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‘Not talking about sex is not good for health’
Parliamentarians talk to youth about sexual and reproductive health.
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PML-N ready to cooperate with govt, military: Nawaz
PML-N chief says administration should first withdraw from all agreements Musharraf inked with the US.
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The brick maker enslaved for 18 years and counting
Ashraf has been in bonded labour since he took a loan to get married.
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Muharram security: Sialkot bans 22 clerics
Eight others prohibited from delivering sermons.
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Month of Mourning: Muharram not being observed properly: Shia group
School exams be rescheduled, TV radio stations stop airing music entertainment programmes during first 10 days.
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Girl ‘raped by principal’ may never go to school
Family ‘in shock’, fear no school can be safe.
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Off air: BBC ban an ‘intolerable interference’ in press freedom
NGO says cable operators acted at establishment’s behest.
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Rallies against NATO attack continue
Political parties, professional groups stage rallies and sit-ins.
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Road works: Work on Peco Road to begin from January
Rs120m released to TEPA for first major revamp of road in 20 years.
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Nato attack protest: ‘Army should retaliate, not wait for govt’s approval’
Lawyers, traders ask that all Americans be expelled.
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Indians in jail: ‘Prisoner’s sentence ended a year ago’
Court issues notice to foreign secy for December 20.
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LHC gives Punjab Secretary till December 14 to explain IG prisons posting
Petitioner DIG Prisons argued that a Grade 19 officer has been posted on a Grade 21 post, violating rules.
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Biotechnology: WTO protocol poses hurdles in transfer
Adoption of modern technology is pivotal to avert food insecurity.
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Don’t label them ‘special’ or ‘disabled’, says expert
Seminar focuses on the need to integrate them into society.
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Punjab in monetary deficit because of PML-N's 'personal enjoyments': Elahi
Elahi says govt took “appreciable and timely” steps over Nato's attack on the Pakistani check post.
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Life Sciences: Genetically modified foods debate held
Genetically Modified Foods - Good or Bad?
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Ashura: The show goes on at art galleries
Owners of private galleries say that business continues as normal.
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Urdu journal launched at LUMS
Team hopes to ‘inculcate love of Urdu’ in the youth.
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Students, teachers rally at Punjab University
Call Nato strike ‘unprovoked aggression’, express anger at the West.
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Equal under the law: Lawyers allowed to protest on The Mall
Court ignores own recent orders to grant special exemption to LBA.
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Sodomy and murder: Body of kidnapped boy found in field
Rahman said his older brother was killed for trying to resist rape, police holding a suspect.
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Diesel shortage: Another 11 passenger trains suspended
Locomotive engines at risk as mobil oil short too.
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World AIDS day: Migrant workers single largest contributor to HIV/AIDS infections
HIV/AIDS infections have gone down by 21 per cent in the past decade.
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Fourth polio case confirmed in Punjab
Health officials say they are doing everything they can to eradicate polio.
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World Aids Day: 'Efforts must be doubled to ensure a person's right to life'
WHO director for Mediterranean Region’s Dr Gezairy says HIV positive people should have access to health services.
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Qila Bhatianwala: An oasis of religious tolerance
Shia and Sunnis live, pray, celebrate and mourn together in the village.
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Protest: JAC condemns NATO attack
Joint Action Committee (JAC) for Citizens’ Rights organised a candlelight vigil to protest Nato attack.
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Downward spiral: ‘Violence against women is the norm’
AWAM report says violence against women figures keep getting worse.
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Offering condolences: CM visits NATO attack victim’s family
Sharif says Pakistan needs to give up foreign aid to carve a secure future.
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Dishonourable ends: Man kills mother over ‘suspicion’
Son suspected his mother had killed his father 7 years ago, police say he suspected her of having an affair.
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FATA: How to tame Pakistan’s ‘wild western frontier’
Experts say ignoring Tribal Areas led to extremism, reforms required.
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Home-based workers: Labour Department proposes pilot project in three districts
Workers in Lahore, Sialkot, Multan to get registered; work on policy continues.
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JD vows to make Pakistan a Taliban state
School kids brought to rally from Faisalabad on pretence of field trip for science exhibition.
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Suo motu case: IGP submits security plan for courts
‘Regional, district officers to be held responsible in case of security lapse’.
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Fuel adjustment surcharge: LHC extends stay on NEPRA order till Dec 13
Deputy attorney general seeks more time to get federal govt’s response.
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LHC tells OGRA to explain granting LNG quotas to 2 companies by December 19
Petitioner argues that OGRA had given the companies quotas without inviting an open tender.
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Police can’t act on all threat alerts: CCPO
Police chief says alerts are issued to stave off blame, not prevent attacks.
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EU provides bomb disposal vans worth 4m euros to Punjab
Punjab police chief also requested for training of police personnel on how to use the equipment.
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Encouraging farmers: 'Cultivating jute locally could save $100m in imports'
Farmers assured of provision of free seeds, fertilisers along with technical assistance.
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Notices sent to vacate Shamsi Airbase: Malik
Interior Minister denies reports of UAE requesting Pakistan to not shut the base down.
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Weathering the Wild: Global warming termed greatest threat to wildlife
Threat to animal populations increasing as temperatures rise and hibernation periods for many species are decreasing.
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Automatic weapons: Customs nabs illegal arms consignment
Customs collector says arms dealers tried to import automatic weapons.
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Parent trap: Mother’s plea for temporary custody refused over boy’s statement
Mother says she spent weeks looking for them after they were kidnapped.
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Outlawing and in-laws: 2 sisters killed ‘for not conceiving’
Khursheed and Asma’s in-laws have been arrested.
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New medical colleges: Provisional to provincial
Govt to constitute a provincial medical council if PMDC doesn’t register students.
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War mongering?: PU faculty condemn NATO attack, rich bankers
Students, teachers and staff to protest on Wednesday.
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Marriage and conversion: Police, parents harass couple for converting
Abida and Zulfiqar seek protection after they converted to Islam.
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Re-thinking examinations: Lack of guidelines causing ‘over-marking’
‘We need to increase children’s knowledge’.
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PPP leader Warraich lashes out at Qureshi, calls him supporter of dictators
Warns Qureshi to refrain from using bad language against Zardari, otherwise the PPP knew how to silence those who did.
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Pak Minorities: Christian leaders back armed forces
Christian leaders pledge support to the army.