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Official delays: New vehicle owners forced to pay fines
No challan exemptions for cars and motorbikes waiting for authentic registration plates.
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Cooperation: Turkish delegation meets IGP
Mustafa Ozguler and Mahmut Cengiz discussed the exchange programme for trainers.
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Un-civil behaviour: Former PPP MPA’s bail application rejected
MPA absent from court, apex court has also taken suo motu notice of incident.
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Free-will marriage: Family assaults couple on LHC premises
Families of the boy and girl clash after the couple flees from court premises.
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Another civil servant assaulted: SC takes notice of Sargodha school teacher torture
Teacher was reportedly abused by ex-MPA Aslam Madhyana; court also reviews Shah’s case.
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Investigation: FIA arrests three for fraud
Employee accused of setting up fake company account, pocketing payments.
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Promised compensation: Health Dept asked to produce ‘lost’ record
Family of dengue victim says it is yet to get the announced amount.
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Retirement age: Appeals against VC’s removal adjourned
Advocate general absent from hearing for second day.
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Acid attack: Jailed for assault on boyfriend
Says she wanted to teach him a lesson for deception.
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Issues in Pakistan: ‘The idea of a single language and identity is problematic’
Documentary on ‘60s bands, literary forms, definition of ‘Pakistani’ discussed.
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Spring festival: ‘Pak-Kenya ties will benefit agriculture’
‘Joint research will help bring down staple prices in both countries’.
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Power to the women?
The bill allows that the salary of the husband be deposited in the wife’s bank accounts, if the latter wishes so.
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Mayor of Istanbul receives honorary PhD from GCU
Announces 15scholarships for Pakistani students at universities.
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Pak-Turk friendship: Istanbul mayor gives 100 buses for Lahore
Inaugurates girls school, monument as two-day trip ends.
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Development funds: Women legislators complain of bias
PPP leaders want chief minister to apologise for involvement in Mehran Gate scam.
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Supreme Court: ‘How much compensation is enough for a 23-year-old?’
Afroze told court will fix compensation amount if they are found responsible.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tells Lahore about his 'Art of Living'
People to people contact can help improve relations between Pakistan, India: Shankar.
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Promised compensation: Health Dept asked to produce ‘lost’ record
Family of dengue victim says it is yet to get the announced amount
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Job security: Govt told to regularise Gojra TMA employees
LHC has given one month time for regularisation.
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Revenge: Faisalabad girl flings acid on jilted lover
Nabila alleges that her lover, Mohsin Qadeer, started to ignore her as he allegedly got involved with other girls.
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Analysis: Will Punjab take lead on women empowerment?
Shahbaz Sharif’s women development package might be the game changer.
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Negligence: Staff of 3 matric exam centres suspended
55 students were caught by a team using unfair means to solve an exam the same day.
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Forced marriage: Step-father, elderly ‘husband’ arrested
Girl, 12, says her step-father agreed to marriage to settle his debt.
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LWMC to set up new dump site at Lakhoder
Mehmood Booti to be turned into park.
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Functional League, Awami Party form alliance
‘Election manifesto to include Bahawalpur’s separation’.
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Domestic violence: Woman freed from husband’s prison after four days of ill-treatment
Husband arrested, wife sent to Darul Amaan.
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Man tricked into accepting ‘blood money’, then cheated out of it
Moves application with LHC for action against two journalists.
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Animal, bird fights: 80 arrested in two incidents
Police, journalists assaulted by people gathered to watch camel fight in Khanewal.
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Issues in Pakistan: ‘The state discourages discourse on state religion’
Islamotopia, Urdu plays, violence and education system discussed in Seminar.
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‘Lack of incinerators resulting in disease’
Govt urged to install incinerators at all teaching hospitals.
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Foreign, local academics discuss Pakistani, Muslim and South Asian societal issues
The two-day conference includes speakers from Harvard and UPenn, as well as local universities BNU and FC College.
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Barelvi leader alleges pro-Deobandi bias in Defence Housing Authority
Says Deobandis preferred for appointment as khateebs, muezzins.
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Cutting corners
Officials told to stop doling out ‘favours’; anyone found using influence will be taken to task under PEEDA Act 2006.
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Solar generators: Demand rises ahead of summer
Dealers in solar equipment say they are getting more customers as costs decline.
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‘High profile terrorists’ acquitted after witnesses retract statements
The men are likely to be handed over to Sindh.
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Public transport: Plans for smart signalling systems scaled down
High-tech signals and sensors to be restricted to special bus track.
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Kidnapping: Protest over kidnapped youth’s murder
Manzar Ali had been kidnapped from near his home Moma Kalan village in Uggoki a week ago.
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Recreation: Horse and cattle show to kick off on March 14
Events will include horses dancing, livestock show, tent pegging.
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Acid attack: Husband, in-laws arrested
Over 40 per cent of the victim’s body has been burnt, say doctors.
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Public health: Red tape takes its toll on dialysis patients
Dialysis equipment unavailable because of bulk purchase requirement.
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Rohi Mela: Poetry finds fertile soil in the Cholistan desert
The 11th mela celebrated the life and work of Khawaja Ghulam Farid.
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Seven-year-old boy’s teenage rapist caught
Older boy was a neighbour, knew the victim well.
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As Mehrangate is heard, PPP, PML-N trade barbs
Awan calls on Shahbaz Sharif to appear before SC, Roedad Khan be made respondent; PML-N say PPP rewarded Asad Durrani.
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Honour killing: Eloped couple on the run after jirga orders execution
Militia constituted to ensure implementation of the jirga’s decision.
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Christianity to Islam, and back: 60-year-old woman disgraced for reconversion
Seema Bibi was tortured, her head shaved, and paraded through the streets, garlanded with shoes.
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Pulling strings: Officer transferred for action against former lawmaker
MPA had shot at and injured a schoolteacher.
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Cross Fire: One dead, two injured
Two men, who were robbed, were also injured.
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Kidnapping: One gets death, two life terms
The four men had been arrested by Madina town police for kidnapping Siddique over a year ago.
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Babar Awan: ‘Vetting of papers wasn’t thorough’
Justice Bandial asked the federal law officers to continue their arguments on March 16, the date fixed for a hearing.
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Business as usual
After the banker’s revelations, the opposition in Punjab Assembly took a swipe at the treasury.