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Abandoned at birth: Mother leaves newborn twins in hospital
A woman gave birth to twins in the DHQ hospital and abandoned both babies the same day.
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Reproductive health : Lack of political will to blame for poor indicators
Efforts to implement family planning and promote reproductive health provid lackluster results, says health secretary.
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Fourth daughter: Man chops off his wife’s hands with axe
Musarrat says she has been abused by her husband ever since she gave birth to her fourth daughter.
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Training authority: Recruitment rules, procedures violated
Tevta re-employs seven officials that had been either fired or had retired.
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Higher education: Khosa meets PPLA today
Senior adviser to CM will head govt delegation that will meet Punjab Professors and Lectures Association.
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Lahore Transport Company: Senior citizens, disabled will soon travel for free
Disabled and senior citizens to travel for free on buses.
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Waste management: Private companies to clean up designated areas
Lahore Waste Management Company hands over union councils to private sector companies for efficient management.
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‘Women IDPs discriminated against’
Aurat Foundation says govt and aid organisations should stop discriminating against women.
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FIA security guards replaced
Entire security plan of FIA revamped after security in-charge found to be operative of banned outfit.
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Salmaan Taseer’s murder: Assassin’s trial begins in jail
Qadri likely to be indicted by the ATC during the next hearing.
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Health Commission to be fully independent
Health Dept officials pledge no retired or serving bureaucrat will be hired by commission.
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Ridding the province of crime: Altaf wants martial law in Punjab
Altaf says says he will come to Pakistan in army uniform if he feels it is necessary.
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New medical colleges: Secretary summoned over ‘illegal opening’
Petitioner says government has not obtained regulator’s nod.
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Hunting tournament set for February
Wildlife Department has already received over 300 applications for participation.
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Hazrat Imam Hussain’s chehlum today
Main taazia to leave Haveli Alif Shah at 9 am.
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Urban Development: LDA to shift fruit and vegetable market
Rs52m sanctioned for electrification of Venus Town Housing Scheme.
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Encroachment: Land auction announced despite LHC order
Several families currently living on the 82 acres of land owned by the Irrigation Department.
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Working towards a healthier Punjab
Residents from rural areas welcome new mobile health units.
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Sex-change operation: From Farzana to Faizan
17-year-old girl from RY Khan has sex-change operation.
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Data Darbar: Long queues on second day of urs
Contractor at shrine responsible for taking care of visitor’s shoes charging ten times the normal rate.
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Punjab Assembly: Education, healthcare top lawmakers’ priorities
Resolution containing recommendations for next year’s budget passed.
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50 couples get a fresh start
Local philanthropists arrange mass wedding ceremony and provide dowries.
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Kidnapping for ransom: 11-year-old kidnapped, raped and murdered
Ahmed’s father was arranging ransom money when the boy’s body was found.
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Failure to help: ‘Bring your own car or pay for fuel’
Police say fuel rations not enough for operations
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Police seek admin control of Elite Force
Senior officers say they don’t have power to discipline commandoes.
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Bar elections: Candidates spend Rs5.5m paying voters’ dues
Senior members condemn election practice as undemocratic.
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Data’s urs: Qirat, naat competitions mark the first day
Rana Sanaullah, Ishaq Dar perform Chaddar Poshi in chief minister’s absence.
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Belt-tightening: Punjab govt decides to cut 550 posts
Khosa says cuts will save Rs6.1b a year for development and welfare.
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Punjab govt abolishes 550 posts to cut losses
Punjab government expects to save roughly six billion rupees by cutting their expenditures.
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In memoriam: Salmaan Taseer remembered in cyberspace
"We want to have a place where we can make sense of the mess that has been left," explains Taseer's media...
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Tribal justice: Panchayat parades woman on suspicion of adultery
Mochi Waala resident Anwar’s wife was publicly humiliated in his absence by his family.
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Data Darbar: Pilgrims start arriving for urs
Three-day celebrations of the 967th urs of Hazrat Ali Hajveri popularly known as Data Ganj Baksh begin.
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Job security: Journalists protest sacking of 23 colleagues
Dozens of journalists staged a sit-in on The Mall in front of the Punjab Assembly.
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Government College: CM orders inquiry into Deedar dance
Officials to look at vice chancellor and registrar’s role.
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Tightening the belt: Go after secretaries, say provincial civil servants
PMSA president says abolishing seats would only save Rs550m a month.
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Cops caught posing as senior officers
2 ASIs turn up for court dressed as SIs.
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Shop owners challenge Park and Ride Plaza
Petitioners say open space land was illegally transferred from PHA to LDA.
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Rescue 15: Few lines, prank calls leave complainants helpless
Police say large number of bogus calls responsible for delay in response.
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Austerity measures: Punjab CM drops MPA hostel plan
Proposed hostel extension comprising 102 apartments would have cost over Rs3 billion.
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Honour killing suspected in woman’s death
A 22-year-old girl said to have died of electrocution, authorities suspect her death was a case of honour killing.
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Bad PR: Don’t blame me for rail mess: Bilour
Minister says lack of investment has led to crumbling rail infrastructure.
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Prisoner kills fellow inmate with brick
Police official says the killer was often used by prison authorities to threaten other prisoners.
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Government College: Khurshid’s extension as registrar rejected again
‘Sexual harassment allegations are the reason behind the rejection’
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Treasury MPA alleges threats from Chaudharis
Opposition responds by shouting ‘chor machai shor’.
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Punjab Public Service Commission: Dept to hire 4,500 lecturers on its own
HEC to carry out recruitment itself; official says commission lacks capacity, transparency.
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Provincial bureaucracy: 31 of 36 DCOs are junior officers
Only four officers meet criteria outlined in local government ordinance.
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Scary short-cuts: Woman tortured for passing through landlord’s fields
Nasreen Elahi, owner of a small piece of land, was attacked with sticks and scythe.
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Woman raped after her husband demanded wages
Landlord and accomplices escape; Zainab and Arshad seek protection.
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LPC Housing Scheme: Courts stays work on land reserved for park
Sarmad Bashir, Housing foundation MD summoned on Feb 11.
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SAFMA conference: Manto lauded for his contributions
‘Till his last day, he stayed true to himself and his craft’