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Restoration work: Walled City to have internet presence
Updated website for researchers, journalists, tourists to be launched.
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Consultation: Traders, police agree on Ramazan security plan
In a meeting between police officials and trade unions, the CCPO told traders to install CCTV cameras.
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Security plan: 10,000 policemen to guard city mosques in Ramazan
SHOs told to induct volunteers from peace committees in view of shortage.
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Vaccine ineffective?: Cold chain broken, says EPI official
Store officer says cold storages not functional in 10 districts.
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Man arrested for sexually assaulting girl's dead body in Gujranwala: Report
The postmortem report confirmed that the girl's body was sexually assaulted.
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Decade: A story of women empowerment in a Punjab village
A decade ago, no girl in the village was allowed to receive education, but today every girl there goes to school.
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Five arrested for fraud on college students
FIA officials says they have received 11 complaints against the college.
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Blame game: Wives accuse each other of husband’s murder
The deceased had married a second time three months ago.
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Rule of law: Consumer court orders district police chief to implement ruling
Housing society failed to provide promised facilities.
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Ramazan preparations: Security arrangements finalised
Police guards to be deployed at 472 mosques in Bahawalpur.
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Rain trouble: Four killed in Gujranwala house roof collapse
Three people injured in DG Khan as the roof of a mud house caves in.
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Metro bus bridge soaking motorcyclists
The water drips onto busy City roads sometimes till midday.
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General cadre doctors: ‘Doctors should be promoted’
GCDA expresses concern about appointment of focal persons at teaching hospitals.
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Human rights: The heavy price of conversion and elopement
Couple faces death threats, family dispossessed of homes.
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Rajanpur kacha area: Negotiations in doubt after police hostage killed
Bandits seek safe passage, release of family members in exchange for remaining eight police hostages.
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Cricketer’s family: Wife says she’d rather live with parents
Says she has filed for divorce.
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3 arrested after missing person found dead
Mohsin was kidnapped 10 days ago allegedly by Yousaf over disputed money, says protesters.
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‘Exorcist’ held for raping child
Kashi Baba had said he would ‘free her from evil spirits’.
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Vigilante justice: Robber caught red handed beaten up by citizens
Made to write confession.
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Dangerous transport: LHC seeks report on CNG cylinders
CJ gives October 2 deadline for the report.
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Curbing crime: 6 police posts proposed for Ring Road
20 robberies reported on Ring Road so far this year.
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Organ transplants: Provincial Monitoring Authority activated
Body set up to curb illegal organ trade, says health minister.
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Ramazan plan: City govt decides 20 bazaar sites
64 free dastar khwans to be set up; LWMC to establish cleanliness camps at bazaars.
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Illegal construction: LHC moved against resumption of work at Doongi Ground
Petitioner seeks contempt action over parking plaza.
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Child rights: ‘Malnutrition costing more than energy crisis’
Civil society discusses how to promote right to adequate food and nutrition.
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Rajanpur kacha area: Police and bandits negotiate for release of hostages
24 family members of bandit leader picked up for leverage.
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Anarkali blast: Investigators mystified by explosives’ make
No shrapnel or ball bearings used; similar ingredients employed in previous explosions.
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Road accident: 11 die as mini truck falls into canal
10 injured, 50 cattle killed .
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Fun food: Frozen yogurt brand comes to City
We will bring containers of frozen yogurt made of organic milk to Pakistan, says BIF Chairman.
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Patient management: Young doctors ask for additional PG seats at hospitals
There are only 382 seats for PG trainees at Mayo Hospital which have 2,400 beds, says YDA leader.
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Healthcare: ‘Teachers should focus on research’
Workshop on basic endoscopy held at Lahore General Hospital.
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Crackdown: 35,000 bags of gutka seized
No arrest has been made so far.
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Suspended contracts and doubtful cricketers
Rescue 1122 Director General removed from the chairmanship of the Fire Safety Commission.
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Economy: ‘Good governance will make economy strong’
Ministers assure businessmen that the government will solve their problems.
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Human rights: UN Women to launch social reconstruction plan
Institutional accountability in times of disaster main feature of new programme.
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River islands region: ‘Security vacuum allowed bandits to return’
Bandits reclaim two islands in border region, lay siege to police positions on third island.
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Brainwashed: 2 arrested for attacking woman polio worker
They accused her of serving a US plot.
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Anarkali blast: For 7 friends, celebration turns into final farewell
‘Blast turned what seemed like a normal Saturday night at Food Street into carnage’.
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Meera to open charity hospital in mother's name
The Lollywood actor is also working on a movie, set in Haroonabad.
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Lahore food street attack: 90 suspects arrested as death toll rises
The aim of the low-intensity blast was to invoke fear and panic among people, say officials.
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Accessible: Office doors open to public 8am to 9am
Chief secretary directs officials to monitor Ramazan Bazaars.
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Allied Hospital: Dozens protest against medical staff
Accuse Allied Hospital doctors and paramedics of negligence leading to patient’s death.
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US-Taliban negotiations: ‘Govt, army should encourage talks’
‘No civilian ownership of anti-terrorist operations till ISI starts sharing intelligence with civilians’.
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Walled City: New GIS developed to aid conservation work
System aims to minimise administrative delays in development process.
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Bahauddin Zakariya University lecturer quits over ‘co-education’
Officials say he was accused of forging academic records.
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Illegal detention: Cricketer’s brother seeks recovery of wife
Says his wife’s Christian family did not approve of their marriage.
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New counsel: Sawan Masih case hearing set for 25th
Sawan Masih is accused of committing blasphemy that led to over 150 houses of Joseph Colony being burned down.
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High treason:Journalists and lawyers demand trial of all offenders
Seminar speakers call for trials from 1956.
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Inquiry committee: Doctor accused of patient’s rape declared innocent
Police investigation of allegations made by girl’s father continues.
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Paper shortage stops birth, marriage and death registration
20 union councils unable to give certificates for eight days.