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Terror Threat: Intelligence indicates LHC a target
A call was made to the police from a mobile phone; Security arrangements have been enhanced at the LHC.
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Family court: ‘I made a mistake’
Woman chooses to return to parents weeks after elopement, marriage.
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Promotion furore: Push for removal of ‘junior’ Prisons inspector general
Prisons Dept official says as most senior officer he merits post of IG ahead of Warraich.
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Evacuations: Flood waters inundate villages
Several reports of evacuations in two districts.
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‘Tell govt to hold local elections’
Petition alleges violation of constitution.
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Lesson learned: Cleric breaks 7-year-old’s leg for forgetting verse
Adnan was hung upside down from a tree and flogged.
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Quality issues: Law approved to regulate publication of Quran
Publishers told to register under new law within three months.
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Security matters: Elite Force’s stint with VVIPs to end
Article 19-A of the Police Rules of 1934 will be amended.
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Medical college admissions: 35,000 students to sit entry test on September 13
22 centres set up in 12 cities across the province.
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NICL scam: Zafar Qureshi prepares, government plots
Additional DG FIA Zafar Qureshi tells the court that the earlier challan was tampered with during his absence.
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Minor murdered: Acting on a dream, man kills nephew
Says he had stabbed, injured a man after a similar dream.
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Inquiry into extra-judicial killing dropped
Judicial inquiry head had complained about obstruction by police.
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Old Age: Elderly couple tie the knot
70-year-old Ghulam Nabi married 65-year-old Wakeelan Bibi, in a ceremony held at the Darul Aman.
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Youm-i-Shahadat: Security plan for city announced
CCPO said that all majalis and processions have been directed to have a single entrance and exit.
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Unrecognised degree: Tribunal disqualifies PML-Q MPA
Khagga was the chairman of the standing committee on agriculture.
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Police told to register FIRs before inquiry
Some complain that ‘free registration’ will just mean more paperwork for police.
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SAFMA to sue Mehr Bukhari and Zaid Hamid
Says it will press libel charges over being labelled RAW agents.
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World Humanitarian Day: Lack of coordination obstructing effective relief
Most organisations have made first-aid training mandatory for volunteers.
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Extrajudicial murder: Seven cops accused of killing robbery suspect
Relatives of the deceased attacked and injured five officials and set fire to six vehicles on Wednesday.
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Treason case: Centre issued notice on plea against PM
Petitioner seeks Gilani’s disqualification.
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Kalma Chowk: Underpass put on hold
Chief minister tells officials to prepare feasibility for an underpass at Qainchi.
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US aid worker abduction: Police release suspect's sketch
The suspect is believed to be in early twenties and is said to have identified Warren Weinstein to the kidnappers.
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Strategic choices: Aamir Sohail joins PML-N
Sources say cricketer was invited to counter Imran Khan’s popularity.
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Control freak: The high cost of Shahbaz Sharif’s ‘perfectionism’
CM’s distrust of civil servants and transferring them at whim weighs on exchequer.
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Transfer orders of 39 FIA officers reverted
Four of the transferred officers included lead investigator Zafar Qureshi.
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Designer shop ‘raid’: SHO again asked for comments
Petitioner accuses governor’s adviser of raiding his shop, snatching Rs84,000.
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Recruitment policy: CM’s office throws a spanner in I&P works
Secy says he has no knowledge of MPAs being allotted quota for recruitment.
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Vigilante justice: ‘Robber’ shot dead, another injured
Villagers can’t be prosecuted for murder because ‘there is no complaint’: SHO.
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Fertiliser hoarding: 130 urea bags recovered, sold
Farmers fear paddy yield will go down due to artificial shortage.
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Understanding signs and symbols adorning scripture
Museum hosts lecture on Quranic manuscripts.
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Art exhibition: Iranian calligraphers’ work on display
Artists are on a one-week trip to Pakistan.
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Encroachments re-visited: Ramazan slows down city’s clean up drive
Town officials too occupied operating, monitoring Ramazan Bazaars.
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CM Punjab orders action against cops present at US consulate dinner
Directs Chief Secretary, recommending the Federal Government to make the accused eight, OSDs.
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‘Risky’ venture: Insurers refuse to back Punjab’s cab scheme
Fearing financial losses, insurance companies balk at serving the initiative.
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Punjab’s preparations: Still no chopper as flood threat looms ahead
Shahbaz Sharif exhausted the helicopter’s flying hours on monitoring development work in far-flung districts.
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Fake encounter: IG ordered to act against guilty officers
Accused say they were merely following orders from the top.
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Shumaila was not forced to resign: CM
PML-N leaders warned of ex-parte proceedings.
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FIA catches 2 agents of Gondal gang
The men were illegally transporting 6 youths to Greece last month.
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Veteran: 109-year-old policeman calls on IGP
Muhammad was born in Mudhki, Ferozepur (India) in 1902 and had joined the Indian Police in 1924.
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Teaching hospitals: ‘Demolishing to build is no solution’
DHQ hospital officials protest decision to demolish ward and housing.
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Progressive politics: ‘Left can reclaim lost political space’
Speakers say youngsters should engage in politics, public interactions.
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Ashiyana Housing: We will end homelessness, says Nawaz
Allotment letters distributed for houses in Soraba Atari.
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Reading the Constitution: Can parliament really create new provinces?
Federal and provincial govts issued notices.
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Liver transplant: Hope after despair - a breakthrough
Transplantable organs so far are kidneys, liver, pancreas, heart, eyes and lungs.
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FIA arrests two sub-agents of international human traffickers
Says it has unearthed national network of Zahid and Shahid Gondal, the fugitive human traffickers in Sialkot.
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Petition challenging creation of new provinces accepted in LHC
Petitioner says formation of new provinces is 'conspiracy against Pakistan'.
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Servant beaten to death for not feeding dogs
A woman allegedly thrashed her house servant to death in Valencia town in Lahore.
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NICL scam: As Qureshi resumes probe, FIA officials ‘misplace’ files
Sources say govt decided not to allow meetings of investigation team or access to case files till Elahi’s acquittal.
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New provinces: Shujaat calls for public awareness on the issue
Shujaat says issue of creation of new province is on administrative grounds rather than on a linguistic basis.
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Missing Men: Police given till Aug 17 to recover lawyers
The district police had arrested dozens of lawyers and had booked 34 of them on terrorism charges.