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Incarceration abroad: foreign secretary to submit report by November 10
Detainees allegedly abducted from Bagram and handed over to other countries without any reason.
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MPAs debate impact of Indian TV, cartoons and music
Resolution calling for ban on Indian cartoons was one of the five presented and defeated in the assembly.
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Lawyer seeks court action against continued power outages
Lawyer files petition in LHC against Punjab power management and supply authorities.
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Blinded by the blast
There are those who lose their lives in blasts, and then there are survivors who become handicapped.
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Punjab may lose Rs1.2b in Faisalabad property deal
Punjab govt stands to lose more than Rs1.2b if deal granting permanent property rights to 646 shopkeepers goes through
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‘Safe Mother Home’ opens in Sialkot
Maternity hospital to offer free care and delivery services to pregnant women in the rural areas.
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Politics in miniature
The art of current affairs; a timeline of recent tragedies that have struck Pakistan.
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IG orders probe into complaints against 8 police officers
Civil Lines SP, the Mujahid Squad SP and the Gulshan-i-Ravi DSP and SHO ordered to address the citizens’ complaints.
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More doctors will leave if pay not raised: PMA
"1,800 consultants who are the backbone of our government hospitals will be forced to resign", said PMA officials.
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LHC adjourns hearing until November 1
Petitions seeking trial of former president, General (retired) Pervez Musharraf adjourned.
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Basra upset with bureaucracy
Bureaucracy favoured over the elected representatives, says Basra.
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Woman’s life hangs in balance because of ‘bad blood’
Patient Musarrat's life put at risk because of wrongly administered blood.
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Scavenger sets off ‘cracker’ bomb
Cracker blast injures three in the Garhi Shahu area of Lahore.
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CM promises modern homes for flood victims
Shahbaz promises to construct 6,000 modern houses in the flood affected areas of Punjab.
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Dussehra celebrations marred by security fears
Hindus celebrate the festival of Dussehra in Krishna Temple, police refused to provide extra guards despite concerns.
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Jamatud Dawa holds prayer ceremony for Abu Abdullah
Rights groups condemn participation of PML-N MPA in event.
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PCSIR employees to review protest plan today
Engineers, scientists considering strike to press demand for pay raise.
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Weekend bikers scare regular traffic
Late night revelers ruin the peace on Main Boulevard.
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Jamia Naeemia cleric calls for release of blasphemy accused
Mufti Ghafoor says accused denies burning Quran and he must be believed.
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Teachers score lowest on attendance
Shortage in teaching staff aside, schools report that teachers never take classes.
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The milk of human kindness
Milkmen in Faisalabad village spend 3 days making kheer for everyone.
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Prices continue to rise at Sunday Bazaars
CDGL cancels licences of 15 stall holders in various bazaars around the city for selling sub-standard commodities.
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Gangster fires after tasting cold daal
Inebriated man attacks hotel owner and fires shots in the air after being served a cold meal.
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Lahore lawyers hold key to SCBA polls
October 27 battle to have a bearing on current judiciary-executive row.
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Cabinet division runs afoul of court
Cabinet division has not yet appointed new chairman and dean of Shaikh Zayed Post Graduate Medical Institute (SZPGMI).
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Sunni Ittehad to march to ‘save’ Pakistan
Sunni Ittehad calls for march against increased religious fanaticism, lawlessness and inflation.
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LHC admin penalises 18 judges
CJ Khawaja Sharif orders disciplinary action against lower court judges, one judge retired, one removed, one demoted.
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Watan Card protests take new turn
Flood victims block roads and break windows over govt ‘apathy.'
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The yoga solution
Up to 30 women and 50 men attend separate one-hour classes between 6am and 8am at Sheba park each morning.
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PMSA withholds strike decision
Decision held until the findings of an inquiry committee report become available.
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Equipment supply company to run mobile medical units
EDOs condemn decision, say they should be in charge of units as contractors have no experience.
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LHC sacks three judges
The LHC administration committee dismisses two civil judges and one additional sessions judge on corruption charges.
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Keeping it all in the family
Stage performer Qasoor Haideri’s son is to marry two of his first cousins within two days of each other.
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Robbers on a rampage in Faisalabad
Scores of cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones, three cars and 11 motorcycles were stolen in the past two days.
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Secret marriage: coercion, abortion and desertion
Woman charges husband with rape after he married her with a fake document.
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HRCP consultation calls for more accessible, robust Parliament
HRCP emphasises the need for better contact between Parliament and people.
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Police coerced into bringing arrests in Blasphemy case on record
Two of the three accused named by Ahl-e-Sunnat clerics only to ‘strengthen’ the case.
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LHC adjourns hearing till October 22
Petitioner argues that Hussain’s appointment was made in violation of Supreme Court’s order on the NRO.
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Shahbaz Sharif told police to manhandle lawyers: Kurd
Ali Ahmed Kurd's report claims the police were ordered by the Punjab chief minister to teach the black coats a...
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DSP to investigate Khanewal torture case
Punjab IG police takes notice of alleged torture of a servant by his employers and police in a village in Khanewal.
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Police, FC row jeopardising law and order in Rajanpur
Rift between Rajanpur police and FC over abduction of Shahwali policemen, takes its toll on law and order situation.
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7 Taliban held for plotting assasination attempts
Bahawalpur police arrest seven militants including Abdul Rahim alias Talha, head of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Punjab
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NAB requests larger bench in Sharif appeal
LHS seeks constitution of a larger bench on the seven appeals of the Sharif family against NAB.
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Ex-parte proceedings start against Minister Ghurki
Farooq Yousaf Ghurki accused of contesting election on the basis of a bogus graduate degree.
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’09 lists undecided, ’10 CSS results in
Fate of the successful candidates from 2009, and even some candidates from 2008, is uncertain.
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Export feared to worsen shortage of doctors
Govt says it allows doctors to leave if they specialised in fields in which there was already a surplus of doctors.
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Police reluctant to register FIR against pedophile
Medically it is clear that the student was sodomised.
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UHS conducts test for students who scored 60 per cent
UHS conducts entry test for candidates who scored 60 per cent in FSc or equivalent external examinations.
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Seven arrested over 2009 attack on ISI office
Police arrest seven militants involved in the 2009 attack on the ISI office.
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Abduction or adultery?
In Jhok Taba, four people allegedly abducted a newly married woman and crafted a fake nikahnama.