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Cops And Robbers: 2 of 7 escaped convicts caught
Two of the seven proclaimed offenders who fled from the Saddar Police jail three days ago have been arrested.
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Technology: ‘Digital Telephone Exchange’ launched
Sindh Assembly speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro inaugurated the exchange.
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International Relations: SALU holds talk on Pak-China alliance
Lecture delivered by Professor Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhary of Bahauddin Zikriya University, Multan.
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Electricity Theft: KESC removes illegal connections
The teams seized one complete span of Best Coating wire and an 800-metre long PVC and telephone wire.
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Two booked for beating woman
Two men were booked for assaulting a woman in Chontra on Tuesday.
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Balochistan reconciliation: Contact veteran leaders, PM tells Raisani
Gilani said that the government has withdrawn army contingents from the area.
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Campus Violence: 12 injured in clash at KU
The fight broke out in the arts lobby and students attacked each other with metal and wooden sticks.
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Baloch missing persons: Two more disappear in Gwadar
Two people, identified as Ghulam Rasul Saifi and Shamim Baloch, went missing from Gwadar.
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Abducted pakistanis: Pirates extend deadline for ransom
Somali pirates, who have abducted four Pakistani men, have extended their deadline for ransom to 15 days.
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Taunsa barrage: China to help Punjab in power generation
An agreement has been signed between China and Punjab for the generation of 120 megawatt power.
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Malaysian boot camp for "effeminate" schoolboys draws outrage
Boot camps aimed at counselling on masculine behaviour have angered rights groups.
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Burney appeals for release of Pakistani prisoner in India
Ansar Burney appeals to Indian president, prime minister for the release of Dr Khalil Chisti, former professor at KU.
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ZAB reference case: SC to begin reference hearing from May 2
Babar Awan submits 5 legal questions before the court. Ten senior lawyers appointed by the Supreme Court.
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Dengue fever resurfaces in Karachi
After a short recess of winter months, cases of dengue fever are being reported at city hospitals.
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Kayani vows to defeat terrorism
Army chief says the drone attacks are undermining Pakistan's efforts against terrorism.
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'Strategic convergences': Foreign Secretary arrives in Washington
Salman Bashir in Washington to hold talks with US officials, sort out differences and find 'strategic convergences'.
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Family of Captain Wasi launches campaign to raise money
Family of captain in Somali pirate's captivity launches campaign with the MQM to raise the demanded ransom money.
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Kashmir resolution: PM Gilani meets AJK president
Public pressure is building up in both India and Pakistan for a peaceful resolution of all issues, Gilani said.
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Senator Waqar did not rob a thief: NAB
Swindler was allegedly strong-armed into selling frozen assets.
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National Assembly: After bickering, lawmakers make up to defend democracy
Chaudhry Nisar accuses government of failing to control intelligence outfits.
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Warm blessings for Chitralis
Hardships lessened when hydroelectricity reached the area.
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‘One of every four arms licences is fake’
32,000 unauthorised licences were issued by the interior ministry.
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Jailed in Saudi Arabia: Hope emerges for Pakistanis facing death penalty
Saudi embassy seeks documentary proof of Diyat payment to victim’s family.
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Lal Masjid case: Four years on, Maulana Abdul Aziz indicted
Defendant granted bail in 2008, pleads not guilty.
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Wealth data: Taking their worth at face value
PM saves over half of his salary over one year; PPP’s Jamshed Dasti is among the poorest, Noor Alam Khan the...
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Cricket diplomacy: Pakistan may host India in June
Indian PM to use match as excuse to continue the ‘Mohali spirit’.
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'India has offered to sell electricity to Pakistan’
Commerce Secretary says the offer would be discussed during his meeting with his Indian counterpart.
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10 months too early: Officials told to complete all projects by June-end
695 of the 1,819 schemes planned for 2010-11 completed to date.
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Rapid Bus Service: Committee directs CDA to expedite work
CDA decides to re-advertise its much-awaited projects of Rapid Bus Public Service
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Zoology conference: AJK president opposes HEC devolution
A 3-day conference at AJKU organised to promote research.
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Child labour: A unit to cure the curse?
Speakers highlight media’s role in curbing child labour.
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Jirga unhappy with rehabilitation efforts
Participants call for efforts by individuals/community, instead of the government, to rebuild Swat, Kohistan.
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Bahria University students cry for ‘freedom of expression’
Demonstration held against termination of a lecturer who ‘spoke out’.
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Islamabad the beautiful?: Rapid construction threatens city’s greenery
Residents move court against CDA for ‘diminishing the beauty of the city’.
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Image conscious: Rooted in Hindu mythology
Ganesh image appears on tree, scores of Hindus visit ‘holy site’.
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Cradle counting: When the bough breaks...
Over a dozen newborns abandoned at Edhi centre in one month.
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Neither Taliban nor US seen as acceptable allies
‘Pakistanis not so extremist as the media is projecting them to be’.
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Jail ordeal: Police told to examine prisoner’s torture plea
Judge directs prisoner to take application for torture case to the Kot Lakhpat SHO.
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Loan write-offs: State Bank tells PAC to back off
SBP tells parliamentary panel to wait for a Supreme Court decision on a similar case pending since 2007.
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Protest sit-in: Reinstated OGDC workers re-arrested
Police moved to detain workers as soon as talks with management failed.
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Islamabad police arrest two TTP militants
The two militants belong to TTP Punjab’s Asmatullah Muyawia Group.
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Police report sheds new light on Bank of Punjab saga
Supreme Court tells NAB to start a probe in light of the report.
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ZAB reference case: Cabinet approves legal questions for ‘trial of the century’
Hearing to resume today as government seeks to correct ‘error in judgment’.
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Judges’ appointment: Supreme Court dismisses govt’s review appeal
Judge observes parliamentary committee does not reserve right to reject appointment under Article 68 of constitution.
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Implementation Commission: PML-N quits 18th Amendment panel
Cites differences with PPP over devolution of HEC, ministry assets as his reasons.
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Mullen’s fence-mending visit strikes sour note
US admiral’s statement about ISI-Haqqani links comes just before crucial meetings with Gen Kayani and Gen Waynne.
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After the floods: How one woman’s refusal to go to the city rebuilt one village
Lalan of Jatti was dying of thyroid cancer when a MALC official urged her to seek help.
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Currency: Rupee firms, overnight rates higher
The rupee closed at 84.43/48 to the dollar amid a lack of import payments.
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Treasury bills : SBP borrows Rs232 billion
Banks and other investors expect the benchmark rate to stay unchanged at 14 per cent in the next monetary policy.
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Self-sufficient : Pakistan stops Indian vegetable imports
Indian exporters were sending 25-30 truckloads of vegetables every day to Pakistan.