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Medical schools entry tests: ‘Applications rejected on flimsy grounds’
Student say copies of first-year result made mandatory at last minute.
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Former CM sues firm for Rs2m over ‘faulty’ generator
Respondent says generator was overloaded, won’t pay damages.
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Disabled rights: Awareness key to change
US consulate hosts session on disabled rights movement in Pakistan and US.
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NICL scam: ‘DG FIA avoiding meetings led by Zafar Qureshi’
Sessions court gives FIA till Sep 17 to appoint a prosecutor.
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Police assault: Faisalabad woman faces double whammy
First kidnapped by in-laws, then raped by police.
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Sacred Heritage: Photo exhibition of tree shrines opens today
Exhibition of pictures of Sikh shrines will open at the Alhamra Art Gallery today.
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Lecturer training: ‘You need more than knowledge to teach’
GCU vice chancellor gives talk on positive body language.
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Court lockup: Police accused of extorting prisoners
Prisoners, lawyers say court staff in league with corrupt police officers.
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Religious groups find lucrative sources abroad
Donations from UK to fund Karachi-Rawalpindi train march.
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On the wire: Worker electrocuted, another loses hands
1 GEPCO worker dies from shock, another is in critical condition.
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Family feud: Seven people of the same family murdered
The victims, whose bodies were mutilated, include two children. Police are waiting on autopsy results to investigate.
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Tehreek-i-Insaf: ‘Save Karachi from weapons, politics’
Party says govt betraying its complicity by ignoring SC orders.
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Food chain: Bath at noon, liver failure at sundown
Factory issued warning after 17 buffaloes die from toxic pesticide waste.
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Counter suits: PM disqualification plea challenged
Petition moved against petition seeking high treason case against PM.
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Defence Day: Remembering the war martyrs
Flag hoisting ceremonies held at various places.
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Riphah University student guns down vice principal
RIU authorities say that the student was suffering from depression and had attempted suicide in the past.
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Court staffers say targeted by motorbike thieves
Seven motorcycles stolen from gates of Sessions Court in three months.
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Promotion Schemes: RPO orders inquiry into illegal promotion of cops
RPO was told that several officials sent applications to the traffic police to complete a course
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Pay back: Employers throw boiling water on boy
Ramzan’s son was accused of theft but said he had only asked for his salary.
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Cross-border: 50 Indian lawyers to attend Sep 9 moot
Speakers will talk about legal system during times of internal conflict.
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Indian teachers: ‘Good relations will benefit the people’
Academics seek cooperation between universities of the two countries.
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Storming the gates: Victims’ families take on the police
Cops use tear gas, aerial firing and baton charge to disperse crowd after refusing to file cases.
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Urdu literature: Celebrated writers set to publish latest works
Intezar Hussain’s new book will be about his life in pre-partition India.
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Economy, efficiency, effectiveness: 15 months, 14 servants, Rs3m bills, zero utility
Punjab govt foots massive bills of bureaucrat while on ‘special duty’.
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Pay-off: Rs9,500 gets cop out of illegal detention case
Shafiqabad police had detained man without charge over Eid holidays.
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NICL scam: Moonis Elahi ups the ante against Zafar Qureshi
Petition filed earlier complained that Qureshi was biased against Moonis Elahi.
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Literary criticism: Intizar Hussain’s work appreciated
The topic for the evening was ‘Khawab aur basharat kay darmian Intizar Husain ka fun’
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Nine robberies in a day in Sialkot
One injured; five motorcycles and a car taken away.
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‘Impromptu’ justice: Still a long way to go to end pending cases
Lawyers held responsible, increase in number of judges suggested.
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Best candidate: ‘This is no way to hire teachers’
‘Multiple choice questions will favour average candidates’.
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Power outage: Mepco officials tied to pole, beaten up
Villagers say they have had no electricity for eight days.
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Illegal occupation of girls’ school: Man killed, 12 injured for reporting land grab
District administration says land can’t be recovered because ‘encroachers’ have obtained court orders.
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Little buyers: Eidi fuels rush of gift and toy sales
Markets report good business after Eid holidays.
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Holy slippers: Cleric-bureaucrat rivalry plays out at rallies
Forum for recovery of artefact becomes forum for DG-bashing.
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Speaking out: Sharif bashes ‘top man in Islamabad’ for country’s woes
Says army should assist civilian administration in disaster relief.
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Amidst the ruins in Harappa
Harappa is one of the last signs of a long-dead civilisation.
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Foul favours: There’s no such thing as a ‘free lunch’
105 hospitalised after eating free food handed out by school teacher.
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Multiple murders: 4 women of a family killed over ‘honour’
Abbas, Shah and Hassan escaped after shooting their wives over suspicion.
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Burning questions: Man arrested for setting wife on fire
Police officials arrest man for allegedly burning his wife over a domestic dispute.
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Suicide notes: Gang rape victim sets herself on fire
Mehreen wrote that women in the neighbourhood told her that she ought to ‘kill herself out of shame’.
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Crime and punishment: Mob bays for blood after child rape
Protestors in Badami Bagh demand public execution of suspect.
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Embezzlement: Two Seikhupura govt officials arrested
Officials accused of misappropriating Rs9.01 million.
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‘Justice for all’: Chief justice to inaugurate three-day moot
SCBA has arranged a three-day conference in the city.
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Public transport: Out with the old, in with the refurbished
Govt to subsidise bus repairs as investors shy away from public transport.
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Rainfall claims 22 lives in Hyderabad, interior Sindh
President directs CM Sindh to personally monitor flood situation.
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Justice delayed: Consumers continue to wait on courts
It is taking much longer than six months to deal with complaints.
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Drunken Fury: Man stabbed 17 times for resisting robbery
A group of men visiting Talamba for Eid holidays were drunk and roaming the streets early in the morning.
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Traffic Trials: PM orders cost estimate for road projects
Prime Minister also directed them to prepare a cost estimate for widening the Chowk and building a flyover.
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Out of luck: 11 die in accidents, crime
Various incidents reported from Wednesday to Friday.
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Liver transplant: Living-donor surgery likely by month-end
Surgeons from UK will supervise two procedures at Shaikh Zayed.