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Chief minister asserts role in transfers
Tells police no officer can be sent outside Punjab without his approval
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Professional beggars posing as flood victims to receive aid
Panhandlers pocketing cash grants and hoarding food supplies to sell in the markets
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Two ‘robbers’ killed in encounter
Police returned fire and injured three of the suspects, the fourth managed to escape the scene
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The tale of an ‘unwilling’ chief secretary
From the very word go, Kamran Ali Afzal has been grappling with one issue after another
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Veterinary institutes broach food relief role
Principals, deans hold online meeting under HEC campaign
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Kidnapped girl recovered
FIR was registered on complaint of girl’s mother
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Liquor permit sparks heated debate in Punjab Assembly
Minister says permission is also given to foreigners
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Construction of parking plazas in a limbo
Political uncertainty, frequent shuffling in the Punjab govt stall project
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‘Fishing at several points banned’
Purpose of the ban was to protect the breeding grounds of fish, which would allow the fish to fully mature
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Tilapia to eliminate dengue larvae
Another method was chemical control, which was used in such ponds where all the water could not be disposed of
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Garrison city stinks as garbage piles up
Foul smell emitting from overflowing dustbins irk citizens as RWMC vehicles break down
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Family planning sessions for would-be couples on the cards
Draft proposal seeks 10-day couple counselling for prospective partners
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Installation of air quality monitoring stations hits a snag
Deadline extended to install them in 10 districts of Punjab
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‘Most wanted’ criminal killed in encounter
Saltoo was allegedly involved in more than 200 cases
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Contaminated water irks Pindi’s residents
Number of people with waterborne diseases rising
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Abolition of corporal punishment blamed for poor performance
Teachers say policy of promoting weak students should be done away with
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President Alvi calls for learning English
Says learning languages vital to benefit from vast reservoirs of knowledge
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Minister urges varsity students to raise funds for flood victims
Says a behavioural change in HEIs needed to help counter lack of tolerance in society
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Coordinated response to human trafficking urged
Interior minister says govt committed to eliminating human smuggling
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MPAs ‘disrupting’ speaker’s election get bail
Counsel hands over written statements to IO in court
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Parents skeptical about kids’ jabs
Anti-Covid drive launched in schools without awareness campaign
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TIP contractual workers stage protest
Threaten to block KKH and march on parliament house if not regularised
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Germany offers technical help in water storage
CM says all nations should help cope with flood challenge
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Reply sought on fuel price adjustment pleas
Petitioner’s counsel implored the rest are being imposed surcharges merely to meet out-the-line losses
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Theft of railway equipment at all-time high
Tracks, bolts, fish plates have all been stolen in the past four years in Sindh and Balochistan
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Farmers being paid for land: RUDA
Imran Amin said the creation of Ravi city would provide employment to millions of people
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Mystery of severed head found in July yet to be resolved
Nobody has come forward to report to the police about any missing relative
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Over 75k children vaccinated against polio in DG Khan
More than 170,000 children inoculated in Taunsa
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Prayer leader escapes attack by hyenas
The rising incidents of attack on livestock by hyenas continue to cause fear and insecurity among the locals.
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Collapsed bridge becomes bane for commuters
Despite the passage of four weeks, the embankment of the bridge could not be repaired
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Prisoner allegedly stripped, tortured in jail
Sources said that the prisoner was seriously injured as a result of alleged torture by the jail staff
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Seized vehicle papers, ID cards to be dumped
Over one million unattended challan documents pile up in traffic magistrates’ offices
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Registration of private schools hangs in the balance
The total number of registered and unregistered private schools has reached 10,000 in the district
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77 new dengue patients land in Rawalpindi hospitals
Anti-dengue campaigns fail to contain vector-borne disease
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Police fail to crack five blind murder cases
The victims included a police constable who was killed in broad daylight
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LGH sets up dengue counters
MS says 56 beds reserved for patients
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CM directs secretaries to achieve governance targets
Govt links civil servants’ performance to completion of uplift schemes
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The charm of Khushab’s botanical garden
Garden contains eighty species of plants with informative details of their origins and uses
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Consumers pay for low wheat release
Punjab asks federal govt to provide 1m tons of grain
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Rs173m allocated to boost Bomb Disposal Squad’s capacity
Rs72 million will be spent to procure 16 protective suits
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Plea against political assistants dismissed
LHC judge declares petition not maintainable
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Dengue test fee fixed at Rs1,500
Laboratories directed to mention machine being used for test, reagents and kits
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Dubious flood relief camps capitalising on tragedy
Fraudsters can set up a table or donation box and start collecting money under the guise of helping affectees
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Woman’s plea for dower payment dismissed over forgery
Forensic report shows Haq Mehar changed from Rs10,000 to Rs10m
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Woman lured for drugs, raped in Raiwind
Police say the victim was a drug addict; arrest two accused
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Punjab govt sacks Tahir Ashrafi as Muttahida Ulema Board chairman
Hamid Raza, the head of Sunni Ittehad Council, has been appointed as new chief of clerics’ body
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Arts council to pay tribute to legends
Madam Noor Jahan, Iqbal Bano, Farida Khanum and Nayyara Noor to be acknowledged at tribute concert
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Police nab 24 suspected criminals
Raids conducted across Bahawalpur in a crackdown on alcohol, drug dens
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Khanpur Dam’s spillways opened sixth time in one month
Khanpur Dam hits maximum conservation limit
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Rising nuisance : Professional beggars exploiting lenient laws
Alms seekers have deprived the actual destitute populace of Lahore from charity