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Musharraf will be arrested, Senate assured
Malik says CJ should take suo motu notice of Nov 2007 emergency.
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Credentials ceremony: Sherry Rehman meets President Obama
Rehman has already met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Special Envoy for the Af-Pak region Marc Grossman.
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Lawyers boycott court over target killing
Sadiq was shot and injured by unknown assailants in Hub, an industrial town in Lasbela district.
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Gilani contempt hearing: ‘Did not write letter because president has immunity’
Hearing adjourned till Feb 1, court gives time to Aitzaz Ahsan to obtain relevant documents.
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Cash-strapped govt closes down OPF school in Lahore
Staff protests government decision, demands review.
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SHC seeks details of reopened NRO cases
Sindh High court directs advocate general to submit written reply.
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Afghan endgame: Multi-party govt in Kabul being considered
US and armed opposition groups in Afghanistan are negotiating .
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‘Kayani, Pasha should have followed proper channel in SC replies’
SCBA president says govt should have written letter to Swiss authorities.
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PML-N sets sights on Punjab prize in polls
The party has set a target to win 100 out of 148 NA seats from Punjab.
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‘Govt calls parliament supreme, then ignores it'
Hashmi says Gilani using parliament to protect his party from corruption charges.
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Court dismisses petition seeking Mansoor Ijaz’s arrest
Court says Ijaz could not be arrested by Pakistani authorities until he violates any law in Pakistan.
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NAB’s appeal against Sharifs dismissed
The bureau insists paper mill shares should not have been returned to the Sharifs.
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Weather: Roads reopen, mercury falls in Kashmir
300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, was also partly cleared and opened for one-way traffic.
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Interfaith harmony: ‘Give a voice to the minorities’
Seminar on “Minority Rights in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects”
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Blasphemy law comes under discussion
Blasphemy -‘the legislation of morality’, laws unanimously thought of as politically and legally empowering the clergy
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Nov 2009 suicide attack: Soldier on death row appeals court martial verdict in LHC
Claims trial was unfair, Judge Advocate General refutes accusation.
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Arid Agriculture University: Veterinary students’ future in doldrums
Future of 44 graduates at stake as varsity given two months to improve its programme.
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Spiritual art: Remembering his maker
Over 35 calligraphic pieces featuring Quranic verses put on display.
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Collateral damage: Misery piling up for the patients, doctors promise more
JAC announces to shut down indoor wards if govt does not listen to them.
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Contempt hearing: Security heightened for Gilani’s day in court
Special passes issued, Constitution Ave closed, multiple checks before entry ordered.
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Accident, Murder: Two killed in separate incidents
A man was shot dead over a monetary dispute while another was killed in a road accident
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Basic facilities: Drinking water supply for DI Khan
Two wells, four 500-gallon overhead water tanks, 700-metre water distribution pipeline installed for the purpose.
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Measles vaccine purchase: Top official removed for opposing boss
Government transferred Interprovincial Coordination Secretary due to a rift between the secretary and his minister
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Palm-Greasing: Sub-engineer sent on judicial remand
A complaint from Ibrahim Satti, a contractor in Murree, that the engineer had demanded Rs5,000 for approval of bills.
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Fatal: Bike rider killed in accident
A motorcycle rider was killed after being hit by a speeding van in Waris Khan
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Pims shooting: Inquiry blames police for lapse in security
Hospital’s report suggests separate ward for prisoners, high profile cases.
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NAB chief holds the quill to Swiss letters?
Does not need president, PM approval, says senior lawyer.
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Tenure nears end: No more extensions for ISI chief
Govt considering naming a successor before Pasha’s tenure ends on March 18.
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Illegal hunt: Two men arrested for hunting Ibexes
The status of Ibex, whose hunting fee is $3,000, has been declared an endangered species internationally.
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Political ‘science’: Irresistible force meets immovable object today
All at stake as the prime minister appears in SC.
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Target killers : Two men caught for five murders
The men were identified as Amir Billa and Irfan Laddo.
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Karo kari: Man kills wife for having an ‘affair’
He surrendered to the police soon after killing Lateefa.
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Sit-in: Residents protest against drug dealers
The residents of LBOD Colony took to the streets and protested.
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‘Pakistani electronics market to grow to $3.3 billion by 2016’
Research firm says rising middle class incomes to lead to stellar growth.
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Product sale: State Life Insurance selects UBL
Selected UBL due to the bank’s recent success in selling various Bancassurance products.
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Currency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
Rupee ended firmer on Wednesday at 90.21/28 to the dollar.
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Open drains: Child injured trying to rescue puppy dies
Children had slipped while trying to rescue a puppy that had fallen into the drain.
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Meeting: Lawyers assured of police’s support
CCPO promises lawyers quick arrest of Warriach’s murderers.
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Education Dept scrambles to buy extra 25,000 laptops
CM announces via Facebook to give top students 125,000 computers.
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Liberals are scum of this country: Imran Khan
In a tell-all interview, Khan speaks on the political to the personal, says parliament is coalition of crooks.
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Maintainability: AGP’s assistance sought by LHC
The court fixed February 6 as the date for the next hearing.
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Sapna Khan case: CJ appoints judge to hear petitions
Justice Hassan will take up the petitions next week.
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Contact centre: PTCL awards top agent
(PTCL) gave Waqas Azeem the ‘Best Performer of Lahore Contact Centre’ award at a ceremony
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Family ties: Addict kills sister for money
Shakeel Ahmad was a long term heroin addict and regularly asked his family for drug money.
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All in the family: 41 children of govt employees hired
Step was taken to ensure that the household incomes of the government employees were not compromised.
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Quantum leap: Man jumps into tandoor for cellphone
Friends bought a new cell phone for the daring man.
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Land dispute: Woman, daughter gunned down
Ahmed broke into the house of Shamim Bibi and began firing indiscriminately.
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Uplifting: 2 vehicle lifting gang members booked
Batala Colony police arrested two women who they suspect of working with a gang of vehicle lifters.
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Karo-kari: Man kills sister over free-will marriage
A 14-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her stepbrother on the pretext of karo-kari in Sarfo Mahar village.
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Robbery Hindus demand protection
The Hindus of Umerkot have protested against the killing of a motorcyclist by bandits at Khano village on Tuesday.