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Undocumented electric wires claim seven lives
Rescue 1122 said bodies were found two hours later when another worker came to offer them food.
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Jobless, homeless: Man sets himself on fire ‘to protest police excesses’
Deceased’s brother-in-law says police had been forcing him to vacate ancestral home.
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Empty words: Forced retirement of PTU chief puts talks in quandary
‘You can’t call for talks and victimise teachers at the same time’.
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Early detection: Young doctors propose mandatory annual checkups
The cost of tests can be covered under the health insurance scheme, YDA says.
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Crime against women: Woman burnt in acid attack by ex-husband
Doctors say 30% of her baby’s face was burnt.
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Unintended consequences: Canal breach devastates crops, farmers’ stocks
Hundreds of acres of maize and fodder crops destroyed in two villages.
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Killing with impunity: Four women, one man killed for ‘honour’
A woman killed by her brother-in-law. Her husband was also killed when he tried to save her.
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Fake certificates: 50 DHQ hospital employees sacked
Crackdown against employees who secured jobs using fake degrees.
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Suspicious activities: Couple escape on constable’s motorbike
SHO said Constable Shakeel had been detained but the couple had not been traced.
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Bad taste: Man sentenced to life for killing wife
In case of non-payment, he would have to undergo six months additional imprisonment.
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Shootout or murder: Police accused of killing man in staged encounter
‘They killed my son when I couldn’t pay the bribe they asked for’.
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Higher education: Sahiwal, RY Khan to have universities
The university will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs1 billion.
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Foreigners: Special desks set up to provide security to Chinese citizens
The desk will keep the police abreast of foreigners’ travel plans.
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Consumer court: Notice issued in defective air cooler case
The petitioner seeks Rs300,000 in damages.
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Show of unity: ‘Load-shedding to be reduced in Ramazan’
Minister says new load shedding schedule will be announced soon.
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Reshuffle: Punjab Police chief and Lahore DCO replaced
Muhammad Amlish, additional inspector general of Special Branch, has been transferred and posted as Balochistan IG.
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Amendments to CrPC: No arrests without citing grounds says Law Commission
Causing injury or death during arrest only justifiable in self-defence.
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Explaining the budget: Yellow cab scheme to provide 50,000 rural jobs
Rs5b subsidy provided for fertiliser, federal govt asked to provide matching amount.
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Day of horror: Four women reported gang-raped in Punjab
3 men arrested so far have confessed; one victim died at the hospital.
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Enhancing strength: CM’s Secretariat set to expand
72 new posts to be created in the secretariat.
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Govt replaces Khan Baig with Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhara as new IGP Punjab
Khan Baig made OSD owing to his poor performance. AIG Special Branch Muhammad Amlish new IG Police in Balochistan.
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Punjab presents Rs1.044tr budget
Opposition leader Mian Mehmoodul Rashid started the protest as soon as the budget speech commenced.
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Revenue generation: New taxes introduced for big houses
Annual tax on vehicles of 1,300cc and above doubled.
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Punjab’s budget: Province to pour Rs31b into energy projects
Allocation 52% more than that provided in outgoing year.
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Disturbing stuff: Blasphemy case sought against former LHC judge
The court sought comments from the SHO by June 16.
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Punjab budget 2014-15: Police, Rescue and Prisons
Rs81.68 billion has been allocated to police while Rs7.36 billion has been fixed for the Punjab prisons.
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Punjab budget 2014-2015: Auqaf and religious affairs
Govt will be restoring, conserving the Wazir Khan Mosque and Re-constructing the Shrine of Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain.
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Punjab budget 2014-2015: Information and culture budget
The allocated amount consists of Rs484 million for the ongoing schemes and Rs123 million for the new schemes.
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Punjab allocates Rs541 million for labour and human resource
Govt allocates Rs541 million for the sector.
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Punjab Archaeology budget 2014-15
Of the allocated amount, Rs329 million is for ongoing schemes and Rs52 million for the new schemes.
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Killer injection: Woman dies of ‘bad medicine’ following stillbirth
Doctor says the women died of low blood pressure.
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Land use: Stadium management asked to file rebuttal
Lawyer says ‘illegal’ acts of an organisation headed by army man can be challenged.
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Up in arms: Hundreds protest police inaction in twin murder
The protesters fired shots in the air when police baton charged them.
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Civic spending: Sharp decline in transport budget
Allocation for the transport sector has been reduced from Rs6.36 billion to Rs109 million.
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Tragic: Man and wife killed in rivals’ attack
Ali and his wife died instantly.
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PML-N govt to steer the country out of darkness, says CM
The criminal negligence of the previous government plunged the country into darkness, he said
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Affirmative steps: Rs320m for human rights protection, minorities
Proposed share in budget Rs105m higher than the allocation in the last fiscal year.
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Low priority: ‘Health allocation betrays govt claims’
A major chunk has been allocated for the Health Insurance Card Scheme.
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Annual Development Programme 2014-2015: Going strong on infrastructure
Utilisation remained low during the outgoing financial year.
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Parha Likha Punjab: Rs30.9 billion uplift budget for education
Rs18.6b earmarked for school education, Rs11.5b for higher education and Rs800m for special education.
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Summer vacations: Students are not forced to attend summer camps, says schools secy
Secretary says schools cannot hold classes without parents’ consent.
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Management by objective: Delays on power projects unacceptable, says Shahbaz
Chief minister says inefficient officers have no right to their jobs.
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Food production: ‘Quality seed needed for quality crops’
Experts say most farmers forced to use uncertified seed.
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Expat shot and killed in robbery
Police say two armed men broke into expat's house late in the night and held up the family.
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Land use: 800 properties allowed annual commercialisation
Around 150 properties are under consideration.
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Family demands release of DCO’s guard
Protesters chanted slogans against the city government and accused it of torturing Ahmed to obtain a confession.
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Drive down south: ‘50,000 supporters will rally around Imran on June 22’
Senior vice president claims police had tried to create hurdles Imran had visited Bahawalpur before general elections.
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Competition killer?: Punjab government to bar large buses from Murree
Ban in place but remains unenforced, benefits would include reducing traffic in town.
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Clean cities: ‘Garbage collection drive has begun’
FWMC was monitoring waste sites and collecting garbage regularly, says MD.
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Right to power: Load shedding affects quality of life, states LHC
Chief justice says authorities did little to produce electricity.