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Rajanpur katchery: Ombudsman calls for complaint boxes in govt offices
The ombudsman said that he would hold another open court in the district soon to review the progress on the complaints
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Crime against children: Girl raped, suspects at large
The suspects are pressuring the victim’s family to withdraw the case.
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Equal rights: ‘More women need to be part of labour force’
40% of the students and faculty at the UAF are women, says vice chancellor.
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Safety at work: Construction worker killed, two injured
The families of victims blame the contractors, Minerals Department officials.
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Custodial murder: SHO on the run after arrest ordered
Officer found to have tortured suspect to death.
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Breaking and entering: Woman moves court against Sports DG
Sports deputy director seeks case over ransacking of her office.
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Public awareness: ‘Let’s work together to eliminate dengue’
CM says dengue can be overcome with public support.
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Higher education: HEC asked if NTS testing can be the basis for varsity admissions
LHC also sought NTS records since 2002.
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Parking facilities: Saudi-German venture ‘will win contract’
LPC committee to approve award after one more presentation, says chairman.
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Checkpoints: Security stepped up amidst increased threat
69 Afghans or FATA men held for failing to show ID.
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Art and culture: ‘True paintings show the past, present and the future’
23 miniature art pieces on display at Seeing! Etc Etc Etc.
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‘War crimes’: Approach ICJ on drones, says SCBA president
Says drone attacks were war crimes that should be stopped immediately.
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Public health: All set for Dengue Day tomorrow
Minister says 34,329 have been inspected.
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Bad cops: ‘Cops took away our cows, mobile phones and calling cards’
SHOs of Nawab Town, Shahdra summoned.
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Bad Sale: Mobile phone shop owner summoned
A consumer court on Friday summoned the owner of a mobile phone shop in a suit seeking Rs200,000 damages.
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Testing waters: PTI men give govt five weeks to reverse economic policies
3,000 workers attend the protest in front of the Lahore Press Club.
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Local elections: Opposition wants revision of delimitation
'Winning elections through rigging is not PPP’s way. It’s what PML-Q and PML-N try to do,' says former Punjab governor
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Sex crime: Two raped in their homes
Police say one of the three suspects has been arrested.
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Two brothers killed in air tank explosion
Oil factory in Multan, grid station in Cheechawatni damaged in fire.
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‘Robber’ shot dead, accomplices flee
A police constable was also injured in the shootout.
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Winter break: Punjab factories to go without gas for 3 months, says minister
Abbasi says only households to get gas from December to February.
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Power woes: LHC orders audit of Rs480b payment to IPPs
Petitioner says govt has not complied with court orders.
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Theatre arts: Dramafest opens at LUMS
20 teams from across Pakistan to participate in competition.
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Administration: ‘Town focal persons to improve governance’
DCO says people should play their part to ensure the poor do not starve.
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Youth participation: Second day of festival abuzz with activity
Dozens of interactive activities were held for the children, including poster-making and reading and writing sessions.
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New in town: Mengal takes charge as Faisalabad DCO
The DCO later also held a meeting with city district government officers, where he discussed his priorities.
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Upgrade: ‘Rs38.6m for fruit, vegetable markets’
He said Rs34 million would be spent on Sabzi Mandi.
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Family feud: Man beaten up by wife, daughter dies
Parveen and her daughter beat up Ashraf with a wooden spoon when he returned home at 11pm.
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Extra-judicial death: Patrolling team accused of killing fleeing motorcyclist
Akram said his brother was hit with the handle of a policeman's pistol and fainted.
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Language study: ‘Delay English medium till after grade 5’
Most teachers find teaching science and maths in English from grade 1 problematic.
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Children’s Literature Festival: Young blogger explains concept
She was leading a discussion session titled How to Set Up a Blog.
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Children’s Literature Festival: ‘Textbooks full of lies and conspiracy theories’
Panellists agree that textbooks discourage critical thinking, foster intolerance.
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Public transport: LTC to hire adviser for bus terminal project
Applications for post open till November 18.
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Participatory promotion: WCLA proposes photography competition
The competition is themed around the Walled City.
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Fake degree case: Bench dismisses Niwani brothers’ review petition
The prosecution said filing of inaccurate papers was punishable by law.
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Dengue prevention: Cases lodged against five mill owners
24 notices issued against violators of health rules.
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Tribal injustice: Widow seeking recovery of daughter ‘raped’
Says the panchayat head ordered the beating; claims she was offered a Rs400,000 compensation.
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Muharram security: ‘6,000 policemen to be deployed in Sargodha’
District admin and police to ensure security, medical aid and other facilities at processions during Muharram.
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Affirmative action: ‘Neither pity nor charity’
Seminar calls for inclusive initiatives for the physically challenged.
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Murder over meat: Death penalty for man convicted of murder
Prosecution said Hazrat Bilal, a security guard, had gunned down his colleague Abdul Aziz.
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Book launch: Study looks into gender stereotyping
“The book looks at social aspects of gender perceptions in language,” said Dr Siddiqui.
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Education through interaction: Children’s festival opens with 10,000 in attendance
The opening day saw reading and story-telling sessions for children aged 4-17.
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Exploitation: Workers will stage mass protest if demands not met
Said they would stage countrywide protests if govt did not take measures to stop exploitation of brick kiln workers.
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Law and order: Two boys kidnapped in separate incidents
The District Bar Association and Pakistan Medical Association protest against the abductions.
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Crime against children: Girl kidnapped, ‘raped’
An uncle of the girl said she was abducted by Siddique and his accomplices from near her house in Hasso Baleel.
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Consumer court: Arrest warrants issued for guitar-seller
Petitioner has sought Rs31,000 in damages.
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Local government: Prof Rais says partyless polls won’t help democracy
PTI leader says party not considering boycott of elections.
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Hate speech: LHC adjourns Malik Ishaq’s bail plea till Nov 4
Ishaq’s counsel said police had registered cases against his client for making provocative speeches.
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Compliance petition: CCPO asked why no action taken against cops
Inquiries found them guilty of torturing 3 teens.
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Eliminating corruption: K-P deprived of its due share of electricity, says Khattak
Reiterating PTI’s stance on drone strikes, he said that they should be stopped outright, not just reduced in number.