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TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief
Phone calls of search, alleged assassination plot intercepted.
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Ayub ka Bangla: Chronicles of decay
Historic sites across country continue to fall apart, with seemingly little or no action taken to preserve them.
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Cooperation: Pakistan hosting session of D-8 Commission
The member countries are Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.
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Blasphemous content: IT ministry upbeat to lift YouTube ban
Says have got filters to block blasphemous content but will take more time.
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Greener pastures: Exodus in progress
More and more Pakistanis, in search of a better future, continue to leave their homeland.
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Upward revision: Opposition wants fuel price hike withdrawn
PTI, ANP, MQM and JI rail against move, seek fuel subsidy.
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Inspection team report: Contractors embezzle Rs80m in G-B funds
Not a single project has been completed in Ghizer district’s Yasin tehsil.
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Iphone: Apple introduces trade-in programme
The programme will enable US iPhone owners to trade their smartphones for credit towards buying new models.
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Name game: Brazil’s energy firm to change its name
MPX energy to rename next month to delink itself from embattled magnate Eike Batista.
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Legal action: Morgan Stanley sued for misdeclaration
A US credit union regulator filed a suit for misrepresenting $566 million in residential mortgage-backed securities.
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Dengue virus: 37 new cases in Karachi, Lahore
In total 906 dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh since January 2013, says official.
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Growing linkages: China airlines to fly Pakistan soon
The flights will facilitate businessmen of both countries, says Chinese Embassy Counsellor.
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Helping animals: Looking out for livestock
17 relief camps have been set up by the Livestock Department.
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Vocational training: Hunar mela organised in Lahore
The event is being held in collaboration with the TVET Reform Support Programme.
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Bizenjo’s contention: ‘Flawed policies triggered insurgencies’
Baloch people had never thought of leaving Pakistan, says Bizenjo.
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‘Political stability’: Cabinet to undergo expansion in a week
Information minister says move aimed at increasing allies representation in cabinet.
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Govt undecided: Decision on Taliban talks next month, says Nisar
Interior minister says no secret talks under way with TTP at any level.
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North Waziristan militancy: Bomb attack on military convoy kills nine troops
Convoy was ferrying army and FC troops to Miramshah.
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Russia wants Nawaz to attend SCO summit
Premier deputes Sartaj Aziz for Bishkek meeting.
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‘Corrupt’ Practices: Gulistan-e-Jauhar SHO suspended
DSP Nasir Lodhi confirmed the suspension and said that further action would be taken against SHO Saleem.
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Condemnation: MQM flays fuel price hike
Press statement states that the new government has disappointed people by increasing the prices of petroleum products.
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Police Blamed: Armoured car crushes youth to death
Shikarpur police have registered a case against three of its officials on the alleged charges of crushing a man.
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Rights’: struggle PFUJ to pay tribute to founding leaders
A main ceremony to mark the occasion will be held at the PFUJ Secretariat near Marriott Hotel on September 4.
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Dues recovery: IESCO to reward workers
Employees from scale 1 to 15 will be given a two-scale upgradation on recovering dues.
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Protests galore: 100 booked for creating traffic problems
One protest was over power supply issues, the other was held by fraudster Double Shah’s victims.
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IIUI Urdu workshop: ‘Affection for Iqbal is meaningless unless his message is understood’
Teachers should understand the core message of Iqbal and disseminate it to students and to the society at large.
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Public nuisance: Police wrap up car market in G-9
Authorities had received complaints of fraud, parking problems.
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Mass mobilisation: Slum dwellers rally against eviction plan
National Students Federation activists, several residents from H-11, I-11, I-9, F-7 sectors attend.
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Integrated Coastal Management: To prevent massive fish deaths, city needs a holistic vision for coastal development
Splitting jurisdiction between various levels of govt will yield better results.
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332 motorcycles, 109 cars impounded by Islamabad police
Drivers penalised for carrying improper registration documents.
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Rs86m irregularities detected at QAU: report
Auditor general demands recovery of payments.
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Foggy details: Police yet to trace car-bomb plotters
Authorities had reportedly acted on a ‘special informant’s tip’.
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Rain returns: Weather turns pleasant after showers lash twin cities
Due to the rain, many low-laying areas in Rawalpindi inundated.
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Faulty incinerator: Hazardous gas leak poses health risk
Clinical waste including syringes, gloves allegedly being disposed of in open.
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Who’s in charge?: Sans legal standing, NUML’s status up in the air
The university’s ordinance lapsed in 2011, renewal still not on cards.
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Paintings and sculptures: Indigenous artists display ‘home-grown’ works
Faculty members of Jamshoro University to display their works at Unicorn Gallery till Sept 7.
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Crime: One held for carrying weapon
A case has been registered against Akhtar and further investigations are underway.
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Addressing corruption: Social accountability stressed
Effective implementation of the RTI is the most effective way to address corruption in countries such as Pakistan.
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Raids: Police arrest seven proclaimed offenders
All the arrested suspects will be produced before a court on Monday.
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Road recklessness: Motorcyclist killed in accident
The van driver fled the scene.
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At a party: Relative of plaza owner killed
Police have registered a case against the four accused but no arrests have been made so far.
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Child’s murder: Police claim resolving mystery
The accused has been living with Zulfiqar after her mother was sent to the jail.
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Shady businesses: DHA parlours offer ‘something more’
DHA security, police have raided several establishments and shut them down.
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Promote culture: PAC gets new executive director
Chaudhry Asif Pervaiz has been appointed executive director of the Punjab Arts Council.
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Property dispute: Woman allegedly murdered by stepson
Saqib has been arrested, says police.
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Medical monitoring: YDA offers govt patient database software
The software will allow the government to upload data daily on the various diseases.
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Awareness campaign: ‘Knowledge key to fighting dengue’
says LGH website has been updated to include information on the anti-dengue campaign.
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Illegal weapons: 14 ‘criminals’ arrested
Police teams from various police stations had conducted raids in different localities, says a police spokesperson.
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Convicted: Murderer gets death sentence
According to the prosecution, Asghar Ali had strangled his wife in 2012 over a domestic dispute.
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Hajj operation: 1st batch to leave on September 12
The last Hajj flight from Faisalabad International Airport will depart for Jeddah on October 2.