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Fake vaccination: In hunt for certification, polio drops ‘optional’
Hospitals, EPI officials issue vaccination certificates without administering polio drops.
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5-year-old petition: SC admits Biharis repatriation plea
At least 300,000 live in camps across Bangladesh.
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Gunned down: Two people shot dead
Three men on two motorcycles chased a black Toyota and started firing.
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Press freedom: ET reporter presented PFUJ award
The award was given to ET reporter on the occasion of World Press Freedom day on May 3.
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Green signal: PTI all set to hold anti-rigging rally tomorrow
The participants will assemble at the China Chowk that is expected to start at 10:30am.
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Metro bus: Committee takes note of delay in shifting of utility services
Payment in lieu of shifting of services lines has already been made: Saeed .
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Job fair at NUML pulls large crowed
NUML Registrar said that the university has equipped the students with all the required skills and knowledge.
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New vistas: Scholars to pursue higher studies in Germany
They will be required to learn German on arrival.
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Shifting of weekly market opposed
Protesters say project will prove ‘economic murder’ of poor stallholders.
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Curbing crime: ‘Patrolling system revamped to make Islamabad more safe’
Interior secretary says 49 check points set up to monitor security.
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Endless litigation: IHC suspends transfer order of ex-FDE chief
Shahnaz Riaz’s lawyer maintains only PM can remove her.
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Successful candidates: List of constables displayed
According to a police spokesman, the National Testing Service held the written test on April 6.
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Capital lodging: Ministry starts crackdown against ‘illegal’ occupants
About 3,000 houses are illegally occupied in different sectors: estate office.
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Experts’ perception: Water foremost security challenge for Pakistan
Pakistan needs more storage capacity and water management agreement with Afghanistan.
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US embassy expansion: Supreme Court moved for early hearing of plea
Applicant wants building plan for multi-storey complexes to be scrutinised.
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Taken away: Comments sought in missing cop case
Petitioner Salomi Rana said her husband Shafqat, a policeman, had been missing since February 25.
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In solidarity: Lawyers strike
Pakistan Bar Council had given a call for boycott to protest the killing.
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Decision against Geo: Pemra debate flounders as govt members create hurdles
In protest, Israr Abbassi and Mian Shams boycott proceedings; matter to be taken up again on May 16.
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No take-off: FIA arrests 18 over forged travel documents
Two held for operating illegal gateway exchange.
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Alternate energy: Pakistan’s first solar park rolled out
At inauguration, PM Nawaz invites Imran to discuss his concerns over a cup of tea.
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PIA cuts fares for Umrah, domestic routes
Airline acts on PM’s directive after decrease in oil prices.
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10MFY14: Local car sales up 3.8%
Pak Suzuki heads the pack, sells 62,783 units.
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Solar power project: ‘PML-N will steer the country out of the dark’
Solar park should start producing 10MW before Ramazan: Shahbaz.
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Inaction: Demonstration against police
The demonstrators burnt tyres and blocked the road.
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Keeping clean: MWMC to fix waste management
A tracker system would also be installed in the company’s vehicles to monitor their movement during waste collection.
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Inflation: Index falls 0.27% during week
The SPI for the combined groups decreased by 0.18%.
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Currency: Rupee steady against dollar
The rupee ended at 98.50/98.55 against the dollar compared to Thursday’s close of 98.52/98.57.
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Exports, Imports: ‘Reward, regulation system necessary’
The exporters are in doldrums due to lower rupee proceeds and need support rate of exchange to meet global competition
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Buddha’s empty chair: Swat’s artisans persevere to save age-old traditions
Despite recent spate of militancy, wood carvers say their business is looking up again.
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Valentine’s day clashes: Two PkSF members arrested
Three students were injured on the first day of the clashes.
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Latest addition: OUP opens bookshop in Abbottabad
The bookshop was inaugurated by Professor Dr Khan Gul Jadoon, Director of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.
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Retaliatory action: Security forces nab 55 suspects
The official said suspected militant hideouts were targeted after Thursday’s attack.
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‘Influential’ accused: Rape suspects sent on judicial remand
Victim said her medical tests have still not been carried out as the authorities are using delayed tactics.
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UN condemns brutal murder of Rashid Rehman, demands investigation
UN Human Rights body notes worrying number of attacks on journalists and human rights defenders in Pakistan.
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Lending a sympathetic ear: FATA Secretariat to have special cell
Governor emphasised the need to mitigate difficulties faced by displaced persons undergoing repatriation.
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PCB defends Waqar's appointment as coach
PCB chiefs say the board agreed that Waqar was 'better suited to take the team forward'
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ICC defends anti-corruption unit despite review
ICC chief executive David Richards says the suggestion that ACSU might be failing is entirely misplaced, inaccurate.
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Interior Minister reviews security arrangements for May 11 rally
Walk-through gates, sniffing dogs and CCTV cameras would be employed to provide security to the rally participants
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Opposition files adjournment motion in Senate over Rashid Rehman's assassination
Motion says Rehman had alerted authorities about the threats to his life from certain individuals.
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US requests Pakistan to lift ban on import of live animals
Burns assures Dar of releasing next tranche of CSF funds soon.
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PTI demands thumb impression audit, PML-N says no
Saad Rafique says ink used by ECP for thumb impressions during the elections was of low quality.
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Families of South Korea ferry dead march on presidential palace
Park's govt has faced continued criticism for its handling of the disaster from the families of the ferry victims.
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Govt to renegotiate Pak-Swiss tax agreement in hopes of recovering illegal funds
New Swiss laws may allow Pakistan to obtain confidential information about ill-gotten funds.
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Financial constraints: Assistant Deputy President ZTBL commits suicide
Mobin jumped from the tenth floor of the bank and died on the spot.
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First of its kind: Solar Power Project will start working in December, reveals Nawaz
PM was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of 100MW solar park project in Bahawalpur.
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Never too late: PML-N leader wants bail surety returned
Former defence minister, Ghous Ali Shah, seeks return of Rs500,000 surety he had furnished to seek bail in 2001.
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Medicinal research: DUHS papers selected for conference
Most of the abstracts focus on common diseases, such as tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis.
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Fatal festivities: One killed, two injured in aerial firing
Man killed, 2 others injured including minor boy in celebratory firing in district Shikarpur.
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Suleman Lashari murder case: Statement from main suspect not recorded as yet
Other suspects sent on 4-day physical remand, main suspect still in the hospital.
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Illegal land transfer: Court moved against six men
ACE orders registration of case against 6 people for illegally transferring government land through fake documents.

















































