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South Asia: Exchanges to discuss integration
steps needed for integrating the region via a progressive programme of harmonisation of national regulatory standards
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European Supermarkets: `First Sindhri consignment dispatched
Eight such shipments are taking place from across the country.
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Export Processing Zones Authority: Business grows 38% in fiscal 2011
Exports increased 38 per cent to $568 million in financial year 2011 compared with the preceding year’s $411 million
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On the Lam: Prisoner escapes from police custody
was accused of murdering his brother-in-law Adeel Ahmed in Mamrial village on March 22 this year.
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Drug Bust: Two dealers nabbed
recovered one kilogram of heroin, four kilograms of hashish and one pistol from their possession.
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Elections: CM reviews AJK election arrangements
to the two seats in Karachi for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly that are scheduled for July 20.
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Exploitation: ‘Sanitation workers are being overworked’
to work as sanitation staff from 10 pm to 6 am.
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Infrastructure: Construction on Lyari Expressway
The project began in 2002 and 30,000 people have been relocated so far.
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Deb: KESC, SSGC reach agreement
The total amount owed by KESC is Rs30 billion.
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Research: Digital library for Sindh education ministry
He ordered the website of Sindh education ministry be started up
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Robbery: Rs0.5 million stolen from transporter
He was being chased after he came from a bank, tried to speed away but the robbers fired at his car’s tyres.
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Road Accident: Four political activists killed
killed in a road accident near a railway crossing in Jamshoro.
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Bail Denied: Murder suspects try to flee
But they were caught by relatives of the complainant while they were still on the premises.
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Examinations: Exams at SAU from August 23
SAU has announced that the supplementary examinations for the second term for 2009-10 will start from August 23.
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Floods: Flood arrangements complete
Last year only 0.3 million cusecs of water broke the dykes
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Protest: Rally against transfer of DPO
They staged a sit-in and burnt tyres on the National Highway, blocking traffic.
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Land Mafia: Three dead, cameraman manhandled
When the team from Express News tried to film they were manhandled by the police.
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Quality Control: Drug Regulation Agency to be set up
PM has directed the cabinet secretary to ensure provision of drugs and medicines to the patients all over the country
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Three-month deadline: Pakistanis in KSA to renew passports
Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia must have machine-readable passports (MRPs) within three months
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Ngos in hazara: Commissioner threatens a halt to work
Ban all activities of NGOs if they failed to submit their NOCs to the district administration within two weeks.
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Govt’s stance: Dasti expresses grievance
Dasti has reservations over the ‘prime minister’s personal bureaucracy who is answerable to no one’.
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Securing media: Denmark supports media in Pakistan
Includes safety trainings for journalists, support to radio stations in northern areas, educational radio programmes.
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Developing Balochistan: 90 students take PM scholarship test
A written test was conducted in Quetta to select five students for the PM scholarship programme.
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Ajk Elections: Election once again postponed in LA17
The voting was due on July 10 in Lahore.
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Kidnapped Swiss Couple: Law enforcers still ‘clueless’
kidnappers whisked away a Swiss couple from Loralai, 180-kilometres east of Quetta, on Friday.
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Passive Smoking: 0.6m people affected annually, WHO
One-third of those killed are children, often exposed to smoke at home, according to the WHO.
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Power distribution: Computers to help increase efficiency
Employees of various power distribution companies getting IT training.
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Police raid: Two held on rape charges, three get away
House was equipped with CCTV cameras and its walls were protected with barbed wire.
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NOCs demanded: In Hazara, NGOs face a new form of threat
NGOs have to submit NOCs of their activities or risk being banned.
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Learning the art of painting lorries and trucks
Five-day workshop on truck art starts at National Art Gallery.
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Acknowledging needs: Denmark to give $28 million for journalists’ capacity building
The development program framework has been provided under Danish International Development Assistance (Danida)
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Phone fraud: Man impersonating Supreme Court Registrar traced to Adiala Jail
Dr Faiz Ali Syed was considered an expert in making calls to judges.
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PAC meeting: Logging defiling Hazara’s beauty
Unpaid bills also highlighted.
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Violence against women: Reported cases continue to grow, devolution raises hope
Provinces say ‘considerable’ progress made in spreading awareness on laws against sexual harassment at workplace.
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Ghazi-Barotha water project: PM constitutes committee to remove snags
CDA chairperson accepts failure in provision of affordable housing in Islamabad.
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Top cop hands Karachi’s businessmen ‘Touchme Touchme’ touché to criticism
IG responds to Delhi Mercantile Society’s criticism by pointing out their ‘hideous’ advertisements on police...
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Alleged blasphemy case: Police eschew forensics, fingerprinting
Man who filed FIR did not nominate S.
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Up to six suspected militants killed in N. Waziristan drone strike
Drone strike targeted a guest house believed to have been inhabited by foreigners at the time of the attack.
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HRCP report indicates rise in killings this year
490 people killed in target killings since the beginning of the year, with Lyari and Orangi the worst affected areas.
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PCB strives to avoid selection disputes on tours
Coach, captain to be given lectures on defining their roles before offshore assignments.
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Improvised explosive attacks soar in Pakistan
The number of attacks from IEDs in Pakistan has grown by more than 145 percent in the last four years, say experts.
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So what is our ‘Pakistani’ identity?
Seraiki-speaking people deserve a province for their historical claim by virtue of language, culture and customs.
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The solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis
The power crisis is getting worse and various short-term solutions being offered are not the answer.
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Taliban and Pashtun culture
The Taliban have done nothing but destroy Pashtun culture.
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Shamsi, drones and our sovereignty (II)
I cannot for the life of me understand why we take billions in aid from the US and then abuse it and hate it.
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Shamsi, drones and our sovereignty
The UAE is not going to jeopardise its relationship with the US on our behalf.
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Juvenile suicide: They may not be successful, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t trying
More children are attempting to kill themselves, social taboos mean less attention for the issue.
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Abbottabad probe: Commission finalises investigation procedure
The commission will present a report on presence of Osama bin Laden and the American operation.
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NA committee rejects dual nationality bill
The bill seeks ban on Pakistanis with dual nationality or foreign holdings to assume public offices.
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NICL investigations: Judge refuses to hear case
The court directed the manager of Moonis Elahi to record his statement again which resulted in a heated debate.

















































