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Rule of law: Rs2.3 billion allocated for judiciary
Rs94.18 million for nine new schemes.
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Public safety: Over 100 new projects planned for the Police Department
Largest share of development budget goes to Counter Terrorism Department.
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History matters: Archaeology Dept gets Rs400 million
Rs88 million reserved for restoration of Shalamar Gardens.
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Labour welfare: Focus on strengthening on-going projects
A province-wide survey of child labour has been proposed .
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Allocation for Metro Bus projects slammed
Opposition heckles Dr Ayesha Ghaus with Go Nawaz Go slogan.
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Education budget: 37 colleges, 3 universities planned
Punjab sets 64 per cent literacy rate target for the year.
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Rs166 billion to be spent on health
According to budget documents, Rs10.82 billion will be spent on the provision of free medicines
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All about development: Preparing ground for 8 per cent growth
Largest ever development package announced for the Punjab.
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Man slits throats of three nephews over land dispute
Following a fight with his brother, accused is believed to have attacked his sister-in-law and nephews
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Heinous crime: Woman attacked with acid for turning down advances
Suspect is said to have posed as a postman pretending to deliver a letter from victim's husband
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Execution: Death row prisoner hanged
The jail SP said the Supreme Court and the president had turned down his appeals
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Awami bethak: Workers of Amer Sidhu find space in community centre
This Saturday, a documentary on Malala Yousafzai will be screened
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Transgenders protest robbery
Some 70 transgenders gathered at Zila Council Chowk near the district courts and staged a sit-in
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Encroachments in Tibba Colony demolished
Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) Director General Yawar Hussain supervised the operation
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End exploitation: Campaign launched against child labour
Govt urged to conduct survey on homeless children.
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Textile exhibition: Designs inspired from kufic script on display
The displayed work was well received by the visitors on Thursday
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Orange train route: Don’t raze our homes to run a train, PU teachers say
‘Protest to continue until CM and LDA issue a notification to change plan’.
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Learning is fun: Promoting peace and education through movies, documentaries
The children vowed to fight for their right to education like the avenger
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Political participation: ‘Women better at handling local governments than men’
MPAs, civil society urge home-based workers to participate in upcoming elections.
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Stay safe: ‘Breast cancer on the rise among the young’
Pakistanis reporting the largest number of breast cancer cases in Asia
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Travel restrictions: FIA ordered not to harass Christian siblings
The agency tells LHC it has not stopped Masih and Batool from going to Sri Lanka.
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Opportunities: TEVTA Skills Expo starts on 13th
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will inaugurate TEVTA Skills Expo at Expo Centre on Saturday
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Visually-impaired agree to end protests
On Wednesday night, differences had arisen among the protesters after their talks with the government
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Maximum restraint: Do not shoot except in self-defence, IGP tells cops
New SOPs issued for cops at pickets, conducting snap checks and raids.
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Punjab Assembly: Women’s Protection Bill withheld for consultation
Mari Gorchani declared a hill station in Thursday’s Assembly session
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Keeping prices down: Crackdown against hoarders ahead of Ramazan
The Faisalabad Market Committee announced that it would launch a crackdown against hoarders ahead of Ramazan
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Murder suspect shot dead in custody
Police say Mudassar was involved in a dozen robberies, murders.
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Bahawal Victoria Hospital to get latest equipment by June 15
Rs1.6b released for various public health projects.
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Loom owners protest excessive power outages
Baton wielding protesters damage a motorcycle parked in front of MEPCO office.
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Literary endeavour: Multan to get Academy of Letters office, says Rajwana
Writers demand Khwaja Fareed Chair at Islamia University.
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It wasn’t a hijacking: Man taken into custody for raising false alarm
Tanvir had sent his brother a text message saying that the bus he was travelling in had been hijacked
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Law and order: Govt’s reply sought in plea against cops with criminal record
Policemen involved in Daska killings found to be involved in criminal activities.
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Leopard pair at Lahore Zoo get new home
Enclosure has a hilly terrain to keep the leopards as close as possible to their natural habitat
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Eradicating dengue: Dengue situation completely under control, says Rafique
Adviser to CM on health says first phase of dengue season over.
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Death penalty: Three more prisoners in the Punjab sent to the gallows
Aftab Bahadur’s family says he was a juvenile at the time of the crime .
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‘Agreement reached with visually-impaired protesters’
The meeting was preceded by a day-long demonstration in front of the Punjab Assembly
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NA-118 inquiry: NADRA inspection reveals irregularities
Election record of five polling stations reported missing
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In session: PA slams Modi’s ‘shameful’ remarks against Pakistan
Rasheed demands that the government sever diplomatic ties with it .
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International commitments: ‘Shape up or risk losing GSP Plus status’
‘No effort so far to implement conventions made mandatory by EU’
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Road safety: 1,709 given training by traffic police
The beneficiaries are trained in a two-week programme,” spokesperson says
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Do more: Some universities doing poorly, says Governor
Governor has received various complaints regarding poor performance of universities
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China-Pakistan ties: Shahbaz says learning Chinese language need of the hour
Urges public varsities to introduce Chinese language courses
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Up in arms: ‘We will protest till the guilty Daska cops are convicted’
Lawyers would protest till the policemen involved in the murder are convicted, says representatives
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Two death row convicts die 'mysteriously' in Kot Lakhpat Jail
Police officials suspect that the deceased may have been poisoned to death
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Performance monitoring: Districts doing poorly given 2 weeks to improve
EDOs ordered to take stern action against absentee staff
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Two injured in ‘hit-and-run involving police’
A demonstration was staged and Samundri Road blocked for traffic by people who had gathered there
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Inspection report: Form-15 for nearly 30 per cent polling stations missing
NA-125 has highest number of polling stations with missing Form-15
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Not enough: Clerks reject federal budget, demand 25 per cent salary raise
Hundreds hold protest demonstration outside Punjab Assembly
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Glad tidings: Sanaullah promises a tax-free budget
Law minister criticises PTI for unrest in local government polls in K-P
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Policy enforcement: 77 schools issued notices over vacation fees
Registration of schools who fail to submit satisfactory replies could be cancelled, says district officer

















































