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Four arrested in kidnapping of foreign aid workers: Police
Police in Kot Addu have arrested four people in connection with last week's kidnapping of two foreign aid workers.
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Free medicine: Govt finally wakes up to mystery disease
As death toll mounts, CM forms inquiry committee.
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‘More recreational facilities needed’
Music performances and horse dances appreciated the most.
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Human rights: Workshop concludes with 20-demands charter
Action sought on unemployment, religious intolerance and corruption.
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Ceramic design: Organic, mechanic dimensions of life explored
Ludo with mosaic patterns and two-frogged bricks among projects.
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Local bodies: CJP urged to take up pending petitions
‘Postponement of local election a violation of Article 140A’.
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Life and liberty: Man, wife killed ‘for free-will marriage’
Girl's father assaulted couple in his brother’s house and shot and killed her and Abdullah, two others were...
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‘No progress on domestic or child labour’
Rights activists, Christians remember Shazia in special service.
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‘eHealth critical for developing countries’
Experts urge govt to make ‘strategic commitment’ to eHealth.
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Cultural heritage: Shops hold up Sunehri Masjid restoration
38 shops at mosque’s boundary wall need to be vacated for repairs.
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Performing Arts Festival: What the Dickens?
Three 25-minute performances mine Oliver Twist.
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Students learn about human rights in interactive workshop
The workshop was conducted by the YPP in collaboration with the Department of Human Rights.
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Current situation retribution for allowing our soil’s use against Afghans: Hafiz Saeed
Pakistan condemned to these problems until we repent for the 10-year-old sin, says JuD chief.
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Regulating the industry: Coming soon… Punjab Food Authority
District Food inspectorate says the authority does not have the resources to start functioning before 6 months.
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Graphic design: Playing cards used to depict unity in provincial diversity
Graduating theses highlight intellectual property rights, children’s education, and bipolar disorder.
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Till death do us part: Man sentenced to death for killing wife
Couple had been getting into frequent rows before the incident and he had been trying to reconcile them.
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Fort Road Food Street: Rights of admission reserved
Anarkali Food Street owners think the new venture will fail because of the ‘environment’.
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Endangering national security: Officials issue fake arms licences, walk Scot-free
FIA sends cases to Interpol, documents reveal criminal record holders recruited.
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Tax friendly move: Complaint boxes put up at FCCI offices
Regional tax office placed complaint boxes at offices of FCCI and APTEA to facilitate residents.
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Sharing a husband: Woman killed for not handing over jewels
Sumeera’s in-laws allegedly killed her because she refused to hand over her dowry for her husband’s second wife.
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Spectator sport: Battle rages in and out of the ring
Two groups of spectators fight during annual tournament.
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Gang operation: Robbers break into THQ, kidnap doctor’s son
Hospital staff called Dr Tariq to the hospital and the bandits snatched the keys of his house at gunpoint.
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Free medicine costs 23 lives – and counting
Panic spreads after the Punjab Institute of Cardiology distributes the medicine to over 400 people
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Malik Ishaq released from Kot Lakhpat prison
A review board had earlier denied a government plea to extend his detention.
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President enjoys immunity only in Pakistan: Justice Wajihuddin
Justice Wajihuddin says article 248 of Constitution of Pakistan provides cover to President in Pakistan only.
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Punjab police forms high level committee to recover abducted aid workers
Punjab IG forms committee to recover two foreign aid workers abducted from Multan.
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Foreign aid workers: Police register case in Multan kidnapping
Clues unravel into the kidnapping of German national Bernd, 70, and Italian national Giovanni, 24.
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Food for thought: ‘Pakistan should switch to non-organic crops’
Dr Iqrar said the global population had now reached 6.8 billion and was likely to top 9.4 billion by 2050.
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Sapna Khan Case: Next hearing on Jan 23
In earlier proceedings, court asked Race Course station house officer to submit detailed report and para-wise comments
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PIDA, govt restrained from sacking workers
“They get foreign degrees but don’t understand workers’ problems”.
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Detention at Bagram: ‘Government taking matter lightly’
LHC judge irked by ‘irresponsible’ statements.
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Third party concerns: Welfare dept working to help eunuchs
Eunuchs facing problems with housing, education and harassment.
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Red Crescent: Chairman told not to discharge duties for 2 weeks
Petitioners want governor stopped from interfering in society affairs.
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Coming back full circle
Christian MPA was incensed at the government’s insensitivity in encroaching on lands belonging to churches.
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Childhood addictions: Street children serving as drug mules
CPWB recovers 11 children, 4 of them were serving as ‘agents’ for local drug dealers.
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Product design: Historical, regional, popular themes find favour
Traditional values inform details of contemporary products like shoes, jewellery and decoration pieces.
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Minority concerns: No room in the House for urgent debate
Session adjourned over lack of quorum for the second consecutive day.
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LCWU convocation: Gilani announces Rs50m for Benazir Bhutto chair
Degrees conferred on 885 graduates, 100 make it to academic rolls of honour.
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'Pakistani citizens held in Bagram should be tried in Pakistan': LHC
The judge adds that the government has done nothing to redress grievances, ensure rights of Pakistani citizens.
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Graft hunting: Court blocks appointment of new RCS chairman
Petitioners contend that Bashir was appointed without due consultation and on political basis.
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Sapna Khan case: Next hearing scheduled for Jan 23
Petitioner demands a copy of FIR lodged against the accused.
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Review board orders Malik Ishaq's release
LHC review board denies extension of former leader of banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi.
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Punjab has become a 'living hell' for minorities: PML-Q MPA
MPA Shahzad Elahi says the government of Punjab has made the demolition of churches its mission.
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Thousands of USAID wheat flour bags found in Faisalabad warehouse
The owner said he bought old flour from USAID and intended to use it as fuel in brick kilns.
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‘Trying dead military dictators not possible’
Musharraf is already being tried in a Pindi court: CJ.
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‘Submit report on implementation of anti-smoking law’
Petitioner submitted that court direct action against use and sale of shisha in cafes and restaurants.
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Crime against women: Two FIRs after medical test confirms assault
Amina*, 18; Batool*, 13; sexually assaulted allegedly by neighbours.
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Apathy hour
In the National Assembly, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has set a tradition of answering the questions himself.
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Power outages: PEPCO told to submit schedule for VVIPs’ residences by Feb 10
Federal govt’s reply sought in plea challenging surcharges.
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96 FIRs registered under Anti Terrorism Act in 2011 were bogus
Addl IG says wrongly implicating rivals is ‘common’.

















































