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Education funds: Rs140m released for development schemes
Rs8.877 million will be used to restore missing facilities in 10 girls’ elementary and eight boys’ schools.
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Close call: 14-year-old foils kidnap attempt
The boy managed to escape while being taken to an unidentified destination by a bus, said police.
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Failed reconciliation: Man shoots at in-laws, kills child
Rashid and Ashfaq were arrested shortly afterwards.
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Power and privatisation: FESCO workers oppose privatisation, protest against plans
Privatisation has led to power sector difficulties according to FESCO workers.
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Sweet poison: Man dies, seven faint from medicated sweet
The medicine had been prescribed by a hakeem for pain relief.
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GSP Plus: ‘Pakistan needs to project a soft image’
The governor said after Bangladesh received the GSP Plus status, its exports increased from $5 billion to $25 billion.
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Gender development: ‘Women’s share in elections must increase’
Democracy can not be strengthened without it, conference participants say.
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New levy: PHA to raise funds by taxing rickshaw ads
The content of these ads would also be screened, says PHA DG.
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Restoration: Pak Tea House facade to be taken back in time
Special discount cards, membership plans and activities planned.
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Public schools: Framework for DEAs to be revealed next month
Seven amendments to the proposed framework being considered, Mashhood says.
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Forgotten: Road rollers rusting away in parking lot
Local govt officials have allegedly stripped the vehicles.
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Motorway accident: Obeying rules could have prevented bus crash
NHMP rules state buses on routes longer than five hours must have two drivers.
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Road accident: Sensitive agency driver, two labourers killed
In the first incident, an intelligence agency official was killed in a hit-and-run accident at TNT Chowk Saddar.
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Education: Student facilitation centre inaugurated at UAF
UAF has introduced as many as 32 new degree programs in recent years to produce demand-driven manpower.
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Pension recovery: Accountants to blame for pensioner’s travails
Ombudsman says recoveries be limited to one year.
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Harassment: PTI to form vigilance cell
“PML-N has been exposed for the hooligans they are,” says PTI general secretary Yasmin Rashid.
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Peace rally: ‘Coherent foreign policy needed for stability’
Participations of the rally call for peaceful coexistence with neighbouring countries.
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Ad-hoc hospital employees protest termination
Demand restoration and regularisation of services.
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14,505 cases registered in RY Khan in 2013
201 murder cases cases reported during the year.
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Violent crime: Three of a family shot dead in house robbery
The robbers opened fire when one of the family members tried to escape.
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Public health: Govt to focus on hepatitis control
Rs2,447 million allocated for the 3-year programme.
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Excellence in education: Government College University kicks off anniversary celebrations
University VC unhappy over lack of govt funding.
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Local govt elections: Sanaullah predicts delay, Tehreek-i-Insaf says no way
‘The process of amending the Punjab Local Govt Act could take up to five months’.
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Local govt elections: Court strikes down delimitation law
ECP directed to take up delimitations afresh and hold elections without delay.
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Long over due: Pindi’s new passport office becomes operational, finally
Offices to be set up in six provincial capitals including AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Heinous crime: Father murders four-year-old son
Shah assaulted his younger son with a sharp-edge knife. Police rushed to the spot and arrested him.
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School enrolment: 25% of class IX students could drop out
‘Most drop out because of missing facilities and poor education standards’.
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Making heritage accessible
WCLA Communication Director says over 400 amateur, professional photographers expected to participate.
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Happenings on the Ravi banks
Flood containment areas will also be developed to provide for historic flood levels.
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Education: Rights and obligations
Private schools associations, however, have yet to come around to the idea.
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Preventing preventable diseases
The Health Department’s intervention through the Expanded Programme on Immunisation proved too little, too late.
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In a year of conflict, Multan hosts rally for interfaith harmony
The objective of the rally was to convey a message of religious and sectarian harmony on the eve of new year.
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LHC declares delimitation laws in Punjab to be illegal
The court announced that a new law should be created and implemented to tackle the issue of delimitation.
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Complaint Cell: LHC seeks report on cop’s alleged role in rape
Father of girl says she was abducted and molested by Constable Asif Sanwal of Raja Ram police and an accomplice.
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Custody battle: SHO directed to produce children
Additional district and sessions judge directs Shalimar SHO to produce two children before court by Jan 1.
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Protest: 150 accused of ‘public nuisance’
Workers had staged a protest rally at Zila Council Chowk, were demanding better wages and benefits.
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Youth development: Punjab unveils policy for adolescents
It comes a year and half after the Punjab Youth Policy.
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Acknowledged: CPSP receives award
CPSP President Zafarullah Chaudhry says he received award in Oxford at ceremony attended by people from 56 countries.
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Compensation: Package for contaminated medicine approved
An earlier package was rejected by the Supreme Court.
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2 police officers killed outside imambargah in Rawalpindi
The officers were deployed for the security of an imambargah in the Race Course area.
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Security measures: ‘Effective highway patrolling will be ensured’
The CPO directed PHP officers to ensure coverage of all sensitive points on highways through patrolling.
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Poles apart: People’s pulse evading the contestants
Opposition parties set to take populist approach; people want issues on ground addressed.
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‘No arrests in child rape case so far’
IG Khan Baig has been directed to submit a report in two weeks.
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Alternative energy: ‘1,300 MW can be made from crop waste’
The government is working on a 50-year policy to resolve the energy crisis, says minister.
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Rawalpindi division: Almost 8,500 candidates file papers
Total of 2,311 candidates return papers for various seats in 46 union councils in Rawalpindi municipal corporation.
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Law and order: ‘Fighting terrorism need of the hour’
MWM chief says corrupt officials would benefit from privatisation of state-owned enterprises.
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Dissenting view: ‘World’s largest democracy not the best of neighbours’
JI chief urges prime minister to resolve Kashmir dispute.
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Looking back: Highs and lows of a busy year at LDA
LDA’s jurisdiction was extended to Kasur, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib.
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Stillbirth: Pindi mother and child hospital in doldrums
The 18 Amendment’s promise of power close to home has done little for health sector.
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Public education: Teachers’ union calls for more protests
Boycott of grades five and eight examination duties on the cords.