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An evening with Zia Mohyeddin
Master narrator reads Josh, Faiz and Yusufi to promote the habit of book reading.
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Dengue control: Once bitten
Balochistan and the FATA are the most malaria-hit places in Pakistan, Punjab seems to have it under control.
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Walled City: Royal Trail restoration project ‘nearly complete’
57 streets with more than 800 properties have been restored.
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Push for development: Pension fund likely to be invested in energy sector
The law does not allow investment in real estate or infrastructure.
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Legal affairs: LHC stays PbBC’s polls
The PbBC’s executive committee chairman and vice chairman were to be elected in these polls.
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Shahbaz says no prosperity without ‘including’ labour
Sharif says South Asia should collaborate to manage labour markets.
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Public health: Thalassaemia awareness needed ‘desperately’
Regular blood transfusions are painful and difficult.
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Law and order: 11 killed in three districts
Most of them were killed over family and property disputes.
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While in a queue: Two injured in scuffle at wheat purchase centre
The farmers later staged a protest demonstration against the centre’s administration.
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Rural health: Closure of health centres opposed
Protesters say closure will render hundreds of people jobless.
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National narratives: ‘Social stratification making rights violations more frequent’
Experts discuss human rights from the perspective of religion, disability and labour.
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Chance to learn: 84 students awarded USAID scholarships
The scholarship is for students enrolled in a four-year bachelor’s degree programme.
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3.4 Richter scale earthquake in various cities of Punjab
Shocks were felt in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and adjoining areas.
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Granted: Punjab garments sector receives Rs344m
PSDF awards contracts for personnel training.
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Development: Sialkot hospital to be upgraded
Gujranwala Commissioner Khawaja Shamail Ahmed says Rs2b has been released under the ADP for this purpose.
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Chief minister’s activities: Sri Lankan envoy praises Shahbaz Sharif’s vision
‘Bilateral ties should be strengthened’.
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‘Father of Green Revolution still relevant’
Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1970 in recognition of his contributions to food security.
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Service delivery: Ward ‘shut down’ as YDA, professor draw daggers
Nearly 280 patients are examined daily at the Out Patient Department of the ward.
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Divorce issue: Catfight at the courts
The quarrelling women have been released, police says.
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Unlikely charge: Bail granted to a man arrested 11 years after robbery
Ferozewala police said Javed Ajmal was the real culprit, and they had managed to arrest him after 11 years.
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3 dead in Lahore road accident
Two speeding cars collide on the Shalimar Link Road near a petrol station.
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Sectarian violence: Shia activist shot dead at his shop
MWM Faisalabad spokesperson Syed Hasnain Shirazi said Zaidi was on the terrorists’ hit list.
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On trial: Don’t send Musharraf abroad: LHCBA
LHCBA president said it appears Musharraf’s departure for Karachi is a step towards sending him abroad.
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Public sector reforms: ‘Self-accountability will improve performance’
The chief minister wants a system to punish, reward govt officials.
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Matter of survival: ‘Govt must extend wheat subsidy to Gilgit-Baltistan’
Kaira questioned the wisdom of the government’s inaction on the issue.
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‘Govt should hand back 25 church schools’
The PTI held an Easter celebration at its office.
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Clarification: FESCO denies default on tax payment
The Federal Board of Revenue froze FESCO accounts for defaulting on payment of electricity bills.
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Men, women schoolteachers protest at cross purposes
Woman teachers say appointments delayed; men want quota for women.
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Harvest time: ‘Wheat movement will be monitored’
The government plans to purchase the entire wheat crop on offer in Bahawalpur.
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Shahbaz Sharif narrowly escapes shoe attack in Lahore
Journalist throws shoe at Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif at South Asia Labour Conference, police arrests him.
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Further delay: Computerisation of rural land records not in sight
Rs84 million project for Islamabad was launched in 2009.
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Road accident in Rahim Yar Khan claims 5 lives
Speeding van crashes into a truck parked on the road.
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Workplace safety: Worker dies, two injured in boiler explosion
A factory worker blames the factory’s administration for lack of proper maintenance.
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Tit for tat: Defaulting FESCO disconnects power supply to FBR office
FBR Additional Commissioner claims power company took action after Fesco’s bank accounts were frozen last week.
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Shaikh Zayed Medical College: Doctors are our shining stars, says CM
‘Subsidised medical education is an investment’.
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Wheat being smuggled to Afghanistan seized
Food control officers seize 9 trucks laden with 10,000 wheat bags to be smuggled into Afghanistan.
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Transparency and access: Right to Information Act yet to be fully implemented
Two information commissioners say they have not been provided offices or staff.
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Reading habit: ‘PU is promoting a culture of reading’
PU Vice Chancellor Mujahid Kamran says ignorance cannot be removed from society without promoting reading habit.
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Quality of education: Invest in teacher training, experts say
Professor Andarabi says with over 70,000 private schools, private education sector in the country was rapidly growing.
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Medical education: Medical teachers must focus on research, says PGMI chairman
‘PGMI has helped overcome shortage of medical officers’.
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Ahmadi newspaper case: Four Ahmadis asked to record statements
The accused say none of the charges against them have been proven.
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Sindh coalition: MQM welcomed on board
PPP leader says reconciliation is the solution to all political ills.
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Highwaymen: Passengers of five vehicles looted
All were commuting between Bagh and Rawalpindi.
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Fake appointments: Case to be filed against teachers
Case to be filed over fake recruitment orders and withdrawal of Rs3.8 million from the treasury.
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Safe transfusions: Blood transfusion body to expedite registration drive
Adviser to Chief Minister on Health says no blood bank would be allowed to operate without proper registration.
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Social work: ‘Govt will protect poor children in its custody’
Sanaullah says CPWB offices will be set up at Bahawalpur, Sahiwal and DG Khan.
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Empowering youth: Skills development scheme receives 77,000 applications
25,000 youths will be given technical, vocational training.
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72-hour ultimatum: Suspend Childrens Hospital professor, says YDA
Professor Cheema denies allegations, says the doctors are blaming her for their own failing.
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Pass and fail: PEC criticised for allowing provisional promotions
‘What learning levels are being achieved by students at 20 per cent?’
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Waste water treatment: River Ravi Commission to take LDA project to court
‘The bioremediation project has faced one impediment after another for two years’.