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Youhanabad hit-and-run: LHC asked to set aside bail decision
Masih’s counsel requested the court to set aside the trial court’s decision.
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Deadly weather: Two killed by lightning
Both were working on the fields before being struck by lightening
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Deadly collision: Man killed in traffic accident
A man was killed in a traffic accident on Thursday
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Invisible workers: 15 percent shops demanded for women in model bazaars
Women workers do not have easy access to the market because of harassment at workplaces, says Joseph
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International Day: Dances performed to pay tribute to veteran dancer
Culture secretary seeks promotion of peaceful co-existence and tolerance in the country
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Energy shortfall: ‘100-MW solar power unit to be inaugurated soon’
Chief minister says foolproof security arrangements will be made for foreign cricket teams
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Maiden attempt: ‘Labour policy to be announced on May 1’
CM Shahbaz Sharif talks about introducing labour policy at three-day training workshop for employers
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Execution: Murder convict hanged to death
Abdul Ghafoor kills seven-year-old Kausar in 1991, says police
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Obituary: Bhai Chaand passes away
Chaand, renowned amongst the Sikh community for his devotional singing leaves behind four children
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Cantt polls: ‘Results not a good measure of popularity’
Political parties introspect in the wake of the polls
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Travel hazard: 15 injured in traffic accident
A Rescue 1122 spokesman said a Faisalabad-bound bus had collided with a trailer truck
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Sectarian violence: 9 sentenced to death
Others were acquitted on benefit of doubt
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Housing society: LHC seeks reply from FDA, govt
Petitioner requests court to direct FDA to complete housing project
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Signal-free corridor project: Plan to challenge high court order in Supreme Court approved
Appeal will be filed after a careful examination of the detailed judgement, says committee chair
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Literacy target: ‘100% school enrollment in Punjab by 2018’
PEF chairman says teachers’ attendance ratio at 93% in province
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Development assistance: ADB to lend $225m for flood relief in Punjab, AJK
Lender to help Pakistan set up a permanent disaster management fund
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Islamabad to have uniform prayer timings from May 1
Religious affairs ministry had prepared a calendar of prayer times for the entire year
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Occupational accidents: ‘Emergency Services Reforms couldn't be implemented’
About 6,400 people worldwide die per day from occupational accident or disease, says Naseer
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Exhibition: NCA faculty displays her jewellery designs
The stones used in her works are all local to the Indian subcontinent
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Child domestic work: Couple arrested for torturing eight-year-old
Police say Ameen and Samina had paid Rs20,000 for Amina eight months ago
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Capital punishment: 15 convicted murderers hanged in a day
Highest number of executions since moratorium was lifted
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Tribute: ‘Very little done so far to preserve Sadequain’s work’
Sadequain’s 18 other works kept in the museum were not in a very good condition
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Labour Day show of strength ‘may be marred by rifts’
PPP Central Punjab president dismisses the impression that there are differences among various party chapters
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Solidarity: ‘Investigate Sabeen’s murder fairly’
Political, civil society activists protest against T2F director’s killing
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Law and order: Plan to revamp Special Branch gets CM’s nod
Shahbaz says great demand for skilled manpower in Persian Gulf region
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Deadline: ‘Development projects to be completed by Aug 14'
A kidney centre to also be built
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Child molestation: Man arrested for raping student
Rahim Yar Khan DPO Sohail Zafar Chattha had taken notice of the incident
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Transparency: Farmers allege nepotism in bag distribution
Protests held in Ahmadpur Sial, Shorkot City, Pir Mehal
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Quality check: DCO orders crackdown on adulterated fertilisers, pesticides
He directed the agriculture EDO to prepare a report about those who had been called by court
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Public health: 27,000 children in Punjab die of diarrhoea annually
Save the Children says breast milk reduces mortality rate among newborns by 20%
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Time to perform: Sports Gala for special students at PU
Dean Shazia Naureen Qureshi said special persons had capabilities that needed to be brought to the forefront
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Crestfallen: Guard commits suicide at US Consulate General
Police said the relatives of the deceased had told officials that he had been depressed
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Rule of law: Chief minister asked to deal with 17-year-old land allotment claims
Court also directs action against LDA, BoR officers for their failure to comply with court orders
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One death row convict hanged in Punjab
According to a legal aid group, the number of people hanged in Pakistan since December reaches 95
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Prioritising literacy: Education budget to be more than doubled, says secretary
Schools education secretary says 500 political leaders and officers have begun delivering lectures at schools.
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Black magic: Police van pelted with stones for taking away ‘grave desecrator’
He was caught trying to bury an amulet and some rice in a grave.
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Uplift: Rs8 billion to be spent on Punjab’s tribal areas
26 basic health units are to be constructed in the tribal areas.
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Power loom workers protest load shedding
FESCO chief says load shedding hours will not be reduced.
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Youhanabad riots: ‘Seek redress from police authorities’
He said police teams were conducting raids for his arrest.
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Terror threat: Security beefed up at school after bomb threat
They took him to the LaSalle School in their car and asked him to wear a suicide jacket.
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Tribute: Media owners blamed for decline of investigative reporting
Journalism students urged to read up veterans’ work.
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Code of conduct: ‘PML-N candidate benefited from uplift surge’
PTI candidate says he will move the matter before Election Commission.
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Rehabilitation: ‘Public-private partnership needed to help the disabled’
NA speaker, British high commissioner, US consul general attend charity dinner.
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Cantt Board polls: Internal rifts affected PTI performance, says Ejaz Chaudhry
Party performance to be reviewed at core committee meeting.
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Introducing reforms: Shahbaz orders ‘adoption’ of rural health centres
Says govt functionaries will monitor performance of the centres.
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Paediatrics: Inauguration of emergency ward today
It will start operating in a new building from Tuesday
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Wall of peace: School children competition begins
The aim of the project was to promote feelings of peaceful co-existence and tolerance
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NA-125: Verdict reserved for April 30th
He requested the tribunal to dismiss the petition.
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Not handy: Man sued for selling ‘defective’ phone
He said the device had later stopped working properly
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Law and order: 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in shootout, says police
They identified one of the deceased as Hafeez Alias Mehmood