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Woman recounts being repeatedly bought and sold
Woman tells police she had been kidnapped nearly two years ago and sold repeatedly for the past year.
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Zardari to remove apprehensions about Khosa
Zardari will take PPP Punjab members into confidence over the appointment the governor.
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Pensioners protest against delay in payments
Pensioners in Lahore block GT road and stage protest against difficulties in attaining their pensions.
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Sialkot-Lahore Motorway: Blocking the road to progress
Provincial govt decides to return land to original owners.
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Govt urged to invest in cancer centres
Patients increasing while treatment facilities lag behind.
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US ‘diplomat’: Four petitions seek trial in Pakistan
Replies sought from federal and Punjab governments.
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Citizens beat up cop on suspicion of robbery
Police officials say that the man was not a robber but residents accused him of having beaten a man.
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Police side with ‘man who kidnapped his wife’
Rukhsana was ‘coerced’ into a confession in court and agreed to return with Shakeel.
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Standard Chartered Bank sued for Rs5.5m
Consumer court issues notice to bank for allegedly rendering substandard services.
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NAB investigation officer threatened at court
Accused in Rs80m Rapid Mass Transit scam captured.
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Shah Jewena championship: Aga Khan, LGS lift English team trophies
The 8th annual Shah Jewana Debating Championship, 2011 comes to an end.
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Contempt plea against lawmakers dismissed
LHC bench sees ‘no grounds’ for proceedings.
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Teacher spends Rs100,000 on stolen card
Gulberg police arrest schoolteacher for spending Rs100,000 in a seven-hour shopping spree on a stolen credit card.
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Lahore Development Authority: Director general removed under corruption cloud
PHA head Abdul Jabbar Shaheen given additional charge of LDA DG.
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Land acquisition: Punjab CM cancels DHA’s illegal notification
Officials contend it was issued without prior approval of the provincial govt.
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Acid throwing becoming a common practice in RYK
Over 800 cases were reported in the district in 2010.
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Girl’s father accuses her in-laws of rape
Man files rape case against seven people after his daughter married of her own free will.
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Doctors demand better security at hospitals
‘Medical professionals being attacked in emergency wards’.
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Urban rehabilitation: Wasa hopes to get Japanese funding
Funding to replace disposal pumps approved.
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Urdu debates: Lahore School of Economics wins
Final round of English debates scheduled for today.
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Police no closer to finding runaway
‘Investigation head’ says he didn’t know he was on inquiry committee.
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Iqbal murder case: Alleged killer remanded for five days
Third man arrested for murder of Justice Javed Iqbal's parents handed in police custody for five days.
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Tehrik-i-Namoos-i-Risalat: ‘US presence the real issue, not blasphemy’
Media warned at 25,000-strong rally not to air opinions opposed to blasphemy laws.
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Secular politicians jump on blasphemy bandwagon
Pervaiz Elahi says PML-Q will quit parliament if blasphmemy law is amended.
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Watch list: 140 Punjab terrorism suspects go ‘missing’
Home department asks police to maintain records of suspects.
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Thousands rally in Lahore over blasphemy law
About 40,000 people rallied in Lahore in the latest protest against proposed reforms of the blasphemy law.
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Cops & Crooks: Citizens catch 2 robbers who turn out to be cops
Locals in the district on Saturday caught and held two robbers who turned out to be police officials.
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Lost & found: Police recover missing ninth graders
Police officials recovered two students, who had been abducted five days ago, with the help of their families.
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Punjab bar council: Chairman, vice-chairman elected unopposed
Zafar Mehmood Mughal and Muhammad Lehrasib Gondal were elected unopposed.
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Damages suit: TCS chief executive summoned for Feb 18
Complainant says courier company cost her lucrative job.
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Eating healthy: Home garden guru teaches housewives to go green
Nilofer Sikandar hopes families and their servants will benefit from her advice.
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Debating competition: Schools battle varsities on second day
The fifth round and quarter finals will take place today.
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Youth development: Student interns complete term
Students from various Lahore universities did eight-week internships under the Youth Development Programme.
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Ashiyana housing: Land transfer method not decided
Contractors for civil works also not chosen.
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Reform agenda: Practice what you preach, PPP tells PML-N
Parties disagree on the interpretation of the 18th Amendment on size of cabinet.
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School squatters: Encroachments to be removed from 9 schools by Feb 1
DCO says help from revenue and police depts should be sought in order to retrieve the school lands.
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Taking children off the streets
Child Protection and Welfare Bureau rescues 23 children engaged in beggary.
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Runway romance: Eloping couple caught by railway officials
Couple appeals for the police to provide them with protection.
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Justice: Student cheated out of grade gets 3rd position
Third position awarded to matric student who had been disqualified by Education Board last month.
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Drug-free capital: It’s business as usual for city’s narcotics dealers
Officials say police too occupied with other tasks to mount an aggressive campaign.
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Fighting extremism: ‘Progressives’ must take a stand
Extremist forces benefiting from progressives’ retreat from public space, says speaker.
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Many Christians miss a ‘tolerant’ Lahore
‘We are scaring our minorities, God will not spare us’, says religious scholar Khalid Zaheer.
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Deaths and diplomacy: Law will take its course, says Sana
Law minister says they will not bow down to any pressure.
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Parliamentary debating competition: Shahjewana 2011 kicks off at UCL
A total of 74 teams are competing for the English title and 34 for Urdu.
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Council of Common Interests: Body to discuss Punjab’s gas shortage
Reduction of overheads also likely to figure on its agenda.
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Free ride: 76 PML-N affiliates costing Rs20m to Punjab govt
Individuals enjoying perks and privileges without making any contribution to government affairs.
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Gender parity: Women officers to learn new crime-fighting techniques
IGP encourages female officers to opt for fields positions.
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Custody dispute: Nine-month old girl returned to mother
Mother says the father had forcibly taken the infant away.
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School health and nutrition supervisors: 1,000 could lose their jobs
No service rules and regulations for supervisors is allowing massive favouritism in hiring, says official.
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Flood aftermath: People move court for Watan Cards
NADRA seeks time to produce relevant information before court.