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Boycott: Police constable slaps lawyer
Protest is in continuation of Saturday’s boycott when a police constable allegedly slapped Habibullah Chang.
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Electricity crisis: CM meets KESC management
Qaim Ali Shah urged the KESC officials to resolve the issue quickly and put an end to load-shedding.
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Visiting nine-zero: Hyd journalists meet Rabita Committee
Farooq Sattar said that budget must include positive measures that provide relief to the common man.
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Save the environment: Ministry seeks drastic steps
Minister says the decision to ban two-stroke richskaws in Sindh from June 30, 2011 is a positive step.
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Kasur: New DCO issued show cause notice
petitioner submitted that Raizuddin allotted land to another person namely Bhai Khan despite the order of court.
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Domestic abuse: ‘Rescued wife’ reunited with daughter
Girl said Rehmatullah kidnapped her 18 months ago and forced her to sign a nikah nama.
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Accusations: PPP blames NDMA for Gojal’s problems
Authority included only 135 out of the total 457 affected households in the list: District office bearer.
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Power crisis: Munda Dam tender to be floated
Project proposed to be constructed 5 km upstream of Munda Headworks in Mohmand Agency on Swat River.
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Retail banking: JS Bank launches Visa debit card
Bank says it brought for its clients yet another benefit of alternative payment mode to cash when making purchases.
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Higher revenue: ‘Tax culture must be improved’
Elahi emphasised that in order to win public confidence governance should be improved and corruption eradicated.
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Internship programme: Siemens open arms for SSUET students
Company's managing director says the internships will give the students significant opportunities in future.
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Missing persons: Two bodies recovered
One was a government teacher while the other was a shepherd.
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Window of opportunity: Pirates agree to 10-day extension
Pirates extend the deadline but warn to kill a hostage and increase the ransom demand if money is not paid.
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Flood rehabilitation: Women to demand budgetary allocation
Demand will be for a budgetary allocation for comprehensive flood rehabilitation package for women on priority-basis.
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Bilateral relations: ‘Ties with Pakistan important to China’
Pakistani flags were flying highin Tiananmen Square during PM Gilani's visit to China.
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Funeral prayers of victims in naval base attack offered
Funeral prayers offered in each victim's ancestral town.
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Senate reshuffle: Wasim Sajjad’s resignation accepted
Sajjad submitted his resignation earlier this month after his party PML-Q formed an alliance with the PPP.
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With honour: Lt Yasir Abbas laid to rest
Abbas has been buried at the Cavalry Grounds graveyard with full military honours.
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WikiLeaks: Zardari wanted government of 'national unity'
Cable reveals Zardari felt the 'agencies' might try to split the PPP by backing Amin Fahim.
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Pak-Afghan-US trilateral talks due today
Salman Bashir met with Karzai earlier, underscored Pakistan's commitment to facilitate Afghan-led reconciliation.
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Cleanliness drive: Schoolchildren to raise awareness in Murree
New strategies for medical waste disposal, recycling, also in the mix.
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After nurse’s death: Gilgit nursing school being threatened
Students and staff feel threatened; police offer more protection; nurse’s death investigation going on.
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Pulling Pakistan from the ‘edge of abyss’
Speakers urge efficient resource utilisation and broadening tax net.
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Restaurant review: The fine dining experience at Signature
The master-chef of Masoom’s fame is back with a four-courser recipe and a delightful ambience.
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Gastroenteritis outbreak: This summer, beware of your stomach
Ailments associated with increased consumption of liquids from outside.
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Literary Conference: ‘Capitalism causes hardships for workers’
All Punjab Adabi Conference held on Monday to mark the 82nd birth anniversary of Dr Ayub Mirza.
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Plot to kill Musharraf: FIA allowed to destroy recovered explosives
Six were sentenced to life-term, the explosives were recovered in 2008.
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Tribute on 9th anniversary: Ali Imam — an iconic painter
Speakers showered homage to the memory of acclaimed artist Ali Imam.
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The magnanimous civic agency: Cashing the slumber, piling up the storeys
Senate body finds flaws in new building bylaws, construction of additional storeys not being charged accordingly.
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WikiLeaks: Zardari hinted Indian involvement in Mumbai attacks
Zardari was suspicious of India, citing recent ‘confirmation' that there was Indian involvement in the Mumbai...
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Times Square bombing plot: Faisal Shahzad’s Pakistani accomplice deported
Accused pleaded guilty to immigration and illegal money-transfer charges.
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Security breach: PML-N reiterates demand for independent commission
Military advised to devise tougher selection criteria.
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Budget 2012: Legislators call for transparency in budget-drafting process
Politicians from seven major parties agree that the current system gives too much power to the civil service.
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Spurious drugs: Health ministry told to fire corrupt officials
FIA to submit detailed report.
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Balochistan hospitals: Doctors to escalate protests
Patients complain as OPDs of four major state-run hospitals remain closed.
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Study ties new al Qaeda chief to murder of Daniel Pearl
Saif al Adel took the journalist off the hands of militants to make the kidnapping an al Qaeda operation.
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WikiLeaks: Zardari, Nawaz had agreed not to restore Iftikhar Chaudhry
Zardari had assured then Chief Justice Dogar that he would not be removed.
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WikiLeaks: US criticises Pakistan opposition at UN
Former US ambassador to UN not happy with Pakistan's differing position on US interests.
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Budget 2012: RAC endorses tax on defence procurement
Two new measures likely to result in Rs18 billion in additional revenues.
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Autopsy report: Bodies bore 56 bullet wounds
The five Chechens were shot from a close range of about 50 to 60 feet in the head, chest, abdomen, legs and backbone.
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Kharotabad incident: SC asks for report on Chechens’ killing
Court describes Balochistan govt’s attempts to control violence inadequate.
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Unilateral action will have dire consequences: Pakistan
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir says no Taliban safe havens in Pakistan.
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Taking stock: Cabinet’s defence body meets tomorrow
Gilani convenes cabinet committee on defence followed by federal cabinet meeting in wake of Karachi attack.
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PNS Mehran attack: Vulnerable, embarrassed and targeted
If the objective was to make Pakistani defence look vulnerable, it came remarkably close to doing just that.
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Navy base attack: Attack linked with bus bombings, not Osama
Pakistan Navy does not believe the attack has anything to do with the OBL killing in Abbottabad.
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PNS Mehran attack: Police kept out
Angry officers were turned away from the gates of the PAF Museum, PNS Mehran and PAF Faisal.
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Security forces retake PNS Mehran: 17-hour battle of nerves
As few as six militants involved; ten security personnel killed, two aircraft blown up.
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Afghan intelligence says Mullah Omar ‘vanished’, Taliban claim he’s alive
Media reports say Omar was killed by the ISI when he was being transported from Quetta to Waziristan by the agency.
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Energy crisis : Govt expected to spend Rs115b on power projects
Centre to arrange Rs32b while WAPDA to provide Rs83b.
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Conspiracy theories: Is the hidden hand Indian, internal or existential?
The attack on the navy buses was just yesterday as was the motorcycle bomb — what lies ahead?.