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Punjab politics: PPP, PML-Q to move try to dislodge PML-N after budget vote
President was reportedly hesitant to go along with Pervaiz Elahi’s plan.
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Biting rejection: Landlord sets dogs on girl for rejecting him a year ago
Doctors say Aliya Bibi is in a coma.
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Cops fail to pursue case against kidnappers
Hundreds protest against police for not catching 7-year-old’s kidnappers.
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Pregnant pause: In-laws murder and secretly bury expecting woman
Servants told police Sumera was killed because she wanted to visit her parents.
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Medical negligence: Woman dies after getting injection
Manzoor Ahmed, took his daughter Ayesha to the clinic of a quack Saifur Rehman to treat her fever.
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Dog-day afternoon: PM’s prized sniffer dog dies
Security officials said the dog was purchased for Rs500,000.
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Security: Pickets to be phased out
CCPO Tahir said senior officers should step out of their offices to listen to people’s problems and solve them.
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Citizen’s killing by Rangers condemned
Concerned Citizens of Pakistan, Awami Shehri Mahaz stage protests.
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Drugged and robbed: None of 200 cases since May solved
Former city police chief initiated a crackdown, but to no avail.
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Awan to Sharif: ‘Come join the parliament’
Nawaz Sharif should run for a seat in the parliament and work for its supremacy: Senator Babar Awan.
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Torture in jail: Prisoner to appeal over ADSJ’s ‘illegal’ order
‘A judge cannot suspend the orders of another judge of the same rank’.
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Museum artefacts under dust assault
Dust pollution in air ten times higher than maximum for museums.
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Punjab Assembly: Unification Bloc to skip Money Bill vote
PML-N says Constitution requires simple majority to pass budget.
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NICL fraud: Banking Court indicts Moonis Elahi
Moonis Elahi and 3 other people, including his manager, indicted by court. Witnesses to appear in court on June 16.
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Rape and murder: No progress in investigation
Eight-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and strangled to death.
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Crime against women: Man arrested for killing sister, neighbour
Claims he when he caught them together at his home on Friday night.
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Child Labour: Labour Dept organises seminar, children’s festival
'Punjab government set up 170 non-formal schools at brick kilns in Kasur and Lahore districts.'
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Attempted abduction: Imran Nazir granted interim bail
Cricketer says complainant filed a fake case to defame him.
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Lawyer vs police: Lawyer thrashes guard at Aiwan-i-Adl
Constable says lawyer assaulted him; lawyer says he was abused.
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Health budget: ‘Record allocation shows govt’s intent
Punjab govt plans to establish new hospitals, trauma centres.
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Ring Road: Southern Loop in limbo after Chinese deny funding
Rs1.2b allocation for Ring Road in budget to be spent on finishing Northern Loop.
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Development spending: South Punjab given its fair share, says Khosa
‘Sharifs’ Raiwind residence does not qualify as farmhouse’.
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Punjab Assembly: ‘PML-Q now bigger than Unification Bloc’
Bloc member crosses over to opposition benches during budget speech.
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Official property: S&GAD to initiate new scheme this year
Rs31.422m allocated for three ongoing and one new scheme.
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Women’s rights: Man sells daughter into marriage
Neighbours say girl was only 10 years old and wedded forcibly.
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Water and sanitation: North to get two-thirds of funds
Rs10 billion allocated for water supply and sanitation schemes in the budget.
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Law and order: Security for police buildings to be improved
Includes new police stations, prisons, court facilities.
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Non-payment of bills: No power at Gujranwala railway station for 6 days
The electricity supply to the station and more than 100 housing quarters was disconnected on Sunday night.
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Health sector budget increased by Rs300m
Includes funds for 4 colleges and trauma centre, upgrade of health centres.
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NICL case: Moonis told to prove right to statements
Court tells defence to cite precedents concerning witness testimony.
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Aitchison Admission: Petitioner told to take entry test again
The mother pleaded the court that her son had got admission but then had to withdraw due to financial constraints.
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Robbery: SHO pledges to register case against FIA officials
The SHO was given a choice: register an FIR in compliance with court orders, or go behind bars.
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Modest increase in education spending
Four-year bachelors degrees to be introduced in 26 colleges in 2011-12.
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Environment: Air samplers EPD’s biggest expense
Rs350 million for Environment Protection Dept, up Rs15m from last year.
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Provincial administration: CM’s Secretariat gets less than last year’s spending
Chief secretary’s post, created last year, has been abolished.
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Outlook for next year: Punjab budget boasts record uplift funds
The funds will be used on 1,904 ongoing and new development schemes in the financial year 2011-12.
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Urban developmen: Nine new schemes for capital city this year
The Punjab government has also allocated Rs2.967 billion for 39 ongoing schemes.
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Budget 2011-12: Rs 654 billion outlay for Punjab
Brief ruckus breaks out as opposition leader presents garland to chief minister.
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Punjab govt to withdraw MPA travel allowance
MPAs will no longer be entitled to encash travel tickets to and from constituencies during every assembly session.
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Six injured as building wall collapses in Lahore
A wall of the 60-feet deep basement was being constructed when it collapsed.
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Quiz competition: Services students win KEMU quiz
Literary Society of King Edward Medical University organised a quiz competition among 12 schools.
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Passengers’ rights: ‘Display compensation rules at bus stands’
‘Strict action shall be taken against transporters who violate the directive’.
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ARY Gold reference: Court reserves verdict on Farooqi’s plea
Principal secretary to the president along with the ARY directors seek acquittal in the case.
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Honour crime: Three women killed in two incidents
Two women killed over suspicions; mother of one killed in cross fire.
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Nine of a family killed, four injured
Mukhtar and 19 others allegedly raided Nawaz’s house in Sheikhupura village.
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Reinstatement plea of SP Railways dismissed
Official denies sexual harassment charges.
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VCs’ appointment: Court allows petitioner to make governor party
Petitioner says governor reconstituted search committee in 2009.
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Stolen Bike: ‘Maybe the robbers will give it back’
The complainant was advised by the police to wait until the robbers returned the bike.
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Health concerns: Pakistan has only five liver surgeons
No liver transplant facility for an affected population of one million.
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Doctors’ Strike: Govt given more time to name commission
The CJ adjourned the further hearing in the case till June 21.