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Education endowment: ‘Pakistan’s literacy rate needs to improve’
GCUF building new campus on 200 acre site.
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Law and order: Five suspects killed in three ‘shootouts’
Mansoorabad police in Faisalabad identify the deceased as a proclaimed offender.
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Lok Rahs competition: UVAS play bags three awards
The Lok Rahs Theatre Competition 2012 concluded late on Monday night at the National College of Arts
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‘Independent child rights commission needed’
"A resolution on Child Protection Policy had been passed by the provincial assembly," Muhammad Aslam.
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FAFEN report: Parliamentary leaders not interested in PA business
Sharif attended 2 sittings, other party leaders also skipped more than half sessions.
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Critical care: Jinnah Hospital seeks extra funding for two new units
‘Units built with help from donors need dedicated staff’.
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Contaminated food: Food authority set to crack down on milk suppliers
Pasteurised milk companies remove cream, put in industrial fats imported for soaps.
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Bagram jail: Enough paperwork, LHC tells MoFA to take effective steps
NGO presents draft of MoU signed to get Pakistani prisoners back from Afghanistan.
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Court serves notice on dress designer
Petitioner said the designer was due to deliver the garments on August 10, which he didn’t.
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Sharif Murder Plot: IO told to complete investigation
Shah and Burki denied any role in the matter, saying that they had been falsely accused by the FIA.
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‘Robber’ beaten up by citizens
Doctors say he might lose vision in one eye.
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Crime rate down by 70%: RPO
Faisalabad RPO says Police Department facing financial constraints.
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‘UN must ensure respect for religions’
Speaker says movie a deliberate attempt to deepen discord among faiths.
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Capacity building: 400 officers receive investigation training
Month-long training included lectures on law, prosecution, collecting evidence from crime scene.
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Symposium kicks off at Punjab Medical College
Participants from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cuba and Thailand attend event.
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Swindler ‘selling’ Agri Dept jobs nabbed
Islampura SHO Hussain Ali Malik said that after investigation he would decide about the registration of a case.
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Public transport: ‘Tracking system now mandatory for public transport buses’
‘More than 400 of the 500 city buses are equipped with tracking devices’.
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Youth festival: ‘Cleaning roads showed positive side of the youth’
More than 500 delegates are attending the festival that features sessions on leadership and activism.
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Visa fraud similar petitions to be fixed before one bench
Asim Malik presented in court, told to appear again today.
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District court: Group of lawyers beat up policeman over assault case
Lawyer denies ASI was beaten up, uniform torn.
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Public facilities: Lahore Parking Company, city govt sign agreement
Company to take over four parking stands in scaled-back plans.
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Burying differences: PML factions all praise for each other
Leaders from PML-N, Likeminded spoke at inauguration of Kashmala Tariq’s hospital initiative
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Foreign aid : Punjab assured Rs221.1m for prosecution reform
US, Australian governments offered expert assistance with training, investigation and prosecution activities.
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Academic research: ‘Competitiveness the driving force of today’s world’
Pakistan Entomologist website launched.
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Kidnapped girl returns home, police arrest 4
Complainant had been receiving murder threats ever since the case was registered.
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Crime: Proclaimed offender killed a day after his escape
Two constables under interrogation for possible collusion in his escape.
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Pir arrested for killing a boy, injuring his twin
He beat up the boys, 19, to exorcise a djinn.
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‘Peaceful protests would have been better’
Deputy PM criticised the provincial government’s spending on Bus Rapid Transit System and the Sasti Roti Scheme.
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Artistic diversions: Exploring the encroachment of space
Exhibition at Drawing Room covers growing security infrastructure, deterioration of historical sites.
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Anti-Dengue Day: Lack of communication leads to confusion
City govt officials not told about postponement.
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ATC performance: Most accused in terror cases acquitted
Suspects in 269 out of 365 anti-terrorism cases have being acquitted this year.
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UHS entrance test: Two-thirds of test takers are girls
Test held at 20 centres in 12 cities simultaneously.
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Next general election: PML-N finalises two candidates against PM Ashraf
Party concludes week-long meetings on survey reports on strength in Punjab.
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Outstanding bills: Power supply to Railways, 18 provincial depts suspended
These government departments owed Rs1.668 million to the MEPCO.
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Blind Murder: Man killed in Johar Town
Hassan Tahir, a resident of Sanda, was sitting at his office when the assailant shot him and fled.
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Discarded: Snatched weapons found
As many as four teargas guns had been snatched from the police on Friday.
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In the family: Police believe son involved in principal’s murder
Say two men arrested for the murder had confessed to killing the professor on his son’s instructions.
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Sectarian violence: More than 600 named in Ishq-i-Rasool Day clashes
Two of the 47 people injured in clashes are in critical condition.
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Medical education: Ameeruddin College to start classes in PGMI building
Officials say college will get its own building in ‘two to three years’.
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YDA strike: No meeting on doctors’ service structure
Three weeks have passed since YDA’s last meeting with govt committee.
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Pregnancy test: Laboratory sued for ‘false negative’
First test at Defence lab reported negative, while second test 15 days later at Model Colony lab came back positive.
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‘Synonyms’: From the celebrated to the ordinary
Haider Ali Jan reflects on politics and relationships.
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Dirty wars: ‘US spread the dengue virus in Cuba’
Cuban expert says US introduced the virus in the country in 1971. But it was controlled through insecticides.
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Public transport: LTC launches new air-conditioned bus service
Bus to cover General Bus Stand to Maraka route.
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Cleric’s daughter stripped, paraded naked in village
Five accused arrested on charges of kidnapping and attempted rape.
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Recovery Campaign: FESCO disconnects supply to 13 public sector depts
The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) on Friday disconnected electricity supply to 13 government offices.
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Postponed: Film festivals delay screenings due to ‘uncertainty’
The two international film festivals running in the city cancelled screenings on Friday.
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Police van hits five protesters
The injured were taken to a hospital, where they were later reported to be out of danger.
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Capacity building: ‘Holland can help Pakistani students, teachers’
Ambassador Gajus Scheltema visits UAF.
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Boycott: Markets remain shut
Businesses and markets, big and small, also remained closed on Friday to protest the anti-Islamic film.