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Suspicious circumstances: Man butchers wife after she filed for divorce
Sarfraz kidnapped Zahida from her parents’ house and chopped her head off.
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Flood fallout: One wave after another
17 more villages in Pasrur inundated by rising water levels in Nullah Dek.
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Rail safety: Two killed in freak train accident
Khyber Mail crashes into Bahoo train after suicidal man crushed on track.
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Not around for Eid
Some keep profit and compensation in mind as they trudge off to work.
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Money matters: The long wait for ‘new money’
Locals say banks are out of fresh notes.
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Food and festivities: What’s Eid without a cake?
Mosques, bangles, floral patterns popular choices for Eid cakes.
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Collection camps: Banned groups free to collect Eid donations
Police say JD offshoot FIF is not banned from collecting charity, though former is.
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Eid festivities: Tarot, food and shoes; something for everyone
The Knowledge Factory’s Eid Mela brings festivities to DHA.
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Personal enmity: Three brothers killed in Lahore
Unidentified gunman opens fire on car. Driver survives attack, taken into custody.
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Train collision in Lahore, 3 dead
The Khyber Mail crashed into the Babu Train standing at the Badami Bagh railway crossing.
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CTBT ratification: UN day against nuclear tests today
The day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on December 2, 2009.
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Crackdown against ‘Afghan jihadis’ in Punjab on the cards
Officials say 170 seminaries in Punjab are involved in terrorist activities.
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PML-N leaders want judicial probe on Mirza’s charges
Their party had already endorsed an investigation into provincial minister’s claims.
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Rang-i-Amn: Faiz and Tagore feature in peace mural
Students join hands to paint a mural based on the verses of two great poets.
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Pigeon Holed: 1 killed, 2 injured during panchayat hearing
Chak No 452 GB residents had complained that notables in their village had been stealing their pigeons.
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British Council: Chevening Scholarship awards announced
Of the 23 people selected for a one-year master’s degree, three were present on the occasion.
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Deterrence: Rescuers deployed at major mosques
The cell as well as all district control rooms would remain open around the clock during Eid holidays.
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Zulfiqar Mirza fallout: Lawyers’ group wants Malik punished
Demands name of interior minister be put on exit control list.
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Unions call for reform in labour law
Participants in HRCP meeting stress need for legislation for informal workers.
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Prison and reform: ‘We need to teach and pacify them while they are in jail’
Quran lecture and seminar on rights and duties for prisoners.
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No CNG closure in Punjab on Eid
CNG station owners welcome the decision, will facilitate commuters.
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Burning questions: The penalty for ‘eve teasing’
73-year-old set ablaze for harassing neighbour’s daughters.
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Schedule for Eid prayers
Timings of Eid prayers in various mosques all over the city of Lahore
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Eid security: 200 Mobile Squad vehicles to patrol city
Police posts to be set up in major markets, no entry to mosques without check.
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Passenger beware: Cabs to have trackers but no meters
Motor vehicles rules are being bent to get the taxis out on time.
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Sahiwal Central Jail: 50 years for irking judge
20 years on, prison authorities say Khurshid Hassan has served his time.
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General hospital: New academic block opens next month
Hospital’s old laboratory and neurology auditorium had been merged at a cost of Rs6.6 million to form the new block
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Anniversary tributes for Nagi planned
Magazine will contain Nagi’s incomplete novel.
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Supreme Court bar elections: Let the best man win
Two candidates with powerful backers are jostling for the top slot.
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Commercial entertainment: Theatres to come alive on Eid
City’s 10 halls will present new performances.
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Bundle of confusion: Abandoned at birth
Newborn girl rescued from roadside by passers-by.
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Burning concerns: Man ‘set ablaze’ by wife
Qasim told police his wife had burned him; Ayesha said he tried to kill himself when she refused to return with him.
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Popularity contests: Flood victims say Dasti has filled the gap for Hina Khar
Villagers say Khar has ignored her constituency during a time of crisis.
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Secure investment: Property prices boom in ‘safe’ Lahore
Migration from Karachi, other cities on rise.
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Contraceptive supply: 50-paisa population fix no one is using
Donors launch logistics system to help healthcare professionals in rural areas keep track of who needs what.
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Optics and optimism: An inventor in Okara
Asad Mehmood’s story is one of ingenuity and improvisation.
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Chistian villages: ‘80,000-cusecs flood on Monday’
Water level in River Sutlej near Chishtian tehsil is likely to rise to 80,000 cusecs.
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River Sutlej flood: Crops over 3,000 acre destroyed in Vehari
Villagers in Vehari have been told to prepare for evacuation.
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Relief for IDPs : 21 trucks sent to Mohmand Agency
The goods were collected by the Armed Forces with assistance from the well off people of the city.
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Illegal movement: Two trucks carrying explosives seized
Drivers say material was to be used for mining in Harnai, Balochistan.
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Kidnapping, murder: Teen ‘killer’ produced before media
Says he could think of no other way to get rid of the child after he failed to contact the family for ransom.
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Illegal detention: SHO ordered to register case against SI
Petitoner’s son found at police station even though SI said he was not arrested.
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Registration numbers: No new number plates since mid July
Officials say dept facing shortage of metal sheets used for plates.
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Excavation findings: Carvings reveal Kirana Hill’s Buddhist heritage
Gold coin discovered depicts a goddess feeding a child.
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Corruption: Hajj director’s judicial remand extended
Ahmad was produced before the judge who extended remand and ordered jail officials to produce him on September 10.
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‘Police told to improve security for foreigners'
CCPO seeks beggars-free roads.
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Examination date: All set for medical schools entry test on Sep 13
The test will be held in 24 centres in 12 cities across the province.
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High achiever: UHS awarded education prize
UHS declared best educational institute in healthcare by the World Education Congress Asia.
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Child Murder: Accused remanded for three more days
Woman accused of beating her 12-year-old servant to death.
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Murder Trial: Convict sentenced to death over rail track shooting
Court sentenced a murder convict to death for shooting a neighbour who had confronted him for teasing his sister.