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Fresh initiative: Task force set up to boost health coordination
Previous schemes have suffered in the wake of devolution of the health ministry.
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Not out of the woods: Details of Rs480.1b circular debt pay-off released
The debt has started piling up again due to delay in power tariff increase.
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Hazardous work: Thousands of children making surgical goods
Child labour still common in surgical goods, beauty and leather industries in Sialkot.
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Concealing misdeeds: Audit objections involving Rs12b swept under rug
Fact-finding panel fixes responsibility on four officials for misreporting in PAC Report 2006-07.
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Enforced disappearances: SC asks govt to submit policy paper on missing persons
The court says anyone involved in anti-state activities should be put up for trial.
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Women in journalism: Harassed at work
The field of media is not the easiest for women who often face harassment and discrimination.
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Presidential elections: PML-N picks Mamnoon Hussain for top job
Formal announcement today; PML-Q, ANP to support Raza Rabbani.
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Draft laid before: CCI Provinces seek time to examine energy policy
Blackouts to end within 3-4 years; tariff to be slashed to single-digit.
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Kayani, Nawaz discuss ‘impasse’ in Kabul ties
Agenda of Secretary of State John Kerry’s scheduled visit also discussed.
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Load-Shedding Plea: ‘Why was Lesco chief transferred?’
The court was hearing a petition against load-shedding at sehr and iftar.
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Security: 4 arrested for carrying arms in court
The four men had come to the court from a hearing.
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Lawlessness: Citizens protest against police
The protesters complains that robbers in police uniforms set up pickets and rob citizens.
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Culture: Waris Shah’s Urs celebrated
The three-day celebration includes a Punjabi Mushaira competition and a culture show.
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Dispute: Six of a family shot dead
Police sent the bodies to THQ hospital for post-mortem examination.
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Evacuee Trust Property Board: Official summoned on contempt plea
Justice Atir Mahmood directed the ETPB shrines secretary to appear in person on July 25.
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Murder case: Three men and a woman acquitted
Ulfat said that her husband had told her to go stay at her sister’s house as some of his friends were coming over.
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Academic affairs: SALU finalises 2014 prospectus
Dr Parveen Shahsaid this is the first time that a comprehensive draft of prospectus is being implemented on campus.
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Security threat: ATC judge shares security concerns
Sagheer Hussain Zaidi shared his concerns after he was notified of a change in his police security guards.
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Rising lawlessness: Man killed by robbers
Abdul Sattar Jaffery was on his way home when the robbers intercepted him near the bazaar.
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Kidnapping bid: Woman survives kidnapping attempt
When the woman and her parents resisted, the kidnappers injured Nasreen with the butt of their gun and fled.
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Water supply to baluchistan: Breach develops in Shahdadkot canal
The breach occurred in the tail of the canal at RD-179 due to illegal outlets and pipes installed by landlords.
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Dangerous games: With Eid around the corner, sales of toy guns goes up
Parents give in to their childrens’ demands, fail to realise negative consequences.
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Entering Centaurus: Court stays collection of parking fee
Petitioner’s counsel argues car park is on CDA land.
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Rights of the disabled?: Private airlines fail to offer wheelchair access
Discriminatory policies of private aircraft leave handicapped passengers in disarray.
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Promoting peace and love: Hajvery Sufism Chair to be set up in varsity
Dedicated to renowned sufi saint Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh.
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Inundated: Heavy rain damages houses, crops
Due to lack of a proper drainage system in both villages, water from the fields inundated the villages.
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Targeted: Peace committee member shot dead
Unidentified gunmen reportedly opened fire at Shahi Rehman.
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Mutual terms: Iran, Pak to work on health, education
Both leaders exchanged ideas on matters of mutual interests.
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Helping the needy: AIOU approves 10 schemes worth Rs100m
Scholarships to be offered to students from remote regions.
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BRT project: Argentine ambassador offers CDA a helping hand
Floats idea to run CNG buses in capital, for which Argentina would provide technical help.
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Senate standing committee: Drug regulatory body bill to be amended, again
Anamolies in drug licensing and pricing to be fixed.
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Online shopping: Revolutionising the world’s art industry through technology
An entrepreneur sets out to make international art more affordable and accessible.
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It won’t bite: Big fish hooked on display
The whale shark exhibit is open at the PMNH, but the overall environment still leaves something to be desired.
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CIA: Two motorcycle-lifters held
The police team also recovered three stolen bikes.
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Eid Shopping: Traders demand enhanced security
Deployment of police is not enough in market areas as compare to the strength of the shoppers.
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Discretionary funds: PWD DG among 20 officers suspended
Staff Officer Mian Masood Ahmad to serve as acting Director General for the duration of investigation.
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Cloud computing: PTCL inks agreement with AIOU
The service will benefit more than 1.3 million students of AIOU, enrolled in various courses from across Pakistan.
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Ssgc, sngpl shares: SECP denies ruling out insider trading
Sharing the report prior to submission of comments by the committee was not deemed appropriate.
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Currency: Rupee steady against dollar
The rupee ended steady at 100.66/100.70 against the dollar, compared to Monday’s close of 100.67/100.72.
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Prepare policy on missing-persons: SC orders Federal Govt
Court directs a senior official to file the government's policy statement on missing persons.
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JUI-F throws weight behind Raza Rabbani as Presidential candidate
There can be no better candidate for the office of the president than the PPP’s Senator Raza Rabbani, says Ahsan.
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Milkha’s biopic director wants film screened in Pakistan
The film plays upon the theme of Partition and has Milkha, a star athlete participating in a competition in Pakistan.
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Ramazan Treat: NAPA’s Qawalli night leaves audience mesmerised
A qawwali night held at NAPA left every single attendee in a trance.
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KESC restores power supply to Pakistan Steel Mills
Power supply was cut on July 18 after it had failed to pay bills.
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Correction: JUI-F, ANP alliance
The JUI-F will support the ANP on three seats.
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Traffic: Six of a family killed in accident
The dead included two children and two women.
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Poverty: Father of three kills himself
On Sunday, he swallowed poison and was rushed to a hospital.
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Murder: Man sentenced to death, 2 acquitted
A sister of the deceased registered a complaint at the Sattukatla police station.
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New Province: ‘Make Bahawalpur a province’
PML-Q and BNAP leaders claimed that the problems faced by Bahawalpur division could not be resolved otherwise.
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Pak Railways: Saad vows to end corruption
Rafique said reorganising the ministry for efficiency was his top priority.