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Epileptic student ‘still serious’
Maham Malik had suffered an epileptic seizure on Thursday.
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Drinking and driving: ‘Drunk’ cop runs into motorcyclist, 3 injured
Denies drinking, says he has naturally bloodshot eyes.
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Metro train: No decision yet on financial models
Call for bids expected by December.
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Local body polls: 34 non-judicial officers appointed as ROs for Lahore
New voter list following updated delimitation will be completed by Sunday.
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Punjab govt issues amendment to hold local body elections on party basis
Punjab Law Department on Saturday issued the notification of an Amendment Ordinance in the Local Bodies Act 2013..
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Deadly attacks on two Imam barghas in Gujranwala spark protest
Three people were killed, including an Imam.
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Development projects: ‘City master plan to improve standards of living’
Rs100m allocated for the PHA; Rs50m for preservation of historical buildings.