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Time running out for kids suffering from phantom disease
Schoolteacher’s children have been suffering from an undiagnosed disease for several years.
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Father rescues his missing children from the streets
A 47-year-old worker recovers his kidnapped children after they were sold into beggary in Sargodha.
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FIA officer summoned in Haqqani case
LHC summons an IO of the FIA who was involved in the investigation of the NAB cases.
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Court refuses to exempt reporter from appearance
Appearance was for a petition for the recovery of a missing Jinnah Hospital doctor.
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Bank struggles to recover losses from Musharraf scheme
Jamal is one of thousands of people who got loans from a nationalised bank under the Rozgar Scheme launched in 2006.
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14 charges against Musharraf filed with the Supreme Court
Advocate AK Dogar files application in SC Lahore Registry seeking issuance of red warrants against former president.
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IJT forces anti-autonomy protest on students
Islami Jamiat Talaba demonstrates its iron grip over Govt Islamia College, forcing students to join their protest.
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Less than a fifth Auqaf income spent on projects
Auqaf Department collected Rs539.4 million from 534 shrines across the province last year.
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New Irsa chairman appointed
Punjab Irrigation Chief Engineer Rao Irshad Ali Khan is appointed as the new chairman of Indus River System Authority.
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Action demanded against police
Faridabad area residents stage protests against the murder of a 60-year-old woman allegedly due to police’s beating.
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Seven girls, one in chains, recovered from brothel
Girls recovered after mother of one of the girls with local residents broke into a house and released them.
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LDA expects increased revenue
LDA increases this year’s budget projection for development revenue to Rs1.82 billion.
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Health projects frozen as secretary blocks funding
Not a single paisa of the Rs16 billion allocated for 141 development projects of the Health Dept has been released.
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Ahl-e-Hadis man held over blasphemy case
Residents of Batapur threaten violence if the man is not arrested for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran.
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PA denounces Musharraf’s coup, calls for his arrest
Punjab Assembly passes a resolution against Musharraf for “breaching the constitution and imposing a...
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Police prevent postmortem of alleged torture victim
Police in Multan are reported have forbidden the postmortem of a woman allegedly killed due to police torture.
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The business of private hostels in the capital
Limited residential accommodation in government educational institutions gives boost to private hostel business.
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LHC suspends Sohail Zia Butt’s sentence
LHC orders release of PML-N leader Sohail Zia Butt on bail against surety bonds of Rs3 million.
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Two minor girls for the price of one married woman
The commission agent promised to give two girls in wani and also return the abducted woman to the family.
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Nowhere to hang his gold medal
CWG Gold medalist Azhar Hussain's family is still reeling from the devastation caused by the flood.
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Watan Cards for the deceased
Lists for Watan Cards include names of people who have been dead for over a decade.
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Punjab signs two technical education agreements
Under the agreements, City and Guilds International and British Council will offer cooperation in teachers’...
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PU to constitute academic experts’ committee
VC says university administration has hired services of highly-educated and experienced agrarian experts for teaching.
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GCU registrar’s appointment illegal, finds HED
HED maintains registrar's appointment violates the university’s and govt rules.
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Govt sets its eye on water treatment for the city
Punjab govt signs Rs11 billion agreement to establish water treatment plant in Lahore.
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Police arrest suspects involved in mosque shooting
Police arrests terrorists who opened fire at worshipers in a mosque in Mian Chunnu, killing one and injuring four.
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Inspectors ease up on price control
Price control magistrates and shopkeepers reach an unofficial agreement over the frequency of price inspections.
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GCU’s Ashfaq Ahmad Chair vacant for 4 years
Two candidates have died, remaining contender is ‘disliked by GCU registrar’
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Police telling victim’s family to reconcile with murderer
Akbari Gate not arresting men accused of murder and not putting a stop to their supporters.
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Belgian activist urges donors to write off Pakistan’s debt
Jacquemont is currently on a visit to show solidarity with the Anti-Debt Campaigners in Pakistan.
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Images of women bring rural Sindh to Lahore
Art exhibition titled Dusty Winds, will be displayed at the Ejaz Galleries on Monday
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‘Are you willing to see a shrink’?
The stigma attached with depression means people often ignore its potentially lethal consequences.
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Murderers on rampage in Sialkot
Three people including an Afghan national are brutally murdered in separate incidents in the Sialkot.
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PR looking to rebuild
Pakistan Railways forms several teams to survey the buildings of train stations across the country.
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Cycle of complicity
Police allegedly castrate a man after he refused to comply with orders to bark like a dog.
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Sikh elders criticise ETPB for selling trust land
Elders of the Sikh community criticise ETPB for selling the land attached to a Gurdwara without their consent.
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Forced out of work, home and country
Lawyer flees to Britain after receiving threats and getting fired for allegedly appearing in a pornographic video.
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Doctors assess terrorism convict’s age
A special medical board assesses whether the convict is a juvenile or adult.
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Intolerance is the real illness
Lack of tolerance and patience towards mentally ill people is one of the biggest hurdles to developing a society.
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Vocational training for deserving 10th class students
PEF plans to introduce free-of-charge vocational training for deserving grade 10 students.
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Hajoom opens at Rohtas 2
Hajoom, a new body of work by NCA associate professor Talat Dabir, goes on display at Rohtas 2.
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Prank calls lead to kidnapping
Kidnappers trapped the victims by speaking to them on the phone in a “sexy female voice and through SMS messages”.
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NADRA’s misguided ‘flood formula’
Flood victims accuse NADRA officials of issuing Watan Cards to people who do not qualify for aid.
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Gearing up for the elections
ECP starts working alongside NADRA on a model project to prepare voter lists and amendments.
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Sohna, Sanaullah see each other at fault
Labour Minister vows to keep standing for the duration of the session.
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Link Road crater diverts traffic
A crater 8 to 10 feet long and 6 to 8 feet wide is causing traffic jams on the Model Town Link Road.
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Air pollution to keep rising until winter rains
Air pollution in the city has increased after the monsoon season and will rise further till December.
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No resting in peace
Two young boys exhume their grandmother’s corpse and buried it in their village in the middle of the night.
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Treasures of Lahore exhibited at LUMS
Two day exhibition begins in LUMS today.
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It all starts with an egg
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) observes Egg Day.