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Non-functional machinery at Faisalabad hospitals delay treatment
Commissioner Faisalabad Tahir Hussain says that efforts are being made to get new machines installed.
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Rescue 1122 negligence: Gilani orders probe into children's death
Two children drowned when a boat capsized during a training exercise conducted by Rescue 1122 officials.
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Minor boy raped by park gardener
Abuser caught by visitors, handed over to police.
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Police targeted second time in 24 hours
Ten people injured in Multan attack.
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Pcsir report: ‘Cheap cosmetics cause cancer’
The government needs to develop a mechanism to check the use of chemicals in cosmetic substances.
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Back to the pavilion: Old is gold...even in cricket
A group of men above the age of 60 have begun organising cricket matches in the district every Sunday evening.
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Pay up: Teachers threaten boycott of census duties
Threaten to boycott remaining work on a census drive, if teachers are not paid in time.
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Let them eat cake: Aitchison, the Archbishop and Mohkamuddin
‘He was the first person selling baked goods in Lahore’.
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Un-necessary blindness: Only 2% get cornea transplants at Mayo
Doctors point out need to raise awareness about organ donation.
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Identity crisis: ‘Katchra passports’ for Rs5,000 flood market
Residents say the attitude of passport officials drives them to seek other avenues.
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Jamiat men rough up philosophy students
Ten dragged out of hostel rooms, thrashed, deputy warden injured.
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Marching orders: Khan says government has to go
PTI chief addresses thousands in Multan, pushes to oust govt.
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Multan blast: Suspect taken into police custody
Police pick up suspect allegedly responsible for the bomb that targeted a police building in Multan.
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Labour rights: Making a living while fearing for their lives
Labourers demanded the govt to ensure work place safety, particularly in mines.
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Imanae Malik Case: Doctors’ Hospital GM’s plea dismissed
The charge of causing the death of Imanae Malik by giving her the wrong injection.
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FC College University: Best students feted ahead of convocation
Principal says students should aim to make the world a better place.
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Lawyers and judges cannot be above the law, says Jahangir
If anything we are bound even more strictly by the law than the common man. We are in charge of enforcing it.
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Swift Action: Bomb disposal squad defuses 2 bombs
Police officials successfully disarmed two bombs found near a local madrassah located near Awan Chowk.
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Model bazaars in five districts from July
Complaints about quality, prices in Sunday and Friday bazaars persist.
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Property Case: PML-N MNA declared absconder
Riaz had illegally occupied the property with armed accomplices.
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Correct protocol: Governor okays Finance Bill at second time of asking
Government asked to resubmit bill after CM signed where he wasn’t supposed to.
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A flood of frustration: Hundreds protest for timely repair of dykes
The encroached waterways pose a serious threat to the villages and towns situated on the banks
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Untreated, unsorted: 90% of hospital waste dumped irresponsibly
EPD officials survey hospitals and clinics in Shadbagh, Shadman and Shalimar Link Road.
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Waste management: New set up to restore ‘clean and beautiful’ city
LWMC takes over SWM staff and equipment, raises wages.
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Shah Alam Market fire: Damage of over half a billion rupees feared
Traders threaten to withhold tax if not compensated by government.
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Day against Drug Abuse: More than 8.1 m addicts in Pakistan now
There is an extensive supply of drugs such as opium and hashish, targeted at 50,000 new addicts every year.
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Bombs defused outside seminary in Gujranwala
BDS officials said both bombs weighed 8 kilogrammes and were planted inside a cylinder.
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Hajj Policy 2011: Tour operators petition against LHC decision
The Lahore High Court had declared the new policy null and void.
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‘Most wanted’: Serial killer arrested at Lahore Airport
Fugitive was wanted for killing eight people in a Kharian courthouse.
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Two suspects in bank robbery arrested
Are charged with robbing Rs16m from a bank in Rawalpindi.
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Homeless: Man, disabled children kicked out of their house
Four landlords entered the home of a local labourer and turned his disabled family out of their property.
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3 students punished over misconduct
They were found guilty of harassing female students on campus.
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Communicable disease: ‘Anti rabies vaccine is substandard’
Health Dept, WHO launch programme against rabies that will run across Punjab for two years.
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Child Custody: Judge hands children to father
‘No father would let his daughter be brought up by a dancing woman’.
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Motivation & mobility: All aboard the women’s rights bus
New bus service exclusively for women will cater to residents of 85 villages.
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Benazir Income Support Programme: Women beaten by BISP workers for demanding money
"The government shouldn’t make such high claims about helping us out if they can’t deliver," protester Naseem Bibi.
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Arts: Students stand up for the environment
Students have a deep concern for the environment. This comes through in their art work.
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Raymond Davis Case: Saleem’s wife wants child support
Appeals to court that she be owed a consistent allocation from the blood money settlement.
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Facebook: Petition calling for ban on website postponed
The judge postponed the hearing on the request of the federal government’s counsel, who sought time to file a reply.
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IJT activists intercept PU students rally
VC vows to take stern action against hooliganism and misbehaviour.
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VCs’ appointment: LHC dismisses challenge
‘There is no reason to interfere in the proceedings of the search committee’.
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Punjab Assembly: Members ignore supplementary budget
All but one give speeches on Money Bill passed on Thursday.
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Déjà vu: Shah Alam fire
Rescue workers say ‘contained’ does not mean ‘extinguished’.
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Eminence recognised: Thirteen men, six women artists get Cholistan awards
A new FM station will soon be setup in Bahawalpur, says PBC director general.
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Shahbaz Sharif: ‘Zardari conspiring to create Nawaz-Army rift’
Shahbaz Sharif said President Zardari was conspiring against Nawaz Sharif.
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‘Mind your cattle’: 8-year-old shepherd beaten up with sticks
‘Landlord and his tenants took me to their dera and beat me up with sticks,' said the child shepherd.
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Spy Games: ‘Don’t release Indian terrorist’
A group of women and children protested in front of the Lahore Press Club on Thursday arranged by Pakistan Meo Youth.
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Nadra: Nine million in Punjab have expired CNICs
Expired cards were automatically blocked by the system and could not be used: NADRA Lahore GM
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Encroachments: Bulldozers begin clearing Sattukatla drain
Police called in to clear Ferozepur Road of protesting residents.
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Punjab suffers from shortage of nurses
Nursing college principal demands promotions and reforms.