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No ‘match’ for Pakistani morale
Cable operators’ strike leaves cricket fans devastated.
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End of beginning: Provincial officials get bail, vow to vanquish DMG
Chief minister taken into confidence before the arrests of protesting PCS officers.
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Court orders release of civil service officers
Judicial magistrate in Lahore orders release of arrested civil officers in exchange of surety bonds.
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EC gives speaker, MPAs 7 days to reply on unification bloc issue
PML-Q says speaker did not forward reference against dissidents to the EC.
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Tolerance: Do religious institutions turn out radicals?
Ayesha Siddiqa says the media is pressured by the radical elements in the society.
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Protests continue over Raymond Davis release
Activists from several political parties and other groups hold joint protest rally against release of Raymond Davis.
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Doctors proceed on three-day strike
YDA Punjab starts a three-day complete strike at all public hospital wards across the province.
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Punjab Assembly: Moonis Elahi’s arrest splits opposition
Opposition benches in Punjab Assembly get divided over the arrest and alleged mistreatment of MPA Moonis Elahi.
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Life sciences: Need for research on poultry diseases stressed
Pakistan could become a leading country in producing high quality of poultry meat.
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Sessions court: Murder accused goes missing
A man accused of murder and robbery, escapes from police custody after being produced in the sessions court.
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Bar condemns govts for Davis release
LHCBA holds COAS, ISI chief, LHC CJ, interior minister and federal and provincial governments responsible.
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Gender, politics and media: ‘Women parliamentarians should be above party line’
Justice Iqbal says there is dire need to encourage women to stand up for their rights.
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Defiant doctors escalate protest, sit-in at PA
Doctors from six public hospitals gather outside Punjab Assembly to protest government’s refusal to raise wages.
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Street protests leave city traffic in a mess
Traffic on several major roads remain suspended for more than four hours due to a surfeit of street protests.
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Punjab Assembly: PML-N, PPP find common ground on Davis release
Law Minister Rana Sanaullah says that the outcome flowed from Shariah.
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Gunmen shoot dead four people in Faisalabad
Unidentified gunmen shoot dead four people in the Dijkot area of Faisalabad
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Bovine beauty: Who’s the fairest of them all?
The All Pakistan Beauty Contest for Cows in Faisalabad was a great success.
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Davis release: 15 protesters, 4 policemen injured in clashes
Activists from some political parties took to streets in protest against the release of US national Raymond Davis.
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Thalassemia Awareness Campaign launched
SEPLAA Foundation president appeals to health secretary and CM to make blood screening for Thalassemia mandatory.
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The Lent: ‘Why is our fasting less important?’
Pakistani Christians complain they are not given any leeway during the fasting season.
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Food Street: Vendors say they were not warned
Food street vendors staged a protest against the city government for its drive against encroachments.
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Encroachments return in some areas
Shopkeepers and push-cart vendors have started returning to some recently cleared roads.
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Allama Hassan Turabi: Wife of accused wants quick justice
Wife of Muhammad Akbar Khan files petition in the Sindh High Court, asking for quick justice.
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DG’s appointment: NAB chairman, Interior Ministry issued notices
The petition challenges appointment of Rana Zahid Mehmood as the NAB Punjab director general.
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Talks breakdown: Doctors reject govt’s plea for July raises
YDA Punjab leader Hamid Butt says negotiations between YDA Punjab and Khosa’s team have failed.
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Punjab Assembly: 11 bills introduced as opposition relents
PPP-led opposition spent first two hours thumping desks and raising slogans against the Unification Bloc in Assembly.
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Punjab Assembly: President urges PPP MPAs to stay calm
Zardari offers federal funds to complete development projects in PPP constituencies.
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Paan Mandi: Mr India
An alley market in Anarkali Bazaar, Paan Mandi is also known as mini India.
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No progress: Consumers say promised improvement has not come about
Several rallies were taken out in the province to mark the Consumer Day on Tuesday.
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Consumer Rights Day: The customer is always right… or should be
A series of seminars regarding consumer rights were held all over the province.
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Autonomous colleges: Court can step in if constitution is violated
Hearing on boards of governors case adjourned for two weeks.
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35 doctors issued notices, YDA holding firm
Punjab government issues notices to 35 out of 120 YDA office bearers in teaching hospitals across the province
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Clean-up Campaign: City government claims more gains, provokes protests
CDGL claims to have recovered 41.61 kanal of land worth Rs95.5 million on fifth day of it anti-encroachment campaign.
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Park and Ride Plaza: High Court asks for original plans
LHC asks govt to submit the original plan for land on which the Liberty Parking Plaza has been built till April 15.
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Punjab Police abolishes shoulder promotions
The transfers were made by IGP Javed Iqbal on the Supreme Court (SC) orders on March 8.
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Punjab Assembly session Day 3: No business again, more ruckus
PPP MPAs accused PML-N of using horse-trading as a tool in Punjab to revive the politics of the 1990s.
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Pepsi gaming tournament : The games that people play
The best gamers in Lahore gathered to compete for a chance to win Rs100,000.
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Punjab Assembly: Shahbaz is accountable to the House, says Riaz
Riaz says Sharif’s statement that he is not accountable to anyone but God is a violation of privilege of the House.
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Government College University: Debating Society honours winners
Lunch reception organised by the GCU Debating Society to honour its winning members since September 2010.
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Land worth Rs220m recovered: CDGL
CDGL anti-encroachment drive claimes to have cleared 903 kanals of land worth Rs220 million.
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Till death do us part: Man butchers wife in court for seeking divorce
Shah Jamal resident Razia had been married to Manzoor for 14 years and had three children.
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Environment: Rickshaws, motorcycles most ticketed
7,401 rickshaws and 6,218 motorcycles fined over the past 15 months for causing noise and air pollution.
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Compensation issue: Deadline splits Bhatta Chowk traders
Traders start demolishing their shops voluntarily to avail the government offer for compensation.
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Paintings exhibition: Historical architecture in creative perspective
Qaiser Habibi’s 30 paintings have been on display at The Collectors Galleria since Friday, March 11.
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Urban development: ‘Have you seen the queues at Kalma Chowk?’
Lahore High Court dismisses petition challenging construction of flyover.
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Cabinet meeting approves Food Authority Act
Meeting also decides to enhance quotas for widows, martyrs’ families, orphans and the disabled.
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LHC seeks reply from govt over doctors' strike
Young Doctors' Association is observing strike to demand their regularisation.
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Gunmen kill woman during robbery in Lahore
Robbers kill a woman and injure her husband when they try to resist theft.
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Two arrested for killing their father
A man was killed allegedly by his two sons in Shadbagh.
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Lahore learns to love the guitar
With only minutes before class, five little boys rush in to The Guitar School, impatient for the lesson to start.