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Only good schools can beat extremism, says CM
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurate the first Danish School
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Police attacked for absence ‘when needed’
Several students and teachers lay siege to police station for four hours, pelt it with stones.
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Court rescues ‘detained’ maid, sends her home
Girl’s father said she was being abused, kept against her will.
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Senior appointments: Nepotism alleged in NCA principal’s selection process
Ministry of Education under pressure to appoint candidate recommended by powerful politician’s son.
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Punjab Assembly: MPAs protest against ‘insulting’ register
Lawmakers mark attendance manually, slam inflation and fuel shortage.
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Punjab govt yet to start Saima Aziz inquiry
MPA says she too is waiting to hear from the ACE.
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Religious minorities: ‘Intolerance and discrimination undermining rights’
National director of CLAAS says non-Muslims under threat of violence due to religious of intolerance.
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Sessions Court: Cantt SP told to take action against accused officials
Cantt SP directed to register case against DCO and tehsildar for allegedly damaging crops, occupying property.
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Flying Club trainee bumped by plane’s wing
Pilot accused of showing off, straying off course.
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33rd Punjab governor: Latif Khosa takes oath
Khosa is the 33rd Punjab governor since Pakistan gained independence.
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Khosa’s appointment as governor challenged
Petitioner says Khosa ‘inappropriate’ for the office.
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Petition before High Court: Hafiz Saeed says govt should defend him before US court
JD chief asserts right to equal treatment as citizen.
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King Edward Medical University: Supervisor’s transfer to affect PhD programme
Decision will affect 27 PhD students, 10 MPhil students and 12 FCPS students.
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Punjab Assembly: Motor vehicles amendment bill gets majority vote
Six drafts sent to standing committees for a law not amended since three years.
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Unique Zari served notice for non-delivery
Petitioner says she underwent mental torture and wants Rs1m damages.
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Chained up: Man imprisoned in his own house for 23 years
Police recovers Sabir from a freezing stable, cuffed in metal chains by family over property issue.
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Expert opinions: Legal minds weigh in on Qadri’s options
Legal experts say Qadri's confession leaves him with no grounds for defence.
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Measles outbreak in DG Khan
Six-year-old dies and hundreds affected in district, as medical assistance unavailable since 2010 floods.
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Khosa's appointment challenged in LHC
The president announced yesterday the appointment of Latif Khosa as the new governor of Punjab.
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Railways running out of oil stock
PSO fails supply oil to Pakistan Railways, Faisalabad Railway Station's stock reduced.
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Park-and-ride plaza: Shops go under the hammer on January 26
Lahore Development Authority says open auction of shops to be held on January 26.
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Social issues depicted in paintings of children
Ali Azmat displayed his ‘Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom’ exhibition at Ejaz Gallery.
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Lost parcel: Courier company sued for damages
Petitioner says wedding dresses were lost due to the parcel handlers’ negligence.
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Sons sell off mother for Rs30,000
Bashiraan Bibi sayes she was sold to a man who tied her up and raped her.
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Custody row: Children to be reunited with mother
Judge directs SHO to recover two children from their father’s custody and hand them over to their mother.
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Traffic engineering: Four green signals before you see a red one
Thirty five more signals to be added along with cameras and more traffic control in Lahore.
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Pilgrims’ perils: 1,500 devotees fall ill during urs
Hundreds fall sick during urs celebrations at the Bahauddin Zakariya shrine due to contaminated food.
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Woman kidnapped and paraded by landlords
Nine people blackened Zainab’s face, tore her clothes and paraded her in the street.
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Water distribution: Punjab wants IRSA restructured
Punjab Assembly calls for restructuring of Indus River System Authority to ensure fair distribution of water.
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Medical colleges told to start classes from Jan 17
Some institutions not ready to start classes, some lack equipment as Health Dept tells them to start classes.
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Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya 771st urs: Tolerance preached by sufi masters ‘need of the day’
SM Qureshi stresses on promoting teachings of Sufi saints to curb extremism.
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Babel babble: Learning a dying language
Punjabi classes are helping some children reconnect to their heritage.
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Encroachment: Lawyers attack DCO’s office over demolition
DCO says complaint lodged against seven Sheikhupura Bar Association members for damaging official property.
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Rohtas 2: ‘Indivisibilities Inventory’ displayed
Artists talk about techniques, values in their work.
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Consumer court: Notice to issued to college chairman
‘They reneged on tuition-discount and motorcycles-for-students promises’.
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Robbery: Police accused of threatening complainant
Garden Town police station officials allegedly refused to register a robbery complaint.
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PML-N workers come to blows at party meeting
Some members attacked district secretary on his objection to their nominees.
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Teacher training: Course timing could cost students their grades
SED says courses necessary for new recruits, move to English medium.
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Schools forced to think outside the box
‘It’s better to be friends with your students’.
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Taseer’s murder: Punjab Assembly condemns murder unanimously
Resolution moved by PPP's Raja Riaz and PML-N's Rana Sanaullah passed unanimously.
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Lord of the rings: New jewellery record set in Lahore
Fragrance of Love is acknowledged as world’s largest silver ring by Guinness World Records.
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Shahbaz agrees to raise doctors salaries
Shahbaz assures Young Doctors Association that monthly salaries of doctors in government hospitals will be increased.
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Man blackens youth’s face, injures his sister
Landlord Wali Muhammad wanted to buy land from nearby area resident, 22-year-old Abdul Hafiz.
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Forensic lab by March 31
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif lauds forensic lab, terms it “most modern forensic lab in South Asia".
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Man kills wife for telling him not to drink
Mushtaq took a knife to Shameem’s face before he stabbed her.
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Women’s Action Forum condemns murder
National issues being overshadowed by hate campaign, says forum.
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Equipment training: Brain surgery without opening skull
Neuro angiography machine at Lahore General Hospital the first of its kind in any public hospital in the country.
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Old Ravians to help ‘the helpless’
Three-week fund collection campaign kicks off at Government College University (GCU) Lahore.
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The government’s Diwali and Holi gift
Government of Punjab announces Rs5,000 for every Hindu family.
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Basic Health Units lack even bare necessities
BHUs don’t have diagnostic facilities like labs or X-ray machines, only clinical diagnostics available, says doctor.