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Warding off dengue: Each warden to get two bottles of repellent
Every traffic warden is to get a two-month supply of mosquito repellent.
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Public health: Dengue prevention kits to be handed out from today
Critics say other districts discriminated against, only 500,000 families to benefit.
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NICL scam report: FIA, Interior Secretary not helping, says Qureishi
Qureishi files report to SC, claims Elahi's wife had transferred Rs90 million via laundering money.
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Sialkot lynching case: Convicts file appeals in LHC
Men convicted by ATC Gujranwala file appeals against their sentences in Lahore High Court.
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Dengue in Punjab: Death toll soars, 10 more dead
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif issues directives for setting up of field hospitals in Punjab.
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Dengue outbreak: Cases in Punjab reach 9,402
Virus claims eight more lives in Lahore; CM thanks Sri Lanka for assistance.
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Rs250m provided to Lahore as other districts look on
Released for payment to Lankan experts, procuring medicine, creating awareness.
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Spewing venom: Another LeJ leader put under house arrest
Shah is considering a close aide of LeJ leader Malik Ishaq as well as co-accused in some cases of terrorism.
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Abducted: 14-year-old kidnapped for pursuing case
Siddique colony resident labourer Muhammad daughter Rabia was abducted by three men for pursuing a case against them.
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Spray Solutions: Dozens protest for not tackling fumigation properly
TMA only has one spray machine and is allegedly using poor quality spray.
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Overcharging: YDA demands withdrawal of ‘baseless’ cases
YDA leaders demanded government to withdraw ‘baseless’ cases against doctors across the province
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Promotion: Establishment secy’s reply awaited on CCPO’s plea
Officer says he was due promotion before current posting.
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Cheating residents: Housing society developers arrested
Waheed arrested for cheating residents out of their deposits.
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Matrimonial designs: Man shaves wife’s head and breaks her arm
Zulfiqar nearly killed his wife because she refused to agree to his second marriage.
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Model Town: ‘Govt illegally occupying three plots’
Plots were leased to the govt by the Model Town Society management.
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Hostage release: SHOs family let go after ‘negotiation’
SHO booked 10 gang members; Shahzad abducted his family in turn.
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Musical heritage: The last of the sitar makers
The only makers of the classical musical instrument in Lahore are determined to continue the family business.
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Curbing dengue: AIG summoned over substandard spray report
Federal and provincial govts, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council also issued notices on another petition.
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Johar Town tragedy 4 die in botched demolition
4 LDA officers suspended, probe ordered to fix responsibility.
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Dengue outbreak: 6 dead in Lahore, death toll rises to 75
Punjab CM directs schools to allow students to wear full sleeves shirts of any colour for a month.
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Free test allure keeps many visiting hospitals in Punjab
Six more die in Lahore; CM promises to establish eradication force.
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Central Working Committee: Internal politics delay PML-N meeting
Nawaz Sharif said to have postponed the meeting without consulting party leaders.
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Education: Express Media Group organises seminar on dengue
The seminar will start at 7:00 pm at Avari Hotel on Friday (today).
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Anti-Dengue Spray: Only three fogging machines in Sialkot
Fumigating the entire district with only three machines was a very difficult task, ‘but not impossible.’
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Sacrilege: ‘Quran-burning’ suspect sent to jail
Mob gathers outside his house and chants slogans threatening him.
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Two shot and robbed ‘of Rs10 million’
DSP doubts amount stolen, says maximum bond amount is Rs350,000.
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Media asked to play role in gender awareness
National Media Sensitisation workshop involves exercises, discussion.
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Reading and writing: Children’s literature festival on Nov 25 and 26
Organisers say festival is first of its kind in Pakistan, will promote literacy.
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Public schools: Landlord humiliates headmistress
Beats, abuses her in front of students, staff for stopping him from ‘playing volleyball’ on school premises.
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School timings, uniform changed
70% of schools to reopen today, school starts at 9 am and ends at 3 pm.
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Averting terror: Lahore police on red alert
Security stepped up at police offices and homes, mosques and imambargahs.
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Court sets Rs90 charge for CBC test
LHC orders separate counters for dengue patients, sealed lab re-opened.
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Fighting back: PU establishes dengue research group
Vice chancellor invites funding proposals for dengue research.
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Public transport: Rickshaw workshops to be shut down
Lahore Transport Company says move will help remove illegal rickshaws from city.
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Dengue in Punjab: Death toll reaches 62, one more dead in Lahore
Total number of dengue patients in Punjab has crossed 8,000.
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Sikh leader under threat in Lahore
Sardar Bishon Singh his business is being attacked, forcing him to consider migration.
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Sialkot lynching verdict: Family demands apology from minister
Says Firdous Ashiq Awan tried to influence case to favour killers.
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Dengue fever to go online this week
Punjab govt to launch website, six more die as toll crosses 50.
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Dengue Defenses: 70 % fumigation completed in Multan
EDO said so far 101 dengue cases had been brought to Nishtar Hospital and 74 had been discharged after recovery.
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Desecration: ‘Magician’ held for alleged Quran burning
Akram went to a graveyard where he started chanting what he claimed were “magic words” over a script of the Holy...
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EPD forms inspection team for hospitals, labs
Waste segregation, dengue wards of 40 hospitals inspected.
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The ex factor: Nurse bludgeoned by former husband
Doctors say Shazia is in critical condition, police have yet to registered case.
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BZU video: ‘You should’ve accepted my VC choice’
Khosa says permanent VC could have averted incident.
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Bomb hoax: FIA officer’s bail plea dismissed
Rehman is accused of faking bomb threat to impede NICL investigation.
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Lame excuses: ‘Dengue ate my homework’
Lawyer seeks adjournment as ‘everyone’s busy fighting dengue’.
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Sexual assault: Girl kidnapped, sold and gang raped for 15 days
Asiya says her refusal to marry her ‘buyer’ resulted in torture.
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Dengue apprehensions: DHA, Cantt residents still at ‘greater’ risk
Residents rush to hospitals at the slightest sign.
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Model Town: Residents Association says club violating stay order
Residents Assoc, Society and Club at odds over setting up of marquee for weddings on club grounds.
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PML-N senator declared proclaimed offender
Zarai Tarqiati Bank had filed a case against PML-N senator Pervez Rasheed and four others.
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Dengue outbreak: Death toll reaches 59 in Lahore, 9 more succumb to virus
About 8,000 people infected with the dengue virus.