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Cash-strapped varsities: Senators dismayed over delayed funding
Govt says mulling HEC chief selection, summary with PM.
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Controversial tunnel project: Government finally comes out of the closet
Federation’s lawyer admits that the plan is under consideration.
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Musharraf wins bail in Bugti murder case too
Former President will soon be travelling to Dubai to pay a visit to his mother.
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Election fraud: The curious case of magnetic ink
Election commission to take action against polling staff who did not use the approved ink for thumb impressions.
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Ambassador to US: Jalil Abbas Jilani gets coveted job
Officials say the current foreign secretary will visit Washington ahead of Nawaz’s visit.
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Foreign investment: Turkey to work for Pak infrastructure development
Carmikli expressed readiness to invest in Gaddani power park, Diamer Bhasha Dam and Karachi-Lahore motorway.
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SECP’s corporate portfolio increases to 62,571
About 322 new companies registered in September.
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Major shake-up: Textile lobby loses control of cotton committee
Senior researcher may be appointed vice president of reconstituted PCCC.
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Nawaz revamps board of Pakistan Steel Mills
Approves appointment of professionals to turn around entity .
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Without an agenda: Pakistan to not lead any WB or IMF annual events
Finance minister and SBP governor fly to Washington to attend annual meetings.
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Milking Isloo’s coffee cult
Coffee Republic and Yogland, located next to each other, open doors to Islamabad.
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Magnetic ink was not used in NA 256, NA 258: Nadra Chairman
States that 57,000 votes in the NA 256 constituency could not be verified as a result.
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Musharraf preparing to leave country: Lawyer
Musharraf can fly to Dubai tomorrow, says Ahmed Raza Kasuri.
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Federal ombudsman: Salman Farooqi wins govt’s backing
Law ministry believes there is no irregularity in selection.
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Centralising governance: PM establishes body to monitor projects
Performance delivery unit to keep Nawaz updated.
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Graft cases: Swiss govt refuses to reopen cases against Zardari
As per Swiss laws, cases cannot be re-opened after the expiry of the deadline.
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‘Thomas Crown Affair’: Painting goes missing from NA Secretariat
Abstract work, “worth over a million rupees,” was swiped from a building with highest-level security in the...
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Punjab CNG stations to dry up for 3 months
Pakistan asks Iran for $2 billion in financing gas pipeline project.
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Career at a glance
Zaman has also served as executive director of the Higher Education Commission.
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Chief graft buster: The impasse ends
Qamar Zaman Chaudhry named new NAB chairman; opposition leader claims all parties taken on board.
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Car-van leaders: From domestic workers to professional drivers
10 women from low-income households willing to become drivers selected.
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Neighbourly disagreement?: Top lawyer booked for ‘threatening’ SC judge
Police refuse to share nature of threats.
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Eid business: CDA razes illegal cattle market
Authority claims it won’t allow any market, other than its own, to operate in city limits.
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Music, dance performance: Keeping alive Punjab’s folk traditions
Event started after an hour’s delay.
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Jinnah Avenue standoff case: IHC grants bail to Sikandar’s wife
Standing counsel opposed the move in court.
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Dialogue with Taliban: Govt urged to move forward on its own terms
Exclusion of FATA swelling terrorists’ ranks.
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Family members, friends gather at Margalla Towers to remember earthquake victims
Eight years on, three children yet to find their father’s body.
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Margalla Hills ‘tunnel’: Govt’s ambiguity makes issue murkier
Supreme Court asks govt, NHA to come up with clear stance.
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ECC meeting: Locally assembled cars are costly, based on old technology
Assemblers earn hefty returns on advance deposited by customers.
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Shaky ground: Govt considers McKinsey for help with Vision 2025
Earlier reports by the company made for the previous government failed to impress.
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Cases against Zardari can't be reopened: Swiss authorities
The authorities say the cases are time-barred and the time to re-open cases has passed.
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Bail approved for Islamabad gunman's wife
Kanwal's bail set at Rs200,000 in surety bonds.
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Sales tax row: No change in tax rate, Senate panel informed
FBR chairman has achieved 95% tax target achieved for first quarter of current fiscal.
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Working after retirement: Punjab, K-P poll chiefs set to get extension
Summary has already been placed before ECP for approval.
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Development schemes: ECNEC clears 9 schemes in face of budget cut fears
Balochistan to get 100 delay action dams and a flyover.
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Stillborn entities: NA standing committees remain in limbo
The delay in convening sessions is raising concern.
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Earthquake 2005: Survivors who cannot go home
They are suffering from paraplegia – complete paralysis of lower half of body, caused by damage to spinal cord.
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Earthquake 2005: Billion-dollar question
Post-Margalla Towers and Awaran, the reality that Pakistan cannot manage such disasters stares back.
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Allotting plots: Ballotting held for sectors E-12, D-12
CDA says prices are fair.
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In memoriam: Dr Tajjamul Hussain’s dedication eulogised
The professor played a pivotal role in establishing Nanoscience dept at NCP.
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Religious obligation: Inflation forces collective Eid sacrifice
According to a market survey, the price of a goat weighing 18 to 20 kilograms ranges between Rs20,000 and Rs25,000.
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Climate change: Experts call for steps to cope with challenges
Govt slow to implement recommendations.
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Breastfeeding law: New board to monitor doctors’ practice
Official says it will oversee infant feeding committees formed by provinces.
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Saving lives: Disaster preparedness not part of curriculum
Schools, colleges rarely conduct emergency drills.
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Sabzi Mandi extortion case: Ring leader still at large, top cop informs court
Report submitted in IHC implicates CDA officials in Rs5m monthly racket.
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Reconstruction at Ground Zero: Eighteen-storey complex to replace Margalla Towers
Developers claim new building will be able to withstand earthquake of 8.5 magnitude.
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Wide consultations likely: PM to fill top army posts on same day
Decision to be taken in national interest: PM House.
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Stopgap Arrangement: Kayani to step into Wynne’s boots for now
In past, former military ruler Gen Musharraf was also given the additional charge of CJCSC.
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Tarbela’s generation capacity to get boost by 2016
On completion of extension project, dam to produce 4,888MW.
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Privatisation — the sequel: Of 31 enterprises, half a dozen to be sold outright
Government will reduce stake in Pak Steel and PIA, hand over management to private investors.