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Robbery: Telecom franchise looted
The men looted Rs150,000 cash from the franchise and fled.
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‘Mistake’: Soldier accidently fires rocket
rocket fire, however, triggered fear among the locals and a large crowd gathered at the site.
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Busted: Two held, heroin seized
ANF team arrested man flying to Abu Dhabi by flight NL-551 and seized 70 heroin filled capsules from his abdomen.
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Farewell, Finns: Honorary consul knighted by ambassador
Event also served as a farewell for the Finnish ambassador and embassy from Pakistan.
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Healthcare: New kidney transplant centre for Bahawalpur
MNA said Rs80.34 million would be spent on setting up four new operation theatres at Bahawal Victoria Hopspital.
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Monsoon preparation: Stop dumping waste in sewers, factories told
Practice could result in clogging of drains, creating problems for the people during the monsoon season.
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Acid attack: Jilted man burns ex-fiance
25-year-old also injures his father and nephew in attack.
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Unpaid power bills: Supply to 187 tubewells disconnected
disconnected on Monday on account of nonpayment of bills.
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Unapproved plans: LDA demolishes road
Staff excavated the passage that had been illegally provided by this scheme to Vital Homes
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Property dispute: Notice issued again on Meera’s plea
Civil suit filed by the actress seeking a stay on the transfer of her house in DHA
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Nursery fire plea: Services Hospital MS asked to respond
petitioner submitted that this had been the third recent fire at the public hospital.
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Solid waste disposal: Albayrak to be paid Rs100 million
Initially, the company is operating in 16 union councils.
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New controversy: ‘Three Cups of Tea’ author in hot water – again
Greg Mortenson’s ex-manager claims 3 schools were built from local donations.
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Baggage: Twice bitten, is Qadir out on a mission?
Qadir brought in to play on the proverbial front-foot in front of what is being viewed as an aggressive judiciary
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Speaker’s ruling: All set for court decision on Gilani’s fate
SC orders jacking up of security for today’s hearing; Aitzaz concludes arguments, Qadir told to wrap up by 11am.
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Power protesters set train alight
Railway traffic between Peshawar and Karachi to remain suspended till the gutted bogies are removed from the track.
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Life-saver: TB drugs to become more expensive
International prices of Rifampicin, used to produce a key drug in the treatment of TB, have increased by $22 per kg
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Sindh to obtain Rs21.25b loan from ADB
Money to be used in irrigation schemes.
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Sanghar by-elections: Late MPA’s son might carry on his father’s legacy
His two competitors seem to be new to electoral politics.
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Development: PCSIR unveils biomedical machines
Launched its locally-manufactured biomedical equipment at the ‘Trade Show 2012’ .
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Geology workshop: FUUAST to organise three-day moot
The theme of the three-day workshop will be ‘Lithostratigraphic logging and facies analysis’.
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Summer vacations: SALU announces dates for holidays
Will remain closed from June 19 till August 9 on account of summer vacations.
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Raid: Two ‘bank robbers’ arrested
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) police claimed to have arrested Mohammad Waqar and Altaf Akbar Ali.
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Garbage disposal: ‘Waste management the Turkish way’
Model of Istanbul will be followed for setting up garbage transfer stations each with a capacity of 2,000 tonnes.
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Incognito: Tribal rivalry claims two lives
Burqa-clad men allegedly opened fire on a roadside hotel at Sadhuja Chowk.
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Currency: Rupee firms against dollar
Pakistani rupee firmed to close at 93.97/94.04 against the dollar
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Forced closure: Dawood and Engro plants shut down
SNGPL suspends gas supply to the fertiliser sector and diversion of gas to the power sector.
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Football: Premier League fixtures announced
Manchester City will start their campaign at home against Southampton.
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Supreme Court beefs up security for high profile cases
Strength of police force increased, coverage by security cameras also increased.
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Cricket: Injury forces Bravo home
Bravo has returned home following the groin strain he suffered in the first One-Day International against England.
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Football: Chitral down PAF in K-P event
Chitral beat PAF 2-1 in a thrilling match of the ongoing All-Pakistan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Football Tournament.
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Football: Fatima Jinnah win seven-a-side event
Defeated Agha Khan Girls High School Kharadar 1-0.
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Tobacco prices: Growers assured of cooperation, support
Meeting aimed to protect interests of local tobacco growers regarding issues of local growers.
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Target killing: Pashto singer Ghazala Javed, father gunned down in Peshawar
Police believe that the case could be due to personal enmity than.
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Pakistan, India complete first round of talks on Sir Creek
Heads of Pakistani, Indian delegations say it is too early too comment.
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Urban areas to see 8, rural 12 hours of loadshedding: Mukhtar
Water and Power Minister says presently the electricity generation is 10,500MW while the demand is 17,500MW.
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Power riots in Punjab
The Punjab govt has the right to protest but must not encourage the mobs to destabilise its urban centres from within.
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Malik Riaz appeals to SC for security
Business tycoon states in his application that his life is in danger.
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Tete-a-tete with the man behind ‘Waderai ka Beta’
Comedian Ali Gul Pir talks about his newfound fame.
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No violence, just violins
Music teacher celebrates 532nd anniversary of the violin by playing to a small audience.
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Water shortage: Kehal residents block road
TMA had earlier notified suspension of water supply to the area due to a faulty pump.
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Cylinder blast: 3 killed, 5 injured in Islamabad
SSP Islamabad says a cylinder blew up in a house near Burma Bridge.
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Free healthcare: Medical camp for Baloch people
In the last camp at Gwadar, more than 3,000 patients were treated.
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Seeking change: FATA lawmakers highlight problems
Joint Parliamentary Group Leader says conditions in tribal area had been raised at every forum but to no avail.
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Raising awareness: Day against desertification observed
Environmental Watch Trust observed June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification.
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Commissioner holds meeting: Transporters asked to cut fares
Oil Tankers Association announced five percent cut in their fares.
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Troubled talent: PCB hires psychologist for players
Magbool Babri will counsel problem players including banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir.
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South waziristan offensive: Militant hideouts targeted, 7 dead
The claims could not be independently verified.
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Manned flight: Space mission shows China’s strength
The mission is important for the second part of China’s three-step manned space mission.
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Zardari to visit Russia to attend SPIEF
President will pay 3-day visit to participate in Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.