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No progress: Protest against police inaction
The demonstrators burnt old tyres and chanted slogans against the police.
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Rocking the boat: Political stability need of the hour, says Wattoo
Wattoo said some anti-democratic elements had joined hands with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
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Civic amenities: LDA plans three mega projects
Luxury apartments will be built on an 8.4-acre plot at the Finance and Trade Centre.
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Empowering institutions: Journalist endowment fund to be doubled, says Shahbaz
Information secretary asked to submit recommendations after consultation with journalists.
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[Emergency] polio campaign: 135 vaccination centres set up
Public hospitals will issue certificates.
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Land rights: ‘Our blood and sweat makes land fertile’
Participants of policy dialogue discuss peasant women’s resilience.
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Special operation: Attack on blasphemy accused foiled
Police detain five ‘terrorists’ for plotting Multan prison assault.
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Rejoinder: Govt not pressuring transporters
People across Punjab have been left unmoved by the PTI appeal for the May 11 protest rally.
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Awami Tehrik: The people’s caravan cannot be stopped, Elahi says
Pakistan Awami Tehrik said there was no defence for a government that took power by faking a mandate.
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International linkages: Tayyip Erdogan Hospital to open on June 21
The chief minister says Tayyip Erdogan Hospital is a trust hospital.
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Fear and loathing: People seen defending blasphemy accused, condemning lawyer’s murder being harassed
People close to Rehman, rights activists who have condemned the murder say they have been told to retract statements.
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Revisiting the elections: Only 15 PTI candidates alleged rigging, says Sana
Govt trying to hinder the May 11, D-Chowk protest, says PTI.
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Bar-bench relations: LBA official, judge get into a spat
The judge’s refusal to delay a case triggered argument.
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Epidemic control: Preventive measures ordered against coronavirus
Health Services Director General Zahid Pervaiz told the meeting no case of coronovirus had been reported in Punjab.
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Gender change: Boy undergoes surgery, becomes a girl
Farhan’s condition was stable after surgery.
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Law and order: ‘Robber’ killed in shootout
The injured man was taken to Allied Hospital where he later died.
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Unfinished business: Mayo’s Surgical Tower fails to meet deadline again
‘Not a single facility at the hospital’s tower is functional eight years into the project’.
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Unhappy family: Woman poisons children
Two girls die, their brother is in critical condition.
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New initiative: Move afoot to set up building control authority
The authority will be set up along the lines of its Sindhi counterpart.
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Money parked abroad: LHC issues notices to 64 politicians
Politicians include PM Nawaz, Punjab CM Shahbaz, PTI chief Imran, PPP Chairman Bilawal and former president Zardari.
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Powerful stories of Pak-US women screened
Documentary narrates uplifting accounts of four women.
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No take-off: FIA arrests 18 over forged travel documents
Two held for operating illegal gateway exchange.
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Bar on construction: LDA asked to resolve Jati Umra ban in 30 days
Judge disposed of the petitions and directed the LDA director general to settle the dispute in a month.
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Vocational training: Two-day Huner Mela begins
The event is supported by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Reform Support Programme.
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Tragedy: Family protests against doctors’ ‘negligence’
Doctor said complications could have been avoided if the woman had visited a qualified doctor during her pregnancy.
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Despicable: Girl, 10, raped by relative
The police are trying to locate the suspect.
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Grade 10 student killed in school fight
Two students had quarrelled over placing a book on a desk.
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International partnerships: Knowledge Park ground breaking in July, says Mashhood
Education minister says 10 international universities planned for the park.
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‘Lost mandate’: Elahi demands probe into rigging allegations
Several institutions meddled in election commission’s affairs, he says.
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Procedural matters: LHC declines to stay Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as loan scheme chairperson
Petitioner says PM’s daughter appointed in violation of rules.
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Solar power project: ‘PML-N will steer the country out of the dark’
Solar park should start producing 10MW before Ramazan: Shahbaz.
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Seasonal wisdom for a verdant Lahore
While the soil in Lahore is fertile, people shouldn’t rely solely on their gardeners and consider these essential tips
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Honouring women: The Pakistan Four screened
The documentary deals with gender stereotypes and women empowerment.
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Lawyer’s murder: ‘Extremism has won a battle, not the war’
HRCP holds protest and meeting to condemn Rashid Rehman’s murder.
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Power crisis: ‘Why does the PM get uninterrupted power supply?’
PTI Punjab president says it is shocking that Raiwind gets uninterrupted power supply because premier lives there.
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Organ transplant: LHC summons doctor on petition challenging ban
Lawyer says a transplant from an unrelated donor can be allowed in absence of blood relatives.
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Vigilante justice: Case registered against mob for humiliating ‘rapist’
A group of people shaved the head, eyebrows and moustache of the alleged rapist.
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Narrow escape: Bird appears in front of Governor Punjab's plane
No damage was caused to the plane and Governor Punjab is en route to Bahwalpur.
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Thalassemia day: ‘More, better treatment facilities needed’
Candle-light vigil, awareness walks held for patients.
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Polio vaccine: Health certification for passengers
Khwaja Salman Rafique says govt will make adequate arrangements for polio vaccination of international travellers.
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Funeral ceremony: Rashid Rehman laid to rest
Activists protest in front of Multan Press Club, led by Asma Jahangir and demand immediate arrest of criminals.
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Ownership: Govt told not to change status of gurdawara land
Sikh Welfare Council’s Gulab Singh has challenged the sale of 230 kanals of Gurdwara Bibi Nanki in Lahore Cantonment.
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On the street [again]: School teachers stage sit-in against ‘govt’s attitude’
Protesters gather in front of Assembly Chambers at noon, stay till dark.
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Rape case: Man awarded 15 years imprisonment
Court also imposes a fine of Rs500,000 on the convict after finding him guilty of the offence.
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In solidarity: ‘Rehman’s killers must be arrested’
Pakistan Bar Council has announced a boycott of courts today.
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Bold strokes: Love for Lahore, reincarnated
Iqbal Hussain’s recovery will be marked by an exhibition of his paintings.
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2kg heroin seized from Rawalpindi airport
Passenger was travelling to Abu Dhabi via a Pakistan International Airlines flight PK 219.
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Taking music seriously
Music festival booker and programmer Todd Puckhaber speaks about the unimaginable scope of Pakistani music industry.
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Lawyers strike to mourn blasphemy defence lawyer
Lawyers in Karachi to boycott courts on Friday.
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Water woes: Canal breach destroys wheat, cotton crops
Supply to the 500 cusecs canal had been stopped after the breach.