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Pakistan: Punjab govt imposes "immediate and complete" 30-day drone ban ci
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The order, which excludes indoor use and law enforcement, follows Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's approval of a new anti-drone unit to combat potential security threats.
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HRCP slams Pakistan's CCD for 924 deaths in 'staged' encounters
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has accused Punjab's Crime Control Department of institutionalising staged police encounters. The report recorded over 900 deaths in 2025, alleging systemic extrajudicial killings and a lack of mandatory investigations. HRCP has called for an immediate
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Pakistan: Punjab healthcare crisis as 431 ICU ventilators non-functional,
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Official government data shows that shortages of ventilators and malfunctioning equipment remain a serious problem in both tertiary and district hospitals. Patients suffering from major trauma, strokes, accidents, respiratory failure and other complex medical conditions frequently need immed
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Pakistan: Punjab's education sector marred by turmoil, setbacks in 2025
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The outgoing year 2025 has been described as one of the most challenging periods for the education sector in Pakistan's Punjab province, with teachers' bodies and educationists claiming that the public education system remained largely paralysed amid protests, privatisation and policy uncert
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Publishers protest Pakistan's unilateral curriculum reform over textbook l
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab government is overhauling school curriculum through a new authority, causing protests from publishers who fear Rs 2 billion in losses and wasted textbooks. The government says reforms will improve learning and plans to introduce the new curriculum in 2026-27 despite opposition.
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Pak: Punjab smog crisis deepens as Bahawalpur records 469 AQI
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Punjab cities, including Lahore, faced hazardous smog levels, with AQI readings reaching extreme highs. Authorities blamed poor compliance with smog rules at construction sites. Punjab's EPA and Police launched a major crackdown, issuing fines, arrests, and challans, while enforcing strict p
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Hazardous smog grips Pakistan's Punjab as AQI soars across major cities
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Punjab's air quality remained hazardous, with several cities recording extremely high AQI levels. Lahore continued to face severe smog as the Met Office reported conditions favouring its persistence. The government launched tree-planting and green-belt projects, including 10,000 new trees in
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Pakistan: Punjab's wheat ban pushes Rawalpindi and Islamabad to the brink
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The move has prompted the Flour Mills Association to announce the suspension of flour distribution from Monday, raising alarms of an impending food emergency in Pakistan's twin cities, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Punjab extends ban on gatherings, Section 144 enforced for anoth
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Citing continued security threats, the Punjab government extended Section 144 across the province until November 8. The measure, aimed at curbing unrest and violence, follows renewed federal action against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Punjab imposes Section 144, moves to ban TLP after violent prote
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Punjab has imposed a two-day Section 144 ban on public gatherings after violent TLP protests. Over 2,700 arrests were made, party mosques sealed, and the government will recommend a federal ban on TLP, freeze its assets, and try leaders in Anti-Terrorism Courts, officials said.
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Pakistan: Four dead, 28 injured as heavy rains lash Punjab province
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At least four people have died and 28 others were injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab during the past 24 hours as heavy rainfall continued to lash the province, Dawn reported on Monday, citing Rescue 1122 Punjab.
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Pakistan: Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz says "will never apologise" amid growing
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif ruled out apologising for her remarks against the PPP, saying she only spoke to defend Punjab's people. She criticised PPP leaders over flood aid and water disputes, rejected "wrongful criticism," and stressed Punjab's dignity, Dawn reported.
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