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Building by-laws: LDA requested to review commercialisation fee
Authority says rules don’t allow charging fee on portion of property only.
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Lahore High Court promotes 80 judges
Committee orders disciplinary action against five judges.
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Faisalabad power show: PTI prepares for massive muscle-flex rally
District govt has announced a free music concert and circus show at the same time.
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Honour crimes: Three women killed after torture
First incident takes place in Multan where bodies of mother and daughter were found in their home: officials
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Blame game: Slow progress on LG elections may cause delays once again
The LG elections have been postponed twice before.
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Promoting tolerance: Call for imparting artistic skills to youth
Professor Ali Sabri said “National Book Foundation should reach out to the children in rural areas"
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Agricultural growth: Strategy finalised on milk collection, solar tube wells
Vice Chancellor Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Tarar said the plan would help in rural development and agricultural growth.
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Teething problems: Faults in imported locomotives removed assures PR
The previous management had not taken PR mechanical engineers onboard while procuring the locomotives.
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Highhandedness: Singer accuses police of harassing her
Says she is being coerced to withdraw petitions against 79 policemen.
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Collaboration: TRF to help with Health Department capacity-building
The meeting reviewed cooperation and technical assistance provided by the TRF.
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Incurable: Two AIDS patients pass away
The patients fell ill a few days ago and passed away on Friday.
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Paedophile: Child raped at farmer’s dera
City Police Officer Haidar Ashraf said they had arrested the man and registered a case.
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Upping the ante: Slogans and music vie to pull Faisalabad crowd
District government arranges musical night coinciding with PTI show.
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Riled up: Lack of quorum, jibes and insults at the PA
The question hour was punctuated with harsh words from both sides.
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Developing consensus: Committee wants free education bill discussed at length
Chairman says deliberations will be finalised on time.
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Unfair advantage: Ad seeking MCQ developers alarms authorities
UHS says private institution wants to steal ‘question bank’ of govt institutions.
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For the people: No progress sans greater capacity in govt depts says CM
Chief minister says metro train project will be completed on time.
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Crime against women: Man given 2 life terms for acid attack on wife
Hussain had thrown acid on his wife for not bearing male children, Rs1.5m to be paid in compensation to victim.
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High life: Punjab has highest number of drug users, says UNODC report
2.9 million people used illicit substances in 2013.
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Comparisons: ‘Punjab allocated less funds for health, education’
Experts call upon government to declare education emergency.
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Poor growth: Government utilising ADP at a slow pace
Rs15 billion of the unspent money might be transferred to Lahore Development Authority to avoid lapse of funds.
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Urban property tax: LHC seeks audit report of union councils
Local govt secretary says tax is being recovered to meet expenses of town municipal administration.
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Most wanted: Criminal with Rs200,000 bounty killed in RY Khan
Aslam Jora's name was also included in the Home Department’s list of most-wanted criminals.
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Punjab Assembly: Session held up as chair accused of land grab
Treasury benches pass three bills amid loud protests.
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Prisoner of convenience: ‘Kidnappers’ of Chinese cyclist arrested
The man was abducted last week and has still not been recovered.
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Prisoners’ escape: FIA nabs sub-inspector for abetting crime
Arrest made for releasing 3 UK-convicted prisoners from Central Jail Karachi in 2010 on forged papers.
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Ban on wheat supply: Potohar region flour millers threaten to launch protest drive
Claim their trucks are being stopped by authorities in Punjab.
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Prisoner’s plea: Court summons Punjab prisons chief
Murder convict accuses jail official of torture.
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Sectarian killing: Local prayer leader gunned down in Rawalpindi
Nasir Abbasi of the ASWJ was killed while Mufti Ishtiaq was severely injured.
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Pakistan, China sign Lahore metro train agreement
The 27.1 kilometres long track – named Orange Line - will be built at the cost of $1.27 billion.
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Health emergency: Teachers concerned over polio duties
The PTU said polio vaccination duties for teachers was against the understanding the union had with the government.
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Forged papers: Human trafficker arrested
His accomplice Abid Hussain escaped.
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Catching up: ‘Agri research will help feed world’s population’
Conference on stress on biotechnology and biology begins.
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FIA submits report on sexual harassment charge
Complaint to be forwarded to local police, says FIA director.
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Catastrophic: 14 dead as log-laden truck crushes van
Bystanders say police, Rescue-1122 took over four hours to reach the scene.
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Torrential rain: Flood warning in DG Khan tribal areas
Border Military Police Commandant Shahid Mehboob said they were on red alert for possible emergency.
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Security versus rights: ‘PPO legalises enforced disappearances’
Lawyers, human rights activists, lawmakers discuss pros and cons of the law.
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Forced labour: ‘Govt failed to implement its own laws’
Anti-bonded labour alliance wants minimum wage implemented.
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Intolerance: ‘Violence against Ahmadis is at its peak today’
Annual report by Jamaat Ahmadiyya highlights growing discrimination and violence.
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Wooing investors: Public-private partnership bill passed amidst ruckus
Three other bills on the agenda of the assembly session were also passed.
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‘Moralistic urges’: Cheechawatni vigilante held after six-month chase
He stabbed 50 women for venturing out alone and ‘spreading vulgarity’.
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Emergency call: ‘Can you extinguish the fire in my heart?’
Rescue-1122 report says 97% calls received since 2004 were bogus, most of the calls were made by women
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Election tribunal accepts PTI's request for thumb print verification in NA-154
Sadiq Baloch had outvoted PTI's general secretary in NA-154 during the May 11 general elections last year.
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Food supply: Punjab can’t ban wheat supply like this, states SC
Top court asks provincial govt to submit reply, take permissible steps.
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Man sentenced to 25 years for acid attack
Police said Aziz had been pressuring the woman to have illicit relations with him.
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Ban violation: 20 children caught for swimming in canal
They were arrested by a team of officials led by Assistant Commissioner.
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On the run: ‘My father, husband are trying to kill me, my mother’
The mother and daughter requested the chief justice to provide protection.
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38% of children don’t go to school, APC told
Think tank says 38 more schools needed in 5 years to enroll remaining children.
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Exploitation: Woman seeks case against fake pir
“He read something out loud and offered me water to drink,” the petitioner said.
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Reunion: Former Bagram detainees to meet family in 10 days
Ministry of Interior told to keep detainees in prison, not a ‘safe house’.