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Murder: Man thrown in canal
“The suspects had fled by the time the police arrived,” says Hafiz Muhammad Nazuk, son of the deceased.
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Health: EDOs told to ensure targets are met
Participants were told to ensure measures necessary were taken regularly to achieve child immunisation targets.
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PM announces Rs0.5m for shoemaker’s son
Ravtesh Kumar came first in matric exams in the district with 975 out of 1,050 marks.
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No electricity: Three students faint at school from heat
Principal says Mepco officials removed 3 meters installed at the school.
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Hazardous jobs: Six men drown in sewer well
TMA considering moving govt for compensation.
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Business and environment: LHC stops government from opening tender for Euro II buses
‘Govt going after expensive buses when fuel not available in Punjab’.
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Drug abuse prevention: Better monitoring of medicine sales urged
Fourth Pakistan Youth Congress at Punjab University ends today.
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Doctors’ service structure: Court reminds doctors strike is a no-no
LHC told that govt and YDA have reached agreement on 42 of 45 issues.
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Land use: Housing on agri-land to be referred to 2nd committee
Green areas can’t be declared protected environmental land as no such classification exists, says EDO.
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New provinces: PPP is trying to make issue controversial, says Ahsan Iqbal
PML-N leader claims that government formed one-sided commission against the Punjab Assembly resolution.
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New provinces row: PML-N to hold key session in Murree today
Nawaz Sharif expected to brief party leaders on PPP’s response to PML-N’s proposals.
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State land: Permission sought to raise rents for 945 shops
Rents charged are far below those charged for land leased for commercial purposes.
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Anti-dengue Day: Seminars, walks held in Bahawalpur
‘Improving sanitation and environment will end the disease’.
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Hijab Day: JI urges women to cover themselves
Walk participants criticise Western countries, media.
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Holy Mary festival: More than 900 cops for security duties
30 vehicles will patrol roads to the Mariamabad shrine.
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‘Detection, prevention far better than cure’
EPD staff hand out 1,000 pamphlets in awareness-raising walk.
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Mass wedding: 100 couples tie the knot in Faisalabad
Couples given Rs210,000 each and kitchenware in dowry.
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Public health: ‘Dengue won’t be as bad this year’
‘20 cases and no deaths so far this season shows strategy is strong’.
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Anti-dengue day: ‘Women’s make-up attracts mosquitoes’
GCU conducting research on best biological agents for mosquito control.
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Not all participants keen on dengue drive
Teachers forced to work for second consecutive Sunday.
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Chief minister: ‘We’ll help Sindh deal with dengue’
Punjab government has contacted Sindh government and offered assistance in controlling disease, says Shahbaz Sharif.
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Talks disintegrate: YDA-government talks ‘break down’
YDA re-issues call for protest on September 5, Rafique says ‘talks continuing’.
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Anti Dengue Day: City firms up for dengue battle
All govt departments and institutions engaged in awareness-raising drive.
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400gm explosives found outside house in Rawalpindi
Bomb Disposal Squad successfully defuses device, police say it was locally-made.
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Dengue awareness walk held in Attock
Participants carried placards, banners and distributed pamphlets to inform people about ways to prevent dengue fever.
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Bahawalpur operation: Conjoined twins separated, one survives
The other twin was not fully formed, say doctors.
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Encroachment Drive: Stalls, signboards removed from Montgomery Road
Roadside stalls, counters, signboards and handcarts removed from public spaces.
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Relatives decide against pressing charges in ‘killing by police’
Say they can’t allow an autopsy of the body.
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Law and order: Four killed in 1,070 robberies in August
573 vehicles, Rs25 million taken away.
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Islamia University: 50 complete short IT courses
IUB has started short technical courses in art & design, agriculture, engineering & veterinary & dairy development.
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Government departments ready to observe Anti-Dengue Day
Health, Education depts to set up camps, host seminars and walks.
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Bird conservation: Learning about vultures and how to protect them
WWF event includes screening of documentary, games, guided tours.
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Competition: Winning partridge chirps 250 times
Owner says he turned down a Rs200,000 offer for the bird.
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SAFMA seminar: ‘Govt, Supreme Court can’t tell us how to live’
Authorities urged to tackle hate material on TV rather than obscenity.
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Bonded labour: More than 200 freed from private prison
Police arrest 13 guards assigned to keep a watch over the prisoners, raids underway to arrest the suspect.
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Drama: Desperate father wins back job with suicide threat
Model Town Society employee climbs up electricity pole in protest at ‘demotion’.
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Public transport: Transporters raise fares following petrol price hike
7-15 per cent raise in inter-city fares, decision on intra-city fares on Monday.
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Air traffic remains suspended at Lahore airport's main runway
Authorities attempt to remove plane from runway shoulder.
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Bhara Kahu: Man held, hashish seized
Acting on a tip-off, the police found the hashish during a search.
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Khyber College of Dentistry: Unqualified professionals promoted, says report
PMDC says only those with post-doctoral degrees are eligible.
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Manhandling: Contractors protest against commissioner
Suspend work on projects in Abbottabad, threaten to expand the strike division-wide unless an FIR is registered.
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Capacity building: For craftspeople, a little supplemental income goes a long way
Textile workshop brings artisans from across the country.
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Blue Area plots scam: NAB swings into action
CDA asked to submit complete record of bidding process on September 11.
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First dengue case in Isloo confirmed
Blood samples have been sent to a laboratory for confirmation.
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Punjab divisions: Koh-e-Suleman province demand comes to fore
Tribal chiefs, feudal sardars from South Punjab reject provinces commission.
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Anti-Dengue Measures: Zakat officials to conduct dengue awareness
District Zakat committees to arrange public meetings to create awareness about precautionary measures against dengue.
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September 4: JI calls for Hijab Day
The Muslim youth must rise to defend their culture, says Munawar Hasan
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Law And Order: Man held for robbery, killing
The suspect was caught by passers-by and handed over to the police after a beating.
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Nonpayment of bills: Supply to railway station, workers colonies suspended
Station manager said the matter had been reported and request sent to the Railways Headquarters about release of funds
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Crime and punishment: Three arrested in two sexual assault cases
Medical examination has confirmed that a 13-year-old girl in a Hafizabad village was raped.