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ATC grants bail to 17 lawyers
The court orders furnishing surety bonds of Rs100,000 each to avail the relief
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Blue-eyed boys: Punjab govt grants undue favours to bureaucrats
Number of posts for additional chief secretaries of the province has been increased to seven
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Foreign currency worth Rs820 million stolen by customs officials
FIR has been registered against the involved customs’ staff
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48-hour ultimatum: Lawyers demand release of colleagues
Criticise role of judiciary, blame govt for ‘mishandling’ PIC incident
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Low gas pressure cripples life in Lahore
Citizens are using compressors and pumps to increase gas pressures
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Pakistan Ulema Council terms Musharraf treason verdict 'un-Islamic'
Tahir Ashrafi says law of the land and Shariah provide no precedent of such a verdict
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Musharraf verdict: 'Barbaric and unconstitutional'
Twitterati slam excerpt of detailed high treason verdict calling for his corpse to be dragged to Islamabad's D-Chowk
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Inquiry focuses on BHU staff in expired vaccine case
Probe report expected to be presented to Rawalpindi DC today
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Rainwater ponds set up in forests
The ponds have been developed in the areas of Kalar Syedan, Kahuta, Chakwal, Kalar Kahar, and Basal Kalan
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Sanitary workers demand salaries ahead of Christmas
Unpaid for over three months, staff blame CDA- IMC row for their troubles
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Ban on allotment of plots to continue until all affectees compensated: IHC
IHC had imposed the ban after establishing that land was acquired for new sectors without payment of due compensation
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PACP, WHO train councillors, doctors to contain HIV across province
Government is utilising all resources to control AIDS, says Dr Malik
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1,219 kanals of land retrieved
ACE authorities have also recovered Rs1.8 million from defaulters of different govt departments
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Govt plans to revive over 44,000-acre ‘new city’ project
Rehabilitation of River Ravi is core theme of the project
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Man arrested for killing wife
He told the police that his wife used to stop him from consuming drugs
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Hamza shows trust in LHC’s bench
Justice Najafi said that Hamza had showed his distrust over the bench in the past
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Mending fences: LHC orders formation of mediation committee
Home secretary, IGP assure court accused will be treated in accordance with law
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Tomb of Anarkali: A symbol of resilience and love
Building also flaunts marble dome, another important feature of the Islamic structural design
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Eggs(tensive) sale: Over 14.4m units sold per day in Lahore
In last few weeks PFA disposed 1.1m rotten eggs
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Schools at risk: province-wide security audit reveals
More than 4,800 schools across province do not have required security-related SOPs in place to deal with emergencies
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PML-N asks govt to rebut white papers with facts
SAPM on information blames N-league for ‘damaging economy’
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Nawaz’s review plea referred to IHC Chief Justice
Next hearing to be held next month
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LHC disposes off petitions seeking release of lawyers detained after PIC attack
One petition prayed upon the court for a restraining order against police action
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Ousted LG representatives protest outside Parliament
More than 50,000 representatives ousted in a day
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Government to set up model bazaars, agri fair price shops in 142 tehsils
Primary objective is to provide relief to common man
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IGP, CS, other officials summoned on pleas seeking lawyers’ release
Lawyers’ representatives say they regret deaths at PIC
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State land worth Rs2.5b retrieved
Anti-corruption teams nabbed 12 accused on the charges of corruption during the current year
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‘Discipline is key to progress’
Meeting decides to issue instructions to hostel wardens, superintendents to keep an eye on the activities of students
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1,200 inspectors awaiting promotions
Order asks for promotion of officers who completed ten years’ service
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Valuables gutted in separate fire incidents
No loss of lives was reported in the incidents
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Man tortured for ‘not stealing’ chemicals
Tanker owners abducted him from his relative’s house, took him to some undisclosed location and tortured him
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‘CAB worse than annexation of occupied Kashmir’
PTI MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar termed the step as 'foolhardy activity' spearheaded byBJP-led government
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Musharraf – man of war and peace
Friends describe the former military ruler a professional soldier but also the one believing in show of power
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ATC awards three death sentences to man in Chunian case
A JIT was constituted to probe cases of missing children
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Punjab Planning Board approves 184 schemes
Local govt schemes include construction of roads and installation of sewerage system
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PIC attack: LHC bench refers petitions to Chief Justice
Anti-Terrorism Court sent eleven accused lawyers on 14-day judicial remand for attacking PIC
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CS orders setting up of drug rehab centres in three cities
The CS also directed on taking measures to control use of narcotics in educational institutes, jails
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29 drug pushers arrested
5.9kg of hashish, 1.12kg of heroin, 66 litres of liquor, nine 30-bore pistols, a Kalashnikov were seized from them
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Shahi Hamam artefacts to star as tourist attraction
WCLA is researching on the recently found remains and relics including the unexplored hidden chambers
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Bank manager booked in Rs200m embezzlement
The culprit was released on bail
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Lahore Development Authority to expedite work on city project
File holders will have to deposit half of development charges
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Punjab Police lack capacity to probe women suspects
Official says restrictions in law make investigations complicated
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LHC grants NAB more time to return Maryam’s passport
Anti-corruption watchdog was to submit reply on Dec 16 but failed to do so
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Govt awaits detailed LHC verdict on Maryam’s plea
SAPM says Cases of misdeeds of 40 years cannot be decided within few months
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SBP governor says tough part is over for Pakistan
Reza Baqir cites low savings rate as major reason for balance of payments problem
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52 pharmaceutical units sealed in Punjab
As many as 1,244 pharmaceutical units were inspected in the last week
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Three-day polio campaign begins in Sargodha
More than 1.39 million children of less than five years will be administered polio drops
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In Mutlan, WASA to begin work on seven new schemes
Managing director says work on these schemes will be completed over period of three years
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In Sargodha, campaign starts against adulterated food, medicine
Health department teams raided 91 areas in district
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Punjab SWD to help drug addicts kick the habit
Its centre rehabilitated nearly 3,700 addicts since its inception