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Making a Statement: CM condemns twin blasts in Quetta
CM also offered condolence for the people who died and prayed for their souls.
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Aerial Visits: President arrives in Nawabshah
The president and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah will undertake an aerial visit of the flooded regions.
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Caught Yet Again: Smugglers arrested after bail
seized fake currency notes worth Rs60,000
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Flood Update: Eight more die, five injured
Five people died of gastroenteritis in Benazirabad
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‘Friends’ meeting: Sughra Imam to lead Pakistan delegation
FoDP workshop on institutional capacity-building, which would be hosted by Turkey in Ankara on September 8-9
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Acute energy shortages: Committee fails to come up with concrete solution
Meets PM today but without a final set of recommendations.
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Search Operation: Three suspects arrested
The operation was initiated in Labat, Bahadar Banda, Jana and other areas near Matta Tehsil
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Raids: 12 held for overcharging
These include eight butchers and four vegetable sellers.
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Neglected Grounds: No place for hockey and football enthusiasts
A cricket pitch has been installed on the hockey ground. There is no one to look after the ground
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A matter of custody: Abused woman wants her baby back
Shahzad Town SHO issued notice to produce the girl on September 9.
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Outdoor activities: Italian climbers to train local mountain guides
Improved mountaineering services will help promote tourism: course organisers.
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Cultural heritage: K-P govt takes over 16 archaeological sites in Hazara
Almost 40 sites in K-P ruined due to negligence.
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Unsafe for drinking: Water in twin cities’ rural areas contaminated
PCRWR finds 83% samples from Rawalpindi, 59% from Islamabad unfit for consumption.
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Teaching community schools: Why serve when you can just reap the benefits
Sources reveal 15% of the teachers employed by the BECS projects are working elsewhere.
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Campus murder Police obtain three-day remand
Rawalpindi police on Wednesday obtained a three-day physical remand of the MBBS student
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Passing-out parade: Kin of slain officials inducted in city police
Twenty seven men and two women on Wednesday formally passed out from Islamabad police lines headquarters as constables
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Disease rising: Four more test positive for dengue
Three in Rawalpindi, one in Haripur test positive; Pindi authorities continue fumigation.
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Securing Islamabad’s past: In fight with greed, heritage wins first round
Modalities of the plan to hand over the Buddhist heritage site to CDA will be finalised on Thursday.
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World Literacy Day: Dark days don’t stop the determined
Despite a medical condition, Sadaf became her family’s first degree holder.
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Compounded tragedy: Four of a family killed in attacks
Victims include a woman and her three young children, all of whom were under the age of eight.
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Forging new alliances: Pakistan to recognise rebel-led Libyan govt
Pakistan gearing up to officially recognise the NTC as the sole representative of the Libyan people.
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Five ways corporations can leverage youth's potential
About 621 million youth (50% of youngsters) are out of school, unemployed and not in training
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City violence: Karachi worse than Waziristan, says Rangers chief
MQM begins to assist the proceedings; SC turns down JI plea to summon Zulfiqar Mirza.
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‘Criminal Negligence’: LHC seeks health secy, DCO’s reports
LHC demands reports in a week on the measures taken to prevent the spread of dengue and to treat dengue sufferers.
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Tehreek-i-Insaf: ‘CM should resign over dengue failure’
They said that those areas where the families and friends of government officials lived were sprayed first.
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Dealing with dengue: DCO orders early spray
Health officials lock Vehari DHQ wards, patients transferred to Lahore.
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Building blocks: School building collapses during monsoon rains
Hundreds of primary school students shifted to local mosque.
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Indus dolphin rescued from canal and released into Indus River
Shaikh said that the rescued mammal was male, six feet long and weighed 55 kilogrammes.
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Eureka: Solar panels bring sea change to villages surrounded by tributary waters
For the first time children in 65 houses of Thatta village can study at night.
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KESC legal adviser’s murder: Forensics prove at least two more people involved
Police rejecting claims that KESC union troubles to blame.
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Chakra Goth case: Police lose 2 suspects but get custody of Kamran Madhuri
Doctor says Madhuri has been in condition to give statement since beginning.
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Cradle snatchers: Infant abducted from hospital
Female ‘guards’ took the baby after telling mother she wasn’t allowed inside.
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Disabled rights: Awareness key to change
US consulate hosts session on disabled rights movement in Pakistan and US.
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Dengue outbreak: Hospitals told to get ‘more doctors’ for special units’
132 new cases reported in Lahore.
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Accident: Man killed in crash
Shahzad was travelling on his motorcycle (SGO-2887) when he was hit by a rashly driven trailer
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Prison Patrons: Water filtration plant for jail
The plant has been set up to help provide potable drinking water for inmates.
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Encroachment: Family beaten for reclaiming house
Mujahid Kamboh and Yasir Goga broke into the house and tortured the family.
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Blood Brothers: Man admits to killing brother’s family
Tahira had drugged the family and their throats had been slit before their bodies were thrown on the roof.
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Back On Duty: Radio prog manager resumes work
The court suspended the transfer orders and fixed September 27, 2011 for the next hearing of the case
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Death Anniversary: Ashfaq, Wazir remembered
Ahmed passed away on September 7, 2004 at the age of 79. He was a prolific writer and author of many books
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Prison Stress: Lawyer wants yoga lessons for Singh
Yoga would lower his stress and depression and improve both his physical and mental health.
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Erasable Records: Cops banned from using pencils
after receiving numerous complaints about records being forged.
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Services Hospital: Staff blamed for baby’s death
He said staff had broken the baby’s arm while giving it a bath.
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CNG Closure: Gas supply arrangement challenged
The petition, moved by Advocate Shahid Gillani, holds that Punjab is being discriminated against in gas supply.
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Connectivity: Pak Datacom, O3b Networks ink deal
Data connectivity would now be provided through satellite to locations where little connectivity existed.
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Handicraft Segment: Delegation returns from India
The delegates were headed by LCCI Executive Committee Member elect Nabila Intisar.
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Offer: PTCL launches smart pack
A bundled offer of 256 kbps broadband data rate, with Smart TV.
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Clarification: KAPCO denies rift with govt, PEPCO
The statement clarifies that no such notice has been issued by Kapco and thus there is no pressure to withdraw it.
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Electricity Pilferage: 32 arrested for power theft
The surveillance team conducted raids at Pak Gate subdivision, industrial subdivision and Nawan Shehr division.
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US places three Pakistan based al Qaeda leaders on sanction list
US places financial association restrictions with three al Qaeda leaders including Abu Yahya al-Libi and al-Mauritani.