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Shujaat's talks offer meaningless: PPP
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Pakistan People's Party has asked Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to recognize the true opposition leadership, if he was sincere in his offer of talks to create national harmony. ... 
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PML being reorganized
LAHORE, July 20: The ruling PML has started reorganizing itself at the provincial level in accordance with the principles to be adopted at the federal level. The provincial chief ministers of the PML will also be party presidents. ...
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Plea against Aziz sent to Election Commission
LAHORE, July 20: The Lahore High Court registrar office on Tuesday turned a writ petition of Advocate M. D. Tahir seeking disqualification of Shaukat Aziz from contesting by-election into a representation and sent it to the Chief Election Commissioner for necessary action. ...
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Rahim urges accord on at least one big dam
ISLAMABAD, July 20: There is a need for evolving a consensus in the country on construction of at least one major water reservoir and Sindh has its reservations on Kalabagh Dam, says Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim. ...
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Ponam backs army operation
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) has supported the ongoing military operation in tribal areas and called for more effective steps to eliminate foreign terrorists from the Pakistani soil. ...
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NA body seeks report on water contamination
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The National Assembly standing committee on environment in a meeting here on Tuesday criticized the Sindh government and the departments concerned of Hyderabad for what it said their irresponsible attitude in resolving the issue of contaminated water supply to the city. ...
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UN agencies suspend work in S. Waziristan
PESHAWAR, July 20: United Nations agencies have suspended their operations in South and North Waziristan and southern districts of the province following the kidnapping of staff of the World Health Organisation on July 17, officials said. ...
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Paramilitary forces accused of rights abuses in Okara: Human Rights Watch report
NEW YORK, July 20: The New York-based Human Rights Watch in a report released for publication on Wednesday (today) on the Punjab farmers' movement urges the Pakistan government to order the immediate withdrawal of the Rangers from Okara district ...
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ISPR chief refutes allegations
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday rejected a report by a US-based human rights group accusing military authorities of torturing farmers in Punjab, and described it as an interference in Pakistan's internal affairs. ...
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Pakistan, Russia to cooperate in farm sector
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to cooperate in manufacturing tractors and construction of silos of various capacities for storage of wheat. ...
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Situation in AJK belies govt's claims, says HRCP
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Citizens of Azad Jammu and Kashmir have expressed bitterness for being belittled by the Pakistan government in peace talks with India. ...
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People in South Asia urged to unite
KARACHI, July 20: Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar underlined the need for transcending religious divisions for the establishment of an abiding peace in the world, especially in the strife-torn region of South Asia. ...
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ZTBL reduces mark-up rate to 9pc
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) has reduced its mark-up rate on agricultural loans from 14 to 9 per cent per annum from July 1 in pursuance of President Gen Pervez Musharraf's announcement of a relief package on the occasion of a farmers' convention. ...
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PIA passengers stranded in London return
LAHORE, July 20: Passengers of PK-758 returned home by a special relief plane on Tuesday, having been stranded in London for two days due to one of the engines of a PIA Boeing 747-300 developing a fault at Heathrow. ...
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