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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.
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Children for auction
Two men decide to sell their children because they had not been issued Watan Cards.
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Police summoned for harassing married couple
LHC issues notice on registering case against couple despite restraining orders from court.
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‘Don’t sell your Watan Cards!’
Administration takes serious note of reports that some Watan Card holders are selling the cards for Rs25-30,000.
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Students against PMDC formula
Around 150 prospective medical students protest against the admissions procedure for medical colleges.
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5 young artists’ take on society
Exhibition Lakh War Sadkay questions the way things are in the society by making fun of the reigning ‘insanity’.
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LDA introduces secure property documents
Lahore Development Authority issues documents with special security features for plot sale and title deeds.
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Protesters deprived of Watan Cards block Indus Highway
Two protests aree organised against the administration for irregularities in Watan Card distribution.
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Cervical cancer a growing risk, say doctors
Pakistan moves from a low-risk to a moderate-risk country for cervical cancer.
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LHC to hold ex parte trial
LHC bench decides to start unilateral proceedings on petitions challenging President's holding of dual offices.
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Shah Ghazi is to Karachi what Data Darbar is to Lahore
Twin suicide attacks in Clifton, Karachi bear similarities to the one in Lahore.
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Opposition demands flood tax debate
Punjab govt should debate one-time flood tax proposal rather than outright reject it, say opposition members.
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Cheema’s appointment challenged in LHC
Mujtaba Shahbaz, a citizen, filed the petition expressing his concern about alleged anomalies in HED hiring.
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Minister calls for donations for model villages in flood zone
Rana Sanullah says floods affected 880,000 families in 1,778 villages and 11 districts in Punjab.
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GCU TAs feel they should be lecturers
TAs unhappy with their appointment, feel they should have been offered the lecturer posts that they applied for.
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‘I respect lawyers and look forward to their cooperation’
New district and sessions’ judge says he respects lawyers and hopes that they help him in dispending justice.
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Lahore comes out tops with 1,356 complaints
Lahore tops the district wise break up of complaints filed with the Punjab Ombudsman with 1,356 complaints during 2009
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Punjabi Café opens to public
Cafe aims to provide poets, artists and intellectuals platform for literary discussions, seminars and other activities
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The longest journey
Waiting times have ballooned to 90 minutes and the number of buses plying Lahores roads cut by three-quarters.