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Punjab CM: Shahbaz Sharif submits his nomination papers
Given the PML-N’s overwhelming majority in the Punjab assembly, it’s a sure bet that he will once again be CM.
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Missing for 15 years: Bahawalpur student was killed in Afghan camp
DPO informs SC that Khurram Ilyas was encouraged to flee to Afghanistan in 1998.
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Reserved seats: Imran Khan fends off criticism
Party did not receive any written complaint from any female party leader including Kasuri.
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‘Honour’ killing: Woman killed over meeting former husband
Brother, his friends named.
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Reverence: 20,000 attend Sakhi Sarwar’s urs in Dera Ghazi Khan
The urs celebrations begin on Rajab 21.
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Freewill marriage: Police stops family from abducting woman from court
They claimed she was already married to another man.
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Fraud case: Swindled by his bank
Five bankers withdraw Rs133m from ex-DSP’s account.
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Punjab Assembly: Owning the House and knowing it
Having won by 262 votes, Iqbal described the 35 votes cast against him as a “personal failure”.
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Preventable disease: Measles claim two more lives
According to the Health Department, 135 children have died in the province since January this year.
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Propriety: Reply sought by 17th on curriculum development plea
The board has been barred from participating in bids for the development of textbooks.
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Sufi pilgrimage: Devotees unhappy with urs arrangements
Shah Shams Tabraiz’s 762nd urs ends in Multan.
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Government inaction: No steps to stop sale of cigarettes to children
‘A plan to register tobacco outlets has been shelved due to dengue, measles and polio campaigns’.
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Punjab Assembly: Rana Muhammad Iqbal elected speaker for the second time
Deputy speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan presided over the voting process.
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Shahbaz Sharif officially nominated for CM Punjab
Shahbaz Sharif thanks the parliamentary committee for their faith in him.
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Transition: Film industry loses iconic songwriter
Riazur Rehman Saghar wrote songs for over a thousand films during his decades-long career.
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Prohibition: ‘Don’t issue liquor permits to Christians’
Petitioners say law allowing Christians liquor permits should be abolished.
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Animal farming: UAF, Livestock Dept to setup model cattle market
Livestock to bear 75 per cent of the cost; UAF would provide 20-acres of land.
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Disease prevention: 6-year-old dies of measles
The girl died at her home shortly after she was discharged from the hospital.
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Treating as commodity; Man beats wife for refusing to go with another
He told her he had lost her in a bet.
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Serving people and advancing one’s own cause
CJ ordered the Ministry of Religious Affairs to set a consistent criterion for Hajj organisers to be allotted quotas.
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‘Caught red-handed’: Robbers beaten up, handed over to police
Suspects confess to being drug addicts, deny stealing anything.
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Austerity measures: ‘Country needs to cut down spending’
The ministers will present monthly reports on the performances of the departments under them, says Sharif.
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Peace not war: “We are in favour of Kashmir’s freedom”
‘Confidence building measures necessary to resolve issues’.
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Children’s Day celebrations: Avari Hotel plays host to SOS Village children
‘Today people realise that these children deserve love, care and attention’.
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Best practices: ‘Poor sterilisation methods risk infections’
Young Doctors write to Health Care Commission.
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Parliamentary procedure: PA to elect speaker and deputy speaker today
PML-N’s Rana Iqbal faces Raja Rashid, Sher Ali Gorchani faces Waqas Moakkal
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Margalla Festival 2013: Punjab highlighted amid ‘fiery’ first-day display
Nine-day festival kicks off at the Arts and Crafts Village.
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1st Punjab Assembly session: Smooth sailing despite a small delay
Sanaullah says ‘tiny’ opposition won’t be a problem for PML-N.
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Follow-up planned in consulate case
The city government said that it would serve two more notices to the consulate general.
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For better or worse: Court marriages on the rise
Most couples were between 19 and 24 years of age.
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State of schools: Education Dept to identify ghost schools
Survey to be taken to register all schools in the district.
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‘Lucky draw’: PPP wins a National Assembly seat reserved for women
Beelum Husnain won against PML-Q’s Tanzeela Amir Cheema.
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Measles outbreak: ‘Health officials need to improve their attitude’
Officials should work honestly for the eradication of measles: DCO.
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Demands be met: Kidnappers release video of missing doctor
The kidnappers [Choto Mazari gang] demanded that their detained accomplices be released.
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Law and order: Robber killed in shootout with police
Police said Shahbaz Masih and his accomplice had tried to rob a taxi driver Arshad earlier in the day.
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Prosecution delay: Record summoned in bail petition
Accused says he has been in jail for more than 2 years without a trial.
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Pious intentions: PTI, PML-Q promise a constructive opposition
The govt should devise a comprehensive drones strategy: Khattak.
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Stand out parliamentarians: First Sikh MPA since partition takes oath
Maulana Ghiyasud Din drives to the Assembly building on a motorbike.
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Punjab Assembly: PPP wins reserved seat after draw
The draw was between Tanzeela Amir Cheema of PML-N and Belum Hasnain of PPP, who won.
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Punjab Assembly: MPAs sworn in during inaugural session
The chief minister will be sworn in at the Governor House on June 6.
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Outgoing VC of LUMS: A job well done
Dr Adil Najam sees hope in youth, responsibility, music resilience and media.
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Married, not kidnapped: Brawl breaks out over love marriage ruling
The court quashed the FIR and permitted Sonia to go with her husband.
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Privilege club: PC sued for ‘not booking a room’
Shehzad says that the manager also misbehaved with him and told him to pay regular charges for his stay at PC Bhurban.
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Illegal detention-torture case sought against cops
Petitioner says her son and his friends were named in nine false cases.
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Crime against women: Man arrested for killing wife, mother-in-law
The wife had refused to live with him.
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Measles campaign: 2.5m children to be immunised in June
867 teams has been formed for the campaign with three teams to work in each union council.
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Gassed out: CNG businesses protest against disconnection of gas supply
Warn SNGPL, govt of province-wide protests if demands not met.
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‘80,000 Pakistanis die annually from smoking’
Pakistanis consume Rs450 billion worth of tobacco each year.
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Policy matters: ‘Police culture will change’
“Most expatriates believe that the PML-N will usher in a new era of prosperity and progress,” says Shahbaz Sharif.
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Procedural matters: NCA teachers’ sacking causes campus uproar
Affected teachers say the administration lacked authority to expel them.

















































