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Open court to solve people’s problems
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Minister Population Welfare Punjab Neelam Jabbar Ch has said PPP believed in the power of the people and has brought national politics out of drawing rooms to the public.
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Action to be taken against corrupt cops
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Minister for Special Education Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar has directed DIG Traffic Lahore and DPO, Sheikhupura to take action against police officials allegedly involved in misuse of power, misbehaviour with the general public and helping land grabbers.
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Girl commits suicide over minor issue
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: A young girl committed suicide after swallowing poisonous pills in Township on Thursday. She has been identified as Sobia, aged 20, a resident of Township area, daughter of Tufeeq Ahmad.
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LHCBA asks ruling
coalition to reinstate judges
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Observes military operations to destabilise country
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: A general house meeting of the Lahore High Court Thursday strongly condemned Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for supporting President Musharaf and using delaying tactics in the reinstatement of the deposed judges as per Murree Declaration.
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Heat-stricken Lahorites throng Ravi
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Kamaran’s Baradari offers added attraction for boating
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Khalid Malik
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LAHORE: Marred by unending power load-shedding and extremely sultry weather, people here on Wednesday thronged the river Ravi for relief and picnicking as water level is rising there due to recent rains and melting of snow on mountains.
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Court issues arrest warrants for SHO
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Javed Iqbal Saif issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Mozang SHO Abid Rafiq for not appearing before the court in a petition for the registration of a case.
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Kidnapped model freed, culprit held
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: CIA Police City Division Thursday arrested a man accused on the charge of kidnapping a renowned model Waqas for Rs 200 million ransom.
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111,359 family cases decided in last 6 months
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LHC judges moot reviews progress on family cases
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: A meeting of the judges of the Lahore High Court held here Thursday reviewed the overall performance of the Civil and Sessions courts in the province of the Punjab and Islamabad for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2008.
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LHC summons DCO
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Justice Hafiz Tariq Nasim of the Lahore High Court has summoned DCO Nankana Sahib and UC-58 Nazim on the petition of a Naib Qasid. Petitioner Syed Ishtiaq Hussain Shah alleged in the petition that who alleged that he was being victimised by the local government authorities.
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24 small dams planned
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Irrigation and Power Department (I&P) is conducting investigation and feasibility of 24 new small dam projects in Pothohar belt of Punjab comprising Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum and Rawalpindi districts.
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LHCBA asks
ruling coalition to reinstate judges
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Staff Reporter
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The elections was altogether different. Dil Afroz Shubhani Advocate tabled a resolution in the meeting against the military operations being conducted in the tribal areas which was accepted by the house unanimously.
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Fire at UBL branch
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Short circuiting at a UBL Bank branch situated at Goal Bagh, Shadbagh, burned down thousands of rupees and other valuables.
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Accountability Diary
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Inamullah Khan
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LDA ex-Director: An accountability court Thursday postponed hearing in a reference against nine accused including LDA, ex-director, Land Mirza Anayat Baig till July 10 after recording the statement of a prosecution witness.
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Punjab Assembly proceedings | Govt to fill all vacancies in education department
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House takes up privileges, adjournment motions | Motion to make Naat recitation compulsory referred to committee
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Amir Nafees
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LAHORE: Minister for Special Education Ali Ahmad Olakh assured the house that there was no ban on recruitments and the government would make its best efforts to fill all the posts lying vacant in educational institutions as soon as possible.
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10 MPAs sworn in
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: The newly-elected members of the Punjab Assembly sworn in on Thursday while Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal administered the oath.
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DSP, two Inspectors suspended
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Punjab IGP Shaukat Javed has suspended three police officials and directed to register a case against them on charges of torturing a citizen. He also issued show cause notice to SP Model Town Imran Ahmad in the same case.
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Independent judiciary key to progress: ex-PSM chief
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Praises deposed CJP for saving Pakistan Steel
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Former Pakistan Steel Mills Chairman and ex-Military Secretary to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, Lt-Gen (r) Abdul Qayyum Thursday said it had become liability of every Pakistani to play his due role for the country's sovereignty as the motherland was facing internal and external threats.
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LHC sets 37 kiln workers free
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Justice Khurshid Anwar Bhinder of the Lahore High Court ordered release of 37 kiln workers from the illegal captivity of a brick kiln owner.
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Oldest shrine discovered in city
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: A local architect on Thursday claimed to have discovered the oldest surviving architectural monument in Hinjarwal near Multan Road.
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PU awards PhD degrees
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: The Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to Ali Hayat and Muhammad Kioumarsi Jartoodeh. Ali Hayat son of Ghulam Raza has been awarded PhD degree in the subject of Urdu after completion of his thesis entitled Dewan-e-Hafiz Ke Urdu Tarajim Aur Sharhon Ka Tehqiqi-o-Tanqedi Jaiza under the supervision of Prof Dr Tehsin Firaqi of PU Urdu Department.
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Body to probe Mayo Hospital theft incident
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: The Mayo Hospital administration has constituted an inquiry committee to probe into the theft incident in cardiology ward in which Dr Zahid Sherazi was allegedly involved.
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Education, healthcare, justice for all: CM
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Sale proceeds of 800 luxury vehicles to be spent on poor students | UK secretary of state promises help for Punjab's uplift
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the Punjab government is striving for the provision of justice, education and health facilities to the masses without any discrimination and desires financial and technical assistance from DFID (Department for International Development) for this purpose.
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US, Musharraf root-cause of all ills: JI
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami has taken strong exception to the statement of US Under Secretary of State Richard Boucher that Pakistan's issue is not Musharraf but terrorism, food and power crises', terming it height of dictation to Islamabad and intervention in its internal affairs.
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Transfers, postings
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Staff Reporter
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AHORE: According to a notification issued by Services and General Administration Department Punjab, Capt (r) Naveed Akram Cheema Secretary Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department Punjab and Muhammad Asif Director General Wildlife and Parks Punjab have been posted to the Federal Government.
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PU to launch tree plantation campaign
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: The Punjab University vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has directed all the heads of faculties, departments, institutes, Centres, Wardens and Superintends of PU hostels to organise tree plantation campaign at the Campus with the active participation of students and employees of their respective departments.
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Hazrat Inayat Shah Qadri urs starts
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: The three-day urs celebrations of Hazrat Inayat Shah Qadri (RA) began with tradition zeal and fervor on Thursday.
This is the 282nd urs of Hazrat Qadri; he was the disciple of Baba Bulley Shah, a famous sufi saint.
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1.6m poor families to be given financial assistance
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Associated Press of Pakistan
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Javed Mahmood has said the Punjab government under the Food Stamp Scheme will provide financial assistance of Rs 1,000 each to 1.6 million poor families every month so that they could purchase flour, ghee, sugar and other necessary items.
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Khurram Murad memorial lecture
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Press release
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LAHORE: University of Management and Technology (UMT) is organizing Khurram Murad Memorial Lecture to pay tribute to the late Islamic scholar.
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Car stolen
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Staff Reporter
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LAHORE: A Suzuki Khyber car LXD-1486 belonging to Yaqoob Ahmed was stolen in the morning of June 14, 2008 from outside his residence 310 G Block, Gulshan Ravi, Lahore.
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It’s time local governments were audited
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has categorically stated that only the people have right over national resources and that the present leadership is not only the custodian of every single penny of the public money but also the guarantor of its proper and transparent utilization.
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