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Behavioural sciences: KEMU graduates left with ethics dilemma
Official says KEMU produces best doctors, doesn’t need to teach ethics.
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Literacy and learning: Month-long book fair launched in 11 cities
Books aren’t just about learning, they are fun too, say organisers to kids.
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G-B, K-P, Azad Kashmir not on Pakistan map in Punjab school book
The maps in the book show Gilgit and Kashmir as Indian territories.
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Obituary: Asma Jahangir’s mother passes away at 85
Funeral prayers for Sabiha Jilani to be held in lahore tomorrow.
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Pakistan railways: Contrasting views of Indian engines
Kasuri said India had made the offer as a goodwill gesture and it should be taken in the same spirit.
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Kidnapped girl’s father threatens suicide
Mansha said he submitted an application to the Millat Town police station but his complaint was not registered.
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Cardiac problems: ‘Stress, greasy food, lack of exercise unhealthy’
Dr Habib stressed the need for exercise and monitoring blood pressure.
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Blunt coins: FAC play Khota Sikka parodies the powerful
Audience appreciates reformist tendencies of play.
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Anti-encroachment operation: Four women, injured in demolition
Central Jail authorities accused of negligence, wrongful displacement.
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Jamaatud Dawa: ‘UN must introduce blasphemy penalty’
“The constitution of Muslims” mandated the death sentence for these blasphemers, says Hafiz saeed.
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PPP demands local elections schedule
"PPP would press the Punjab government to hold local elections before the upcoming general elections," says Raja Riaz.
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School debates: National team selected for international championship
Five selected from country’s top 36 debaters at five-day camp
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Slow death: Drinking water in 130 areas unsafe for consumption
Arsenic levels exceed Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority safe levels in 15 areas.
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Reprimanded: Suicide attempt
Police said Naheeda, 25, doused her dress with petrol and set herself ablaze.
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Service structure: Officers told to calculate cost of doctors’ promotions
Doctors and government hopeful of reaching agreement next week.
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33 gang members arrested: Multan CPO
Police also recovered 30 pistols with 450 bullets and a rifle from their possession.
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Official inefficiency: Only 62 fire hydrants working
WASA officials informed that there were only 140 fire hydrants in Lahore and 62 of them were working.
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Buffalo milking competition, donkey cart race organised
District officials say livestock could bring ‘economical revolution’.
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Punjab government: Approves healthy livestock project
Rs30m allocated for RYK and Cholistan.
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Technological understanding: LUMS project studies internet’s impact
Initiative on Internet and Society officially launched in August.
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World Heart Day: ‘Sore throat, fever can indicate rheumatism’
Repeated episodes might be indicative of rheumatic fever, which if undiagnosed, untreated, could lead to heart damage.
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Grant: FCCI to grant scholarships
An initial grant of Rs.1.2 million was approved.
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Disease control: Federal offices infested with dengue mosquito larvae
FIRs registered against depts over presence of mosquito larvae.
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Hajj Flight: First flight to depart on Oct 4
The last flight in the series will leave Faisalabad for Jeddah at 6am on October 15.
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Red chilies, turmeric put in bulls’ eyes
Participants say bulls ‘lose eyesight, are slaughtered after competition’.
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‘Sharifs focused on surveys rather than development’
Pervaiz Elahi slams Punjab govt’s financial discipline.
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Indo-Pak ties: 'Change in behaviours must for peace'
Indian jurists want LoC to be accepted as international border.
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Recovery drive: SDO suspended, 31 others issued show-cause notices
CEO directed the officials concerned to ensure that the targets set for the year were achieved.
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Medical Colleges: UHS declares entry test results
A total of 36,100 candidates appeared in the test that was held on September 23.
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Four arrested for double murder
"The police had also recovered the bodies on indication of the suspects," says SSP Sadiq Ali Dogar.
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‘Medical relief in flood-hit areas inadequate’
Red Crescent chief says they are providing relief to more than 55,000 people.
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Deadly collisions: 14 die in two road accidents
Four wrestlers were killed when the motorcycle they were riding to Bahawalpur was crushed by a tractor-trolley.
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Education budget: Report questions spending priorities
"As many as 150 ghost schools in the district of DG Khan had been detected," says Dr Asma Mamdot.
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Birthday memorial: ‘Bhagat Singh was a hero of working people’
Memorial Committee announces plan to build Bhagat Singh Museum in his ancestral village.
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Caterer sued for Rs10m
Company’s failure to deliver food caused me great embarrassment, says Petitioner Tahseen Rehman.
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Hajj quota: Khursheed Shah summoned
Petitioners say they were denied quota when they approached ministry.
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Bank loans: Lahore High Court clears way for sale of Ittefaq assets
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial vacates stay order.
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‘Honour at stake’: Love in the time of blasphemy
Christian boy marries Muslim girl; clerics warn community to present the couple.
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In contempt proceedings, no one enjoys immunity: LHC
Court rejects the federal govt’s request to adjourn the hearing against Zardari.
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By-Elections: PML-N to field disqualified members’ relatives
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set November 17 as the date for the by-elections.
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Suspended Utilities: Protest against MEPCO’s failure to replace transformer
Students and staff are forced to carry on with the routine activities without electricity and water.
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Stay order issued against chamber of commerce elections
Court seeks report from chamber admin by Oct 16.
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Encouraging youth: TDCP walk marks World Tourism Day
Starts from Lahore Stock Exchange and ends at Lahore Arts Council on The Mall.
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Educational opportunities: GCUF to offer more distance learning courses
VC also addressed a day-long workshop at university’s College of Law.
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Dealing with disabilities: ‘Focus on what they can do, not what they can’t’
Amin Maktab has been educating intellectually challenged children.
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100 march to raise awareness of sheesha hazard
Religious leaders will be urged to speak against sheesha smoking.
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Unlicensed practice: Couple denied bail over delivery deaths
Complainant had told police that his wife and newborn died at the maternity clinic due to the negligence of accused
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Service structure: Senator Ishaq Dar to chair ‘decisive meeting’
‘Though we are close to an agreement, more meetings might be needed’.
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Prisoner’s rights: Home secretary told to respond on Sarabjit’s petition
Singh’s lawyer is seeking permission to meet death row prisoner.
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Anti-Islam film: Police told to consider registering case
Khatm-i-Nabuwwat lawyers want FIR against PTA, Google and YouTube.