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Efficiency and effectiveness: Forensic Science Lab still a drain on public funds
Project deadline extended for fourth time to September 2011.
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Corruption suspicion: Seven EPD officials suspended
Evidence of purchase of equipment, payment of rents lacking, Monitoring and Evaluation Cell report points out.
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Overboard: 16 PML-N workers arrested for firing
Three people were injured by the firing in the rally on Monday, including a woman and her three-year-old daughter.
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Child rape: Missing seven-year-old’s mutilated body found in fields
Masooma was abducted 3 days ago, her body has been sent for an autopsy.
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Tussle over vice chancellors continues
Khosa’s order for appointments sent back to Governor’s House.
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Citizen’s concern: Plea to produce Dost Khosa’s wife, daughter
Sirdar Zulfiqar denies abduction report, calls it baseless.
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Questions and answers: PPP, PML-Q requisition Assembly session
Opposition wants to quiz govt on Faisalabad firing and flood precautions.
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Bio-mimicry: Design students learn mother nature’s tricks
Exhibition of works by architecture students opens at Nairang Art Gallery.
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Arsenic in water supply: ‘Installation of filtration plants has begun’
Court disposes of petition after being assured about commencement.
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Begging for a solution: Crackdown against beggary proves counterproductive
TMAs arresting hundreds of beggars, see more replacing them everyday.
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Park and Ride Plaza: Going, going ... maybe not yet
Investors, business community point to litigation and low occupancy as factors in low investor confidence.
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Corrupt patwaris: ‘Chief minister, take care of this or quit’
Chief justice incensed by corruption of patwaris and tehsildars in Lahore.
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Notification issued for increase in salaries of Punjab doctors
No notification for the increase in salary of medical officers, senior registrars and teaching staff issued as yet.
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IJT members attack students in Punjab University
The members also smashed windows of nearby vehicles and resorted to aerial firing.
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Rivalry claims 5 lives in Muridke
Aslam group's members were on their way to Ferozwala court for hearing when Shahbaz group members opened fire on...
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Nominations for party’s city offices: 3-year-old injured in PML-N celebratory firing
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif takes notice of the incident.
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Two arrested for killing mother-in-law
Body exhumed from backyard of the deceased woman’s house.
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Towns to back food inspectors on raids
Interim work plan drawn up until Punjab Food Authority is formed.
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Saving businesses: Rallies banned on The Mall, court told
Chief secretary and chief engineer told to come up with traffic plan today.
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Kot Lakhpat: Shopkeepers resist shifting of market
110 arrested after violent riots on Ferozepur Road.
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Pay revision: Government raises civil servants’ salaries
Notification covering basic pay, allowances and pensions issued.
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Mob justice: Police attacked for rescuing robbery suspects
Robbers to be produced in court; traders defend extra judicial punishment, say no leeway for robbers caught in future
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Sub-inspector shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists
The deceased inspector was in charge of the Lubanwala police station in Ferozwala area.
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Power outages: Protests in Faisalabad, Mianwali
Protests in Khurianwala area of Faisalabad and at Jahaz Chowk in Mianwali.
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No progress in 18 key terrorism cases: Report
Out of a total of 1,719 witnesses, only 238 witnesses have been examined so far.
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Triple murder: 3 women of a family gunned down by youth
Police officials said that several raids were being conducted for the arrest of accused Ghulam Muhammad.
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Construction project: Model Town residents seek another underpass
MTS does not want to close existing entrance to the town.
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Cognisable?: Police seen dragging feet on writing FIR
Complainant says he was beaten up, forced to flee village.
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Teaching associate: NCA students agitate over ‘unqualified’ appointment
Matriculate apparently hired as teaching associate in violation of rules.
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Watta Satta: Parents clash with police over weddings
Arifa, 6, was being wed to Momin, 11, when police officials raided the wedding function.
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No going back: Man chops off sisters legs for coming home
Shahnaz Bibi was shifted to Allied Hospital in serious condition, doctors said that her legs could not be reattached.
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Model Town Courts: Three judges squeezed into one courtroom
Magistrates run simultaneous hearings as room runs out.
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Personal hearing: Too busy or too lazy?
SHOs no longer under orders to spend time at station attending to public.
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Faisalabad police save suspected robbers from lynch mob
The protesters demanded the police hand over the robbers, claiming that the police will not provide justice.
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Celebrating Vaisakhi at Ram Thamman II
In part 2 of his account of this annual festival, the writer celebrates the subcontinent’s religious syncretism.
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Govt issues another notice to NICL investigator
Qureshi given 24 hours to respond to the show-cause notice.
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Widow abducted, raped by landlord for 2 months
A widow who went to a landlord to get zakat was abducted by his munshi and raped for two months in Dera Ghazi Khan.
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Sessions Court: AC finally installed in monitoring room
An air conditioner was installed in the room on Saturday to keep the equipment in cooler conditions.
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Non-Compliance: Bailable arrest warrants for MPA
The court issued summons to the MPA accused of making assets by misusing his authority as an MPA.
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Hygiene: City govt kills stray dogs, mosquitoes
109 stray dogs were shot and killed over the last week, said the statement.
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‘Funds allocated for filtration plants’
‘Comprehensive plan evolved to ensure availability of essentials’.
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Policing policy: IG’s orders violated in SHO reshuffle
Several replaced inspectors had yet to finish one year in post.
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Delayed justice: Police fail to arrest 12-year-old gang rape victims murderers
Imran was kidnapped and killed 6 months ago, cops stalling investigation
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Health and fitness: Healing through exercise
Pilates fitness system gaining popularity among women in Lahore.
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Bloody murder: Basic elements of spiritual by-pass surgery
Pir who uses animal organs in ‘spiritual transplants’ booked for murder of client.
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Left out: Bureaucrats, govt keeping me out of the loop: Khosa
Governor complains that officials not briefing him on flood plans.
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NICL scam: Court asks for progress in Warraich’s case
Former federal minister challenged confiscation of his passport and placement of his name on Exit Control List.
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Illegal Transplants: Court extends remand by 3 days
The physical remand again extended by 3 days.
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Services Hospital: No leaves for works dept employees during monsoon
The administration has banned on leaves of the Works Department and sanitary workers for the monsoon season.
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Half of the cases in courts are false: CJ
CJ says that the people’s confidence on courts had restored after the reinstatement of independent judiciary.