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Riled up: Lack of quorum, jibes and insults at the PA
The question hour was punctuated with harsh words from both sides.
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Developing consensus: Committee wants free education bill discussed at length
Chairman says deliberations will be finalised on time.
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Unfair advantage: Ad seeking MCQ developers alarms authorities
UHS says private institution wants to steal ‘question bank’ of govt institutions.
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For the people: No progress sans greater capacity in govt depts says CM
Chief minister says metro train project will be completed on time.
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Crime against women: Man given 2 life terms for acid attack on wife
Hussain had thrown acid on his wife for not bearing male children, Rs1.5m to be paid in compensation to victim.
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High life: Punjab has highest number of drug users, says UNODC report
2.9 million people used illicit substances in 2013.
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Comparisons: ‘Punjab allocated less funds for health, education’
Experts call upon government to declare education emergency.
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Poor growth: Government utilising ADP at a slow pace
Rs15 billion of the unspent money might be transferred to Lahore Development Authority to avoid lapse of funds.
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Urban property tax: LHC seeks audit report of union councils
Local govt secretary says tax is being recovered to meet expenses of town municipal administration.
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Most wanted: Criminal with Rs200,000 bounty killed in RY Khan
Aslam Jora's name was also included in the Home Department’s list of most-wanted criminals.
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Punjab Assembly: Session held up as chair accused of land grab
Treasury benches pass three bills amid loud protests.
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Prisoner of convenience: ‘Kidnappers’ of Chinese cyclist arrested
The man was abducted last week and has still not been recovered.
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Prisoners’ escape: FIA nabs sub-inspector for abetting crime
Arrest made for releasing 3 UK-convicted prisoners from Central Jail Karachi in 2010 on forged papers.
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Ban on wheat supply: Potohar region flour millers threaten to launch protest drive
Claim their trucks are being stopped by authorities in Punjab.
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Prisoner’s plea: Court summons Punjab prisons chief
Murder convict accuses jail official of torture.
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Sectarian killing: Local prayer leader gunned down in Rawalpindi
Nasir Abbasi of the ASWJ was killed while Mufti Ishtiaq was severely injured.
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Pakistan, China sign Lahore metro train agreement
The 27.1 kilometres long track – named Orange Line - will be built at the cost of $1.27 billion.
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Health emergency: Teachers concerned over polio duties
The PTU said polio vaccination duties for teachers was against the understanding the union had with the government.
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Forged papers: Human trafficker arrested
His accomplice Abid Hussain escaped.
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Catching up: ‘Agri research will help feed world’s population’
Conference on stress on biotechnology and biology begins.
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FIA submits report on sexual harassment charge
Complaint to be forwarded to local police, says FIA director.
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Catastrophic: 14 dead as log-laden truck crushes van
Bystanders say police, Rescue-1122 took over four hours to reach the scene.
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Torrential rain: Flood warning in DG Khan tribal areas
Border Military Police Commandant Shahid Mehboob said they were on red alert for possible emergency.
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Security versus rights: ‘PPO legalises enforced disappearances’
Lawyers, human rights activists, lawmakers discuss pros and cons of the law.
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Forced labour: ‘Govt failed to implement its own laws’
Anti-bonded labour alliance wants minimum wage implemented.
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Intolerance: ‘Violence against Ahmadis is at its peak today’
Annual report by Jamaat Ahmadiyya highlights growing discrimination and violence.
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Wooing investors: Public-private partnership bill passed amidst ruckus
Three other bills on the agenda of the assembly session were also passed.
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‘Moralistic urges’: Cheechawatni vigilante held after six-month chase
He stabbed 50 women for venturing out alone and ‘spreading vulgarity’.
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Emergency call: ‘Can you extinguish the fire in my heart?’
Rescue-1122 report says 97% calls received since 2004 were bogus, most of the calls were made by women
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Election tribunal accepts PTI's request for thumb print verification in NA-154
Sadiq Baloch had outvoted PTI's general secretary in NA-154 during the May 11 general elections last year.
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Food supply: Punjab can’t ban wheat supply like this, states SC
Top court asks provincial govt to submit reply, take permissible steps.
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Man sentenced to 25 years for acid attack
Police said Aziz had been pressuring the woman to have illicit relations with him.
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Ban violation: 20 children caught for swimming in canal
They were arrested by a team of officials led by Assistant Commissioner.
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On the run: ‘My father, husband are trying to kill me, my mother’
The mother and daughter requested the chief justice to provide protection.
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38% of children don’t go to school, APC told
Think tank says 38 more schools needed in 5 years to enroll remaining children.
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Exploitation: Woman seeks case against fake pir
“He read something out loud and offered me water to drink,” the petitioner said.
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Reunion: Former Bagram detainees to meet family in 10 days
Ministry of Interior told to keep detainees in prison, not a ‘safe house’.
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Voicing discontent: Opp up in arms over denial to present resolution
Prisons minister informs house that six new prisons will be completed this year.
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Accountability mechanisms: NAB efforts led to 65% convictions last year
Bureau recovered Rs3.12 billion in 2013 through voluntarily return and plea bargains.
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PCB accused of rigging in LCCA zonal polls
Shoaib said he was not present at the stadium and was not even asked to come.
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Infatuation or moral indignation: Upset driver kills maid and cook
He surrendered to police and confessed to the murders.
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Accountability: ‘NAB can recover fine, not markup’
A division bench headed by Justice Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa suspended an order by an accountability court.
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New appointment: Dr Zaheer to become UHS registrar
The Punjab government appointed Dr Asad Zaheer as the registrar of the University of Health Sciences (UHS).
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Development scheme: Sanaullah inaugurates road project
The roads will be constructed at a cost of Rs75 million.
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Mass communication: GCUF students launch Aap ka Radio
“Aap ka Radio is a great achievement of the Mass Communication Department students.” said VC
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Know your rights: Rights of neighbours
Since people approach political activists to resolve a neighbourhood crisis, the law has become outdated.
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Masood Janjua case: SC seeks Punjab govt’s reply over witness account
Punjab police ‘omitted’ a paragraph in their report on Munir’s willingness to record his statement.
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Service structure: ‘3,382 nurses given contracts’
Rafique said the government was taking steps to improve clinical training of nurses as well as their capacity-building
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Latest equipment: 14 locomotives join Pakistan Railways
Rafique said recruitment would take place purely on merit.
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Found in Translation: Of female role models who defy stereotypes
The three paintings by Khilji are made using mixed media on canvas.