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Classes set to begin for students with disabilities
Malik said an estimated Rs20.5 million will be spent on constructing the college building
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Cops accused of land grab
Protesters say they took a widow’s property
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Christian man kills own sister in name of 'honour' in Sialkot
Anum Ishaq masih, who was in her late teens, wanted to marry a Christian neighbour but her family was against it
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Film screening: Respondents’ replies sought on Maalik ban
The right to watch a movie is protected by Article 19 of the Constitution: counsel
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Grassroots representation: Local governments get Rs279.66 billion
Govt anticipates that elected local govt setup will be in place this year
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Parho Punjab: Rs312.8b for education
45,000 primary school teachers will be hired during the fiscal year
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Let there be peace: Funds set aside to create ‘tolerant society’
This year’s allocation is the same as last year’s
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Public safety: Nine new prisons to be constructed in the province
Urban Search and Rescue Unit created to deal with massive building collapses
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New buildings: Rs18.7b reserved for judiciary
Rs31.5 million has been reserved for the construction of a judicial complex in Lahore
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Save the environment: Massive increase in budget for environment this year
An outlay of Rs153m has been announced compared to Rs50m last year
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Development spending: Social sectors, infrastructure get 59% of Rs550b ADP
Annual Development Programme gets 37.5% bigger than current year
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Police arrest prime suspect in Lahore teen ‘honour killing’ case
Anis reportedly confesses to helping his mother kill his own sister
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Rs43b allocated for health sector
All DHQ hospitals to be upgraded during the year
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Debt burden increases by Rs75.1 billion
Most of this is in the form of foreign debt
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Education and health take the lead
Shift of emphasis from physical to social infrastructure makes perfect sense
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Woman among three shot, tortured in child molestation case
According to family head Ghafoor, the culprits were forcing them into comprise after raping his nephew
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Punjab prioritises social sector in Rs1.68tr budget
In Rs550 billion ADP, govt seeks to create half a million new jobs
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Punjab presents Rs1.681 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016-17
Uplift budget will be more than Rs550b in which 142 new projects will be included, says Finance Minister Dr Ayesha
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Ehtram Ramazan: ‘Eateries open during Ramazan will be sealed’
Their owners will be imprisoned: Multan DCO
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Four villages without electricity for three days
The protesters gathered on Satyana Road and blocked it for traffic by parking tractor trolleys there
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Woman humiliated for asking for wages
Sarwar Shaheed police have registered an FIR on a complaint filed by the woman
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Public education: ‘Won’t allow transfer of schools to Daanish Schools Authority’
Union threatens to again take to the streets if the decision not reversed
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Tea stall owner beaten to death ‘for asking cops to pay’
His family withdraws complaint ‘in reverence for Ramazan’
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Govt’s reply sought on petition for price control
The petitioner said the common man could no longer afford essential commodities in Ramazan
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Top priority: ‘Steps underway to ensure elimination of child labour’
Chief Minister visits Ramazan Bazaar, kiln, DHQ hospital in Kasur
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Thesis show: Students grapple with gender fluidity, antiquity and war
Five textile design major students present their thesis work
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Christians protest ‘against harassment by police’
Christian residents say cop disrespected church premises, assaulted pastor
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Shoppers dissatisfied with quality of essential commodities
Prices of most vegetables, fruits remain stable at the markets
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Fiscal allocations: Finance minister ‘to face resistance during speech’
Opp parties say she will merely regurgitate last year’s policies
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Provincial budget to be presented today
Finance Minister says government will focus on completion of ongoing schemes
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Security plan for Ramazan
The RPO said those visiting mosques should be checked by metal detectors
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Better access to information sought for farmers
Agriculture Secretary said farmers would be granted Rs25,000 loans for Rabi season and Rs 40,000 in Kharif season
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‘I poured acid on my wife and daughters’
Doctors at Nishtar Hospital told newsmen that Iqra had suffered 70 per cent burns
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Where the ink bleeds
Students of architecture learn that the arches in a mosque are meant to remind one of the glory of the Worshipped
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Ramazan monitoring: PFA crackdown continues
Government collects over Rs2 million in fines
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Set alight: Commission assails Zeenat ‘honour’ killing
PCSW praises police for pursuing case
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Art attack: The ephemeral and the everlasting
Over a dozen Kinnaird art students graduate
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Alarming: ‘Pakistan 3rd on number of children with stunted growth’
Lack of safe drinking water was one of the reasons for stunted growth
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Public humiliation on panchayat’s order
The faces of the couple were blackened and they were paraded in the streets
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Rs25 billion budget proposed for LDA
Rs1 billion each has been proposed for two new schemes
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Monsoon preparation: Prepare for rains, possible floods, CM tells officials
Shahbaz Sharif directs officials to inspect river embankments, spurs
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Mystery ‘murder’: Man shoots girl for snubbing proposal
Victim says attacker was killed during a scuffle with family
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Child assaulted, killed by father’s colleagues
Her body was found in a ditch by a neighborhood search team
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Helping hand : Compensation paid to victims of oil-tanker explosion
A sum of Rs500,000 was paid to heirs of the deceased. Rs200,000 were provided to the injured
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Living standards: ‘South Punjab will not be ignored in the budget’
The governor said construction of the Children’s Complex and Multan Kidney Institute had been completed
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Combating terrorism : ‘Muslim bloc needed to counter US-India nexus’
Demonstrations held to condemn US drone strike in Balochistan
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Renewable resource: Health dept can’t say if solar option is feasible
Chief minister’s directive goes un-implemented
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Order ‘issued without procedure’ suspended
Pre-admission notice sent to respondent in land dispute case
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Unconstitutional demand? Replies sought from govt, PTI supremo
Demanding prime minister’s resignation is unconstitutional, counsel says
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Heinous crime: ‘I have never seen such a mother in my whole life’
Teenager was set alight on Wednesday