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Concern over the Poppy Project
We are astonished to hear (Report, 12 April) that the Ministry of Justice has awarded vital public funding to support victims of sex trafficking to a religious group (the Salvation Army) instead of a specialist women's support service (Eaves,
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:05P
Job orders on CM's fake letter pad
A single bench of the SHC, comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi, was hearing a bail application filed by accused Riaz Gill. Additional Prosecutor General Saleem Akhtar Panjani appeared before the court, stating that accused Gill was operating a group
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
PricewaterhouseCoopers has earned record £322m from Lehman collapse
The UK fees paid to PwC do not include fees paid for the legal work on Lehman's European arm, which also run into hundreds of millions of pounds, nor the fees charged for the bankruptcy proceedings in the US by American restructuring firm Alvarez
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
LHC seeks govt's reply to petition against appointment of VCs
LAHORE: Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday sought a reply from the Punjab government on a petition challenging procedure of appointment of six public sector universities' vice chancellors (VCs) and composition of the
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
Shahbaz urges new system based on 'Misaq-e-Madina'
He said that promotion of education, science and technology and modern knowledge is essential for eliminating poverty, ignorance and extremism and transforming Pakistan into an Islamic welfare state in accordance with the ideals of Allama Iqbal and
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
Musician comes full circle
"The last time I played was at the Blues Festival in Porquis Junction with the Terminators in 2009 before the accident," he says. That August, McDonald was pinned against a wall by a vehicle. He lost both legs following the accident.
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
Supplemental report filed with regional water board
In the meantime, the sanitary district has filed a lawsuit against a South San Francisco construction firm it hired to complete one of the district's major capital improvements. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court by the San Jose firm
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:04P
Pickup truck flips on US 460 in Bedford Co., killing backseat passenger
Bruce Albert Sellick, 34, of Campbell County died in this morning's crash. State police said the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The driver and victim's brother were injured. By Duncan Adams | The Roanoke Times A 34-year-old Campbell County
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:03P
Steve Richards: Were we duped by those TV debates?
It demanded a winner and an immediate verdict. The judgement was made, unavoidably, on performance rather than substance. By the time a campaign begins there are no surprises in relation to substance. Opposition leaders have announced their policies a
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:03P
Bloggers try to rewrite a success story
But when Arianna Huffington decided to launch a website in the spring of 2005, many of her most crucial telephone calls were made from an expansive desk at her home in the leafy Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood. Over several days, the energetic
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:03P