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Suicide: Man takes his own life
A man killed himself by drinking pesticide
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Robbery: Family robbed of millions
Four armed men looted cash, jewellery and other valuables worth millions from a house
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Demonstration: PPP protest against suspension of SHO
The protestors burnt tyres on the road.
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Karo kari: Woman shot and injured
Tanveer and his cousin Arbelo accused Jamun of having an affair with Bego.
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Speeding bus: Accident kills two and injures 15
injured in an accident between a passenger coach and loaded truck on the National Highway.
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Saving lives: Japan grants Rs9.5m for ICUs
granted the Afzaal Memorial Thalassemia Foundation Rs9.5 million for intensive care unit equipment in Karachi
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Looking ahead: Rs200m for fresh Hyderabad schemes
government will be spending one-third of its Rs583 million development budget on new schemes
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Appeal: Badin needs your help
There is an immediate need to send food and medicines to the camps
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Prospective students: MUET submission date extended
date for submitting admission forms is September 7
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Delayed trains: Trains late at Rohri, Karachi stations
Thousands of passengers are irked by the delay in the arrival and departure of trains
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Pay back: management fires at protesting workers
Protest soon turns into riot as labourers ransack factory.
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Blame games: Man stabs wife 23 times on suspicion
Neighbours say Luqman was the one having the affair.
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Bribery and corruption: DPO threatens bus terminal heads, traffic police with legal action
Allegations of palm-greasing lead to the decision.
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Energy Crisis: PESCO to decrease loadshedding
minister said tube wells were closed due to low voltages, which create scarcity of water in the city.
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Transfers: Sohail Altaf becomes governor’s secretary
Energy & Power Department Secretary Dr Sohail Altaf, a DMG officer of BPS-20 level
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Eidul Fitr: Security beefed up
More than 2,500 personnel of Islamabad police, including security police will guard the city during Eid holidays
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Murdered: Woman killed by husband
Fauzia was found dead in her house with marks of strangulation found on her neck.
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Theft: Man deprived of cell phone, valuables
unknown man had stolen his cell phone, cash and his credit cards from his flat.
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Road Accident: Man killed as jeep falls in ravine
driver lost control due to a technical fault and jeep fell into ravine
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Drug Deals: Addict kills wife for refusing drug money
Shumaila had been strangled with her own dupatta.
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Patring Hydro-power Project: Affected villagers to be compensated at market rates
‘The project would bring social and economic prosperity in the area’.
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Detained after acquittal: Govt lawyer defends two men’s detention
The suspects were earlier tried for involvement in Melody and Danish embassy attacks.
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Naming backyard lanes after giants and highways after midgets
CDA named a service road in F-10 after the legendary poet Ahmed Faraz.
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Youm-Al-Quds: Protesters demand America, UN to stop playing double game in Palestine
Hundreds of people rally in support of Kashmiris, Palestinians.
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Mob Justice: 2 ‘thieves’ caught from mosque
two thieves trying to steal a fan that belonged to the Jama Masjid
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Escape Route: Abducted youth returns home
Arsalan was abducted by unidentified men one and a half years ago from Narowal.
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Ganging Up: Bandits attack dera, 2 injured
The armed men attacked Jhok Rohal landlord Saadullah Makli’s dera and tried to grab cotton crop on a two acres of land
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Contempt of Court: Food Dept secertary summoned
Company had supplied tents worth Rs100 million to the Food Department but the department did not make the payment.
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Campaign: Over 12,215 raids conducted in July against tainted food
Ninety-eight people were arrested during these raids
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Tragedy: Girl shot dead
He was not injured but the attackers hit his niece, Rida Bibi, 16, killing her on the spot.
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Crackdown: Beggars arrested
The women police arrested the Shabana, Asiya and Samra and booked them under the beggary act.
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Assault: Teacher booked
Rehman was teaching his eight-year-old child to read Quran for the past few months.
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Teacher Transfer: Schools Dept to decide matter
Dispute over a teacher’s post
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Slaughterhouse: ‘Crackdown on encroachers, polluters’
Notices issued to people running illegal businesses involving burning of animal fat
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Bank of Punjab: Remand extended by 14 days
Khan has been accused of illegally sanctioning loans worth Rs9 billion
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Acid victims: Family burnt while asleep
Shazia and her 3 children have sustained 70 percent burns and are in critical condition.
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Dengue outbreak: 99 more cases reported as dengue spreads
Cases also reported in Faisalabad and Multan; fumigation campaign underway.
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Jailed abroad: Back in Pakistan, some prisoners don’t know where home is
India releases three Pakistani men, prisoner Dr Chisty’s family says time is running out.
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Brazen and in broad daylight: Salmaan Taseer’s son abducted from Lahore
Police arrest two suspects, seal city’s entry and exit points.
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Off-balance sheet solutions: Solution to circular debt in sight
ADB proposes creating special mechanism to swap liabilities for cash.
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Fighting back: KESC answers KWSB allegations
Karachi Water and Sewage Board owes KESC Rs14 billion and and blames water supply shortage on load shedding.
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Afaq Ahmed case: MQM Haqiqi leader’s plea for bail adjourned again
Hearing adjourned indefinitely as lawyers boycotted court proceedings after protests against killings of colleagues.
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Lawyers protest killings: Court hearings to resume after Eid
The lawyers will not represent anyone charged with target killing, says SBC.
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Feed-in tariff: New renewable energy policy to be unveiled
A feed-in tariff is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies.
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
Dealers say they expect the pressure to continue in the coming days on fears of a rise in international oil prices.
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Research and development: Rs32m earmarked for three cells in K-P
Establishment of research-and-development cells in three chambers of commerce in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Ptma iftar: ‘Natural resources are national assets’
Dr Asim Hussain said on Thursday that the government was trying to overcome the energy crisis in the country.
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Bricks: Withdrawal of sales tax on demanded
The Muzaffargarh Kiln Association is concerned over the non-action of the authorities.
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High voltage: Gepco posts record revenue
Collected record revenues to the tune of Rs55.05 billion during the last fiscal year.
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Power crisis: Electricity shortfall jumps to 3,795MW
The total power generation was recorded as 14,716MW against the demand of 18,511MW during the last 24 hours.
















































