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Irregularities: Students wait for books for 4 months
Free text books promised by the authorities have not been received.
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Illegal acts: Father gambles off daughters
Police, called by the villagers, arrest the father.
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Hepatitis B & C: All police officers to be tested
It was brought to the notice of IGP Sindh that numerous officers are suffering from the disease.
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Demonstration: Doctors and staffers continue to protest
Doctors demand that their hospitals stay under the federal government.
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Complaint filed: Student says prize money usurped
Student says he stood second in a speech contest but has not received the prize money.
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Cricket: Adelaide Oval to undergo reconstruction
Australia’s iconic Adelaide Oval is to undergo a $585 million redevelopment.
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Moto Gp: Texas to host championship from 2013
The new Circuit of Texas will host a round of the Moto GP world championship from 2013.
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Formula One: Williams hire ex-McLaren spy designer
Williams named Mike Coughlan, the designer sacked by McLaren four years ago for his role in a $100 million Formula One
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Cricket: Malik excels with all-round show
Shoaib Malik displayed an all-round performance to help CA Sports Sialkot to defeat Pakistan Cricket Club
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Football: Canaries fly back to heady heights
Norwich were promoted to the Premier League after they defeated Portsmouth 1-0
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Formula One: Pirelli aims to change hard tyre
Pirelli is planning on changing the compound of this season’s hard tyre from the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Cycling: Ballan suspended by BMC (sport - brief)
Italy’s former world champion Alessandro Ballan has been suspended by his BMC team .
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Football: Sao Paulo unlikely for Confed Cup
Sao Paulo is unlikely to be ready to act as a venue for the 2013 Confederations Cup.
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New destinations: Qatar Airways expands routes
Qatar Airways announced further expansion of its international route network with Uganda, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Environmentally friendly : Warid celebrates Earth Day
Warid takes yet another green step by supporting young leaders of Kinnaird Environment Society.
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Green revolution: Solar tube wells to be installed soon
The provincial government would soon install solar energy tube wells in active collaboration with China.
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Default: Power company warns of supply cut
The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has warned federal, provincial and district government departments.
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Sugar: SECP allows launch of futures contract
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX) granted permission for introduction of sugar futures contract.
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Exploration: Canadian firm begins work in Sindh
Jura Energy Corporation announced on Wednesday that drilling has commenced at Wahid-I.
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Cricket: Gohar blasts explosive ton
Gohar Ali scored a century as Khyber Greens cruised into the quarter-finals of Pakistan Cricket Twenty20 League.
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Olympics: Fraser bids to bounce back
World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce failed a drugs test at the Diamond League meet.
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Tennis: Man charged with stalking Serena
A man charged with stalking Serena Williams after police caught him trying to enter tennis star’s gated neighborhood.
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Hockey: Aussies tipped for cup success
World champions Australia are tipped to make a strong impression at the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
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Cricket: Top players approached for SL league
Sri Lanka Cricket is underway to organise a Twenty20 league in July.
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Could Bin Laden hideout become a shrine?
Osama bin Laden's final hiding place may become a shrine or macabre tourist spot unless the military destroys it.
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US attorney general calls Bin Laden raid 'lawful'
General Eric Holder says the raid "was lawful and consistent with our values."
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Bin Laden computers a 'gold mine' for US
US intelligence officers hope to uncover terror plots, the location of other al Qaeda figures from OBL's computers.
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Daughter saw Bin Laden killed: Pakistani official
A young daughter of Osama bin Laden saw her father shot dead, a Pakistani intelligence official said.
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Embassy receiving threats after Bin Laden raid: Haqqani
Ambassador to the US says Pakistan would be conducting an inquiry into how such an intelligence lapse occurred.
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Access to Bin Laden's family denied to US
Pakistani authorities say they will not allow the US automatic access to the detained relatives of Osama bin Laden.
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White House alters narrative of Bin Laden raid
Factual errors concerning some details of Bin Laden raid force White House to double back and fix its story.
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Photos show three dead men at Bin Laden raid house
Photos show two men dressed in traditional Pakistani garb with blood streaming from their ears, noses and mouths.
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Coalition woes: New PML-Q dissident group emerges
Different opposition parties vie for the slot of new opposition leader in Senate.
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Abbottabad operation: Lawyers condemn breach of sovereignty
Groups of lawyers denounce America for breaching Pakistan's sovereignity, call Bin Laden their hero.
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Know thy neighbour: Living next door to Osama bin Laden
Residents point fingers at authorities for failing to keep an eye on the building.
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Bin laden killing: Only Foreign Office can comment, says Rehman Malik
Interior minister says FO and interior ministry fully cooperating with each other on the issue.
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PML-Q must consult PPP on no-confidence vote: Khosa
Khosa says any no-trust motion against Punjab CM will be a political decision.
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Rumour mills churn in Washington
Bin Laden's death in Pakistan has left a sense of incredulity amongst many in Washington about the Pakistani military.
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Religious insensitivity: Sikhs allege meat was cooked in Gurdwara
Community accuses Evacuee Trust Property Board of dumping the issue.
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After Bin Laden: ‘Can India hunt down terrorists in Pakistan?’
Indian intelligence officials say ISI-CIA like cooperation not possible between RAW and ISI.
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‘Development cures sense of deprivation’
MNA Afridi said sense of deprivation in Khyber Agency would be dispelled by initiating development.
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Disasters contribute to child labour: Minister
Sher Azam Wazir outlined the causes of child labour as being related to disaster.
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Wages wanted: Agriculture dept employees stage sit-in
Employees of state-funded projects of the agriculture department staged a sit-in in Gilgit.
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Insecurity, social taboos: Schools shut as fear drives teachers away
Children in Wana have not attended class since November.
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Civil society recommendations: Punjab prepared for devolved responsibilities
Civil society organizations have welcomed the devolution of powers from federal to provincial level.
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18th Amendment: Civil society concerned over govt’s ‘obsession’ with centralisation
Activists urge prompt devolution of power, resources and institutions to provinces.
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Workers Memorial Day: Advocating workers’ rights for safer, healthier lives
Speakers urge to ensure minimum wages, social security benefits.
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Anti-encroachment drive: Civic body sets 15-day deadline for cleanup
CDA chief warns strict disciplinary action against failure.
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Saving precious lives from quackery
Extensive campaign against unauthorised practitioners to be launched.
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Think tanks: Pakistan needs to be a ‘responsible player’ in the region
Seminar focuses on Pakistan’s potential with Russia after the Americans leave.