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Rahim Yar Khan’s mango moment
The national mango festival kicked off on June 20, 2010 and thousands of people came to visit.
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The inadequate transport system of Islamabad
If you are one of the many commuters in Islamabad, chances are you regularly find yourself stuffed into Hiace vans.
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Night out turns deadly for biker boy
A 22-year-old boy was killed in the wee hours of Sunday near a police check point in sector I-10.
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Pervez Musharraf planning return: aides
Former president Pervez Musharraf is seeking guarantees from the government that he won’t be indicted on criminal charges.
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New plan to break jihadi-al Qaeda nexus
Pakistan’s security agencies focus on breaking a “complicated and lethal” nexus between al Qaeda and outlawed groups.
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Over 70,000 Afghans return home
The number of refugees voluntarily returning home to Afghanistan, in 2010, reached the 70,000 mark this week.
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Never too late for love...
Romance is most certainly not dead, as according to witnesses, a 90-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman ran away from home.
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A day for objections
It was a tough day for Waris Kallu in the Punjab Assembly, as members continued to criticise him for “eating the words".
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Gang of women thieves busted
A group of women in Islamabad, who went around stealing iron fences and construction material, was arrested by police.
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Law Minister expresses concern over Hijratullah acquittal
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah expressed his concern over the acquittal of Hijratullah in the Manawan attack case.
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Constable accused of cutting youth with glass shard
The father of a 16-year-old boy has accused a police constable of slicing open his child’s abdomen.
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Punjab Assembly, never a dull moment
The three-hour long Punjab Assembly session on Friday focused on everything under the sun, except the budget.
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Remand of alleged terrorists extended
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the remand of the alleged terrorists involved in the attack on Ahmadis.
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Shaikh urges austerity to check inflation
Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh urged political parties to join hands in order to make the country self-reliant.
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NCOs term extended by two years
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani has extended the duration of regular service for NCOs by two years.
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NAB offers to drop politically-motivated cases
A senior official of the NAB has offered to drop politically-motivated cases against political figures if he was contacted.
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‘Punjabi Taliban’ are a reality, says Salman Taseer
Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that the ‘Punjabi Taliban’ exist in the province.
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Taxes of public cars unpaid, Punjab govt fines private cars
Token tax of about five hundred vehicles owned by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) are unpaid.
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Ajoka emerges from ‘ban’ to steal the show
The Ajoka theatre group was allowed to perform their play ‘Dara’ at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA).
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Sherry Rehman resents grant given to Jamaat ud Dawa
Sherry Rehman on Friday asked why no one has questioned the grant made by the Punjab government to Jamaat ud Dawa.
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3rd daughter of suicide rickshaw driver dies
Beenish, the 13-year-old daughter of the rickshaw driver, who gave poisonous pills to his family members, died yesterday.
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25 arrested in Golra Sharif firing case
Police arrested 25 people, including the main accused Saddiq, who had killed a police constable in Golra Sharif.
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Ambush on Islamabad police kills one
A policeman was shot dead and three others were injured in Golra in Islamabad on Friday.
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Lahore police on high alert after major search operation
More than 2,000 policemen conducted a major search operation in Lahore’s Township and Green Town areas on Thursday night.
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DHA disowns DHA-City
The exact location and sponsorship of the DHA City-EME, a new housing project, launched on June 13 remain a mystery.
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Higher Education threshold appears ever higher
Students from all over the province have started arriving in Lahore to join private coaching sessions for aptitude tests.
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More confrontation, more nitpicking in PA
Industrialists and agriculturals had a head-on confrontation in the Punjab Assembly, ahead of the opposition's budget...
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Relentless muggers confess their sins
Hashim Khan’s wallet carrying Rs5000 was missing and his daughter was in a hospital after being injured in a road accident.
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Milking strength into children
PPF held an international conference to highlight its project of providing free of cost milk to school children.
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Challenge to Sharif’s eligibility, LHC dismisses petition
A three-member bench of the LHC dismissed a petition challenging Sharif brothers eligibility to contest elections.