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Experts call for effective development process
Govt should make information more easily available to combat corruption, experts say
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ITP fines 2,486 vehicles during January
SSP issues orders to check vehicles with tinted glasses and issue tickets to violators
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RPO Multan hopes changes will restore peoples’ trust
Says efforts are being made to bridge gap between police and the masses
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Police nab drug pusher during encounter
City police received a tip-off that some drug pushers were selling narcotics and liquor in the area
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Man gunned down during robbery bid
Sharafat and Arshad put up resistance and tried to overpower the culprits but they opened fire on them
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The skies remain kiteless on Basant
Colourful kites used to once hover over the iconic domes of Badshahi Mosque
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Three-month tree plantation drive begins
The forest department had set up about 200 sale points for the provision of saplings throughout the province
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PTI committed to bring real change, says minister
Minister says new law would have ability to solve the citizens’ civic problems at their doorsteps
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PML-N concerned over governor’s meddling with bureaucracy
PML-N seeks discussion in house on Sarwar’s influence in recruitment and transfer matters
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LDA, PEC team up to raise construction standards
Both authorities to work together and ensure international standards practices
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Pakistan on way to become member of Smart Cities Club
UN Habitat team will visit Pakistan in March to review security situation for inclusion of Lahore in Safe City Project
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Gangs involved in luring minors into child pornography on social media arrested
Suspects used to send friendship requests from fake Facebook accounts mostly created in the names of women
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Govt’s Hajj package still lowest compared to India and Bangladesh: minister
Religious affairs minister warns pilgrims against falling prey to private tour operators offering ‘cheaper Hajj’
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Basant is here. Where are the kites?
Lahoris welcome spring festival by flying kites but the Supreme Court has put a ban on it in Punjab
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Islamabad mayor wants gardeners back from other wings
IMC decides to allow firewood stalls in all sectors of the federal capital
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Punjab IG promises justice in Sahiwal tragedy
Claims to have made major progress in the murder of JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq
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Pindi’s health authority cries out for chairman, members
They were to be appointed from the elected representatives of the city
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Imran wants CDA to review rules for high-rises in Islamabad
Directs CDA to sit with aviation division to mark negative areas for high-rises
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YDA rejects Punjab govt’s offer of demoting Dr Niazi
YDA BBH Wing President Dr Rana Muhammad Azeem says they will not tolerate such moves
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Harassed women ‘must raise their voice’ at workplace
Federal Ombudsperson says regional complaint centres to be formed soon
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USEFP announces 2020 Fulbright programme
All disciplines are eligible except for clinical medicine
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Murder convict gets death sentence
Ijaz had shot dead two men over minor dispute in 2015
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Wild pigeon numbers steadily dwindling in Lahore
Flocks of pigeon were once a guaranteed spectacle whenever people would pass through the old city
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Student beat bus conductor after argument in Gujranwala
Accused chased the bus and intercepted it at Bhola Pir station. They dragged Farhan out of the vehicle and beat him
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Couple slaughtered in their sleep
DSP says victims were either murdered by their relatives over honour or killed over an old enmity
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PU to set up cancer research centre
VC says varsity has also been contacted by Oxford University for collaboration
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LWMC all set for zero waste operation
The MD stated the department cannot maintain cleanliness that without cooperation of public
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Historic books being converted into e-library
These books can be studied online for free, however, online payments will have to be made to download and print them
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Protests erupt outside Lahore Press Club
Company workers irate over their rank being abolished
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Wild pigeon numbers steadily dwindling in Lahore
Flocks of pigeon were once a guaranteed spectacle whenever people would pass through the old city
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Centuries old historic books at Lahore Museum being converted into e-library
Library houses over 10,000 rare books, government and official gazettes
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PM wants highrise buildings to tackle population surge in Islamabad
Premier Imran also orders CDA to formulate rules, regulations to make existing buildings into highrises
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Bride runs away after robbing elderly husband on wedding night in Sargodha
Bridegroom, 70, says he had given Rs70,000 and jewellery of his first wife to Najma, 28, for marriage
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Kitchen gardening: Punjab govt to distribute 100,000 seed kits for spring
Punjab Agriculture Department to supply Rs50 kit at 325 sale points in 36 districts of the province
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Capital hosts Pak-US alumni network moot
PUAN leaders from across the country spent two days sharing best practices and developing innovative plans
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YDA-BBH wing boycotts duties, blocks Murree Road for two hours
Protesters demand Punjab govt reinstate suspended MS of hospital, remove Punjab law minister
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Social, not power integration key to progressive systems
French political scientist suggests multilateralism is all but dead
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IIUI to facilitate Indonesian students
The IIUI president stated that the university is pursuing the goal of going international
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New electronic ballot machine launched
Company’s chief executive claims it can deliver results on the night of the election at a central location
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China hopes to promote ‘all-round cooperation’ with Pakistan
NUST holds photo exhibition depicting China’s progress over time
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Literacy centre at Adiala Jail soon
To bring the prisoners into the mainstream and to rehabilitate them through knowledge and education.
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PIMS finally gets incinerators
They will help safely dispose of hazardous hospital waste
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Kohati Bazaar’s addicts have nowhere to go
Residents want them removed but police say jail won’t take them and there are no rehab centres
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IHC seeks names of transporters operating without licences
Court suggests Faizabad terminals cannot be vacated until new, permanent terminals are built
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QAU plans moot on ecosystem
The one-day conference will be held on February 14, at QAU
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Teenager shot dead over minor dispute
Ali was on his way to the market to buy fodder for cattle when the culprits intercepted him and opened fire
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Girl subjected to sexual assault in Okara
S* was waiting for a rickshaw at Rajoi Chowk when the culprits abducted her
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Man assaults sister in property dispute
Victim says in a bid to claim her share in the property, she approached the court and filed a case against her brother
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Police team beaten, held hostage
Policemen raided a hide-out in Chak No 99-M to nab robbery suspect Javed Baloch
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Seven-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Lahore
According to an NGO, Sahil, data, 65% of cases were reported from Punjab in 2018