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Wildlife: 49 fined for illegal hunting
District officer says department has started a rigorous anti-poachers drive.
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Alternative energy: Solar plant to generate 50MW in six months
Speakers say wind energy can be used to generate 20,000MW in the country.
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Mineral resources: Secretary told to expedite excavation
Six companies have been shortlisted for this purpose.
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Ring Road: Two bids received for Southern Loop contract
China Works and FWO make bids, to be evaluated by October 24.
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‘Unfair burden’: Petrol, power price hike challenged before LHC
Petitioner says measures will lead to unemployment, inflation.
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Empowering grassroots: ‘Local govt elections must be held on time’
Speakers say greater participation by people, access to information steps in the right direction.
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World Teachers’ Day: Demonstrations, not celebrations for teachers
‘Victimised and degraded’ teachers plan protests across province.
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LHC suspends sentence, approves bail of ex-PML-N MPA in fake degree case
Haji Nasir Mahmood was also granted bail.
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‘Such models can solve industrial problems‘
The guests lauded the students for their work.
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Common ground: PTI, PML-Q join hands against local govt law
The PML-Q leaders agreed to support the PTI in its petition against the Punjab Local Government Act.
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16m children to be immunised
In Bahawalpur, the department aims at giving vaccine to 545,198 children in the three days.
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Literacy drive: ‘Ensure regular monitoring to improve education standard’
Electricity available in 904 of the 1,085 schools inspected in August.
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Intricate designs: Furniture exhibition opens at Revivers’ Galleria
Azim says her art is influenced by Roman, early Christian, Byzantine, Sassanid, and Central Asian art.
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Foreign workers: Companies employing Chinese told to step up security
City govt to set up registration desk for Chinese workers.
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Crime against children: Prayer leader confesses to rape-and-murder plot
Cleric caught by neighbours, beaten up and stripped.
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Bazaar fire: Ferozepur Road market burns down
Around half of 60 stalls at landa bazaar destroyed; no injuries.
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Fake degree: PML-N parliamentarian disqualified from Punjab Assembly
Iftikhar Ahmad Khan was elected from PP-81 District Jhang during the general elections 2013.
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Corrupt practices : SHOs not allowed kar-i-khas cops, says RPO
Anyone found violating these orders will be suspended.
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Alleged unlawful termination: ‘Sacked’ GCUF lecturers move court
Petitioners have accused university administration of unlawfully removing them from service.
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Encounter: Man killed in shootout with police
The shootout lasted for more than two hours. Ahmad was finally killed but his accomplices fled.
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Doctor removed from service for ‘shielding rape suspect’
Medical board says the doctor had issued a wrong medico-legal report.
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Youth forum: ‘No options and very few opportunities’
Youths from FATA, KP say they feel abandoned by the government.
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Funds shortage: Wasa yet to receive first quarter grant
Officials say delay has prevented work on two wastewater treatment plants.
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Silhouettes : Exhibition opens October 4
Twelve paintings, all oil on canvas, will be displayed.
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Crime against women : Woman attacked with acid
She suffered first degree burns on the face, neck and chest.
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Dengue virus: Countering the threat in Punjab
Not a single death has been reported this year
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Sexual assault: Gojra rape suspect in police custody
The victim took Quran classes from the suspect’s mother.
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Inaction: Protest against police for failing to locate prayer leader
He said Hussain was blindfolded and taken away.
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Henious Crime: Man confesses to raping 5-year-old girl
Dr Zareen Aftab at the hospital said that the girl was unconscious when she was brought to the hospital.
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Water scarcity: ‘Funds to be released for construction of dams’
The dams will help alleviate poverty and check migration from villages.
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Zoning laws: Relocation notices to be sent to 267 factories
Towns have approval to move hazardous units out of residential areas.
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Public transport: LTC to study Qing Qi use for phase-out plan
Transport officials say motorcycle rickshaws are unsafe, hold up traffic.
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Freedom fighter: Bhagat Singh’s birthday marked at Shadman Chowk
Civil society members have been trying to get the chowk named after him.
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Bhagat Singh: The birthplace of a revolutionary
106 years later, Baghat Singh’s home and school whither away.
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Better now than never: College gets new teachers after three years
Aspiring students to be offered more disciplines.
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Awareness drive: ‘Human trafficking is a growing concern’
UNODC representative called for an awareness drive to educate masses about human trafficking.
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Development: Rs45 million projects approved in Bahawalpur
Complaints against various departments and officials were also reviewed at the meeting.
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Shovel attack: ‘Drug addict’ kills mother, baby sister
Hussain had an argument with his mother after she reprimanded him when she found narcotics in his room.
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Deception: Nine SHOs suspended over fake arrests
They had been directed to launch a crackdown against outlaws.
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Pilferage: Timber worth Rs40m stolen, termination of 80 officials requested
More than 10,000 trees were stolen in the past seven months at various auctions.
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Seven-year-old raped: Citizens beat up suspect, shave his head, moustache
The is reported to be in critical condition.
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Crime against children: Neighbour held for child rape
Police say a neighbour picked up the child on her way from a fair.
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Fake identity: Three arrested for selling illegal SIMs
FIA seized 1,500 illegal SIMs, 17 voter lists and three computers from a mobile phone company franchise.
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Employment privileges: Secretariat employees get 'prompt consideration' pledge
18 requests presented to the additional chief secretary.
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World Tourism Day: Photo exhibition, painting competition held
As many as 46 photojournalists from various news agencies participated in the photo exhibition at Alhamra Arts Council
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Rigging claims: Rashid calls for freezing lawmakers' uplift funds
Claims development committees were set up to rig local govt elections.
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Deliberation on democracy: Karachi under scrutiny at youth peace festival
Youth from Korangi, Lyari and Sultanabad participated in the panel discussion.
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EOBI scandal: FIA Punjab obtains Gondal’s arrest warrants
Court declines FIA’s request to shift the two accused to Lahore so that cases may be registered against them.
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Two teenage girls killed, rape suspected
According to police victims were shot multiple times in the face and the stomach before being dumped near the waterway
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Codal formalities: LHC seeks govt’s view on flag use
The petitioner’s counsel submitted that other countries had laws on respect for their flags.