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‘Grassroots worker’ against ‘outsiders’ and ‘new faces’
JI’s Liaquat Baloch has won thrice here, PPP is conspicuous by absence.
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Fair elections: Why weren’t the heads of police posts reshuffled too?
Candidates say officers in charge of chowkis should also have been switched around.
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Campaign trail: On the prowl with the ‘Lion of Punjab’
Confident of a simple majority in the upcoming polls, Nawaz Sharif says he won’t need to form a coalition...
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Death-row prisoner: Sarabjit Singh dies in hospital
Indian spy’s family left for India earlier in the day.
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Man kills two daughters, wife
The alleged killer committed suicide after shooting at his family.
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Nach Punjaban: Song scars Abrarul Haq’s image in rural Punjab
PML-N is using Haq’s song ‘Nach Punjaban Nach’ to damage his image in NA-117 Narowal.
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Illegal Procedure: Four recovered from detention, ASI suspended
Instead of registering the complaint, ASI Zia had confined his friends, says petitioner.
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Women welfare: Commission to be constituted soon
At least half of the members will be women.
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Food Street: Gowalmandi site reopens this week
Old favourite returns after Fort Road Food Street fails as a replacement.
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Rally Rules: Imran, Maryam again reported for code violations
Maryam Nawaz, Imran Khan already issued notices for violating code of conduct in earlier rallies.
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Discovering Cholistan: Camel fighting and Derawar Fort photos draw crowds
Two-day exhbition ends at Islamia University Bahawalpur.
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Banned items: Narcotics, wire cutters taken from jail inmates
Regional DIG (Prisons) has issued a strict warning to the jail superintendent to check inmates regularly,says official
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Polling duties: Absent officials to face criminal cases, says DCO
Training sessions for National Assembly constituencies begins today.
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Justice delayed: Faisalabad lawyers will work 2 days
Protesting lawyers are cutting down on their protest but stress that this is not a softening of their stance.
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Code Of Conduct: PTI chief given last chance to appear
Gajana also fixed May 1 for PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz, Mian Marghoob and Bilal Yaseen for violating code of conduct.
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University lecture: ‘The state needs to be strengthened’
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa discusses the strategic manoeuvres of non-state actors.
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Religious freedom: Eight detained Ahmadis now under arrest
Blasphemy and terrorism alleged against all suspects.
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Anti-measles drive: Most vaccinators are untrained
Health Dept says lacks resources to conduct simultaneous province-wide campaign.
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Wheat Procurement: 426,372 gunny bags distributed among farmers
The Food Department achieved only 76 per cent of wheat procurement target in 2012.
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Five die after being trapped under rubble
Walls of a well collapse burying three labourers, a child.
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EPD to file reply by May 3
Petitioner prayed the court to declare the permission to import gas from India as illegal.
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Forests workshop: Trees in south Punjab felled at ‘alarming rate’
UN-funded project to conserve forests being introduced in Pakistan.
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Education development: ‘Release education funds at start of fiscal year’
No funding for Danish Schools in next budget, says School Education Department.
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Polling station rules: ‘No mobile phones for polling agents’
Trainees briefed about their May 11 duties.
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Education standards: 1,400 schools to be ranked for teaching quality
25 schools would be inspected every month.
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‘Loan defaulters, tax evaders escape scrutiny’
Rules and regulations were not observed during the scrutiny of the nomination papers, says petitioner's counsel.
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Public health Govt slow to respond to measles cases, says LHC
Vaccination drive across Lahore this week, in rest of province in June.
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Neighbourly acts: Seven Ahmadis detained without an FIR
Police refuse to cave into local clerics’ demands to register blasphemy FIR.
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Election duties: 10 officials picked up over failure to supply staff lists
District election cell faces shortage of 7,000 staff for polling day duties.
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In deep anguish: Sarabjit’s family in Lahore
Medics deem his condition critical; sister levels abetment charge on jailers.
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PPP willing to offer PM slot to Imran: Wattoo
PPP’s Central Punjab chapter president says his party could make a coalition govt with PML-N in Punjab.
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Road accidents: 8-year old dies in motorcycle crash
In another incident, truck driver’s helper hit by truck.
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Lwmc campaign: ‘Litter wardens’ stop citizens from littering
The wardens handed out ‘challans’ to citizens caught littering the roads and other public places.
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Defaulting measures: FESCO disconnects 229 govt department connections
‘Departments were issued several notices on arrears of over Rs25.85 million’.
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‘Give up your second jobs by May 1’
Allied Hospital MS cites complaints that nurses too tired to tend to patients.
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Poster size: More election code violations reported
A monitoring team spotted a total of 10 violations, five against candidates and five against their supporters.
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Tipped off: Three arrested, kites worth Rs15,000 seized
Cases are registered against the men under the Kite Flying Act, 2006, says police.
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Election preparations: 3,500 election staff inaccurately listed
Election workers yet to be trained; those absent from training sessions could be suspended.
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Notice issuance : PTI chief may appear before DRO
Imran Khan should personally appear to receive his notice, says DRO.
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Au naturale: Foodies flock to City’s first farmers’ market
Event connects organic farmers with health conscious consumers.
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School enrolment: ‘Hello, I’m Jamshed Dasti. Please send your child to school’
Politicians join campaign to convince parents to enrol out-of-school children.
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Joseph Colony: ‘Minor’ assault revives fears of mob attack
Police and Rangers rush to scene after youth allegedly beaten up by his bootlegger.
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‘Ineligible’ aspirant: RO faints after candidate’s attack
District and sessions judge and RO ordered to file FIR against candidate and his two guarantors.
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Electioneering: Nawaz promises a sovereign Pakistan, if voted to power
PML-N chief says he will end the ‘economic paralysis’ of the nation.
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FE Chaudhry remembered
Among Chaudhry’s many accomplishments is that he covered stories from both sides of the border, even after partition.
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Regulations: 138 declared ineligible for bachelor’s exam
GCUF spokesperson says only candidates who did not meet the condition had been declared ineligible.
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Election arrangements: Poll preparations going well, says home minister
2,300 volunteers temporarily recruited; police mobiles to cover polling stations.
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Sui attack: Pipeline blast halts gas supply
CNG stations and industrial units in the Punjab, KPK lose gas indefinitely.
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Traffic police: Citizens urged to get updated licences
Citizens should take their old licences, along with two pictures and their identity card, to the Kutchery office
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Innovative media: Exploring haunted terrain
Works by Aleem Dad Khan on display till May 7.