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Immigration scam: ‘Bring Future Concern’s head to court’
FIA director says respondent not found despite multiple raids.
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Health department: 291 PG trainee seats ‘converted’
YDA Punjab sees Health Dept move as one that will ‘create problems’.
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Silence resonates after Ahmadi graves’ vandalised
Community members decry authorities’ apathy towards attack.
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Police ‘encounters’: Three ‘criminals’ killed, four flee
Police recover man kidnapped on Friday.
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Violence: Case against man for forcing wife into prostitution
Woman says alcoholic husband stabbed her for resisting.
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Scientists urges to devise bio-fuel cropping strategies
Speakers say they must utilise barren, uncultivated, and desert soil resources.
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Jail education: 1,107 prisoners get education remission
A total of 13 convicts who memorised the Holy Quran were also awarded up to two years special remission.
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Media talk: ‘Pakistan’s debt increased from Rs700b to Rs1,450b in four years’
PPP, its allies have committed ‘record’ corruption of Rs12,600bn: JI Punjab amir.
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Judicial policy: LBA representatives may meet CJP today
LBA president says judicial policy is of no use if justice is not provided to the needy.
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Environment protection dept: New secretary appointed
PCS officer Rasheed was serving as Punjab Privatisation Board chairman.
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Urban development: Government asked to hold ‘lopsided’ Canal Heritage Bill draft
Civil groups say draft would allow govt to widen Canal Bank Road at will.
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Electoral success: ‘PML-N’s by-election win has rivals in shock’
Sharif brothers address winning candidates at Raiwind.
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Payback: 'Bangladeshi' hackers deface Punjab Assembly site
"This Is PayBak To Shadow008 For Hacking Our Bangladeshi Sites!" reads the text on the defaced site.
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Man cheated out of salary by swindlers
Spiritual healer asked him for money so he could perform a ‘dum’.
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Foundation stone for Sadiqabad’s new judicial complex laid at Aiwan-i-Adl
Lahore High Court judge inspects lower courts.
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Award Ceremony: Entrepreneur awarded Rs50,000
Fayeza Khan was awarded Rs50,000 for the most innovative entrepreneurship idea.
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Sued for ‘spoiling chicken’
Petitioner claims half-fried 4,075 kg of chicken he stored at Fish Net freezers
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Working Women’s Day: CM to announce incentives for working women
Govt officials look over arrangements for December 22.
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Verdicts must be sound: Chief justice
LHC chief justice urges trainee civil judges to treat lawyers appearing before them with respect.
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TEDx talk: ‘Reform schools to encourage innovation’
Education system largely ignores practical training, creative thinking, say speakers.
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Dilkash Lahore: Mall stores allowed one signboard each
Shopkeepers accept decision, but say new design should have been finalised by now.
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PTI election campaign to kick off on Dec 10
Information secretary says PTI will be using party resources to fund campaign, unlike other major political parties.
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Graduation ceremony: 23 graduates awarded gold medals at BNU
Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh says economy is back on track.
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Days of manipulating elections are over: Pervez Ashraf
Ashraf predicts PPP will sweep the next general elections. Claims he is the "workers Prime Minister"
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Corporal punishment: DCO seeks report into beating incident
Seventh class student had quarrelled with his teacher’s nephew۔
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Facilities in jails: SC seeks detailed report by Jan
Sarwar told the court that all was not good, especially health facilities available for heart and liver patients.
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Bahauddin Zakariya University: Veterinary students protest non-affiliation
University PRO, resident officer say vice chancellor is working to get department recognised.
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Nabbed: FIA arrests man wanted for immigration fraud
Bajwa took money on the pretext of sending people abroad.
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Media talk: PPP to begin political campaign on December 27
Khosa satisfied with discipline and coherence among all PPP wings۔
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Seminar: ‘Judiciary intervenes when institutions fail’
Former SCBA president Hamid Khan talks about the importance of rule of law.
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Abolishing bonded labour: ‘Set up bonded labour commissions’
Participants at seminar speak of need to review failing strategies.
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Before the elections: ‘Independent Election Commission vital for transparent elections’
Experts, journalists weigh in on polls at SAFMA seminar.
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EPD officials ‘taking bribes’ to allow illegal plastic crushing units to operate
Contaminated hospital plastics being crushed for monthly bribes.
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Ravi River Commission: Make the interim report public, says LHC
Report suggests measures to control the discharge of polluted water and waste.
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Overseas Pakistanis: Petition in LHC seeks postal ballot rights
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah issued notice to the government for December 17.
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Contempt petition: LHC seeks argument on president’s immunity
Shift focuses on Article 248(2) which provides cover to president.
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Illegal businesses: Audit of illegal stamp paper sellers begins
Licences of two stamp sellers have already been cancelled.
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Service Structure: Paramedics warn of indefinite strike
Paramedics observed a complete boycott of their duties.
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Not safe: Lawyer shot dead, three students injured in attack
Shabab-i-Milli district president nominated in FIR.
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Improved facilities: Faisalabad Airport to be upgraded, says FCCI president
The matter will be taken up with the PM in his visit to Faisalabad on December 8.
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Award ceremony: IG Punjab advocates ‘aggressive policing’
Habibur Rehman gives Bahawalpur police awards for busting gang.
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LHC seeks reply from chief secretary
Petitioner asks that kite-flying be allowed for 15 days a year.
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Social media debate: ‘Internet helps parties with limited resources reach out’
PML-N’s Khurram Dastagir and PTI’s Shafqat Mahmood discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of the Internet.
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Public facilities: Teething troubles persist with Liberty parking
Revenue reported at same level as before, lack of space and shopkeepers still issues.
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By-polls: Wattoo questions ECP’s role in PML-N’s Punjab sweep
Says province’s ruling party indulged in pre-poll rigging.
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International incoming calls: LHC directs PTA to confirm withdrawal of additional tax
Petitioner alleges exorbitant tax still being imposed on incoming international calls.
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Research and development: GCU to collaborate with Nottingham University
GCU looking to build links with foreign universities.
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‘Illegal’ transport offices destroyed in operation
Office owners say government officials ‘guilty of contempt of court’.
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Murder case: Accused wife denied bail
Victim was abducted, strangled and then dumped in drain.
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Traffic Jams: Jail Road blocked as paramedics, police clash
The PPA protest caused heavy traffic jams around Lahore.