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Crackdown: 13 shopkeepers held for overcharging
Gilgit district administration put 13 shopkeepers behind bars and imposed on them fines amounting to Rs43,000.
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Nabbed: 181 detonators seized, one held
police found the detonators and the wire packed in five bags, each weighing 5kg.
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Cardiac arrest: Litigant dies outside courtroom
Mukhtar Ahmed, was in his mid 40s and had been accused of injuring a man from his rival party
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Found dead: Missing teenager’s body recovered
Shehzad Town police said Zeeshan Ali left home with friends and did not return in the evening.
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Jaywalking: Elderly man killed in road accident
Old man,93, hit by a motorcycle as he attempted to illegally cross a busy highway
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Crime: Two held, hashish seized
Piwadhai police on Wednesday arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized 280 grams of hashish from their possession
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Dr Afridi sought asylum in US: Investigators
JIT report says the tribal doctor was not kidnapped by Lashkar-e-Islam, rather he went voluntarily.
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‘Facts’ in hand, Pakistan decides to sue UK tabloid
Probe identifies undercover reporter, ‘proves’ story was baseless.
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NRO implementation: Dismissing fears, SC offers cornered govt breathing room
Judge says courts do not want President to be prosecuted since he has immunity; advises govt to file review petition.
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‘National Unity’ push: After breaking ice, ANP, MQM to meet at Nine Zero
Both parties discuss extremism and the ongoing sectarian violence in Karachi.
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Waheeda Shah Case: Court to hear ECP’s version today
Shah’s counsel Haider Imam Rizvi advocate concluded his arguments on Wednesday.
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‘Axe attack’: Couple found killed
Police said their bodies had injures caused by sharp weapons.
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Petty issues: Man strangles sister over argument
Police said Sarwar Bibi, 20, was reprimanded by her brother, Imtiaz, for not cooking food.
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Dispute: Mother, son killed over property
The dispute was over 1.5 acres of land.
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PMA’s concerns: Shifting of U-turn condemned
U-turn in front of the hospital allowed patients to approach the emergency ward from either side of the road.
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High profile murder: Police arrest five suspects
Lawyers had boycotted courts for the arrest of Waraich’s murderers after which the SC took suo motu action.
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Infant’s death: Police told to complete investigation
Police to complete investigation of allegations against young doctors for causing an infant’s death by July 31.
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Laptop distribution: Court directs CDGL to present cheque
Provincial law officer said a payment of Rs870,000 was made to the university.
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Cell phone users to cross 160m, broadband 19.5m by 2020: PTA
Says will concentrate on re-farming of spectrum to cater the increased demand of broadband, wireless technologies.
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Indonesia and Pakistan: Bilateral trade surges 34% to $1.14b
Trade between Indonesia and Pakistan has increased by 34% from $787 million in 2010 to $1.142 billion in 2011.
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Agro-database: Website containing agri-data under development
Government policies framework for the agriculture ministry will be based on feedback extracted from this website.
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Jirga declares man ‘karo’ for marrying widowed sister-in-law
A jirga declared Gulzar Shaikh a ‘karo’ for marrying his sister-in-law, Kazbano Shaikh, in Raheem Bux Khoso village.
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Federal Cabinet forms committee on Balochistan
Cabinet gives approval for MoUs with US on Nato supply, trade of petroleum products with India.
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Load-shedding electrifies demand for UPS units
Battery, generator producers also surfing the energy crisis wave.
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PM forms load management committee in a bid to arrest loadshedding
Textile industry to bite loadshedding bullet as PM seeks APTMA cooperation till energy situation improves.
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Four terrified gazelles from Bahawalpur rescued at Cantt station
The animals are endangered and vulnerable because of their thin legs.
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Govt securities: JS Bank tops list of primary dealers
SBP recently declared JS Bank as the Number One Primary Dealer of Government Securities for 2011-12.
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Warid: International roaming and IDD discount
Avail a 75% discount on all incoming calls – ie Rs10 (plus taxes) per minute.
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Thar coalfields: Land allotted for 30 power projects
Installed capacity of 1,947 megawatts (MW) in the Thar coalfield
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Salary Woes: KDA gives city govt two-day ultimatum
Threatened to launch a protest movement if they were not paid over the next two days.
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Ramazan Calling: Commissioner reviews traffic situation in DHA
The civic administration would work in tandem with traffic police and traffic engineering bureau.
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Discount Festival: KMC to organise Eid shopping mela
The festival will be arranged at the City Auditorium at Aisha Manzil.
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Golden Years: KDA official retires after 34 years
Mukarram Sultan Bukhari retired from service on Tuesday.
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Motogp: Spies opts to leave Yamaha
“I have chosen to leave Yamaha after this season for a litany of reasons.”
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Football: Chelsea become more Hazardous
Eden Hazard will be joined by his younger brother Thorgan at Chelsea.
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Tennis: Emotional Malisse snaps losing streak
Fifth-seeded Belgian levelled his record at the ATP Tour event at 8-8 as he beat recent UCLA graduate Nicolas Meister.
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Cricket: Ali’s blitz seals Qasmi’s win
Propelled Qasmi CC to a 11-run victory against Northern Gymkhana.
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Football: Rosicky out for up to two months
After undergoing another operation on an injured Achilles tendon.
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Cricket: Junaid inaugurates flood-lit event
All-Pakistan Akhtar Nawaz Khan Shaheed Memorial Floodlight cricket tournament kicked off at the Khalabat Township.
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Football: ‘Portsmouth must be saved’
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp said he will do all he can to save the embattled club from going out of business.
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Arsalan Iftikhar case: SC questions NAB's summons for apex court registrar
NAB had summoned the Supreme Court Registrar in connection with Arsalan Iftikhar graft case.
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Government to consult all stakeholders on caretaker setup
Elections due next year hence government has enough time to contact political parties: Kaira
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Loadshedding: Boys in Lahore hold ‘muddy’ protest
Five boys cover themselves in mud, pose as statues to protest against loadshedding.
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PPP seeks MQM’s support for ensuring national stability
Rehman Malik calls on Altaf Hussain, says both parties should work together to solve basic public problems.
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Bloggers are not journalists: Talat Hussain
No responsibility and no accountability means bloggers are not journalists, says Talat Hussain.
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Olympics passport scam: NADRA investigation finds no wrongdoing
Tabloid’s investigator had his own NIC renewed through legal procedure.
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ANP accepts MQM invitation to visit Nine Zero
Both parties discuss extremism and the ongoing sectarian violence in Karachi.
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NATO supply trucks surge at Torkham border
More than 100 trucks have crossed Torkham border in the past two days, confirms customs official.
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Olympics passport scam: Govt asks NADRA to sue The Sun for defamation
Lawsuit to be filed will be for Rs10 billion in damages.
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Olympics scam: FIA arrests wanted human smuggler Madam Babri
Madam Babri used newspaper advertising spaces for her scam.