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Unpaid Bills: PR headquarters’ phone lines cut
Pakistan Rilways hot lines are working.
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‘Afghanistan is not your fifth province’
Presence of Nato forces, status of women discussed.
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Tragedy: Infant burnt in fire caused by candle
Rescue 1122 officials said the candle must have fallen on the bed where the child was sleeping and set it on fire.
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Punjab government prepares new zakat law
Province to get more funds under devolved system.
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While memory serves
Pakistan Army, had surrendered & civil servants, Mufti included, had been herded & pushed into Intercontinental Hotel.
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Woman’s hair, eyebrows shaved ‘by in-laws’
Victim alleges police pressuring family to withdraw case.
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Small Industries: 6-day exhibition from Dec 26
Knotted carpets, pots, leather and wood handicrafts will be on display.
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Family rows: ‘I am not her husband’
Petitioner says ex-wife still telling people they are married.
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Taseer, Weinstein alive and ‘in safe hands’: CCPO
Police chief says further investigations stopped on orders of an agency. Says Lahore needs another 28,000 cops.
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Legislation bores MPAs
Sitting through readings of legislation, it seems, is the most difficult part of being an MPA.
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X-mas preparations: Santa Claus is coming to town. . . maybe
Churches concerned about loadshedding, yet morale is high.
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Students’ Protest: 8 injured in fight between two groups
Fight occurred when some Islami Jamiat Talaba activists tried to stop the ISO members from staging a protest.
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I will destroy all those trying to pressurise Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif says that people entering the political arena were deceiving people, but the latter had refuted them.
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Lean day: Legislation goes on without opposition
Parliamentary leaders of PPP, PML-Q, Unification Bloc conspicuous by their absence.
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Bahawalpur zoo lioness 'Poami' dies after consuming bad feed
Ageing lioness was allegedly given food less than healthy for con
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Stop playing ‘dirty games’, Sanaullah tells establishment
Punjab Law Minister says that the military's involvement in politics is the biggest threat to Pakistan's democracy.
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Sapna Khan case: Decision on December 24
Petitioner says Khosa killed Sapna.
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Guard killed, Rs4.3m stolen in latest bank hit
Gang behind previous robberies thought responsible.
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Magistrates don’t read case files carefully
Cheque fraud accused given in police custody after challan submitted.
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DNA test to settle row over claims to newborn
Two women claim to have given birth to a boy at Allied Hospital.
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Dances, theatre and seminar: Cholistan sends a message of peace
Food stalls remained popular with the visitors.
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Faulty CNG cylinders: Six dead, 10 injured in fire
The van overturned trying to avoid a pedestrian and caught fire due to a CNG leak.
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Student convention: PTI will impose ‘state of emergency’ in education’
Tareen says youth support gave hope to veteran politicians.
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Punjab Assembly: Nawaz-Mengal meeting gets PML-N members’ approval
PPP, PML-Q object to government’s ‘solo flight’, ask for the resolution to be redrafted.
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Judiciary's purpose to provide timely justice: Chief Justice LHC
Justice Saeed says lawyers' problems will be resolved. Bar and bench must work together to dispense justice.
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LHC turns on petitioner, dismisses case imposes Rs50,000 fine
LHC dismisses 'baseless' petition after petitioner fails to convince court on claim.
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Childhood dilemmas: ‘Is a child a property?’
Forum says ‘permissible’ corporal punishment for children is a weakness in law, needs to be removed.
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Snipers to be deployed at churches for Christmas
The bulk of Pakistan's tiny Christian community live in and around Lahore, where police say there are 433 churches.
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Aerial firing: Two minor children killed at wedding in Bahawalpur
Iqra, 7, and Dilshad, 9, died on spot at the wedding ceremony in Bahawalpur.
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Mangla Dam’s raising termed ‘wrong step’
Irsa says dam receives low water inflow, will only be filled once every five years.
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UVAS Workshop: ‘Rabies kills more people than dengue, bird flu’
One-day workshop on Awareness and Field Test for Diagnosis of Rabies.
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Bahawalpur visit: Bar-bench cooperation critical: LHC CJ
All pending cases should be disposed of on merit.
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Health Dept urged to resume disease alerts
Doctors say seasonal chart helped prevent outbreaks.
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Festivity: Christmas shopping in full swing
Shoppers complain inferior quality garments selling on sale, rest too pricey.
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‘Ministry recycled old letters to US as reply’
Judge says govt has ‘done nothing’ to aid repatriation of Pakistanis.
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Turf war: One killed, three injured in firing over mosque control
FIR registered against 90 named and 154 unidentified men.
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Veena Malik, India in the line of fire
A Unification Bloc member lashed out at Veena Malik for posing nude on the cover of an Indian magazine.
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Traffic quandary: Canal Road closure: long queues persist
Police unable to give advance info on diversions.
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Policy consultations: Youth policy draft focuses on interfaith peace
Policy is a comprehensive document which reflects the ‘seriousness’ of the Punjab government, says NGO consultant.
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Teenage tailor charged with molesting minor
A case was registered against Imran after he conceded to his crime.
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‘PML-N supports a Bahawalpur province’
Sharif says PML-N , PML-F to form alliance in the division.
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Punjab government launches crackdown against use of substandard gas kits
All DCOs to monitor check and seal public transport vehicles using substandard gas cylinders.
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Police reply awaited on plea against Dost Khosa
Petitioner says thugs threatened to kill family if Sapna case was not withdrawn.
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‘Fair decisions key to foreign investment’
Justice Saeed inaugurates bar room at Banking Court.
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Triple Homicide: Murder weapon recovered from suspect’s home
Man accused of killing wife, son and a passerby still missing.
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Arts exhibition: Da Vinci, Van Gogh recreated, again
Artist tries to portray neo-colonialism through sketches.
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Development projects: Road building causes massive disruption
SP suggests people listen to traffic radio which airs updates every five minutes.
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Heightened terror threat at churches on Christmas
Special security arrangements to be made at 38 churches.
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Memogate issue: No polygraph for Haqqani, says LHC
The petition also wanted Husain Haqqani to declare all his national and foreign assets.
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Quorum issues: Sana cries foul over opposition’s attitude
Assembly adjourned before discussion on sugar, fertiliser issues.