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Rural development: Govt to provide Rs0.2m subsidy on 618 tractors in Faisalabad
Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 years are eligible to apply.
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Alleged negligence: Woman dies after stillbirth
Family vandalise hospital building, medical equipment; losses estimated at Rs1m.
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LDA approves 9 road projects
Authority to build road from E Block to Doctors’ Hospital in Johar Town.
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Kalabagh Dam: Objections based on lack of information, says WAPDA
LHC told legislators cannot understand complexities of such a huge project.
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College admissions: GCU raises number of intermediate seats by 130
Spokesman says seats increased in view of better matric results.
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Broad daylight: MNA robbed in front of house
MNA’s husband’s mobile phone was also snatched by two unidentified men.
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Early hearing sought in death penalty abolition plea
Petition against executions pending since July 2011.
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‘Honour’ crime: Male relatives kill three women, a neighbour
Suspects have been arrested, have confessed to the killings; doctors say condition of two of the injured critical.
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‘Four new women universities in south Punjab this year’
Govt has decided to set up home economics colleges at all divisional headquarters.
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Water scarcity: ‘Research on potable water in Cholistan will be completed in a month’
‘IUB, civil society identifying inoperative filtration plants’.
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Technical education: ‘Beautician course most sought after’
Other Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi skills programmes include tailoring, embroidery, Auto-CAD and plumbing.
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Doctors not keen on government orders to serve at dengue helpline
Say operators can do the job of parroting preventive measures just as well.
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Municipal drain: Meeting to be held next week to discuss temporary relief for villagers
Commissioner says drain can’t pass through SIE, alternative layout will cost Rs16m.
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Commercial property: City govt to reduce conversion fee
Fee reduced from 20% to 10% for properties valued at up to Rs10m.
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Sanaullah rules out Khosas’ exit from party
Dismisses Dost Khosa’s allegations about provincial govt as baseless.
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Law and order: Two killed in shootout with police
Police also found Rs8,000 in cash and a 0.30 bore pistol with three bullets.
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Media management: Child does not fall in drain
Media and local government officials swing into ‘action’ on false report.
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Scorecard: 39 holdups in a day
21 motorcycles, 2 cars, yarn amongst stolen goods.
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Flood defence: ‘Punjab given funds to build spurs on River Tavi’
‘Construction will protect Bajwat villages from flood water’.
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Urban management: ‘Factories in residential areas will soon be relocated’
WASA officials asked to complete all development projects by Sept 30.
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Law and order: Two MEPCO men brutally beaten ‘by power thieves’
One of the workers still unconscious from head injury, other’s legs paralysed.
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Industrial waste: Sundar Estate directed to install Rs1b treatment plant
Officials asked to provide alternative if funds not available; Nehla drain access issue not taken up.
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Service structure: ‘Diploma holders should get specialist status’
General Cadre Doctors Association demands 50% quota of specialist jobs.
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Monsoons: More rain, roads remain flooded
CM slams Wasa officials, sets up committee to make recommendations.
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Youm-i-Ali: Police tighten security strategy for Shia procession
7,300 policemen to be deployed to guard procession on Ramazan 21.
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Fiasco in Lahore: Drowning child turns out to be dead calf
It was a disaster – just not the one people thought it to be.
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As Khosas deliver googly, PML-N tries to woo rival politicians
Politicians have been elected regularly from their constituency, might benefit the PML-N, if inducted.
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Punjab delays formation of new provinces’ commission
Punjab Assembly Speaker waiting for PML-N’s decision on the matter.
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Probe into kidnapping of Sharifs’ accountant reactivated
FIA sources say it is payback for the arrest of close aides to Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif.
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Olympics visa scam: Abid Chaudhry sent on 14-day judicial remand
Chaudhry insists the real culprit is Ali Asad, The Sun’s undercover man.
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Plum jobs: DMG ‘stranglehold’ in Punjab violates policy
ED secretary says some officials will be transferred next week.
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Monsoon season: When it rained, it poured
Two-hour rain leaves at least three dead; buildings, roads flooded.
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Police culture: Child arrested for sexual assault dies in custody
SHO says the investigation officer has been arrested, charged with neglect.
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Senior doctor given protection after ‘death threats from YDA’
YDA denies harassment, but demands that the doctor be transferred.
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Fireworks blast kills six in Multan
Owners of illegal warehouse arrested.
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Dengue prep: Rains give mosquitoes more room to breed
61 tyre shops and warehouses sealed in last two months for improper storage.
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Reconciliation?: Zulfiqar Khosa ready for talks with Nawaz
Snubbed by party’s ‘reconciliatory’ committee, Khosa softens stance.
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Covert raid: Detained TTP men reveal terror plans, say police
Covert operation conducted in Khanewal and Dera Ghazi districts.
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St Patrick’s High School dean hopes scrabble will aid SAT scores
The institution’s first inter-school scrabble tournament was organised on Saturday.
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5 alleged TTP men arrested in Multan
Arrested men were allegedly planning on targeting chief of Tehreek-e-Jafaria, Allama Sajid Naqvi.
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Blast at fireworks warehouse kills 2, injures 9
Rescue efforts underway as blasts continue due to chemicals.
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DSP’s car damaged in explosion
Police can’t say if a time device or remote was used to set off the explosives.
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Abuse of authority: Sub inspector suspended from service
Video shows theft suspect walking with a bent back.
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Road block: Demonstration ends after murder FIRs registered
Teenager, his uncle, killed in two incidents in three days.
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Dengue season: Health Dept told to improve vector surveillance
Dengue experts directed to inspect teaching hospitals for medicines.
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PCB wall: LHC constitutes committee to resolve matter
Instructed to submit reporton September 4.
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Medical negligence: Doctors blamed for death in child birth
Sughra Bibi died after remaining in coma for one day.
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Fake tickets: Two Railways officials held for corruption
23,000 fake tickets worth Rs15 million were seized in the raid.
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Dust level: EPD issues notices to eight cement factories
Units did not have electrostatic precipitators, devices installed in chimneys to wash down soot and limit dust levels.
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Dual nationality: Rana Asif’s assembly membership suspended
MPA given last chance to explain why he should not be disqualified.