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Court: Park-and-Ride petition adjourned
Petitioner prays the staying of auction of 26 shops of the plaza.
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Minorities: New church, walls for all Christian cemeteries
Millions of rupees to be spent on the projects.
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Health Care Act: Court unhappy over non-implementation
Additional advocate assures court of implementation in three weeks.
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Debate: GCU students back CM’s aid stance
Shahbaz presides over debate where motion for rejecting foreign aid wins.
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Pregnant pauses: Woman tricked into abortion by in-laws
Firdous said that her husband’s mother wanted him to remarry.
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Fee foibles: Still grappling with ‘free’ education
Local girls school returns 5 months fees to parents after protests.
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Say no to tobacco: Raising awareness among students, commuters
Poster competitions, seminar, walk held to condemn smoking.
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Vehicle pollution: Little check on smoke-emitting vehicles
Only three teams to monitor emissions in entire city.
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Criteria change: New rules for medical school admissions this year
PMDC introduces new formula for merit list; no pass/fail for entry test.
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Sessions court security: Lawyers say extra police not enough
Ten policemen deployed with judges trying murder cases.
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Five 'terrorists' arrested in Dera Ghazi Khan
One of the arrested men believed to be involved in the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
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Children’s Day: Celebrating Pakistan’s children
One of the purposes of the day is to create awareness among children about their basic rights.
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National Assembly: PTV accused of pro-govt coverage
PTV always showed speeches by treasury members and never by the opposition leader - Advocate Ahmad Chaudhry
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Schoolyard brawls: Deadly games of campus cricket
Three people, including ninth grader shot and killed on school grounds.
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Beauty And Danger: Paintings highlight socio-political situation
Eleven art pieces, all miniature paintings or gouache on wasli, by Beenish Usman are currently on display in Rohtas 2.
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Plea against USAID: Govt’s help sought to decide maintainability
Deputy attorney general to consult interior ministry, file reply on June 7.
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Benazir Income Support Programme: Over 400 attack regional offices for payment
Locals say they haven’t been paid under the BISP for two years.
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Accountability judge stopped from working
Govt given two weeks to reply to plea challenging Rizvi’s appointment.
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Sessions Court: ‘Court boycott to continue till security improved’
The LBA will continue its strike until the chief minister fulfills all the promises for better security.
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PU dean of sciences: Faculty irked over appointment of ‘plagiarist’
Planning to write an application to the CM soon.
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House rules: Unification Bloc can’t vote for budget: Raja Riaz
Opposition leader repeats demand that govt release flood inquiry report.
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Punjab university: ‘Top 200 not far with our policies’
The Punjab University will make it to the list of top 200 universities in the world.
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Dispute among students claims three lives
Group leaving on motorbikes after reconciliation opened fire on by opposing party.
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Malik announces amnesty for young Taliban
Interior minister urges Taliban to stop terrorist activities and to help govt in strengthening the country.
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Found: Body of a missing labourer recovered
Body was recovered with help of victim's mobile phone data.
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SHO flouts court orders
Reluctant to register torture case against jail officials.
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Hast-o-Neest: Exhibits seek to highlight cultural past
Paintings of Masjid Wazir Khan, ceramics inspired by Indus civilisation on display
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Business sense: FC College teams win int’l competition
Students prepared business plans on software they used for the first time.
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DHA has the cheapest tippers
Unless they meet the customer face-to-face, delivery boys rarely get tipped.
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Scam: Beware of ‘you’ve won a car’ calls
People are told to pay Rs80,000 to get their ‘prize’ from a lucky draw.
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Cheating spouses: Man strangles wife in front of entire village
Police have registered a case on Noor Jahan’s brothers request.
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Power plays: MEPCO double-bills consumers to stay afloat
After govt agencies failed to pay default, MEPCO began to charge consumers.
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Freedom of expression: New law robs journalists of their sources
Rule 46 aims to place government beyond any media criticism.
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Garden Town Main Boulevard: Road widening incomplete as deadline looms
Residents say travel time between work and home has increased; businesses complain they have lost sales.
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Splitting up: What’s in a name?
Woman seeks divorce after husband insists on naming son.
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Family Tortured: Man, wife and mother-in-law beaten by rivals
The accused abducted the family and stole cash and gold ornaments.
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Melon madness: Never ask a cop to pay for food
Police torture vendor for 5 days for asking cop to pay for melons.
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‘Police using cognisable offence excuse to protect SI’
Sherakot SHO was asked to investigate murder, robbery charges against SI.
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Teaching hospitals told to form boards
The principals and chief executives of autonomous institutions should submit performance reports of their institutions
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Burned alive: Police refuse to file case of girl set on fire by in-laws
Police say they need the girl’s husband to file the complaint rather than her parents.
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Supreme Court: Petition challenges ‘Rs518b loan write-off’
He asked the court to summon the former State Bank governors and recover the loans with interest.
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PMDC seminar: TV promotes quackery, say doctors
Speakers call for revision of ‘quack-friendly’ regulations.
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Environment education: The children will save us
WWF targets school children to raise awareness of environmental challenges.
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Prisoner’s Torture Plea: Case against jail officials sought
The judge warned the SHO that if he did not register the FIR, one would be filed against him under Section 155 C.
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Theft: PhD student targeted at PU campus
A laptop, camera and other valuables belonging to a PhD student at the Punjab University were stolen.
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Convocation: 240 new doctors honoured at KEMU
Five awarded PhDs at city’s oldest medical school.
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Bounced cheques: Registration of FIRs being delayed for months
Experts say investigation requirement before filing of FIR is illegal.
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Blood feuds: Murder accused shot dead in courtroom
Killers escape after shooting two in Lahore and three in Gujrat sessions courts.
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Nawaz Sharif favours doctor for executive post in Faisalabad
Doctor, who rendered services during pre, post-operation stay of Sharif, to be given post that is yet to be set up.
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Two killed in Lahore Sessions Court shooting incident
The decease had appeared in court to seek bail in a murder case when their rivals opened fire on them and fled.