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Shahbaz, Sattar visit home of lyching victims
Farooq Sattar said that his party’s chief Altaf Hussain had strongly condemned the killing of the two brothers.
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Musharraf, Sharifs offer condolence to Butt family
Political leaders offered condolence to the family of the brothers and voiced strong condemnation of the incident.
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QMC students to appear before CJP
The students had called the demonstration to protest against a sudden hike in academic fees.
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Where medical assistance is effective
At the relief camp in Layyah, doctors are present throughout the day and a pharmacist is on 24-hour duty.
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DPO held under house arrest, Rescue 1122 pleads innocence
Former Sialkot district police officer placed under house arrest for 30 days for involvement in Sialkot lynching.
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Stormy weather sparks crisis in district
Heavy rain and wind storms in the district have led to dozens of trees being uprooted.
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Treatment kills livestock
A drug inspector raided a veterinary hospital after having received complaints regarding the death of livestock.
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Global warming will make disasters more common
Experts have warned that Pakistan must formulate a comprehensive disaster management strategy.
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‘We can’t help you till you give us visas’
Bangladeshi aid workers with experience of floods wanted to come to Pakistan but were unable to get visas.
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HRCP shocked at police brutality
Serious concern expressed over police brutality against students of Quaid-i-Azam Medical College.
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Situation at relief camps goes from bad to worse
The situation is getting worse as frequent reports of brawls and police torture have been reported.
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PML-N wins PP-13 by-polls
Malik Ghulam Raza got 12,969 votes, followed by PML-Q candidate Adnan Chaudhry who had 2,901votes.
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Sialkot murder case: commission to submit report on Thursday
Director General Rescue 1122 Punjab Dr Rizwan Naseer claimed that the rescue centre is not responsible for negligence.
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Lahore Airport Security Force recovers heroin
The passengers, Khurram Shahzad and Yousaf Maseh, were carrying heroin on a Malaysia-bound Thi Airways flight.
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‘South Asia should have a common disaster management system’
Women in South Asia need to actively campaign to find solutions to common challenges.
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PTCL employees to continue strike
PTCL workers have decided to continue their strike after negotiations with the management failed.
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Defence secy summoned in missing persons cases
LHC chief justice has directed the defence secretary to appear in person on August 27 in two missing-persons cases .
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Ravi water surge a boon for boaters
The rising water level in the Ravi has been a blessing for boat operators.
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Jinnah documentary enthralls audience
Jinnah was an intimate and exclusive event that kept the attendees enraptured and intrigued.
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500 babies a day in Punjab flood zone
Health officials say they are prepared to handle 500 deliveries a day.
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Settlers around Sutlej told to stay alert
Met Office alerted Kasur district administration to remain prepared for a possible flood in case India releases water.
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NA 184 by-poll delayed over election symbol
The NA 184 by-polls, scheduled to be held on August 25, have been postponed by the ECP until September 4.
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World Bank team visits Punjab University
A World Bank team held a meeting with the Punjab University vice-chancellor and other senior faculty members.
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PP-13 by-elections to be held today
Arrangements have been made to provide foolproof security at the PP-13 by-elections to be held on Wednesday.
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Four killed over a family feud
Four people including two women were killed early Tuesday morning by repeated assaults over a family feud.
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Poor father forgives teenage son’s torturers
Three people Mian Jalil, Athar and Mazhar had allegedly beaten a 13-year-old boy after accusing him of theft.
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DPO Sialkot to be questioned today
Police and Rescue 1122 have reportedly blamed each other for the lynching of two brothers in Sialkot.
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SC summons DG Environment Punjab
The 2 cities are being provided contaminated water from the Rawal Dam but no remedial measure has been taken so far.
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Not much food on the mat for Rajanpur survivors
The acute shortage of relief items has been observed in areas located in the south of Muzaffargarh.
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People return to rubble, ruins
Floodwater, ruined crops and rubble greet those returning back to Daira Din Panah.
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Who’s responsible for local polls delay?
The judge directed the law officers to explain why local administrators were operating when their tenure had lapsed.
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Six task forces abolished
The Punjab government has abolished six of its task forces because they became a drain on public finances.
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Conference calls for forum to raise South Asian women’s issues
Poudel came to Lahore to attend the one-day South Asian conference on Role of Women in South Asian Movements.
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Would relief efforts have benefited from nazims?
Questions raised about bureaucrats not having same eagerness to serve the public that people’s representatives did.
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Rajanpur flood woes continue
Holding bits of bread flood affectees raised slogans against the administration for not supplying them with food.
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Out patients inconvenienced by Victoria facility closure
An affected patient told The Express Tribune that he had been waiting for two hours for protests to end.
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Oil tanker explosion kills 4 in Faisalabad
The explosion occurred while the oil tanker was being welded in a workshop near GST Chowk in Faisalabad.
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Charity needs to begin at home
Given the escalating trust deficit between the people and the government, the floods pose a challenge for us all.
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CDGL survey finds almost half milk, beverages tainted
4,637 out of these were found safe, while, 2,364 were found adulterated and unfit for consumption.
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Coping with the aftermath
Flood victims continue to face problems as relief goods have not yet reached several localities.
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Twin cities’ inadequate public transport system
Public transport ploughing through the twin cities are not nearly enough to meet the growing demands of the people.
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PU body to implement legal education reforms
Prof Malik stressed the need for changing the question paper patterns to avoid stereotyping.
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Ravi surge no danger, but citizens afraid
The water flow in the Ravi has surged from its pre-monsoon level of 5,000 cusecs, reaching 41,900 cusecs.
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Expelling the college principal
The students believe that the principal called in the police, who proceeded to baton-charge and injure the protestors.
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More bazaars but less monitoring
The customers complained that there were not enough officials to inspect the prices and quality of items.
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Out on a limb: pedestrians without overhead bridges, signboards
A project to construct pedestrian bridges on the busy roads of Islamabad is in doldrums.
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Man takes sickle to entire family
Tahir said their squabbling had escalated to the point where he decided to kill them.
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While donations pour in, the need remains too great
A cargo truck with donations from Lahore is surrounded by people displaced by the floods in southern Punjab.
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Muzaffargarh oil spill threatens environment
Raging floodwaters washed away thousands of tons of oil and chemical stored in the district’s three major oil depots.
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2 CNG station employees killed in blast
Two young men have been killed in a gas explosion at a CNG station in the Punjabi city of Jaranwala.