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Child labour: Notices issued to federal, provincial govts
Petitoner Subay Khan contended that the government has turned a blind eye to the issue
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Restricting movement: Exit control sought for blasphemy accused
Waleeha Arafat was granted bail by the SC
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For food’s sake: ‘Biggest’ food festival comes to Lahore
Three-day Eat Lahore festival to start from Friday
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FAST students win top positions in design contest
One of the devices monitors the environment and can be learn to adjust to user’s preferences
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Do Duni Char: Using theatre as an instrument for social change
The director stressed the need for bridging the divide between private English-medium schools and public schools
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Rape complaint: Court seeks SHO’s comments on petition
Petitioner claims two men raped her and filmed the assault
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Punjab Forest Act: Contentious amendments leave WWF-P rattled
Fund says amendments will wreak havoc on forest lands
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Punjab Assembly unanimously passes protection of women bill
Amendments proposed by the opposition were withdrawn
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FIA arrests suspect smuggling Rs130m from Lahore airport
FIA officials recover a large sum of foreign currency from the suspect
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PA resolution: ‘Stop re-enactment of crime scenes on TV’
Deputy Speaker dismisses parliamentary sec’s claim about efforts to control hepatitis
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Crippling virus ‘kills’ minor girl in Faisalabad
Balochistan reports first polio case of the year
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Quality control: Restaurant in Liberty sealed over poor hygiene (Lahore city)
PFA Samnabad team seized 12,000 litres of adulterated milk and sent samples to the laboratory
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Cheated: Fake jewellery passed off as original
He said the men had been threatening him of dire consequences ever since he confronted them
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Picket police: Three killed in police encounter
They shot at the policemen who returned fire. Police said that the three were killed in the crossfire
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Fit of rage: Man accidentally kills elderly person, injures two after murdering aunt
In Multan, a woman was run over by a speeding tractor trolley near Vehari Chowk on Tuesday
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Non maintainable: Plea against Rafique’s 2014 remarks dismissed
‘Assembly proceedings cannot be assailed in court’.
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Incorporate traffic laws in curriculum: experts
Speakers stress the need to educate the masses about traffic laws
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Protest: ‘Re-open power looms or we march on Lahore’
Unionists say they have been jobless for half a month now
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Reservations: Ex-minister wants restoration of minorities’ ministry
Says events will be held to mark death anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti
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Inextricably linked: ‘Pakistan has taken lead in curbing minorities’ rights’
Scholar says Second Amendment strengthened hand of communal elements
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Demonstration in support of striking factory workers
Workers of a Sheikhupura factory have been on strike for a week
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Top court upholds LHC order to drop charges against 27 blasphemy accused
ATC had sentenced a man to death, 26 others to life.
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Overdue: Police, TMA declared electricity defaulters
According to the MEPCO, the Police Department owes it Rs295,519
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Tailor’s leg cut off over dog theft
The victim dies from the beating
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Epic contest: Diamond Paints win Royal Residencia Aibak Polo Cup
NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq distributes prizes at concluding ceremony
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Power crisis: CM sees wind energy potential in south Punjab
The chief minister said the government was carrying out work on a number of energy projects
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Fundamental rights: Justice system ‘punishes only the unprivileged'
Sarah Belal talks about arbitrary use of terrorism-related laws
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OLMT project: Litigation delaying compensation payments
Khwaja Hassaan reluctant to set a deadline for acquisition of land required for the project
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Clean Lahore: 63 model pushcarts given away
Hassaan says the project is a step towards beautifying Lahore
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Service matters: SC to review order on out-of-turn promotions
Justice Ameer Hani Muslim observed that out of turn promotions cannot be allowed on any ground to the police
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One voice: Opposition parties demand census in March
PPP, PTI, PML-Q MPAs present charter of demands
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Two committees formed to monitor private universities
These will ensure enforcement of codal requirements by universities
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Orange Line: Commission appointed to check stay order implementation
The bench also extended the duration of the stay order against the construction till the next hearing on March 3
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Punjab Assembly: Metro train will not affect other projects, says Sanaullah
Law minister says construction work near heritage sites poses no danger to the sites
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Tusks found near Jhelum are 3 million years old, claims professor
Professor Muhammad Akhter of the Punjab university says fossils belong to Anancus, a pre-historic elephant
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Pakistan literary festivals tell a tale of cultural revival
Events such as the raucous Lahore Literary Festival are reclaiming the 'cultural space' that has shrunk significantly
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‘Jinnah wanted Pakistan the right way’
Haroon said on December 25 1949, at Jinnah’s last birthday, he had wanted a private party at Hidayatullah’s house
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Public ownership of heritage sites advocated
Speakers say destruction of heritage sites in Afghanistan had been motivated by greed
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‘Bowie made it okay to be weird’
David Bowie’s life and art discussed at LLF panel
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High Court Bar Association elections on 27th
Polling will be held from 9am to 5pm with a lunch break of an hour
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Illusion and Disillusion: ‘Our Sufi heritage is in danger’
Hamid says his recent novel is an attempt to counter prevailing narratives about non-western societies
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Peace the only way forward
Industrialist Syed Babar Ali shares his success story
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‘Civil society lacks agency for resistance’
The panel discussed why religious fundamentalism had subsided despite advances in science, technology and globalism
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Timely action: Teams formed to fix farmers’ woes
Minister says potato exports encouraging
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Preservation efforts: ‘No heritage site will be affected by metro train’
Shahbaz says govt committed to selfless service to people
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The destruction of Hyderabad
Noorani said the destruction of Hyderabad was much more than the destruction of a princely state
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An obituary for the Arab Spring
Speakers say movement far from over
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‘Men can’t be feminists by just being revolutionary’
Egyptian activist says military used sexual violence to break unity amongst male and female activists
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Media responsible for negativity
Speakers stress the need for right priorities
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‘Pakistani nationalism stronger post-crisis’
Journalist Ahmed Rashid moderated the session