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Sugar less sweet
Punjab govt blames trading corporation for low sugar quality.
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University of Health Sciences loses registration exams after few pass
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council transfers chairmanship to Dow University.
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Jirga announces ‘public humiliation’ as best punishment
Two who beat up, shaved, blackened, paraded man arrested, claim obeying jury's punishment for illicit relations.
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Blasphemy: Petition against Rahat Fateh Ali Khan dismissed
Petitioner claimed her religious sentiments were hurt by his song.
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Off camera, minister’s sympathy ebbs
Sympathetic minister promised govt help for suicide bomb victim, a month later Qasim still in need of treatment.
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No mercy petition, no presidential pardon
Officials say that the president's power to grant clemency only extends to Tazir punishments.
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Sharifs pick loyalist as Bank of Punjab chairperson
Punjab govt appoints AZK Sherdil as Chairperson of the Bank of Punjab.
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The djinn help hotline
A gang of robbers pose as djinns and call people asking for gold and cash.
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Imtiaz Safdar Warraich appointed PPP Punjab chapter president
President Zardari appoints Imtiaz Safdar Warraich as president of Punjab chapter of Pakistan People’s Party.
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BB murder case: Court to hear application against former CPO, SP
Anti-terrorism court to hear application for trial and indictment of former police officials.
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9th Youth Performing Arts Festival starts November 24
The festival will feature drama, mime, filmmaking, dance and music performances by schools, young artist groups.
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PU a hotspot for motorbike thefts
A total of 40 incidents of motorbike theft occurred in the Punjab University.
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Sharif for kitchen gardens to check rise in vegetable prices
Officials directed to develop comprehensive system which allows provision of vegetables at 50 per cent reduced prices.
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Man nearly kills wife for wanting to visit family
A man beat his wife with a lead pipe after she said she wanted to visit her parents after Eid.
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Bald sisters rejected by suitors
Fiancés refused to marry the girls, called off the engagement two weeks before their wedding day.
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Ring out the old : EDO defies austerity policy
Austerity measures announced by Punjab govt stopped purchase of new vehicles, renovating offices among other things.
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Federal govt directed to raise issue on int’l platform
Issue involved carrying blasphemous material against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Holy Quran on Facebook.
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Judge pelted with shoes for ‘disrespecting’ accused
Accused murderer threw his shoes at the judge and tried to climb up to the podium and attack him.
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Court acquits employer of child maid’s murder
Additional district and sessions judge holds death occurred from natural causes.
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Gujranwala court hears Sialkot lynching case
Sialkot DPO requests court to allow hearing of Sialkot lynching case to be conducted in jail due to security concerns.
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38,000 bags recovered in sugar mill raids
Recovered stock handed over to the food department which will set up stalls in various areas of the city.
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Sikhs refused annual parade permission
Authority responsible for allowing rituals says hands are tied owing to the law and order situation in the country.
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Few customers at Sunday Bazaars
People cutting their budgets for the rest of the month due to Eid expenditures, said vendors.
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Awareness campaigns suggested to control traffic accidents
Walk organised by National Highway and Motorway Police to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
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Hundreds protest against bail of alleged rapist
Local landlord allegedly raped a 19-year-old girl, put nude photos online.
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Model Town residents to fight commercialisation
Model Town Society administration advocates selling green spaces to raise funds.
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‘Public officials should identify corrupt elements’
Shahbaz says public officials who know about corrupt elements and fail to take action are considered equally guilty.
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Sikhs press govt on Guru Nanak University
Sikhs from across the world remind federal govt of its promise to establish a university of Sikh learning.
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Gulshan-e-Yaad marks Faiz’s death anniversary
The hour-long documentary included interviews with Faiz, his friends and contemporaries.
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Little oversight of flood charities
Charities around town are collecting donations for the flood-affected after Eid, but with little government oversight.
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Epilepsy patient killed during ‘exorcism’
An epileptic died in Ghulam Muhammadabad area after allegedly being tortured by a witch doctor.
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Woman to drop rape charge so she can go home
Woman agrees to withdraw gang-rape accusation after ‘reconciliation’ with alleged rapists.
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3 Lahore schools win national laurels
Out of the 35 schools, which were chosen as winners by Design for Change Pakistan 2010, three belong to Lahore.
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Possession trumps title despite law against land grab
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is personally heading the Provincial Task Force (PTF) on Land Mafia.
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Inflation hits Bhurban
After devouring many a sweetmeats and lamb chops, families look for an escape.
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Taxis remain meter-less
Orders await implementation despite a passage of four months.
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Baba Guru Nanak’s 541st birth anniversary
Around 3,000 Sikh Yatrees celebrated the 541st birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
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21 bureaucrats sidelined by authorities
More than two dozen officers ‘on special duty’ await postings, various posts are lying vacant in the top bureaucracy.
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Mughalpura terrified after firing incident
Eight people started aerial firing outside an Ahmadi worship place in Lahore's Mughalpura area.
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City government fails to live up to clean-Eid claims
CDGL unable to clear the city of the offal following slaughtering of animals and dumping of waste on roadsides.
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From truck art to puppet craft
Anwar, a truck artist, has found his calling in a puppetry museum.
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Iqbal Manzil finally gets a face lift
Renovations for the 148-year-old structure, the birth place of Allama Iqbal, completed.
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Akal Takht role sought in shrine management
Nearly 2,300 hundred Sikh pilgrims arrived from India for Guru Nanak’s 542nd birth anniversary.
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Blood in the streets...
Locals in Punjab said that they had to cross the streets filled with sewerage, blood to perform their Eid prayers.
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CM lauds Turkish delegation for Eid gesture
The Turk delegation sacrificed 4,500 animals in the flood-hit areas and distributed the meat among the people.
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PML-N workers accused of extortion
Sacrificial animal traders alleged they had to bribe PML-N workers before being allowed to setup shops in the market.
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Govt’s choice for rehab lacks profile for the task
Officer chosen for rehabilitation has 'no experience of laying down policy,supervising management of such an amount.'
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Sikh Yatrees arrive for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary
Nearly 2,000 Sikh pilgrims arrive in Lahore to celebrate the 545th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
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Punjab govt created sugar crisis: Tanvir Kaira
Provincial Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira says Punjab government created the sugar crisis.
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Woman attempts to drown herself, daughters
Gulnaz jumped into a canal with her young daughters, people present nearby saved the three individuals.