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Safety: Crack down on 19 dangerous factories
‘The govt has so hoped that these factories would relocate voluntarily’.
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Women’s day: Chief minister announces empowerment package
‘Representation of women in all sectors is important for the Women Empowerment Package 2014 to be effective’.
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Sensitisation: ‘Start respecting women at home’
The speakers called for greater sensitisation regarding women’s rights.
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Youth festival: Two-day fair opens at Expo Centre for job-seeking youth
Lahore, Rawalpindi to compete in cricket final for the blind.
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Gender ratio: More girls than boys admitted at the Punjab University this year
Rallies, poetry recitals and seminars held for Women’s Day.
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Pursuit of excellence: Medical education must adapt, says HEC chairman
‘Medical knowledge is the product of our peers’ research’.
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All aboard! First women-only bus in the country
Some see it as a welcome respite, but detractors warn it is reinforcing gender segregation.
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‘Comparative literature can promote national unity’
“Literature covering Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Sindhi should be introduced in schools to promote harmony
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Art education: Ambassador discusses areas of cooperation at NCA
The National College of Arts has started student exchange programmes with several French and Iranian universities.
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Trial: Witnesses summoned in blasphemy case
A man and his wife submitted an affidavit stating that some people had implicated Salma Tanveer in a false case.
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Lady Willingdon: ‘Demolition of any part of the hostel out of question’
LHC tells govt to devise alternative plan for bus stops.
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Medical education: 20 workshops held on first day of AEME conference
Conference is organised in public-private partnership and major medical institutions are collaborating for the event.
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Disabled athletes shine at youth festival
Shahzad Akram from Sahiwal won the 100-metres race among blind athletes.
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Equality: ‘Women’s rights need to be protected’
Seminar organised on Inspiring Change through Women Empowerment.
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Security threat: FIA to investigate sale of GSM module
Terrorists can use GSM module to set off IEDs remotely.
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Education: Village students to learn more about environment
WWF-Pakistan collaborates with The Citizens Foundation.
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Economic gain: ‘Mango growers’ income trebled in targeted areas’
Pak-Australia cooperation can strengthen agriculture sector, says minister.
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Agricultural research: ‘New seed centre to produce heat-tolerant varieties’
Centre will pave the way for seed development and mechanisation, says UAF VC.
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Women’s rights: We have come some distance, activists say
SOP celebrates 20 years of promoting women’s issues and social justice.
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Capacity building: TEVTA fails to get $100m grant for procedural reasons
The grant covers curricula development, trainings but TEVTA needed buildings.
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Public health: Rs610 million released for measles campaign in Punjab
40 million children up to 10 years of age to be vaccinated in the upcoming drive.
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International Women’s Day: No end in sight
There are many bills that have been tabled in NA, provincial assemblies and Senate, but they have not been passed.
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Pakistan's mobile gaming industry breaks culture barriers
Small but growing IT industry worth an estimated $2.8 billion is being led by young entrepreneurs.
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Epidemic update: No swine flu in Multan, says Rafique
People advised to visit hospital if symptoms appear.
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Creative expression: ‘Students have been discouraged from pursuing art’
Gulgee Artist of the Year Competition held among Multan’s students.
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Crime against women: Family of murdered woman protest against police
There is confusion about which police station should register a case.
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Two men arrested, weapons seized
0.44-bore rifle, 22 bullets and two magazines were recovered from the van.
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Policy revision: Ashiyana scheme houses not for overseas Pakistanis
Chief minister says only low-income people should be eligible.
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Termination: Court wants PCB chairman to reply in two weeks
Former National Selection Committee chairman Muhammad Ilyas challenges his termination saying it was unlawful.
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Punjab Youth Festival: Provincial-level theatre competitions begin
Cricket, boxing and kabaddi competitions come to an end.
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Women’s day: ‘Laws lacking to punish violence against women’
Hundreds rally to urge the govt to introduce legislation on women’s rights.
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Violence against women: 5,815 cases reported in 2013
Increase observed in some forms of violence, decrease in a few.
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International Women's Day: ‘Educate women for progress’
History is witness to fact that educated women can change country’s fate, says Dr Naveed Malik.
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Bus service launched
Special arrangements had been made to facilitate senior citizens and the disabled, LTC CEO says.
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Property dispute?: 3 siblings murdered in their sleep in Faisalabad
The deceased were orphans and between 10 and 16 years of age.
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Murdering babies
We live in a callous society which does not take heed of the hunger of children.
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Academic achievements: Lahore students shine on in the world
As many as 200,000 students had appeared in the exams.
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Opposition: PTI demands local govt elections
He says there has been no local government elections in the province in the last six years despite court orders.
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Public health: Cleanliness week to be observed from March 10
Hospitals to display banners carrying public awareness messages.
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Turks welcome: ‘The metro-bus project is a glorious example of Pak-Turk friendship’
Sharif discusses Pak-Turk relations, encourages investment.
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Minimum wage: Brick kiln owners threaten lock-out
Warn enforcement of law would leave millions jobless.
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Beijing +20 Review: Women Empowerment Package 2014 to be announced on March 8
Punjab Youth Policy and Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act also in line.
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Love marriage: Man’s family attacked by wife’s angry brothers
The woman’s family felt insulted when she refused to go back to them.
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Fixing splinters: Lack of image intensifiers causing problems at Mayo
‘The machines at several other public hospitals are out of order’.
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Vacant post: LHC laments ‘indifference’ towards orders
Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan says government remained indifferent to orders against its chief executive.
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Youth festival: Punjab University takes women’s hockey title
Kinnaird and LCWU bag inter-division basketball college and university titles.
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Explosion: Two boys killed in DG Khan blast
Police sources say explosive material was kept in a sack in one of the rooms of the house that belongs to Asmatullah.
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Metro bus consultant: Parliamentary panel objects to NESPAK’s selection
PPRA rules were amended to bypass competitive bidding process.
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Resisting ‘development’: Privatisation of WAPDA unsettles employees
Hundreds of IESCO workers stage protest on Benazir Bhutto Road.
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No service: Jammers in Adiala Jail don’t just disrupt prisoners’ calls
Residents of surrounding localities unable to use mobile phones.