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UHS: Medical students must be trained in behavourial sciences
LAHORE: Experts have called for equipping medial students with behavioural sciences knowledge and skills so that they can “recognise, understand and effectively respond to patients as individuals,...
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‘Unacceptable’ Proposal: PML-N women rally against BSP proposal
MULTAN: The women’s wing of the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz in the district organised a protest on Friday against the proposal for a new province called Bahawalpur-South Punjab (BSP). The...
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Wrongful Arrest: Efroze Chemicals MD released on bail
LAHORE: A Supreme Court full bench at the Lahore registry on Friday ordered the release of Efroze Chemicals Managing Director Nadir Khan, involved in the Punjab Institution of Cardiology (PIC) case....
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Carving provinces: ‘Parliament must ascertain the will of the people first’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court observed on Friday that the incumbent assemblies had no mandate to create new provinces. The court was hearing petitions questioning the legal status of a parliamentary...
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No discrepancy: Govt, ASER figures similar, till Oct 2012
LAHORE: There seemed to be a significant discrepancy on some indicators in the study released on Wednesday by Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) and the figures quoted for the same indicators...
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Metro Bus Service: Inaugural ceremony to highlight govt’s successes
LAHORE: Preparations are underway for the inaugural ceremony of the Metro Bus Service slated for February 10. Receptions at each of the stations will highlight the work and programmes of the Punjab...
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Polio vaccine: 552,801 children to be inoculated in Bahawalpur district
BAHAWALPUR: A polio vaccination campaign in the district will start from February 11. During the campaign, 552,802 children, under five years of age, will be vaccinated. In a meeting with officers...
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Identity and governance: Nawab insists on a separate province
BAHAWALPUR: “We will not accept a Bahawalpur-South Punjab province at any cost. We will shed the last drop of our blood for the restoration of Bahawalpur province,” Bahawalpur Awami National Party...
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Plea against parliamentary panel: Federal govt challenges LHC’s jurisdiction
LAHORE: Faced with legal opposition to the Bahawalpur South Punjab province proposal, the federal government launched an offensive on Monday by challenging the jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court...
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Polio campaign: First round postponed ‘after threats’
GUJRANWALA: There were no teams going around the district on Monday, vaccinating children against polio. The first round of the two-phase polio campaign had to be postponed because of threats to the...
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Ahmadi literature: Printing press employees accused of blasphemy
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has fixed February 7 for arguments on the after-arrest bails of four men accused of publishing allegedly blasphemous books about the Ahmadi faith....
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YDA hunger strike: ‘Fighting for the rights of patients... and doctors’
LAHORE: As many as 100 Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) Punjab members sat at a hunger strike camp in front of Services Hospital on Monday. The protesting doctors took an oath to quit eating and...
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Caretaker set-up: PPP floats two names for Punjab CM
LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz has launched a consultation process with opposition parties, inside and outside the house, and has floated two possible names for the...
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Dual nationality: ECP issues notices to 22 Punjab MPAs
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued notices to 22 members of Punjab Assembly in relation to the dual nationality case, Express News reported on Tuesday. According to sources,...
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Warehouse fire: Labourer dies in building collapse
BAHAWALPUR / SARGODHA / GUJRANWALA: A labourer was killed and three injured after a furnace oil godown collapsed following an LPG cylinder blast here on Monday night. The injured were taken to a...
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Measles: 15 children brought to hospital in 24 hours
GUJRANWALA: At least 15 children were brought to Civil Hospital on Monday night and Tuesday with measles, hospital administration confirmed. Heath Department has formed vaccination teams at union...
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Subordinate courts: Lawyers voice concern about lack of security
LAHORE: The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) has accused the police of apathy regarding security at the subordinate courts, saying that the inspector general of police has not addressed their concerns...
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Government College University: Woman put on committee probing harassment claim
LAHORE: The Government College University has reformed a committee to investigate a sexual harassment complaint by a student against a teacher, after objections that the committee did not include a...
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2,971 measles cases in Punjab since Dec 2012
LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique said on Tuesday that 2,971 cases of measles have been reported in the province since December 2012. He said that the...
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Young Doctors’ Association: ‘We are making history by standing for patients’...
LAHORE: Several doctors fainted and had to be taken to emergency care on the second day of the Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) Punjab’ hunger-strike camp established outside Services Hospital Jail...
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