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Export Awards: Application submission date extended
Last date for submitting applications for the 35th export awards has been extended up to September 10.
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Health Concerns: DHO calls on clinics to get registered
All unregistered medical clinics, laboratories and X-ray clinics in Bannu to register themselves
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Land grabbing: Railways to retrieve 310 acres from encroachers
Authorities have only recovered eight acres so far.
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Another retired bureaucrat, another breach of law
Former chief finance officer responsible for causing nearly Rs2 billion in losses to the national exchequer
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Robbers’ gang busted, Rs1 million seized
Gang was involved in snatching of a oil tanker, and recovered Rs1 million from their possession
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Treatment and rehabilitation centres needed
Health experts highlight the lack of rehabilatiation programmes in the public sector.
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Lacking: Insufficient medical facilities troubling rural population
14 Basic Health Units (BHU) and 300 Rural Health Centres (RHC) in Islamabad for a population of 1 million
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Achievement: HEC scholar gets PhD degree, title from France
The title of his thesis is “Contribution to the formal specification and verification of multi-agent robotic system.”
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Electricity woes: Infuriated by power cuts, protesters turn violent
PESCO officials locked up; office furniture, records burnt.
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Gilgit plunges into darkness as electricity remains suspended
Loadshedding started at 4am on Sunday and continued till 2am on Monday.
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One year later: In Swat, the water is long gone, but victims are still there
Government accused of negligence in rehabilitation.
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Schoolteachers’ transfers: A month of relief forebodes more of peril
Sources say 2,000 posts left vacant due to erratic and erroneous postings.
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Photojournalist’s love for mother, nature
Photographs capture the artist’s journey through Pakistan, capturing its traditions and countryside.
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Five more suspected dengue cases surface in Pindi
Health officials from the twin cities take preventive measures.
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Ramazan aftermath: Record number of patients at Polyclinic
Reckless eating habits cause different stomach problems and other diseases.
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Profiling Islamabad: Taking the first step towards environmental bliss
Pak-EPA to prepare environmental profile of Islamabad.
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Post Eid: Work and routine life resumes
more than 80 per cent of the share in trading activities with China is controlled by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa traders
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Food Poisoning: Two dead, one hospitalised
Two minor brothers died while their older sister was hospitalised after consuming poisonous food
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Illegally Yours: Four booked for occupying plot
After he started construction on the plot, the people came and stopped the work by saying they never sold the land.
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Rekindling ties: Top al Qaeda operatives captured from Quetta
Islamabad, Washington hail cooperation in the arrests, including that of Younis al Mauritani.
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Reconciliation and reconstruction: Sri Lanka becomes a beacon for Pakistan
With the war now over, unprecedented peace, development is now the top priority.
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Energy cooperation: Iran willing to build Pakistan section of gas pipeline
Delegation from Tehran expected to offer expanded economic collaboration with Islamabad.
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100 dead in floods and rain since August
A majority of the fatalities caused by falling roofs, drowning in flood waters and water-borne diseases.
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Training for new teachers kicks off
New GCU lecturers to be introduced to modern teaching techniques.
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All necessary action to be taken to maintain peace in Karachi: Zardari
Promises all available resources to be directed to the flood affectees and fighting dengue.
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Flood fallout: Hundreds protest against administration for not repairing dykes
Villagers say crops were ruined because dykes from last year were still broken.
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Uniform approach: Ulema must take a stand on Karachi says JUI-S
Maulana Sami-ul Haq appeals to religious scholars to develop common strategy.
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Daily Toll: Another 176 dengue cases, third unofficial death reported
Dozens of new cases being reported on a daily basis in Punjab.
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Govt accused of covering up dengue outbreak
Petitioner says most private hospitals left out of reporting network.
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Karachi operation: While hundreds released after raids, police net big suspects
With the exception of 29 target killers who face trial, half of the suspects are not guilty.
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Godhra Camp violence: Eight killed as two religious groups clash
Police say the incident was as much a personal dispute as it was a sectarian clash.
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Onion prices double on low supply
Exporters may suffer a loss of $60 million this year.
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Confidence-building measures: India, Pakistan set to lift ban on investment
Pakistan may double number of goods it imports from India.
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Sindh floods: Salt water mixes with rain to add to Badin’s woes
One saline drain has overflowed and another is dangerously close to giving way.
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Government asset: Ogra chairman refuses to hand over official vehicle
Sadiq says any change in terms of service is ‘illegal’.
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Power Play: Protest against 4-day power outage
Residents from the Model Town area have protested against the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) due to power cuts
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Dengue Count: 3 more cases reported in Multan
Nishtar Hospital officials have reported a total of 17 Dengue cases between August 18 and September 4.
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Bursting Balloons: 7 children injured in cylinder explosion
the balloon seller has been arrested and the injured children have been admitted to the hospital.
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Bittersweet Bites: Family rendered unconscious
unconscious after eating bakery items on Sunday.
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Lining Up: Under-16 cricket tryouts open Sep 7
PCB district branch has scheduled trials for under 16 cricketers from Wednesday at the main sports stadium in Sargodha
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Important Notice: Bar to invite Mirza for speech?
Mirza was a ‘bold politician’ and they need to express solidarity with him in his struggle to expose terrorists
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Oath Taking: Three LHC judges confirmed
Justice Sagheer Ahmad Qadri, Justice Khwaja Imtiaz Ahmad and Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan.
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New appointment: Baqai alumnus named principal
Dr Kashif Ikram has been appointed the principal of Baqai Dental College (BDC), said a press release issued on Monday.
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Flood damage: Poultry business suffers from rains
The poultry farm owners have expressed serious concerns on the losses they have suffered.
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Teaching mandarin: Private schools feel left out
The students are already learning four languages, English, Urdu, Arabic and Sindhi.
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Honour killings: Husband and father kill 2 women
Barfi Mazari’s body was taken to the taluka hospital but Lal Khatoon’s body is missing.
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Monsoon disaster : MUET exams postponed till Sept 13
The controller of examinations issued a notice saying that the exams scheduled on September 13.
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New academic year: Medical college admissions open
Applications forms are available for a non-refundable free of Rs1,000 at branches of United Bank Ltd.
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Pre-medical group: Intermediate results out today
The results will be announced at the board auditorium at 3pm on Tuesday.
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Bilawal Zardari decries drones, unilateral raids that hurt peace
Bilawal Bhutto calls for support to fight terrorism. Says Pakistan neither complicit nor incompetent, lacks resources.