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Rabbani criticizes establishment of new polling stations
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: People's Party Parliamentarians Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has lodged a complaint with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Irshad Hasan Khan regarding the change of certain polling stations in Tharparkar ... 
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Opposition terms PA session ploy
KARACHI, Aug 14: The Sindh Assembly session, which has been summoned by Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday, Aug 17, is likely to last one week. ...
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PPP seeks NA debate on Kargil
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNA Sherry Rehman has submitted a resolution to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking a debate on the report of the Indian Commission on Kargil, sources told Dawn here on Friday. ...
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CM wants interior minister removed
PESHAWAR, Aug 14: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has denied Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat's allegation that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has links with Al Qaeda. ...
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Pervaiz pledges to follow Musharraf's policies
LAHORE, Aug 14: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi pledged on the country's 57th Independence Day to follow the policies given by President Musharraf to eradicate poverty and illiteracy and create more jobs ...
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'Sindh card' no more valid: CM
KARACHI, Aug 14: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has declared that no one would now be allowed to use 'Sindh card' because those who got themselves elected on this ground had failed to deliver. ...
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Balochistan rights to be protected: Jam
QUETTA, Aug 14: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Yousuf on Saturday stated that the government would not permit lawlessness, subversive acts and terrorism as it was the prime responsibility of the government to ensure protection ...
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Pakistan can be saved, says Altaf
KARACHI, Aug 14: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has said that the remaining part of Pakistan could be saved only if mistakes of the past were not repeated. ...
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MNA questions PM's talks offer on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Abdul Rauf Mengal, MNA, on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain's offer of talks on the situation in Balochistan but wondered about its significance in view of the ongoing military operation in the province. ...
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Kasuri to take up issue with UK: Delay in processing of visa
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri promised in the National Assembly on Friday to take up issue with London after Education Minister Zobaida Jalal said her nephew had died before he could get a British visa for medical treatment. ...
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Arrested men 'sponsored' militants
FAISALABAD, Aug 14: Three alleged terrorists, who were picked up on Friday night in a raid at a mosque on the Dajkot Road, were involved in providing shelter and financial assistance to Al-Qaeda fugitives, sources told Dawn. ...
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Magazine owner arrested
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 14: Raja Khawar Nawaz, the owner-editor of the Nawa-i-Hurriyat magazine, was arrested here on Friday on the orders of the AJK Supreme Court Chief Justice, Mohammad Yunus Surakhvi, soon after he appeared before him in a contempt of court case. ...
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APNS briefs Speaker about its stand on wage award
KARACHI, Aug 14: A delegation of the APNS led by its president, Mr Arif Nizami, held a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Ch. Ameer Hussain at Islamabad to apprise him of its position on the Seventh Wage Board Award. ...
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Refugees to be enrolled for Afghan election
PESHAWAR, Aug 14: Preparations are under way to start registration of Afghan refugees in Pakistan for the next presidential elections scheduled for October 10, sources said. ...
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