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Accused doctor denies detention incident
Dr Fazeela Abbasi, accused for illegally detaining a woman and police officials her clinic, has denied the charges.
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Enrolments in Unani Tibb colleges down fourfold
Student Enrolments in Unani Medicine colleges all over Pakistan have decreased sharply in recent year.
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Turkish First Lady visits PRCS headquarters
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to support relief and rehabilitation.
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Lack of funds might stall Fort’s conservation
Restoration and conservation work at Sheikhupura Fort may not start in time due to the lack of funds.
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All token tax collection to be handed over to NBP
Punjab Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department is set to withdraw powers from the general post office.
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Students agree to opening college
QMC students, who have been protesting against the college principal, allowed the college to be opened on Wednesday
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Sudden relief bemuses displaced villagers
About 100 tents were set up by the Muzaffargarh administration in Baseera village on Thursday.
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Alleged rapist spared mob justice, held by police
A man caught was red-handed while attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in a graveyard on Lanbanwali Road.
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Protests continue as city shuts in mourning
Protestors blocked roads with burning tyres and threw rocks at police as anger over three blasts in the city.
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Motorboats in Rawal Lake banned
The EPA directive came in the light of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue of pollution in the lake.
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Nine victims buried
Funeral prayers for nine victims of the suicide attacks in the Lower Mall area were offered at Nasser Bagh.
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Judicial panel formed to probe dyke breaches
Three-member judicial commission to investigate breaching of dykes in southern Punjab.
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Mass funeral prayers held in Lahore
Funeral prayers of three victims of the Gamay Shah blast have been offered in different areas of Lahore.
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Children’s clothing sells like hot cakes
Almost 600 branded pieces of clothing for children sized 0-12 are currently on display.
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Nickie n Nina bring Eid collection to town
The Eid line is a precursor to their winter collection coming out at Fashion Week in October.
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Two doctors booked for attacking patient, police
The patient was allegedly held forcefully at gunpoint by the doctors.
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City government wants permanent price control magistrates
CDGL has asked the Punjab government to appoint permanent magistrates to check prices in local markets.
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Protest against murder of trader
Hundreds of traders from the city blocked the road outside Pims to protest the killing of a fellow trader.
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6,115 schools affected by floods
According to an Education Department report a total of 6,115 schools in the province have been affected.
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Health Dept responds to WHO epidemic warning
Under the strategy the department would set up Disease Early Warning System to detect the outbreak of epidemics.
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Model Town cricketers show support for accused players
Fans and amateur players staged a small demonstration in Model Town in support of the accused cricketers.
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Sisters ‘pressed for prostitution’ sent to shelter home
Three sisters, who had requested the CJP to take action against their parents were sent to a shelter home.
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Health Dept sets up 80 camps in M’garh
Punjab health department set up eighty medical camps for the protection of gastro and epidemics in Muzaffargarh.
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Labour Dept to give free education to workers’ children
The Labour & Human Resource Department will provide free educational facilities to 28,000 workers’ children.
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Sialkot lynching: brothers innocent, evidence tampered
Judicial inquiry declares murdered brothers innocent, says doctors, investigation officers destroyed vital evidence.
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City on high alert for Yaum-i-Shahadat Hazrat Ali (RA)
The police have been directed to stay on high alert and thoroughly check every suspicious vehicle.
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CDA joins hands with E&DM
The directorate will take up tasks related to relief and rehabilitation in addition to its existing responsibilities.
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Five arrested in Islamabad for illegal fuel arbitrage
The accused were buying fuel stolen from government busses and trucks from AECP in Kahuta at a very low price.
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Nawaz says PML-N welcomes ex-members
Party will welcome “some” of its former members who had defected to join former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
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Power to the people
Pepco has issued electricity bills to people in the flood zones.
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No medical aid in Multan relief camps
A large number of gastroenteritis and malaria cases are being reported in the region.
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Man slaughters women of family for their ‘arrogance’
Confesses to killing his daughters and wife after dispute over marriage of their oldest daughter against his will.
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Evening outages hurt shops and Eid shoppers
A regular two-hour power outage during the evening has made Eid shopping difficult for the public.
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PHA removes 117 billboards violating new policy
211 out-door advertisers and more than 3,200 staff members and around 5,000 contract employees would lose out jobs.
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Banned JD running public campaign for relief funds
Jamaat-ud-Dawa is running a campaign to collect donations for flood relief despite being declared a terrorist group.
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Man kills wife, three daughters
A man slaughtered his wife and three young daughters over a domestic dispute in Muridke on Tuesday.
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No gas for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab
SNGPL on Tuesday announced that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab will have a five-day gas holiday starting September 13.
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Mayo Hospital, Convalescent Home disagree over ownership
Mayo Hospital administration plans to demolish a 350-year-old structure that houses a convalescent home.
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Vultures of another flock!
Edhi saheb had to leave for a meeting with the Sindh chief minister at Circuit House.
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LPG consumers irked by high price, shortage
Shortage of LPG coupled with a sharp rise in its prices has led rickshaw drivers to increase their fares.
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Provincial monitoring set up within days
The human rights ministry’s provincial monitoring cell is likely to become functional in a few days.
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PPP appointee told not to interfere in PIA union affairs
PIA authorities and senator were refrained from interfering in the working of elected office bearers by LHC.
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ATC orders physical remand of 17 culprits
The 17 accused were presented in the court under Article 302, 149,148 and 497.
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Credit Information Bureau illegal, borrower tells court
LHC issued notice to SBP and the attorney general of Pakistan on a petition challenging the Bank of Punjab’s action.
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Wired degrees and coded exam sheets
Punjab government has decided to put a security ribbon in its college certificates in order to curb fake degrees.
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Civil society urges for writing off external debt
The announcement was made in a joint press conference held by social activists and members of progressive parties.
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Multan hotels find relief in neighbouring districts flood woes
Two branches of the hotel in Multan are packed to capacity due to an unexpected tourism boost.
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Surveying the damage
The aftermath of the floods continues to pose a major challenge for the government and authorities to cope with.
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Wanted man kills villager to escape crowd
A notorious criminal opened fire on a man one kilometre away from the Bhong police station.
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Flood victims stuck in middle of management disaster
Authorities continue to struggle with the aftermath of the floods in southern Punjab.