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Corporate corner: Soneri Bank records Rs2.21b profit
The shareholders also approved a cash dividend of Rs1.25 per share
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Pay-out: Bank AL Habib declares 35% dividend
The shareholders approved annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2015
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
The rupee was stable against the dollar at 104.3/104.5 in the inter-bank market on Monday
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Research programme: PARC completes 101 projects
The project, launched with a total cost of Rs2,963 million, focused on a broad-based approach to agricultural growth
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Railways: PR earns Rs81.7m by leasing land
The railway land was leased out on both short and long-term basis
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Benazir Assassination Case: FIA officer records testimony
A prosecution witness, denied that Asif Ali Zardari told him not to perform post-mortem of Benazir Bhutto
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Vacant Senate Seat: ECP, PML-N leader put on notice
A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb issued the notice for April 14
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Busted: Drug peddler held at airport
The drugs were seized from Younis’ possession at the ASF’s counter
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Traffic issues: Police recommend relocation of schools
Police say schools vehicles also create difficulties whenever there is a VIP movement
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Not maintainable: Petition seeking FIR against Aziz dismissed
Syed Khurram Zaki reached the high court after a sessions court dismissed his application a few days ago
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PTI office in Rawalpindi sealed for defaulting on tax
PTI former district president Sadaqat Abbasi is administrator of the office
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Public expenditure: Rs4.5b uplift schemes for AJK approved
The committee also approved Rs250 million for housing planning and Rs3 billion for the construction of roads
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Under attack: Violence against media persons condemned
They also condemned the violence against journalists at the Karachi Press Club the other day by unidentified persons
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Thin attendance at offices
Employees from Rawalpindi could not reach due to the suspension of metro and public transport
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In celebration: Safari train trip arranged for Easter
The excursion started from Peshawar – the train went through Nowshera and also passed River Indus
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Tragic end: 6 killed in road accidents in DI Khan
A passenger bus travelling from DI Khan to Wana collided with a truck
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Narrow escape: Tribesman runs from kidnappers in Afghanistan
Hussain, who managed to escape, said he reached Bor area of Kurram Agency after walking for four hours
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Against extortion: Kokikhel tribe’s elders up in arms
The elders said the extortionists hail from Khuga Khel in Landikotal, Khyber Agency
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US Capitol shooting suspect in custody
Police cordoned off access to the Capitol building during the incident
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Terrorism: LHC to take up plea on NAP
The petitioner said other law enforcement agencies, including Punjab Police, had failed to protect citizens
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Joint raid: Three alleged kidnappers held
The police also claimed to have recovered the ransom sum as well as pistols and a bulletproof jacket
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Investigation process: Two suspected target killers held
The suspects were also involved in the May 12, 2007 riots and the recent bomb attacks on Rangers checkposts
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Riding without helmets: Nearly 100 motorcycles seized
During the campaign, 98 motorcycles were seized and compounded at the office of Motorway Sakrand
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Smuggling bid : Customs seizes 328 mobile phones
A case has been registered against the two suspects while further investigation is under way
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Worldwide event: Autism awareness events to be held
An event will also be organised by the Health and Nutrition Development Society
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Rare investigation: Pakistan’s JIT to visit Pathankot airbase today
Team briefed by Indian officials on evidence collected so far
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144 suspects arrested in operations
After the deadly suicide attack in Lahore, security forces deployed more personnel at parks and public places
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PM vows to avenge 'every last drop of countrymen's blood'
Islam is a religion of peace, does not teach us to cause damage to lives or property, says PM in address to the nation
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PM Nawaz postpones US visit after Lahore terror attack
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi will lead Pakistani delegation to Nuclear Security Summit
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Timeline of major attacks on minorities in Pakistan
According to report by MRG, Pakistan is one of world’s most dangerous countries for religious minorities
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Worst fears come true for Christians in Easter attack
Christian leaders said they had been filled with foreboding ever since the government executed Mumtaz Qadri
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Ordinary Pakistanis share defiant messages in wake of Lahore attack
People flocked to the hospitals ready to donate blood and help in any way they could
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Pope calls Lahore attack "hideous," demands protection for Christians
Pope urges Pakistan authorities to protect the country's minorities
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Army to launch crackdown in Punjab after bomb kills 70: sources
General Raheel Sharif chairs high-level meeting to review progress of operation launched to arrest culprits
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Bangladesh court rejects petition to scrap Islam as state religion
Bangladesh's high court on Monday rejected the petition by secular activists
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World #PraysforLahore after deadly Pakistan bomb attack
A host of politicians and celebrities across the world took to social media to condemn Sunday's suicide blast
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Qadri supporters continue sit-in for second day outside Parliament
Demonstration that started on Sunday evening is still underway although the crowd has diminished
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Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan
List of major attacks by militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, since 2007
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Shah urges govt to raise Indian spy arrest at UN
Calls on govt to show the world how New Delhi is working to destabilise Pakistan
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Musharraf’s departure: Govt misunderstood SC order, say PTI experts
Top court left it up to the govt to strike Musharraf’s name from ECL
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Confession: Ex-HEC head apologises for plagiarism
Probe committee found 30% content of research paper plagiarised
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Fifteen bills on CII agenda for next month
Legislation against torture of children is on top of the agenda of the meeting in April
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Mistaken identity: Man trying to dodge checkpoint killed
The protest was still ongoing by the time this report was filed.
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Murder charges: Pakistani executed in Saudi Arabia
The kingdom is one of the world’s top executioners
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Targeted killing: Polio worker shot dead in Landikotal
The political administration lodged an FIR against unidentified men and started investigations
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Power outage: Tenth day of darkness for 200 villages
Authority claims complete repair will take months
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Drug bust: ANF sizes over 80kg drugs, seven arrested
Operations conducted in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Attock, Jhelum
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Sorry state of affairs: Pindi Gheb college facing host of problems
The only college of the tehsil has only eight teachers .
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‘Fashion Unchained’: Star-studded fashion, musical event held
Ambassadors, diplomats and residents of the twin cities were in attendance
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Saidpur Village – a witness to history
The Saidpur model village preserves a courtyard where three religions co-existed