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Charity event for thalassamia patients
Some estimates put thalassamia patients in Pakistan at around seven per cent of the country’s population.
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Protest against homicide: Police accused of partiality
Intermediate student’s body exhumed from a neigbhouring house on suspect’s indication.
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Home-based workers: ‘Making less than Rs40 for 12 hours of work’
The often ignored group needs to be recognised, say activists.
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Literature: Heer recital to revive interest in Sufi poetry
University plans to hold more events to promote works of famous Sufis.
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Balochistan problem: ‘Guerrilla war a real possibility’
Pakistani nationalism, not Muslim nationalism can unite country, says Quaid-i-Azam University teacher.
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Road works add to traffic woes
Complaints soar as roads struggle to cope with protests, encroachments.
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Hindus celebrate Diwali today
‘Festival of Lights to be cut short because of power cuts’.
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Bank Security: Customer robbed at cash counter
Man counting notes at the cash counter when a thief snatched some from his hand and ran out of the bank.
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Gone in 120 seconds: Another bank hit by ‘police’ gang
Rs4m taken by robbers dressed in Muhafiz Force uniforms, guard shot and injured.
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Rs250 million embezzlement discovered in NA employees housing scheme
Money missing from accounts of National Assembly Employees Cooperative Housing Society, supposed to be frozen.
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More PML-Q members join PML-N
During meeting with CM Shahbaz Sharif, members say only PML-N can resolve problems of the masses.
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45-day deadline given for recompilation of Intermediate results as protests cool down
Protests in Rawalpindi and Sargodha cooled after board promises to re-check papers and issue revised results.
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Lawyers offer funeral prayers for Qaddafi in Lahore
Former SCBA secretary Raja Zulqarnain says Qaddafi was a dear friend of Pakistan.
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Punjab releases cash to foot dengue fight bill
Provincial govt disburses Rs514 million in additional funds.
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Defence Pakistan Council: Anti-US sentiments run riot at all-parties moot
APC shoots down equal rights for minorities.
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Punjab likely to appoint 32,000 schoolteachers
Recruitments to fill posts lying vacant for ‘a long time’, according to officials.
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Power Play: CM to lay foundation stone for hydro project
The hydro power project would provide the uninterrupted supply of electricity to the export industries in Sialkot.
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Magistrate slams police for false accusations
Accused released, says he is a target of personal vendetta.
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Institute of Islamic Culture desperate for funding
Court battle over land added burden on limited resources, say officials.
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Mass marriages: 25 couples say ‘I do’
Grand function hosted by Minhaj Welfare Foundation for over 2,000 guests.
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Man arrested for chopping off wife’s nose, lips, cheeks
Gulshan was mutilated by Abbas because she refused to dance on stage in a public theatre.
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Dengue training for private practitioners from Oct 26
‘All doctors in the province are required to attend the training under Dengue Control Regulations of 2011’.
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‘No pure, neatly-defined Islamic law in Pakistan’
Russian scholar says environmental issues keep people in poverty.
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Pakistan mourns death of 'mother of democracy' at candlelight vigils
Members of political parties, lawyers and civilians gather in Islamabad and Multan to pay tribute to Begum Bhutto.
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Board result fiasco: IT consultant fired on CM Punjab's orders
Dr Naeem fired from duties in wake of errors in the intermediate results.
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Dengue death toll reaches 274 with 5 more deaths in Lahore
174 new cases of dengue have been reported in Punjab.
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‘Govt aiming to eradicate TB by 2015’
Tuberculosis affects around 300,000 people in Pakistan every year
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Student support: Sehba Musharraf asks youth to pull for her husband
Sehba said the Musharraf Foundation was dedicated to working on behalf of the youth and the needy in the country.
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Mother and daughter found dead at home
Man says family killed by robbers, police not ruling out any suspects.
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Medical mad house: Public healthcare becomes a matter of public concern
PMA decides to boycott polio drive to protest BHUs being handed over to NGOs.
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Tortured to death: Police refuse to investigate accused cops
Accused repeatedly ask family to withdraw case.
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Gastronomic culture: Fort Road Food Street is coming but when?
Lack of gas connections, mix-up on prices cited as reasons for delay.
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Supply and demand: Booze supply runs short over duty standoff
Murree Brewery cut production by 75% cent after Punjab imposed 75% duty on raw alcohol.
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Eidul Azha: Animal sales yet to pick up
Customers to wait for prices to come down.
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Punjab government gives out Rs0.5m to families of dengue victims
The announcement of compensating the families was made by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif earlier this week.
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Punjab Assembly: Governor ‘may ask’ chief minister to face confidence vote
Khosa said he did not even consider Sharif a legitimate member of the Punjab Assembly.
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Off the rails: Multan railways in shut down mode
Hundreds protested after all 24 engines stopped plying the tracks; MEPCO cuts off power supply to Railways.
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Goat check: Who’s got your goat?
University of Agriculture Goat show to feature various breeds.
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DCO orders check on violations in Marriage Act
Action should be taken against the people violating the one dish clause, says officer.
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Torture: Govt urged to comply with UN convention
Civil society should ensure that the govt does not falter, says IA Rahman.
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‘PCO judges’ a dirty term in bar elections
A supporter says some PCO judges not invited for fear of alienating voters.
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Dengue Campaign: Sri Lankan team visits EPD
Sri Lankan experts said the government needed to utilise all resources at its disposal.
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High Court stays ZTBL loan recovery case
Senator Pervez Rashid among borrowers accused of default.
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Occupy Lahore: ‘Left’ condemns feudalism
Students, trade unionists and government workers call for ‘real’ independence.
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Students on streets: Charged protests lead to cancellation of inter results
Students blame new online examination system for discrepancies.
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Dengue in Punjab: Death toll rises to 267
The deadly dengue virus has claimed five more lives in Punjab,infecting a total of 18,000 people.
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Public security: Punjab govt constitutes teams to curb kidnappings
Move comes after intelligence reports about rising incidents of abductions.
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Sacrifice Season: TMA bans sale of sacrificial animals in urban Sialkot
TMA has banned the sale of all sacrificial animals in Sialkot city in order to avoid traffic problems.
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Power Struggles: MEPCO waives charges for local administration
Mepco has been providing free electricity to administrative offices in Bahawalpur for the last seven months.
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Fashion: ‘I want my work to be more than pretty dresses’
Khurram’s latest collection derives inspiration from the work of Faiz Ahmad Faiz.