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‘Secure Lahore’ to keep city safe in Ramazan
CCPO Tahir said there would be special security arrangements during sehar, iftar and taraveeh hours.
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PIA employees' strike disrupt flights at Allama Iqbal airport
11 domestic flights delayed or cancelled, sources cite PIA employees' strike as cause for dilemma.
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Promoting Pakistan: The long ride home
24-year-old Moin Khan is riding his motorcycle for 28,000 miles – from San Francisco to Lahore.
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Theatre: Musical comedy Avanti opens
The theatre director said Avanti was based on Indian play Aja nach le, but with modern dialogue and themes.
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Resisting Robbery: Woman, daughter shot in Samanabad
A woman was shot and killed and her daughter injured while resisting a robbery attempt.
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Seal the Deal: 90-day deadline for college registration
Unregistered colleges in the private sector are warned to get registered within 90 days.
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‘Missing’ wife case: Court issues notice to Dost Khosa
Application filed for restoration of plea after judge dismisses original petition.
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Medical Education: PMA slams proposal for evening shifts
PMA leaders have criticised a directive issued to the PMDC to start evening classes in private medical colleges.
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Fighting polio: Khosa inaugurates immunisation drive
Vaccination to begin from July 18; no polio case reported in Punjab so far in 2011.
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Subaltern: History should focus on common folk, not royalty
Historians should focus on the lives of common men and women instead of stories about people in positions of power.
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‘No one told me we were divorced’
Man moves court to cancel divorce one year after wife leaves.
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Public hospitals: ‘You cannot hold us to an unfair contract’
Pharmacies selling medicines at prices higher than allowed under law.
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Peep show: I spy with my roving eye...
Woman killed after landlord sends sex tape to family.
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Meat matters: Feasting on dogs and donkeys
DCO orders raids at butchers shops, after dozens fall sick eating donkey meat.
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Multan Road cluster: Industrial waste seeping into groundwater
EPD issues hearing orders to 200 units, but don’t expect it to stop soon.
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Fruit and vegetable: Prices rise 30% as costs of market shift add up
Grocery rates will remain high during Ramazan, say traders.
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Sri lankan team attack: Terror suspects’ bail application accepted
Applications accepted against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each.
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Journalist's sit-in at Charing Cross to protest illegal occupation
The protest is for illegal occupation of their plots in the Journalist Housing Colony.
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Inspection: Sanitary Inspector booked for forging documents
Tampered certificates for his matriculation (Arts) examination, and a forged LLB degree to secure the position.
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Restraining order challenged
Judge was barred from working under National Judicial Policy.
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Extra-judicial killing: Encounter case delayed over lawyer’s absence
Parents of two under-trial officials passed away this week.
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Murder: Man electrocutes wife for spilling tea
Electrocuted by pushing her into back of refrigerator after she accidentally dropped his cup of tea; he was scalded.
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Healthy concerns: Patients losing patience with Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Patients complained about lack of proper facilities and hygiene issues at the hospital.
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Shifting markets: Kot Lakhpat traders move court
Traders say July 11 operation to vacate the market was unlawful.
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‘Punjab has most missing person cases'
222 people, including doctors, engineers, students, have gone missing since 2009.
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Penny wise: Most city automobiles have wasteful engines
Obsolete technology, poor maintenance blamed for high fuel consumption.
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Reassuring reunion: Child Bureau reunites children with parents
CPB officials returned 14 children to their families, with assurances that the children would be placed in school.
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Transport infrastructure: Kalma Chowk flyover to open from 25th?
Construction of Rapid Mass Transit railway to begin on August 14.
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No reduction in oil, ghee prices during Ramazan: PVMA
Punjab Govt says will speak to CCP on the issue as reduction in prices brings relief to masses.
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Dost Khosa: Police chief to respond to ‘missing wife’ plea
The film star had last been seen beaten up by friends of the former CM and bundled into a car along with her daughter
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Work Ethics: Employer arrested for beating 15-year-old helper
Boy tortured because he had stolen Rs14,000 from the shop; boy denies saying he was just demanding his salary
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Residential plots: Christian families request CJP to take action
Caritas, instead of handing over the plots to rightful owners, later sold the land to DHA at three times the price.
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Court summons NHA chairman
Petitioner says NHA extended contract without offering tenders.
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Stage play: Record of licences issued by Home Dept sought
Petitioner seeks govt permission to present theatre shows.
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Food safety: MNA impedes campaign against adulteration
Aziz Bhatti TMA says suspects caught on raid released on MNA’s intervention.
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Police visibility stepped up over terror threat
Security tightened at govt, police offices after suicide bombing report.
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Farm labour: Work depriving most women of family time
Majority satisfied with lives, lack access to microfinance.
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Flood preparations: Rescue familiarising with conditions
High grounds being identified in Rahim Yar Khan for relief work, work underway on flood plan.
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‘Legal’ transformations: Lawyers eye old bakhshi khana for office space
Advocates say they won’t allow the building to be converted into courtrooms.
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Job creation: Yellow Cabs get official nod
Chief minister sees e-govt as the ‘need of the hour’.
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Evacuations begin in Punjab: Residents fear floods will hit urban areas this time
Locals complain of nepotism in rehabilitation work.
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Propriety: Ashiana ballot was fair, transparent, High Court told
The scheme aims at providing inexpensive and adequate residential facility to low income people in the province.
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Politics: ‘Top criminal’ alleges victimisation
Government asked how names are picked for Top Ten list.
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Police Politics: PML-N leader says cops harassed party workers
Police action against certain PML-N workers as a calculated move by select groups to defame the party.
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Mianwali protests: HRCP concerned over journalists’ arrests
The commission issued a statement urging govt to release 4 journalists.
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Surprise inspection: District judge nabs ‘unofficial’ worker at Aiwan-i-Adl
Factory worker ‘moonlights’ as assistant to record keeper.
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To CM Secretariat or Governor’s House?
VCs confused over where decisions lie, fear delays.
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Stable Ramazan prices promised
45,000 ton sugar to be purchased for holy month.
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Flood follow up: Jampur City bounces back
Houses nearly complete, DCO says Rajanpur prepared for future floods.
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Investigation rules: Rape kit must follow all sexual assault allegations
New rules ensure that all rape charges will require police to collect DNA sample, send them to laboratory for matching