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Conserving Nature: CDA launches cleanliness drive
The campaign also includes an awareness expedition in the Margalla Hills National Park.
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Fighting gender-based violence: Animated series starring children as key agents launched
Cartoons to be aired on TV soon.
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Seminar: Fighting malnutrition, poverty the Brazilian way
Experts from Brazil share experiences, suggest policies to tackle malnutrition.
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Businesses for peace: ‘Corporate social responsibility has key role in societal development’
Speakers highlight CSR’s role in creating a sustainable economy, peaceful country.
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Academic affair: Students protest encroachment on school land
Seek action against the ‘encroachers’; legal forum to probe the issue.
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Call to make disability issues part of MDGs
Seminar discusses linking issue with post-2015 goals to raise more awareness.
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Murree water project: Escalated cost cited as main reason for shelving scheme
Punjab govt wants to divert funds for other public welfare schemes.
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Persons with disabilities: Capital to get PWD-friendly degree college
Establishment of college will bridge gap between abled and differently-abled.
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Corporate communication: Marking the 41st National Day of UAE
PTCL is owned by the Emirati telecom giant Etisalat
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Graveyard land encroachment: DCO urges action against land mafia
PHC had ordered the civic body to regain such property.
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International Disability Day: ‘Nearly 18m in Pakistan suffer from disabilities’
Participants say ignorance, lack of opportunities keep special people out of the workforce.
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Elections preparation: PPP wins disgruntled politicians from PML-Q, PTI
Nighat Orakzai and Iftikhar Jhagra to join ruling party.
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Homemade device: BDS personnel defuse 3kg bomb
It is speculated that Khan was targeted as he had ongoing family disputes.
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Religious intolerance: Ahmadi graves vandalised in posh Lahore neighbourhood
HRCP condemns the incident and demands that the alleged vandals to be brought to book.
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BISP: Health insurance for the poorest
The pilot project for the health insurance programme has been launched from Faisalabad.
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Sindh dates: ‘Capable of capturing global markets’
Sindh alone contributes 50% to total date production.
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CNG dealers blame govt for complicating price issue
Say people being misguided about their profit margins.
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Accountability bureau to recover billions lost in oil scam
1.6m litres of diesel stolen from pipeline of PSO and PARCO in 2-3 years.
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US-Pakistan to discuss Afghanistan peace process in Brussels: Official
US acknowledges Pakistan's recent steps to support Afghan reconciliation. Focus on US-Pakistan bilateral...
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3G auction may be put off for third time yet
Mobile companies unhappy with certain terms and conditions
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Art attack: Fine Art students fail to escape the world around them
IVS theses display captures Karachi’s killings, robberies and urban sprawl.
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Cng closure: Stations closed for 48 hours in Sindh
According to the SSGC announcement, CNG supply will be restored on Thursday, December 6, at 12 am.
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Rehabilitating from floods: SBP extends refinancing scheme
Banks and DFIs can also apply for enhancement of limits after the utilisation of their existing limits.
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Enhancing trade: President on visit to South Korea
President Zardari will discuss bilateral ties between the two countries with his Korean counterpart.
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Currency: Rupee eases against dollar
Pakistani rupee eased to 96.57/96.62 against the dollar, compared to Friday’s close of 96.49/96.54.
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President Zardari approves local government for PATA
Zardari, on advice of Prime Minister, approved the extension of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2012 to PATA.
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Blackouts: Loadshedding in south Punjab
Multanites are facing seven to eight hours loadshedding every day.
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Raid gone bad: 3 police officials, one suspect killed in shootout
Aa passerby, Rani Bibi, was also hit by a bullet and taken to hospital for treatment.
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Mianwali District: NGO welcomes jirga decision on women voting
A tribal jirga had stopped women in the region from voting in 1956.
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Fatal fury: Man kills father after scolding
Police have arrested Basharat.
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Accountability trial: Hamesh Khan withdraws court transfer plea
Accountability Court Judge Nisar Baig says he was conducting the trial without fear or favour.
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Metro Bus Service: LHC gives bank branch seven days to move
Manager HBL asks the court to stop government officials from pressing the bank to shift immediately.
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Villagers demand arrest of suspected killers of 2 vets
Police say they have confiscated property of suspects.
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By-elections: ASWJ to support PML-N candidate in PP-92
26 of 129 polling stations in PP-129 declared sensitive.
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Pakistan off to flyer in kabaddi World Cup
Asian champions thrash Sierra Leone 55-12 in opener.
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Over-billing: Citizens beat meter reader, protest
The police registered a case against 10 people.
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Raids: 23 arrested over weekend
Two proclaimed offenders and one court absconder had been arrested.
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Fire: Spinning mill gutted
No loss of life was reported.
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Public awareness: Anti-Corruption Week launched
The day signifies global efforts to combat corruption.
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Commuting nightmare: Tractor trolleys cause traffic jam
Almost 7,000 tractor trolleys and camel and oxen carts head to five sugar mills every day.
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Murder case: 3 convicted, sentenced to life terms
Convicts are also handed fines of Rs200,000 each.
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Ameeruddin medical college: First students asked to deposit fee
Ameeruddin Medical College has granted admission to 100 students – 61 girls and 39 boys – for its first MBBS batch.
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Foreign hands: Petitioner asks SC to ban NGOs
Petitioner says said that ‘dubious’ NGOs are responsible for the lawlessness in the country.
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Utopia in our dystopian lives
Present-day world, characterised by sense of impending doom and pessimism, there still are traces of utopia around us.
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There is no movement in Pakistan called Taliban: Fazlur Rehman
JUI-F chief says students of religious seminaries are more respectable than Rehman Malik.
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Don’t send us bombs, send us schools: Ali Gul Pir
Pir tells us about his new song and trip to the US.
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HRCP condemns desecration of Ahmadi graves
HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusuf demanded the arrests and prosecution of those responsible.
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YouTube still blocked in Pakistan: PTA
Momentary spark for internet users as site became accessible before returning to the darkened, non-compliant screens.
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NATO stresses shared terror fight with Pakistan
NATO head Rasmussen says alliance understands that Pakistan has paid a high price in efforts against terrorism.
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Hottie of the week: Zayn Malik
Zayn is the sweet, talented boy you want to bump into on your first day of college.
















































