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Initial post-mortem report of 8 family members killed in Lahore released
Report says 7 out of the 8 victims died because of head injuries.
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Cylinder explosion kills 1, injures 8 in Lahore
A fire broke out as a result of the explosion.
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Punjab in the dark: High-voltage transmission line blown up
Explosives were planted at tower number 259, which was destroyed in the ensuing blast.
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Universal education: ‘100% enrollment of children in Punjab expected by 2015’
Unofficial surveys can help analyse the situation but are not entirely accurate: SED.
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Protest: Bill to regularise lady health workers to be presented in the PA on March 5
After negotiations with Health Department, 32-hour protest by lady health workers finally came to close.
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Barred: Judge refusing to oblige bar leader transferred
LBA representatives had used derogatory language against him, says court staff.
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Abuse of authority: Youth claims to have been implicated in 16 false cases
Counsel says police framed him because he refused to bribe them.
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Poetry reading: UHS organises event with Anwar Masood and Amjad Islam Amjad
Amjad recites his poems Self-made Logon ka Almia, Zara si Baat and Mohabbat.
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Informal sector: ‘Even poor prefer sending children to private schools’
Survey of informal sector workers from a Lahore neighbourhood.
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‘Pakistan among countries that spend least on education’
Excellence in sciences is the need of the hour, says former HEC chairman.
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Illegal business: FIA takes notice of human trafficking cases
Network is accused of bringing foreign women into the country using fake travel documents.
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Drivers protest against police head constable
Protestors block Makkoana bypass and demand immediate action against Head Constable Khadim Dewoka.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to visit Lahore next month: Wattoo
PPP Punjab President says PPP would continue its struggle to build a democratic and pluralistic Pakistan.
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8 members of family slaughtered in Lahore
Police suspected the family were drugged at dinner before they went to bed.
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Retirement benefits: ‘No proof Ziauddin served as army chief’
Ziauddin is seeking the privileges of a retired chief of army staff.
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Accountability: Child domestic labour ban demanded
‘This is the 29th death of a child servant in the Punjab since 2010’.
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Agriculture: 684 applicants prepare for kitchen gardening contest
Three contestants would be eligible for participation in the district-level contest.
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Villagers kill leopard who strayed into Pakistan
Press Trust of India reports leopard crossed border at Taran and attacked group of people creating panic in village.
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Hazardous sport: Five injured in kite-flying accidents
Police accused of using drive against kite flying to extort bribes.
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Punjab cabinet: Special persons to get quota in govt housing schemes
Seven proposed acts, amendments approved.
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Bank loan: Court clears way for sale of Ittefaq Group units
These units had been surrendered to adjust loans the group had not paid back on time.
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Ashura violence: Groundbreaking of seminary postponed
Plan includes rebuilding the razed seminary, a mosque, 134 shops.
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Punjab Youth Festival: It’s all about setting new world records
Participants will try to clinch 10 records on February 22.
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Ephedrine case: Jurisdiction of CNS court challenged in LHC
None of defendants — Ali Musa Gillani, Makhdom Shahbuddin, Iftikhar Babar, Abdul Khaliq — appear in court.
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Health workers: Hundreds stage sit in, ‘won’t leave till regularised’
Traffic on The Mall, adjoining arteries halted for several hours.
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Conservation: ‘Bird habitat lost with Canal Road trees’
Lahore Bachao Tehreek laud Supreme Court order.
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Evading responsibility: At Holy Family Hospital, no headway in cases of expired drugs, machinery theft
Substandard medicines supplied to hospital were sold to drug stores.
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Ladies first: Women-only van service launched in twin cities
The novel service will operate on two routes in Rawalpindi and Islamabad with same fares as public transport.
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Stray bullet: Robber killed by accomplice
The suspect, however, made off with Rs100,000 and 1,537 gm of gold looted from a jewellery shop.
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Media regulation: PEMRA confiscates ‘objectionable material’ from 15 cable operators
PEMRA AGM Faisalabad says under PEMRA rules no cable operator can air prohibited material beyond prescribed limits.
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‘Honesty distinguishes NHMP from other services’
The 3rd National Highways & Motorway Police Annual Sports Festival ended.
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Bilateral trade: Indian exhibition draws to a close
Food, jewellery and clothes were major attractions.
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Livelihood support: Baitul Maal distributes 100 sewing machines in Sahiwal
Pakistan Baitul Maal MD says they were also running 175 vocational training institutes for widows and poor women.
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Legislative agenda: Women protection package set for March 8 launch
Women MPAs call for legislation specifically targeting women.
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Medical improvements: Lahore General Hospital turns 55 on Sunday
PGMI Principal Dr Anjum Habib Vohra mentions LGH’s significant role during the struggle against dengue fever.
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Youth Festival: Divisional games conclude
Kasur defeat Lahore in kabbadi final.
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On empowerment: Our youth have brought us great honour, says Shahbaz
‘Soon hundreds of thousands of deserving students will be getting scholarships’ says Shahbaz Sharif.
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Right to schooling: ‘Public interventions improving private education’
PEF chairman says teacher training has helped improve quality of education.
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T-20 final: Police baton charge ‘freeloaders’
Eyewitnesses say cops let kith and kin in without tickets, thrashed ticket holders.
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Outdoor activities: Tent pegging competition, horse show from today
UAF will organise them from today, event will go on till Feb 21.
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Extra-curricular activity: Students pressed into farm work, headmaster in dock
The land belongs to an MPA, says headmaster; lawmaker denies responsibility.
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Standard of education: BZU gets veterinary council affiliation
VC praises the provincial govt for its support.
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Education reform: Punjab inching towards free and compulsory schooling
The draft requires that 10 per cent of private school students get free education.
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Harassment: Woman seeks case against husband
Bibi files case for dissolution of marriage, husband threatens her with dire consequences unless she withdraws it.
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Copyright: Printing press raided
FIA’s CBC team raids printing press and seizes several printing plates of books copyright of Oxford University...
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Protest: LBA leaders fear loss of influence in sessions court division
LBA is opposing appointment of 2 sessions judges in Lahore out of fear that it would divide LBA, undermine influence.
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Hats off: Doctors best paid, looked after in Punjab, says Shahbaz
Chief minister announces Rs50 million grant for CMH College.
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Sleepless surgeons: YDA seeks emergency wards duty hours cut
‘Post-graduate students routinely serve 36 hour to 48 hour shifts’.
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Murders: Man killed over suspected love affair
According to victim's father, three people attacked his son with axes and bricks.
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Pick and drop: Schools adding to already troubled traffic
Parking in narrow lanes adds to woes of residents, children’s safety given little weight.