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Basant ban: Why did they give us hope?
Punjab government had set up a committee to review the kite-flying ban but in the end it decided to retain the ban.
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‘Davis was after me’
A Pakistani-American doctor believes Raymond Davis came to Pakistan to assassinate him.
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Cure Rayan drive: Take a cheek swab test, save a life
The Cure Rayan sample drive was launched in the city, with similar drives in Karachi, Dubai, the UK and the US.
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Youths protest against democracy
Some 150 youths gathered at the Liberty roundabout on Sunday in a protest organised via Facebook.
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Forced marriage: Eight-year-old’s ‘sale’ prevented by police, neighbours
Police and neighours foil father’s attempt to sell daughter in marriage to a 52-year-old man.
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Town planning: Anti-encroachment drive halted after protest
An anti-encroachment operation underway for three days in Sargodha had to be halted temporarily.
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Embezzlement: Punjab releases details of Midas scam
The Punjab government has released details of the Midas embezzlement case in an audit report.
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Timeless classics in ghazals
The Ghazal Festival in Lahore took the audience in to a trance with Hamid Ali Khan’s performance.
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Raymond Davis’ security: Punjab govt refuses to remove surveillance cameras
Punjab govt says it will not remove surveillance cameras in the high security cell where Raymond Davis is confined.
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Two public prosecutors fight over office
Incumbent refuses to hand over charge, incoming official starts working.
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18 teams formed to prevent kite-flying
CDGL has set up 18 teams at the town and district officer level to combat potential Basant-related violations.
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Insurer sues car tracker for Rs6.5m
Chief executive of Tracking World summoned for March 3.
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Lok Mela inaugurated in Multan
‘Festival will help eradicate poverty by promoting local craftsmanship’.
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Residents satisfied with new waste management arrangements
LWMC scheme has positive impact, but residents wary of future charges.
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Serial killer on the loose in Shujaabad
Residents demonstrate against police for failure to provide security.
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Entrepreneurs nurture market for organic foods
Daali and Panjeeri offer alternative to food treated with harmful chemicals.
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‘Shift Davis to Lahore Fort for better security’
Petitions filed against backdated immunity letters, for directions that investigation to be handed over to the ISI.
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Seven held for shooting at protest rally
The Friday rally was organised in order to protest an attack on Wednesday’s procession.
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Sialkot-Pasrur Road: Traders protest incomplete construction
Several traders and farmers stage a demonstration at Akbar Chowk in protest against the district government.
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Physical remand of suspects extended
Granting the NAB’s plea, the court directed NAB officials to produce them before the court on March 4.
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Justice Rahim ‘part of bigger conspiracy’
High Court Bar rejects PCO judge’s contempt notices.
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Police glad to pass the buck on jurisdiction
Even terror attacks and serious accidents get ignored over precinct disputes.
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Health Dept fires 200 contract employees
Department to save Rs1.5m a month after abolishing 6 management units.
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‘Family refused to meet Kerry’
Three protest rallies in the city demand Raymond Davis be tried here.
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Seven dead, 15 injured in battles among Bugtis
Attu Bugti and Barahamdagh Bugti's men clash for control of important passes.
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PPP threatens no-trust move against Shahbaz
Raja Riaz says PML-N is violating Charter of Democracy by joining hands with the Unification Bloc.
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24 injured in Faisalabad Basant celebrations
Despite a ban by the government on kite flying, the festival was celebrated in different areas of the city.
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Unfair charge: Najib Malik gets bail
The court granted Malik protective bail after issuing directions that surety bonds worth Rs100,000 be submitted.
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Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi: City celebrates holiday with fervour
Floods of people toured through the old city to view the decorations.
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Unidentified body found from lake
Body of an unidentified elderly woman was found floating in the Iqbal Park’s lake.
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Punjab University: VC rejects charges from ‘mafia’
New offices opened at Institute of Chemistry.
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Man fools media with tales of forced labour
Police says will take action if someone lodges a complaint.
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Development projects: Slow pace of construction criticised
Two weeks for removing electricity poles falling in way of projects.
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Buses left in depot, public transport left in ruins
Transporters say they haven’t received promised bus subsidy from govt since 2007.
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Inmates protest over ban on family meetings
Several prisoners at Rahim Yar Khan district jail stage a protest against police officials.
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Parliamentary leader appointment: Zaheer, Maneka threaten each other with de-seating
PML-Q, Unification Bloc leaders reiterate old positions on parliamentary propriety.
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Blast averted: Three home-made bombs found near army depot
Suspicious packages found near building housing military supplies, 15kg of explosive material defused.
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'Federal govt will give diplomatic immunity to Davis'
Shahbaz says Rehman Malik told him govt was going to give Davis immunity; PPP core committee to meet on issue today.
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‘Turning green into gain’
An International Agriculture Centre is to be set up at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).
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Woman forcibly wed, gang raped and exiled for rejecting proposal
Police have refused to file a case involving a woman who had been exiled from her village.
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Post mortem report confirms woman killed by in-laws
The post mortem report of a woman confirms that she was tortured.
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Ad-hoc appointments: Lawyer leaders react angrily to apex court’s resolution
SCBA and the PBC have condemned the resolution passed unanimously in a full reference of the Supreme Court SC.
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Extradition: Dubai court rejects Sophia Mirza’s appeal
Mirza had challenged the ban in the Dubai appeal court but her plea was rejected.
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Writ petition: The Raymond Davis question
A writ petition was filed in the Lahore High Court to summon former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
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Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations: What’s new on the milad menu?
All preparations to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi throughout the province have been finalised for Wednesday.
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Kahna police accused of helping alleged rapists
Kahna police took bribes from the accused in a rape case and is putting pressure on the family of the victim.
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Unification Bloc can now sit by themselves
PA speaker allotts the PML-Q dissidents’ demand for separate seats in the PA until the next election.
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Shah Alam Market: Two more bodies pulled from debris
Two bodies were dug out of the smouldering remains of Bahria Plaza on Monday.
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Railway workers delay trains for 8 hours
Workers, in protest against the non-payment of their salaries, refused to let locomotives out of their shed.
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Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi: Old city decked in bright lights
Last minute preparations were underway for one of the most colourful celebrations of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in the city.