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Obstruction of justice: FIA bomb hoax accused granted bail
Defence lawyers say official did his duty by reporting bomb threat.
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Creative ventures: Five artists, five weeks in a house
Work produced during confinement will be displayed in an exhibition.
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Cleaning house: Battles for a bar of soap
Dozens of women brawl after trader begins distributing free soap.
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Cops and kidnappers: Victim’s family protest outside police office
Say cops refused to catch kidnappers as they were hiding at a landlord’s residence.
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Spreading the word: Much more than child’s play
Volunteers introduce street and commercial theatre projects to promote children’s rights.
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Traffic management: ‘Bring back bigger fines for discipline’
Traffic violations up but receipts down since penalties were softened in 2009.
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Eid shoppers suffer sticker shock
High prices force buyers to rethink Eid plans.
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Buddhist heritage: Lahore Museum’s Gandhara artefacts appreciated in NYC
Not clear when artefacts were last on display in Lahore.
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Post-arrest bail hearing: Judge annoyed over FIA letter
Judge warned staffers not to accept any letter or application if it was not submitted by an authorised official.
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Karachi bloodshed: Security agencies should brief parliament: Nawaz
Nawaz says lawmakers should evolve a strategy for bringing peace in the city.
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NICL scam: FIA summons six more accused in scandal
Babar Awan on behalf of key accused Moonis Elahi calls for removal of Qureshi as lead investigator in the NICL case.
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Weinstein abduction: Lie detector tests fail to yield breakthrough
No new information revealed from polygraph tests on driver, guards.
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Terror Threat: Intelligence indicates LHC a target
A call was made to the police from a mobile phone; Security arrangements have been enhanced at the LHC.
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Family court: ‘I made a mistake’
Woman chooses to return to parents weeks after elopement, marriage.
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Promotion furore: Push for removal of ‘junior’ Prisons inspector general
Prisons Dept official says as most senior officer he merits post of IG ahead of Warraich.
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Evacuations: Flood waters inundate villages
Several reports of evacuations in two districts.
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‘Tell govt to hold local elections’
Petition alleges violation of constitution.
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Lesson learned: Cleric breaks 7-year-old’s leg for forgetting verse
Adnan was hung upside down from a tree and flogged.
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Quality issues: Law approved to regulate publication of Quran
Publishers told to register under new law within three months.
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Security matters: Elite Force’s stint with VVIPs to end
Article 19-A of the Police Rules of 1934 will be amended.
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Medical college admissions: 35,000 students to sit entry test on September 13
22 centres set up in 12 cities across the province.
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NICL scam: Zafar Qureshi prepares, government plots
Additional DG FIA Zafar Qureshi tells the court that the earlier challan was tampered with during his absence.
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Minor murdered: Acting on a dream, man kills nephew
Says he had stabbed, injured a man after a similar dream.
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Inquiry into extra-judicial killing dropped
Judicial inquiry head had complained about obstruction by police.
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Old Age: Elderly couple tie the knot
70-year-old Ghulam Nabi married 65-year-old Wakeelan Bibi, in a ceremony held at the Darul Aman.
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Youm-i-Shahadat: Security plan for city announced
CCPO said that all majalis and processions have been directed to have a single entrance and exit.
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Unrecognised degree: Tribunal disqualifies PML-Q MPA
Khagga was the chairman of the standing committee on agriculture.
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Police told to register FIRs before inquiry
Some complain that ‘free registration’ will just mean more paperwork for police.
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SAFMA to sue Mehr Bukhari and Zaid Hamid
Says it will press libel charges over being labelled RAW agents.
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World Humanitarian Day: Lack of coordination obstructing effective relief
Most organisations have made first-aid training mandatory for volunteers.
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Extrajudicial murder: Seven cops accused of killing robbery suspect
Relatives of the deceased attacked and injured five officials and set fire to six vehicles on Wednesday.
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Treason case: Centre issued notice on plea against PM
Petitioner seeks Gilani’s disqualification.
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Kalma Chowk: Underpass put on hold
Chief minister tells officials to prepare feasibility for an underpass at Qainchi.
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US aid worker abduction: Police release suspect's sketch
The suspect is believed to be in early twenties and is said to have identified Warren Weinstein to the kidnappers.
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Strategic choices: Aamir Sohail joins PML-N
Sources say cricketer was invited to counter Imran Khan’s popularity.
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Control freak: The high cost of Shahbaz Sharif’s ‘perfectionism’
CM’s distrust of civil servants and transferring them at whim weighs on exchequer.
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Transfer orders of 39 FIA officers reverted
Four of the transferred officers included lead investigator Zafar Qureshi.
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Designer shop ‘raid’: SHO again asked for comments
Petitioner accuses governor’s adviser of raiding his shop, snatching Rs84,000.
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Recruitment policy: CM’s office throws a spanner in I&P works
Secy says he has no knowledge of MPAs being allotted quota for recruitment.
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Vigilante justice: ‘Robber’ shot dead, another injured
Villagers can’t be prosecuted for murder because ‘there is no complaint’: SHO.
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Fertiliser hoarding: 130 urea bags recovered, sold
Farmers fear paddy yield will go down due to artificial shortage.
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Understanding signs and symbols adorning scripture
Museum hosts lecture on Quranic manuscripts.
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Art exhibition: Iranian calligraphers’ work on display
Artists are on a one-week trip to Pakistan.
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Encroachments re-visited: Ramazan slows down city’s clean up drive
Town officials too occupied operating, monitoring Ramazan Bazaars.
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CM Punjab orders action against cops present at US consulate dinner
Directs Chief Secretary, recommending the Federal Government to make the accused eight, OSDs.
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‘Risky’ venture: Insurers refuse to back Punjab’s cab scheme
Fearing financial losses, insurance companies balk at serving the initiative.
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Punjab’s preparations: Still no chopper as flood threat looms ahead
Shahbaz Sharif exhausted the helicopter’s flying hours on monitoring development work in far-flung districts.
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Fake encounter: IG ordered to act against guilty officers
Accused say they were merely following orders from the top.
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Shumaila was not forced to resign: CM
PML-N leaders warned of ex-parte proceedings.
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FIA catches 2 agents of Gondal gang
The men were illegally transporting 6 youths to Greece last month.