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Budget debate: Leader of Opposition calls for fiscal discipline
Points out ‘unnecessary spending’, unhappy with under-utilisation of funds .
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Education & health in K-P, Punjab budgets
Major difference between the two provinces is in the field of public health or the water supply and sanitation sector
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Punjab’s attempt at protecting women
Maybe the clerics making up the CII misunderstood the brief
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Seven die in Sahiwal bus, truck collision
Bus was overloaded; being driven at fast speed, witnesses say
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Woman attacks man with acid for refusing her marriage proposal
Mother of four, Shamim, confesses to throwing acid on 24-year-old
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Neighborhood dispute: SHO’s comments sought on negligence plea
The petitioner had challenged quality of sewerage infrastructure
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Man tied to tree, beaten for stopping feudal lord from teasing girl in Layyah
Police officials free man from feudal lord's captivity
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‘Stay on OLMT construction violated at 5 sites’
LHC commission submits report on stay order violations
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Bogus appointments: LHC refuses to cancel NAB summons
The former PM states that he is being dragged into a scandal without there being any evidence against him
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For the people : New parking spaces for public vehicles
Over a dozen sites to be reserved city-wide.
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‘Govt distorting truth about energy crisis’
PTI activist says govt should take emergency steps to curb shortfall.
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Ensuring peace: Security beefed up for mosques, Ramazan Bazaars
Bahawalpur RPO says 5,158 personnel performing security duties.
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South Punjab allocations: Infrastructure, education get biggest share
The Metro Bus project and establishment of several universities prioritised.
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Priorities : Massive hike in funds for forestry
Rs735 million allocated for wildlife.
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Varsity blamed for student’s suicide
Father says son returned a broken man
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Orange line: Flagship mass-transit project inching ahead
Prototype successfully fabricated, HCS CEO says .
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Pharmacist’s ouster: PIC inquiry report submitted before LHC
Report submitted by govt in contempt of court petition.
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Pre-monsoon rains: CM sounds the alert on flood arrangements
Shahbaz asks Health Dept to ensure availability of medicines.
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Six-time failure: Dejected varsity student commits suicide
Arslan Khan's family and friends blame teachers of the University of Engineering and Technology for his fatal step
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Panamagate: All praise for PPP
PTI welcomes party’s decision
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Public healthcare: Provincial BHU network in shambles
YDA blames govt, govt blames doctors
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Safe drinking water being supplied to the desert
The construction of two more pipelines is underway
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Anti-encroachment drive against transporters launched
On Tuesday, several transporters held a demonstration at Kutchehri Square against the traffic police’s operation
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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