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Justice for all: ‘Police shielded senior bureaucrat’s son’
Disciplinary action was recommended against 8 officers including CCPO.
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Strength in numbers: 31 couples tie the knot in mass wedding
The Young Blood Foundation made all the arrangements, including dowries.
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Cross-cultural: Exhibition of Australian artist’s work from Sept 29
"It is an attempt at understanding the culture and lifestyle of places I’ve visited", artist Michal Glikson.
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NCA contracts: Students, faculty protest ‘termination’ of teachers
Protesters vow to continue boycott of classes till acting principal removed.
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Institute of Public Health: Planning for future outbreaks?
Sri Lankan experts had helped the government to formulate a standard protocol for the treatment of dengue patients.
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‘Bacteria, dragonflies beat insecticide’
Scientists say insecticide spray boosting mosquito’s immune system.
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Gilani holds consultations with PPP leaders
Consulted with leaders on the upcoming APC, scheduled for Tuesday. PML-N to hold party meeting on Tueday too.
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Tragedy on Motorway: School bus crash kills 37 in Kallar Kahar
Death toll likely to rise, medics say.
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Dengue: 100 die of epidemic in Punjab
Number of reported cases soars to 10,000.
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Cops and robbers: ‘Policemen’ rob bank in 10 minutes
Rs3.1 million stolen in pre-noon robbery in Faisal Town.
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Shooting incident: Lahore police arrest bank security guard
Initially, the guard attempted to take bank employees hostage but proceeded to release them.
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Lahore buses may be exporting dengue to rest of Punjab
Entomologists call on authorities to fumigate out-of-city buses.
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The tenth-grader who taught 1,000 students
Ghulam Qasim has run the only school in Bhakkarwaala for 17 years by himself.
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No room for heroes: Man beaten for rescuing 3 crash victims
Ahmed’s wife Khadeeja said “It serves him right for trying to be a hero in a country like this.”
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House falls due to digging next door
Two-storey house falls into large hole dug up for basement.
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‘Honourable’ ends: Man strangles daughter in her sleep
Saeeda’s father said that he could not forgive her marrying against his will.
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Interrogation methods: Bailiff unearths 2 police torture cells
Court officials found 6 people in the cells, the men and children were starving and had been brutally beaten.
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Int’l Space Competition: 14 Lahore schools tussle for place in semifinal
Five will compete against Indian, Bangladeshi teams in July.
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Green city: Tree planting at Canal begins
Trees cut between Mall and Johar Town, planted north of Dharampura.
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Sitting ducks: Elite personnel don’t use basic tools
VIPs’ guards often serve without bulletproof jackets.
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Field hospitals for dengue patients to open today
Shahbaz says all govt schools sprayed, private schools that don’t spray wont’ open.
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Dengue outbreak: 11 more deaths push toll to 88 in Punjab
Shahbaz Sharif releases funds, provides field hospitals, issues NOCs for imports.
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Sialkot lynching case: Convicts file appeal in Lahore High Court
Say the court gave out the verdict ‘under pressure’.
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Armed encounter: Cops arrest 2 robbers after shootout
Some armed outlaws snatched Rs500,000 from Ramzan near Chak No160-GB at gunpoint.
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Sex change procedure: Teen dies mysteriously 3 years after operation
Doctors conduct autopsy to see if death is linked to the operation.
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Necrophilia: Black magic and ‘eternal life’
2 arrested for exhuming, desecrating woman’s corpse.
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Death toll: 6 killed in separate incidents in 24 hours
Six people were killed in different incidents in and around Faisalabad.
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‘Divided we stand’: Some clerics reconcile, others fall out
Pir Jillani to support Minhajul Quran conference in Britain.
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Aerial firing: Two arrested for 10-year-old’s death
Nishtar Colony police have arrested two men in connection with the death of a 10-year-old girl.
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Treatment facilities: Hospitals get Rs20m each for dengue fight
Federal government issues NOCs for import of Indian drugs.
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Job hazards: CM’s guard dies of dengue
An Elite Force official on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s security squad died of dengue fever.
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Gender justice: Women’s issues low on Punjab’s priority list
Bureaucratic tussle, duplication of projects mar progress on tackling gender discrimination.
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More vigilante justice at Sessions Court
Murder accused gunned down outside court by victims’ sons.
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Johar Town collapse: SHO told to record house owner’s complaint
Petitioner says LDA officials, police acted illegally by starting demolition.
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No holiday: Secretariat workers head to work on Sunday
Punjab government has cancelled the Sunday holiday this week.
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Warding off dengue: Each warden to get two bottles of repellent
Every traffic warden is to get a two-month supply of mosquito repellent.
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Public health: Dengue prevention kits to be handed out from today
Critics say other districts discriminated against, only 500,000 families to benefit.
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NICL scam report: FIA, Interior Secretary not helping, says Qureishi
Qureishi files report to SC, claims Elahi's wife had transferred Rs90 million via laundering money.
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Sialkot lynching case: Convicts file appeals in LHC
Men convicted by ATC Gujranwala file appeals against their sentences in Lahore High Court.
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Dengue in Punjab: Death toll soars, 10 more dead
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif issues directives for setting up of field hospitals in Punjab.
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Dengue outbreak: Cases in Punjab reach 9,402
Virus claims eight more lives in Lahore; CM thanks Sri Lanka for assistance.
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Rs250m provided to Lahore as other districts look on
Released for payment to Lankan experts, procuring medicine, creating awareness.
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Spewing venom: Another LeJ leader put under house arrest
Shah is considering a close aide of LeJ leader Malik Ishaq as well as co-accused in some cases of terrorism.
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Abducted: 14-year-old kidnapped for pursuing case
Siddique colony resident labourer Muhammad daughter Rabia was abducted by three men for pursuing a case against them.
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Spray Solutions: Dozens protest for not tackling fumigation properly
TMA only has one spray machine and is allegedly using poor quality spray.
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Overcharging: YDA demands withdrawal of ‘baseless’ cases
YDA leaders demanded government to withdraw ‘baseless’ cases against doctors across the province
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Promotion: Establishment secy’s reply awaited on CCPO’s plea
Officer says he was due promotion before current posting.
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Cheating residents: Housing society developers arrested
Waheed arrested for cheating residents out of their deposits.
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Matrimonial designs: Man shaves wife’s head and breaks her arm
Zulfiqar nearly killed his wife because she refused to agree to his second marriage.
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Model Town: ‘Govt illegally occupying three plots’
Plots were leased to the govt by the Model Town Society management.