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Special education: ‘Children with disabilities need inclusive schools’
'Only 4% of children with special needs have access to schools in Pakistan,' says UMT Department of Education chairman
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Protest: PTI condemns demolition of church wall
PTI Punjab president Ejaz Chaudhry says PTI will protect religious places of minority communities.
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Intimate partner violence: Husband arrested for acid attack
Doctors say she has 50% burns; her face and chest have been affected.
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Accountability: Acid attack convict sentenced to 34 years in prison
The judge also ordered the convict to pay Rs150,000 fine and Rs1.08 million compensation to the heirs of the deceased.
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Drive against illegal weigh-bridges ordered
DCO Mengal directs assistant commissioners to launch campaign against unauthorised sugarcane weigh-bridges in district
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Robbery, theft: Eight people deprived of valuables, cars
Robbers and auto-thieves deprive at least eight people of vehicles and valuables worth million of rupees.
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Punjab clears right to information bill
The bill also states that public bodies will be proactive in the disclosure of functions and duties.
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‘Ineligible’: Lecturers get cushy jobs, foreign travel
Six female lecturers appointed in violation of rules, getting special favours.
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Early childhood development: Study shows dismal state of affairs in three Punjab districts
Says both educational, medical facilities be provided to children under six.
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Local government: ‘Nepotism will not be tolerated’
PTI's Jahangir Khan Tareen urged the participating office bearers to raise funds for campaigns of party candidates.
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Conference: ‘Code of conduct needed to promote religious harmony’
Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi was the chief guest at the conference.
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Teachers threaten strike, govt feigns ignorance
Protests threatened if govt does not commence talks by Dec 13.
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Burning issue: Citizens, political parties protest against petrol strike
Fuel stations remained closed on Wednesday; owners demand a 5% sales margin.
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Police accused of beating complainant
The lumberdar told the media that some unidentified men had broken into Ilyas Ghumman’s shop and taken away Rs25,000.
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Social harmony: ‘Religious discrimination must end’
AWAM organises a seminar to mark the International Human Rights Day.
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Access to info: No protection in new law for whistle blowers
The bill is set for passage on Thursday.
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Healthcare: Polio vaccination drive to kick off today
He said 5.8 million children were expected to be administered anti-polio drops in the drive.
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Cross-border marriage: Govt barred from deporting Indian man on wife’s plea
Petitioner said she married her husband in 2005 and they had 2 children.
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Murder or accident: Shan Khusro receives pardon
Parents of the deceased tell the court they have no objection to his acquittal.
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‘Fair hearing’: Orders of demotion suspended
Asfhaq and 6 others had moved petitions challenging their demotion from sub-inspectors to assistant sub-inspectors.
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Glued shut: Lawyers lock down Model Town courts
Judicial work remained suspended for over three hours.
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Gender-based violence in Punjab
Young girls are being raped in Pakistan while the rest of us just protest loudly — rather than do anything...
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Raid at boys’ hostel: 16 non-students rounded up from PU
Later, the police released all the 16 illegal residents.
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PU hostel search: Administration hands over 4 illegal occupants to police
PU admin, law enforcement and Punjab govt had agreed to conduct operations, clear hostels of illegal residents.
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Allowances: Secretaries summoned over judicial staff pay
The judge ordered the three secretaries to submit their replies by December 23.
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YDA protest: ‘Medical officers recruited by PPSC must get training’
YDA members will wear black armbands whilst on duty from Wednesday onwards as a protest.
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Bad marriage: ‘Husband tried to make me abort baby’
Petitioner claimed that when she was two months pregnant, Arshad pushed her to get an abortion.
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Environment: ‘Six per cent pesticide samples found unfit for use’
Between July 2012 and July 2013, 50 out of 1,511 pesticide samples tested had been declared unfit for use.
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Sapna Khan case: LHC tells police to interrogate ex-CM
Police say Dost Khosa will be questioned on December 14.
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Sectarian violence: Cases registered against 106 protesters
Protesters staged a demonstration to condemn the recent killing of Maulana Shamsur Rehman Muavia in Lahore.
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Worship places: Saint Mary’s Cathedral reopens after renovation
Rs5m had been collected for the purpose by the cantt board, civil society.
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Grief and rage: Doctor’s clinic, house attacked
Family said the doctor fled after administering ‘wrong’ injection that caused the death of a five-year-old.
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Geared to protest: 100,000 participants targeted at PTI rally
The PTI will protest against the ‘crippling price hike’ under the present govt.
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Nelson Mandela: ‘Finest son of humanity’ celebrated
‘Those who admire Mandela must also work towards bringing real democracy to Pakistan’.
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'Kidnapping' case: Minor returned to ‘parents who gave her away’
Couple accused doctors of kidnapping child; settlement reached.
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Punjab Assembly: Speaker stops minister from doing Sanaullah’s job
House passes resolution condemning war crimes convictions of JI leaders.
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CNG suspended: No gas for commercial activities in Punjab
MD Sui Northern Gas Pipelines says company wants to ensure gas supply to residential areas and commercial users.
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PU hostel search: Administration hands over 15 illegal occupants to police
Punjab University searches hostel 15 and 18 for unlawful residents.
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Ashura violence: Another 19 suspects arrested
The accused were identified using TV footage and other video sources, and witnesses’ statements.
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Farmers’ field day: Fish farmers trained to use floating feed
The celebration was organised by the WISHH as part of its Feeding Pakistan Project.
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Consumer court: Notice issued over defective mobile
The court issued notice to the respondent.
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Accident: Eight labourers injured in roof collapse
The roof collapsed due to vibrations caused by heavy machinery being operated at the adjacent printing press.
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Weekly businesses: Vendors protest city govt’s order to end Sunday Bazaar
Officials say the bazaar caused traffic jam.
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Sawan Masih case: Final prosecution witness to be heard Dec 21
Former City SP asked that the hearing be delayed.
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Seized properties: DHA told not to sell Gen (r) Ziauddin’s land
Former army chief seeks release of post-retirement benefits.
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Burning issue: Fuel stations demand bigger profits
Say govt must increase their sales margin from 1.5% to 5%.
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Walled City: Town officer pledges to stop construction of illegal plaza
Caretaker says building work has damaged historic imambargah.
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Gender violence: ‘State of women in the Punjab is deplorable’
1,752 of 1,850 persons targeted in three months were women.
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Medical waste: What cures you may end up killing you
Experts stress need for better hospital waste management at UHS seminar.
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Metro Bus: Long queues form as tokens run short
Many travellers taking tokens with them rather than returning them.