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BZU results: Top 3 graduates in arts, sciences are women
18,000 of 45,000 candidates, who sat the exam this year, passed it.
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Young revellers: Celebrations cause traffic woes
220 youths kept in lockup for a few hours, handed over to parents.
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Heritage Museum: Special independence exhibition opens
Pictures, text of historical speeches put on display.
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Blogger sets out to change image of Pakistanis
‘We are a lot more than what people see on the television’.
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Going green: City lights up for Independence Day
Air show at Minto Park draws 10,000 visitors.
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Late to work? Sit-ups and the stick for policeman in Gujranwala
Many people, including passersby, witnessed the punishment.
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Independence Day: Raucous celebrations begin
CTO says 3,200 officials deployed to manage traffic.
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Road safety: Five children run over by truck in Dera Ghazi Khan
The children were on a motorcycle driven by a 14-year-old.
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Trade unions urged to improve women’s representation
4,487 women registered with 7,382 trade unions in the country.
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Gender Justice: ‘11 inheritance, 41 forced marriage cases taken up in 2011’
Appropriate remedies arranged in 28 other cases, says annual report.
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Public health: Anti-dengue arrangements reviewed
CM’s advisor says union councils with largest number of larvae should be identified.
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Doctors’ politics: ‘YDA threatening professors who didn’t back strike’
YDA rejects govt report, says its protests are peaceful.
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School schedule: Cambridge results cause social media stir
Results available at schools, University of Cambridge int’l exams website.
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IG recommends himself for bravery award
Home Dept complains to chief minister that IG overstepping.
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Self-employed girls from small towns top Multan BA examinations
Tehmeena Jaleel who came first in BA sew clothes to cover education expenses.
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Shahbaz Sharif hands Rs1m cheque to BA exams topper
CM Punjab orders that Ali be allotted a house through the Ashiana Scheme.
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Minar-i-pakistan: DCO checks security arrangements
DCO visited Minar-i-Pakistan on Sunday to inspect security arrangements for August 14.
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Livestock emergency: Vet camp set up on buffalo epidemic fears
Livestock officer suspects deaths caused by stavation, extreme weather.
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Preying on the weak: Four cops sent to jail in sexual assault case
Departmental inquiry recommended their expulsion from service; medical examination confirmed that the woman was raped
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International youth day: ‘Young people can bring about change’
Experts, young people discuss how to overcome challenges and fulfill potential.
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Healthcare: Six weeks after rescuing govt, new doctors still not paid
Doctors were recruited during YDA strike at public hospitals.
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Preventive measures: Patient Education Centre opens at Lahore General Hospital
To educate diabetes patients on how to manage disease.
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Historic establishment: Pak Tea House reopening delayed till after Eid
Company undertaking renovation awaits payment from city government.
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PM Ashraf announces Rs1 mn reward for BA exams topper
Ali, who works at his brother’s tandoor, secured first position in BA 2012 examinations.
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Family feud: Father, son among three shot dead
Arshad was a proclaimed offender who was wanted in multiple cases.
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Carjackers: Suspect shot dead in encounter
Raid on carjacking gang’s hideout turns deadly; three escape, one arrested.
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University admissions: Committee to check degrees of applicants
Officials directed to computerise records of all academic departments, form online campus management system.
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Double loss: Ex-SHO accused of torture
Complainant says he was detained, tortured for reporting motorcycle theft.
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Health Regulations: ‘Commission checks hospitals, council checks doctors’
Health dept says PHC's jurisdiction distinct, its regulatory functions did not overlap with other regulatory bodies.
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Illegal Connection: Factory owner caught stealing gas
Ayaz, a factory owner, had been stealing gas from a domestic connection.
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Hair-less: Man beaten, humiliated for ‘harassing’ girl
Man says his head, moustache and eyebrows were shaved.
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Administrative affairs: Bureaucrats complain about ‘pushy’ muavins
Departments say political appointees interfering in administration.
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Lahore Parking Company picks chairman, MD
DCO to send Rs200 million summary to start viable company.
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Two ‘liquor smugglers’ gunned down at border
Rangers arrest two accomplices, two others flee.
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‘Govt aims to slash teacher-student ratio’
Education minister says 3.1m children enrolled as result of primary campaign.
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Secular Pakistan: ‘Pakistanis should know Quaid’s Aug 11 speech by heart’
Awami Party arranges seminar to ‘celebrate Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan’.
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PU bachelors’ results: Girls outshine boys, bag five of six top positions
Private candidates, including a tandoorwala, secure top three places in BA exams.
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New provinces: PML-N, Durrani to join forces for Bahawalpur province
Former MPA meets Durrani, promises cooperation.
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‘Freewill’ couple survives attack outside court
Twenty-six-year-old Sajjad Samoon and Nargis Soomro, 22, tied the knot on August 3.
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Rickshaw stand manager paraded naked by extortionists in Layyah
SHO Thanakot Sultan police station acting on television report files case after his sub inspector refused.
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Crime: Office burgled; bag snatched
The bag contained Rs1,100 cash, a cell phone, pension book and other valuables.
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Family Dispute: Second wife accused of killing Highways SDO
A police team is looking for the suspects.
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Assistance: Cash, home for women assaulted in Khangarh
The women were allegedly beaten up and paraded in public.
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Nabbed: Four gamblers arrested
Police apprehend four gamblers and seize Rs8,520 cash, four cell phones and gambling cards.
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Municipal service: City govt seeks help with waste disposal
Mechanical sweepers will be used on major roads under action plan.
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Public transport: Air-conditioned buses inaugurated
Discount cards will be issued after verification of particulars by the education institutes.
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‘Persecution’: Ahmedi jeweller accused of passing himself as Muslim
Ashraf has been released on bail, after imprisonment of eight days.
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Secure perimeter: Youm-i-Ali goes by without incident
Tazia completes its customary march from Mubarik Haveli to Karbala Gamay Shah.
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Unusual suspect: High court cancels remand of blind man accused of robbery
A judicial magistrate had granted a 3-day physical remand.
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Khawaja Sharif ‘murder plot’: FIA directed to present case record
CM’s former aides granted interim bail.