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Flood victims caught in intra PML-N rivalries
Relief activities halted in DG Khan for the last 48 hours following a row between PML-N and the Khosa family.
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Law And Order: Two wedding parties robbed on Tandlianwala Road
Protesters chanted slogans against Tandlianwala police and accused them of patronising criminals in the area.
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Law And Order: Police officials to get cash rewards
Three officers posted in the district with the lowest crime rate will get Rs500,000, Rs300,000 and Rs200,000.
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Power supply: Electricity feeder to be inaugurated in Jaranwala today
Facility will benefit industries on Lahore Road.
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Natural disaster: 20 killed in rains: DCO
Rains had affected more than 400,000 people in Rahim Yar Khan.
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Public health: ‘Polio vaccination staff threatened with death’
Conciliatory committee says suspect has agreed to vaccinate his children.
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PU Academic Staff protest walk today
PU Vice Chancellor Dr Mujhaid Kamran will also join the walk.
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Calligraphy exhibition: Artist uses greens and reds to ‘evoke happiness’
70 paintings are for sale between Rs10,000 and Rs50,000.
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Little Art: 4th Int’l Children’s Film Festival starts
The six-day festival will feature 86 films from 32 countries.
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The rising count: 10 more test positive for dengue
30 patients currently under treatment at various hospitals.
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Visa fraud: Court wants Future Concerns CEO arrested by Sept 24
Asim Malik has challenged issuance of arrest warrant in the Supreme Court.
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Big deal: Hotel site in Johar Town sold for Rs2.17 billion
Bidders included Nishat Hotels and Properties Ltd and Daewoo-Sapphire.
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Rules and regulations: Two months on, 300 food samples lie untested
CDFL says testing can’t be done without a notification by the DCO’s office.
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Imran to visit flood victim in South Punjab today
During the D G Khan and Rajanpur trip he will address party workers.
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Sunday bazaars: Committee secy arrested, inspector suspended
DCO directed officials to ensure that only best quality products were sold at these facilities.
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Role of media: Media can help raise awareness, says GCUF VC
GCUF planned to start an FM Radio station and Media Lab at its mass communication department.
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Mechanisation: Balloting for distribution of 34 laser levellers today
543 applications already received for these 34 leveling units.
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Performance: Police claim nine gangs busted in two weeks
140 proclaimed offenders arrested
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Thoughtful policing: Police pay ransom for kidnapped child
The money was arranged by the city police officer considering the complainant could not afford to do so.
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First phase of jails’ fumigation completed
Medical officers at jails appointed as focal persons.
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Keeping the count: Five more test positive for dengue fever
98 of 123 patients have recovered since March: Health Dept.
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Professional education: 46,000 take engineering varsities’ admission test
Results will go online on university’s website on September 20.
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Calling all bidders: LDA to auction 118-kanal hotel site today
Located at Finance and Trade Centre, site may be used for other purposes.
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Sheesha cafes: City government’s campaign sends smoking scene underground
City government officials have raided 175 cafes and confiscated tobacco and hookahs since the campaign began in May.
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Ultimatum to US: ‘Criminalise blasphemy or lose consulate’
One protestors dies from smoke of burning US flags, banners.
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Health issues: ‘Govt considering legislation to enforce prevention measures’
Environment secy urges citizens to take violators to task.
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Police raid stops child marriage in Misri Shah
The groom-to-be did not arrive after learning about the raid.
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Flood-hit areas: Rs300m to be provided for repairing spurs and dykes
Damage Assessment Committee holds first meeting.
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More diagnosed: Dengue count crosses 100
18 test positive for dengue on Saturday.
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Cheaper industrial waste treatment plants proposed
Environment secy asks developers to market smoke filters in Lahore.
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Six, including four children, injured in gas explosion
Critically injured man says he had repeatedly asked gas authorities to fix a leaking pipeline.
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Kidnap, sexual assault: Girl to continue testimony against suspects on Monday
Court takes up case of girl kidnapped from Karachi and sexually assaulted.
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LDA budget: Bulk of over Rs1b spending allocated to Avenue 1
The meeting was chaired by DCO Noorul Amin Mengal, the ex-officio LDA chairman.
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Young artists: 32 artists, 93 artworks
Artworks feature women’s struggle, child labourers.
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Preparing for elections: PML-N tests performance in Punjab division
Surveys carried out to suggest ways of improving the party’s performances in mentioned divisions.
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Workers’ safety: Leftists protest lax enforcement of regulations at factories
Vow to remain on roads until arrests of factory owners, revisions labour laws.
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Punjab brings acid cases under anti-terrorism act
First case tried awarded two death sentences, life imprisonment and Rs1.2 million.
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Arrested: Prayer leader killers lead to drug pushers’ gang
The assailants were arrested by the Sabzi Mandi police.
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Lwmc consultancy: Waste management to be outsourced in four districts
The plan will be developed by the Urban Unit and Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) with the LWMC as a model.
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Health Facilities: Cleft clinic inaugurated at Mayo Hospital
The inauguration was presided over by Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khwaja Salman Rafique.
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Dera Sehgal: ‘Use of live ammunition was uncalled for’
Victim’s brothers’ statements blaming police not properly investigated: HRCP.
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Jamaat names 4 NA, 11 PA candidates in RY Khan
The names were announced following a meeting of the majlis-e-shura on Friday.
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Forewarning: Couple fears jirga planned against them today
Accuses woman’s uncle of planning to kill her and to declare the man’s sisters vani.
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Zoning laws: Properties on 32 roads to be commercialised
Commercialisation subject to NOCs from WASA, traffic police, Environment Protection Dept.
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Development scorecard: ‘There has been minimal citizen’s empowerment’
Report on South Asia sees media, judiciary, private sector as positives for Pakistan.
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Six of a family arrested for ‘protest suicide’ attempt on The Mall
An FIR was registered against Hussain, his wife and their eldest son, Shahzeb Haider, 16.
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Flood rehabilitation: Damage assessment committee meets today
Committee to recommend steps to mitigate impact of future floods.
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Punjab Assembly: House condemns ‘profane film’, regrets factory fires
Pakistan Peoples Party had requested the session but attendance remained low because the president was in town.
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Dual office case: Govt seeks to become party in contempt case against president
Federation made respondent in main petition against president’s dual offices but not in contempt of court petition.
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Child’s killer sentenced to death
Kidnapped child was killed after parents failed to pay the full ransom demanded by the convict.