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Policy slippage: Disabled mainstreaming plans await implementation
LAHORE: It has been four months since the Higher Education Department (HED) issued a notification approving a special package for disabled children and students in the Punjab, but no work has started...
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Drastic preemption: Two girls die after being poisoned by mother
MULTAN: Two girls died at a hospital on Wednesday after their mother tried to kill them and herself on Tuesday allegedly for being forced by her husband to take up prostitution. The Kot Sultan...
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Blasphemy case: Aasia Bibi’s appeal adjourned
LAHORE: The hearing of death row convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal was adjourned on Wednesday by a special division bench of the Lahore High Court when counsel for the complainant did not show up. Earlier...
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Women caucus: Some women lawmakers allege exclusion
LAHORE: Several women of the provincial assembly have distanced themselves from the recently-formed women caucus, calling it an “undemocratic.” The caucus was formed on March 6. Minister for...
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Promoting peace: More international cricket teams should visit Pakistan, says...
LAHORE: “The Sports Board of Punjab (SBP) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are trying to convince international cricket teams to play in Pakistan,” Provincial Minister for Sports and Education...
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Disturbing worship: Cinema manager moves court against SSP
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday sought comments from Qila Gujjar Singh SHO on a petition by a general manager of a cinema seeking action against an SSP for destroying...
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Right to education: PEF to take charge of 75 Cholistan schools
BAHAWALPUR: “The control of 75 primary schools in Cholistan is being handed over to the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF),” School Education Department (SED) Secretary Abdul Jabbar Shaheen said on...
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Court announces death sentence for accused in Joseph Colony blasphemy case
LAHORE: Almost a year after riots in Joseph Colony of Lahore saw 100 Christian houses being burnt, a court on Thursday sentenced a Christian man at the heart of the controversy that triggered the...
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Landslide near Kohala: Four days on, AJK remains cut off from Rawalpindi
MUZAFFARABAD: Four days on, traffic between Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad remained suspended on Thursday after a massive landslide blocked the road near Kohala. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) roads...
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Noble cause: Bahria Town to have modern cardiology hospital
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) to set up a modern 250-bed hospital in phase-8 of Bahria Town. Maj-Gen (retd) Masoodur Rehman Kiyani told media at a news conference here on...
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Infrastructure development: ‘Apparel park to be set up near motorway’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday the government was setting up a Quaid-i-Azam Apparel Park near the motorway. He said the project was of vital importance after GSP Plus status...
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Dengue alert: Larvae detected in Pindi girls’ college water tank
RAWALPINDI: It seems the health department is in for a tough summer as it might actually have to go around town fighting dengue larvae after the chief minister’s special team found larvae in the...
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Double Shah scam: Cooperatives Bank ordered to deposit Rs6 million with NAB
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Ltd (PPCBL) to deposit Rs6.525 million to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) within a week. The court...
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Invisible hands: ‘Who is a domestic worker?’
LAHORE: “Let’s take a step forward to recognize, respect and give rights to our domestic workers. They not only work for their own families but also enable us to work, as they take care of our...
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Development: ‘More women need to be empowered for progress’
FAISALABAD: “The role of women in socio-economic uplift of Pakistan is remarkable,” former Chief Election Commissioner of India Mahonar Singh Gill said on Thursday. Inaugurating a Family Fun Day and...
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Precautionary measures: Court security beefed up
FAISALABAD: “As many as 243 policemen have been deployed at district courts to beef up security,” City Police Officer (CPO) Haidar Ashraf said on Thursday. Talking to the media, he said the...
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Madrassah reform: ‘Don’t use seminaries for politics’
LAHORE: “The government must reveal details of billions of rupees spent under madrassah reform,” Pakistan Ulema Council [PUC] chairman Hafiz Tahir Ahsrafi said on Thursday. He was talking to a...
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Abuse of power: Police officer arrested for using force against lawyers
FAISALABAD: A police officer was suspended and arrested on Thursday for his alleged role in triggering a violent clash between lawyers and police in Faisalabad on Wednesday. Samundari Station...
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‘Vocational training on the cards for teachers’
LAHORE: Minister for Special Education Asif Saeed Manais on Thursday said the Special Education Department would launch a vocational training programme for teachers of special children. He was...
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Public health: Meeting held to review dengue control measures
LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique presided over a meeting of the technical committee on dengue fever to review arrangements for control of the disease on Thursday....
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