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Conjunctivitis alert: Beware of your allergy
Causes vary from person to person, dust and pollen are the most common.
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Teachers protest for double pay
Punjab Teachers Union plans rally in Islamabad on May 25.
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Power problems: Generators add to air and noise pollution
Regulators don’t know how to tackle growing use of electricity generators.
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Harmful developments: Rs60m flushed down the drain
Abandoned sewerage project causes plumbing disaster and costs lives.
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Public space: LDA proposes six more parking plazas
To be built on Circular Road, City Railway Station, Model Town Link Road.
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'International community must not ignore sacrifices made by Pakistan'
Nawaz meets former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
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PML-N dismisses cables
Terms the leaks ‘fake’, while leaders of the lawyers’ movement say it shows PML-N’s ‘actual face’.
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‘Sexual harassment’: Aurat Foundation employee suspended
NGO assures of justice in spirit of commitment to women's rights.
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A woman’s right to choose: The deadly cost of independence
Father kills daughters for refusing to marry according to his wishes and insisting on pursuing higher education.
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Police Performance: 6 killed in 2 ‘police encounters’
An inquiry reveals that both armed exchanges were staged by the police.
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Disorderly Conduct: Can a prosecutor be a peacemaker?
Lawyers accuse public prosecutor for withdrawing an FIR registered on May 16.
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Wedding bells: So, love really is blind...
The couple fell in love at the blind centre and found each other years later.
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Double Murder: Brother-in-law arrested
Brother-in-law of one of the two women killed in beauty parlour arrested by police.
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Salaries: LHC employees’ plea for raises admitted
Equal pay for equal work is enshrined in the Constitution: Petitioner.
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Legally bound: Marriage no excuse for confinement
Court sends girl with parents; alleged kidnapper claims freewill union.
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Warden suspended over assault charge
Accuses complainant of abusing him.
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Public Works: Woman engineer claims unfair treatment
She was to replace Zubair Ahmad, but he managed to have notification of her posting withdrawn.
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Protest: Punjab govt cancels 6 MOUs with US
PML-N has called for a review of the country’s ties with US; urged the government to reduce reliance on foreign aid.
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Noise levels high and rising
‘Residential, commercial areas often merge, hence causing discomfort to households’.
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Parliamentary Reporting: PTV accused of bias
The petitioner says that a bar against any MNA amounted to a violation of the Constitution.
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Housing needs: LDA plans two new colonies
Compensation for corner shops and 43 tuck shops in fruit market to be increased.
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Faisalabad police killed 6 in fake encounters, finds enquiry
DSP, Sub inspector, Inspector and ASI of the said police station arrested.
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Punjab cancels 6 MoUs with US
Punjab Law minister says aid agreements cancelled in in protest over the secret raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Awan lambasts RDA for shoddy road repairs
PML-N MNA Malik Shakeel Awan expressed dissatisfaction over repair work.
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Travelling woes: Summer brings more agony for women
With the transport system unlikely to improve, female commuters stuck to the stop.
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Gender Equality: Aspiring journalists urged to get rid of cultural biases
A workshop on Gender Sensitisation for the students of Mass Communication was held at a local hotel.
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Two bridges, eight flyovers in Multan ‘almost complete’
Projects part of South Punjab Development Package.
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Sakhi Sarwar blast: Four women kidnapped, ‘sold in Balochistan’
Meeting between DG Khan, Barkhan commissioners to be arranged soon to discuss recovery of women.
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Dual Offices Case: Contempt plea moved against Attorney General
Barrister Javed Iqbal filed the petition against the president's lawyers including Pakistan's Attorney General.
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Punjab Journalist Housing Foundation: Govt seeks time before committing
Judge asks AAG to give an undertaking that another park will be developed.
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Education: Levelling the academic playing field
Physically disabled students at some Cambridge schools get support to finish exams.
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Arts exhibition: Networking with new identities
She refers to her work as the ‘perception of things she has about people and issues in the society.
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Child Trafficking: Suspect caught red-handed
Amir confessed to several kidnappings and revealed that he would drug the children, selling them to an Amanullah.
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Facebook Ban: IT Ministry summoned for May 24
LHC questioning why the ministry has not banned access to blasphemous material on social networking website Facebook.
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Shahdara Raid: Three terrorist suspects arrested
The suspects have been shifted to an undisclosed place by the intelligence agencies for integration.
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‘4,000 MW to be imported from Iran’
The PPP-led federal government was doing its best to overcome the energy crisis and end load shedding.
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Green classes: Schools in 12 more districts to get environment education
Programme currently active in 126 schools in seven districts.
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Data Gunj Bakhsh Town: TMO plans to build four food streets
Shopkeepers worry about parking problems once the projects are completed.
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Tanzanian terror suspect picked up in DG Khan
Terror plots in Quetta, Peshawar and Karachi alleged by suspect.
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Terror suspects picked up in Lahore
Explosives and weapons seized from the three suspects.
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Punjab govt approves Rs35m for counter-terrorism department
The new department will not work under the Punjab Police and will report directly to Chief Minister Shahabaz Sharif.
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Residents vs DHA: Next stop Supreme Court
DHA taken to court over acquiring land illegally and selling it off to realtor.
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Apparent Suicide: Young man’s body found on roof top
Man's sister-in-law finds him in injured condition.
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No foreign aid: Punjab prepared ‘to face consequences’
Only 18 ongoing projects will be affected if foreign aid is stopped: Law minister.
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Hazardous cuts: Theatre assistant accused of performing surgeries
Victoria Hospital employee goes into hiding; Health Dept launches inquiry.
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Rafiq Tarar Case: Federal govt to reply by June 30
He demanded payment of his salaries and pension from December 1, 2001 to September 8, 2000.
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Conservation awards: Trophy hunting pioneer recognised
NCA graduate wins award for documentary on vulture decline.
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PPP to launch protest campaign over LHC ruling
The PPP condemns Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with separatists. These separatists have run movements against the federation.
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Merit: LHC against abuse of influence
Strict action would be taken against those involved. A directive was issued in this respect by the LHC registrar.
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SHO’s Escape: Court asks DIG to ensure arrest
The court directed the DIG to submit a report before the court today.