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Ex-servicemen seek Musharraf’s military court trial
Some retired officers of armed forces stepped into LHC this week to rescue him from upcoming trial for high treason.
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Apparent omission: No code of conduct yet for local government polls
Potential candidates have already started campaigning.
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Remembrance: Data Ganj Bukhsh urs celebrations to start on Dec 22
Finance Minister Dar presides over meeting to review arrangements of 970th urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh on Dec 22.
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Walled City: Illegal construction goes on at ‘sealed’ site
Several buildings, including an imambargah, have been damaged.
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Protocol of state guest’: 54 top position holders taken to Murree
Smart contingent of police presents guard of honour to talented students on their arrival at Punjab House Murree.
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City speaks: The dirty (Rawalpindi) picture
Brimming drains, potholed roads, traffic jams, uneven streets, garbage heaps, and encroached pavements are common.
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Road accident: 3 women, 2 children killed in Gujranwala
Three children are still stuck in the car according to the police.
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Religious leader shot dead in Lahore
The attack on the leader triggered widespread protests across the city.
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Custodial killing: Police accused of torturing suspect to death
Police say the suspect died from a cardiac arrest.
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‘Honour’ crime: Man kills sister on suspicion of illicit relations
The deceased, a mother of two, had moved back to her parents’ house five months ago.
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Pay taxes: Clamp down on token tax defaulters
E&T Department to introduce new ways for making tax payments.
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Profiteering: Multan vegetable traders go on strike over arrests
‘A mafia has been causing an artificial shortage and price hike in the district’.
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Service structure: Post-graduate training rules for doctors relaxed
FCPS-II trainees will be posted to various district headquarters hospitals.
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Journey through time: Guided tours of the Walled City begin today
The first tour will be given today for the Amateur Gardeners’ Club.
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Hamza Elahi murder: Shan Khusro acquitted of murder charges
Mother of the deceased said she had forgiven him for his parents’ sake.
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Hazardous job: Ticket-checker dies after clash with ticketless students
Students got into an argument with Shabbir, insisting that they could travel without the tickets.
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Protest mode: The honeymoon is over, Imran tells government
PTI to decide whether to demand early elections after verification of votes in four constituencies.
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LG polls: PML-N devises strategy for LG elections
Party will award tickets only for seats of mayors and deputy mayors.
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Ending depreciation: Ishaq Dar vows to arrest rupee’s free fall
Finance minister urges business community to exploit GSP Plus status to the fullest.
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Security sans space: Police checkposts - on scant resources and no man’s land
Official records say 25 checkposts are located on disputed land; moving them a ‘herculean task’.
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Against all odds: Lahore woman wins PhD from Srinagar
Nadia is the first Pakistani woman to attain a doctorate from Kashmir University.
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Law and order: Criminals on parole to be re-arrested
CM wants five ATCs and five courts for Arms Ordinance to be set up within 48 hours.
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Student taken into custody for beating ticket inspector to death
Four students had boarded a Sargodha Express Train without tickets and beat the inspector when he asked for them.
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Market shooting: Police clueless about motives, culprits
Two brothers, their cousin shot dead by assailant in Pindi’s Bara Market.
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International conference: ‘Poverty and terrorism are not always linked’
Speakers say terrorism is largely a middle class, urban problem.
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Scam: TEVTA assistant manager arrested for embezzlement
The suspect had illegally transferred money in his name.
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Acid attack: LHC disposes of notice
Husband throws acid at wife's face when she refused to return to him.
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Increasing trend: 1,630 suicide attempts reported in 2013
67 people committed suicide, 1,630 attempted it in Faisalabad in 2013, a 17% increase over the previous year.
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Robbers dressed as police commandos loot highway passengers
Police said it succeeded in arresting one of the robbers.
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Sugarcane crop: Farmers demand better prices
Say govt should fix sugarcane rate at Rs250 per 40kg.
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Social welfare: Development trust pledges support for urban uplift
Kidney centre to be established at the district headquarters hospital.
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Punjab Assembly: Members pre-approve house committee constitution
The penalty for not paying minimum wage set for modest increase.
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Embezzlement: Police comments sought against former pastor
Former pastor was accused of embezzling church funds.
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Judicial allowance: ‘Should all court staff get special pay?’
FJMC principal issued contempt notice for not depositing fine.
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Crackdown: Hazardous factories in residential areas set to lose electricity, gas
The city government is set to launch an operation against hazardous industrial units located in residential areas.
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The right to know
Our governments need to realise that the public has the right to hold them accountable.
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No surrender: Altaf claims British police have made life difficult for him
MQM chief says people can ask the likes of General Hamid Gul, Brigadier Imtiaz, Gen Alsam Beg if he ever took money.
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Illegal confinement: Sargodha sessions judge asked for report on custody death
Complainant says his son died from police torture.
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Public health: Authorities ‘not interested’ in collecting infection data
Most passengers not filling and returning declaration of health cards.
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Illegal hunting: LHC issues notices to Interior, Foreign ministries
Petitioner says during their stay in Pakistan, the birds were poached in violation of international laws.
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LDA auction: Reserve prices revealed for parking plaza shops
Reserve price for 106sq feet shop on ground floor is Rs4.7mn, for 325sq feet shop on upper ground floor is Rs19.5mn.
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Indian films: High court issues notice to censor board, media
Cinema owners, distributors want a say in the ban on exhibition of Indian movies.
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Information analysis: Big data ‘hugely important’ for professionals
77% respondents in South Asia and 62% globally cited big data as 'hugely important to the future of business' - survey
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Special education: ‘Children with disabilities need inclusive schools’
'Only 4% of children with special needs have access to schools in Pakistan,' says UMT Department of Education chairman
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Protest: PTI condemns demolition of church wall
PTI Punjab president Ejaz Chaudhry says PTI will protect religious places of minority communities.
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Intimate partner violence: Husband arrested for acid attack
Doctors say she has 50% burns; her face and chest have been affected.
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Accountability: Acid attack convict sentenced to 34 years in prison
The judge also ordered the convict to pay Rs150,000 fine and Rs1.08 million compensation to the heirs of the deceased.
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Drive against illegal weigh-bridges ordered
DCO Mengal directs assistant commissioners to launch campaign against unauthorised sugarcane weigh-bridges in district
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Robbery, theft: Eight people deprived of valuables, cars
Robbers and auto-thieves deprive at least eight people of vehicles and valuables worth million of rupees.
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Punjab clears right to information bill
The bill also states that public bodies will be proactive in the disclosure of functions and duties.