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Hajj tour organisers: Ministry told to allot quotas through auction
18 of 60 new companies to get quota of 910 pilgrims.
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Transfers: Huge reshuffle in civil bureaucracy
Five junior officers appointed to senior posts.
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Punjab Assembly: Mujtaba defends budget
Winds up budget debate, says house committees will be made more effective.
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Fake degree: Police arrest former PML-N MNA
Court awards Mohsin Gilani a one-year jail term, orders him to pay Rs30,000 fine.
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Playing with lives: Five quacks arrested, several hospitals sealed
Operation theatre staff found practising as doctors.
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Missing person: DNA test to establish identity of body recovered from canal
Constable confesses to torturing detained man to death.
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NAB to consider filing reference against Gilani
The NAB had issued the last summons to Gillani on Monday.
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Preventive measures: ‘Smoking kills people and health budget’
The media needs to raise awareness of the hazards of smoking, says Prof Abdul Waheed.
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Sessions Court shooting: Police, lawyers blame poor security on each other
Police beef up security, reduce length of shifts.
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Lahore Parking Company: 300 to be hired to manage parking sites
Deadline for auction of sites extended to July 16.
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Measles epidemic: Vaccination campaign begins today
The campaign will target children aged between six months and 10 years.
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‘Quantum leap’: Site inspections of private medical colleges yet to begin
NAB blames PMDC for the delay, Council declines comment.
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Law enforcement: Punjab police to be remodelled on Turkish model
High-level meeting presses review of 36,000 weapon licences.
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Public relations: Four competing for post of DGPR
New government took oath during first week of June, but posts of DGPR and information secretary are yet to be filled.
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‘Research key to staving off famine’
New agriculture institutes can boost farm production: UAF VC.
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World camel day ‘Importance of desert ship cannot be overlooked’
Several events including a camel parade, camel races and dances were well received by the audience.
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Security threat: Operations wing told ‘no leaves’
A senior Operations official said the police had received intelligence that four suicide bombers had entered Lahore.
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University funds: Syndicate approves PU budget for Rs6 billion
Syndicate also approves initiative to facilitate students from Balochistan by offering free education, board, stipend.
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Higher education: University teachers reject tax proposals
‘Cancellation of tax rebate will cause brain drain’.
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Punjab Assembly: Treasury members get serious
Ayesha Javed calls for empowerment of PA committees, local government elections.
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Development funds: ‘Low utilisation speaks of poor governance’
‘ADP not based on rational analysis and the factual financial position’.
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Day 3 of Qissa Khwani: Of historic cities and days long gone
Artists, architects and lawyers reminisce about the ‘good old days’ .
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LUMS convocation: Graduates, VC look forward to ‘new beginnings’
Largest batch of students awarded degrees.
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As migration to Lahore continues, rents keep on rising
Safety concerns drive more and more people to gated communities.
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PM orders cancellation of 36,000 weapon licenses
Nawaz Sharif speaks of plans to equip the police force better and hire new judges in the future.
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‘For eve-teasing’: Three arrested for setting boy ablaze
Witnesses said the boy jumped into a nearby well to save his life.
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Kidnap and murder: Child found killed 3 days ago identified
Father saw his picture displayed at the police station.
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Intimidation: DCO summoned for violating court orders
He had told the owner of a plaza to demolish it despite stay orders.
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Property taxes Five-marla houses to get Rs5,000 tax rebate
The government had previously announced withdrawal of a general exemption on all houses on five-marlas or less.
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Bigger raises: Teachers threaten Parliament House sit-in
All Pakistan Clerks Association observe pen-down strike.
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Stay order sought on LDA Plaza demolition
Petitioner requested that the LDA officials be placed on the exit control list.
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Sargodha DCO tours public hospitals in the district
Reprimands Kot Momin THQ hospital administration.
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Convocation: 800 students to graduate from LUMS today
The convocation is to be held at Syed Maratab Ali Sports Complex, it will be the university’s 25th convocation.
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Day 2 at Qissa Khawani: ‘The Zia dictatorship ruined it all’
The theme for the third day is Evolution of the Cities.
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Primary healthcare: ‘Plan for upgrading health facilities in remote areas ready’
Basic health units and rural health centres are key to health care delivery.
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Budget session: ‘The Chief minister should help the poor, instead of just inaugurating projects’
Provincial assembly continues budget debate.
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Local elections: New bill to be tabled in PA
The CJ adjourned the hearing till July 3.
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Contract employees: Man arrested for killing two colleagues, injuring 2 others
He had not been paid for five months.
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Bad Company: 14-year-old ‘set on fire by friends’
Boy's father nominated five people in the FIR registered with Mansoorabad police.
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Resource share: ‘34% budget to be spent in south Punjab’
Sindhu hoped the Turkish government will continue its cooperation with Pakistan in various sectors.
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Man confesses to killing wife, son, in-laws
Says his wife had cheated on him, wasn’t sure of the child’s paternity.
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Violence against women: Woman set on fire ‘by husband, in-laws’ critical
Suspects say she tried to commit suicide.
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Development spending: North takes mantle of ‘neglected region’ from south
Rs93b allocated for southern Punjab, but none for north, say PTI members.
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Qissa Khwani: The hopes of a new nation, the terror of Partition
Senior citizens recount harrowing and inspiring tales of migration from 1947.
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Policy statement: ‘Pakistan needs to hold talks with Taliban too’
JI ameer blames US for Pakistan’s woes.
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Punjab Assembly: PTI lawmakers highlight deficiencies of provincial budget
Opp leader criticises tax measures, development plan and education spending.
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Tax assessment: Survey of properties to start from July 1
Re-categorisation, revised taxes to be applicable from 2014.
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Customs foil smuggling attempt, recover 23kg worth of gold
The recovered gold is worth Rs100 million, reports suggest.
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Street protest: Sit-in held for recovery of kidnapped man
People from Ghulam Muhammadabad protested against the police on Wednesday
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Update: Death toll from eating ‘bad’ food reaches 22
Out of the 25 people who had had the food, eight had died on the spot.