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Fire ravages Hall Road mobile stores
Rs200 million worth of mobile phones and accessories destroyed, four injured.
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US to fund Sheikhupura Fort renovation
Culture minister, US ambassador signed agreement to work on the restoration of 400-year-old Sheikhupura Fort.
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Awareness of UN Resolution on Women, Peace and Security lacking
Meeting marked the 10th anniversary of the UNSC Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, adopted on October 31, 2000.
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Sikhs demand Nov 3 be declared as Martyrs’ Day
Sikhs push for Martyrs’ Day, in wake of the Sikhs’ killing in India in 1984.
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Police bias feared in rape investigation
Investigation officer declares no medical evidence of rape before medical report complete.
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‘Tax the rich to fund reconstruction’
Convention attended by hundreds of flood affected people, called for progressive taxation and land re-distribution.
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CCTV cameras installed on Punjab borders
Close circuit TV cameras installed on provincial borders to monitor terrorist infiltrations.
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Lahore police investigating Malik Amir's abduction
Amir, son of former Joint Chief of Staffs, General Tariq Majeed, was kidnapped near his residence in September.
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10-year-old maid beaten up to ‘free her of djinns’
Employer, a lawyer, has gone into hiding.
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College of Earth Sciences principal suspended
The principal of the college has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment.
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Lawyers mark black day today over ‘emergency plus’ order
Bars nationwide will hoist black flags and hold meetings to condemn PCO by former president Pervez Musharraf.
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BISP looking to branch out
Govt working to expand scope of BISP operations with the help of foreign companies.
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Judge reserves order in blasphemy plea against Rahat Fateh Ali
Petitioner states that singer’s song hurt her religious sentiments.
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Court moved against PBC for nominating elected member
Petitioner says the council can nominate a senior lawyer.
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Murderer escapes right under cops’ noses
Alleged murderer escaped his police detail from outside the Anti-terrorism court after his bail was rejected.
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Auqaf could lose Rs18m over shoe ‘contract’
Rs17.75 million potential earnings may be lost, written agreement with the contractor not signed.
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Human trafficking tragedy lingers on
Grieved families urge authorities to speed up search two weeks after the boat overturned in the Arabian Sea.
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LHC gives ex-DPO time to engage counsel
Earlier the bench issued a notice to Chohan, seeking cancellation of his bail.
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Just an explanation
Home Department has asked Prisons IG to submit an explanation regarding allegations levelled against him.
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Reviving traditional ideas in a modern world
Artist Amin Chughtai influenced by Mughal courts and sub continental culture.
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Renew licences of fireworks traders within a month, LHC directs district officers
Similar order was passed in May but was not adhered to.
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‘Black water’ blues in Badiana
Thousands deprived of potable drinking water for over three weeks.
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Body of 10-year-old boy found
Postmortem report has revealed that the boy had been raped and strangled.
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Court summons Punjab’s top bureaucrat
SC seeks information on whereabouts of 11 people picked up by intelligence agencies despite acquittal by court.
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Students blame VC for violence
Protestors say IJT activists provoked VC into ordering guards to beat up students.
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Small Mall rally brings city to standstill
Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz organised rally to condemn recent suicide bombings at Sufi shrines.
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SC rejects Punjab IG prisons report on illegal detention
Court orders IG to present 11 people who had been released from Adiala Jail but retained illegally.
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Bank robbery in Lahore, security guard arrested on suspicion
SP CIA says bank staff or guards have often been found involved in several robbery cases.
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District police officers to supervise rights cells
HRCP criticises move to place police officials in charge of district-level human rights cells.
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Spare the rod, school the child
SPARC calls to end corporal punishment in all district schools.
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Costumes run short as Halloween fever hits schools
Several schools hosted Halloween carnivals, children across the city rush to get costumes.
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Gilani’s special address
PM addressed a ceremony attended by over 2,000 special people in Multan, offers aid.
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Punjab Bar Council likely to elect Khatm-e-Nabuwwat lawyer
Bashir nominated by the group that backed Asma in SCBA election.
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Flood victims sell off Watan Cards
Watan Cards worth Rs20,000 were sold by flood victims for Rs80,000 to Rs85,000.
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Municipal officers differ on why a ban is desirable
TMOs across Lahore continue to grapple with the idea of banning women as vendors in Sunday Bazaars.
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Commercial theatres rake in profits
Forget Lollywood, commercial theatre houses across Lahore are pulling in large crowds.
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Judicial inquiry ordered into LDA Plaza incident
LDA spokesman sees a plot to malign the authority, SHO disagrees.
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Students learning below par
A research associate says the results for students of rural areas were very poor.
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Second wife poisoned to make way for third
A husband allegedly administered a poisonous injection to his wife and killed her.
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‘Lost’ leadership depicted through art
Aqib Sharif displays his painting at the Nairang Art Gallery, depicting the ‘lost’ leadership.
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Ahl-e-Hadith men jailed in Blasphemy case
A magistrate has sent three men accused of burning pages of the Holy Quran to jail.
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Cops ‘robbed’ of ammunition and weapons
Police say weapons were stolen from a training school, DSP denies the incident.
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Punjab pulls support for PM’s medical college in Multan
Punjab govt says no money after the floods to back Gilani's promise to build a medical college.
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Rivalry claims child’s life
Armed clash over ownership between two groups from the same family claims one life.
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Punjab Chief Minister meets General Kayani
Shahbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Kayani meet to discuss the law and order situation in the province.
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One dead, nine injured in shooting near Punjab House
The firing incident was the result of a clash between two groups in Rawalpindi.
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Lord Nazir stresses the need for an efficient tax system
The British Parliament member has stressed the need for a long term plan for socio-economic development in Pakistan.
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Court orders female teacher be posted in Lahore from Nankana
Heart-patient made to travel 6 to 7 hours to work everyday, despite job vacancies in the city.
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Multan LHC bench deals with politicians
Dasti, Jatoi and Bokhari all need to appear before court on varying charges.
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New designer duo hits the fashion world
New brand Armario fuses 'sensuality with a touch of funkiness'.