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Uniform bill last nail in democracy's coffin: Imran
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said passing of uniform bill by the National Assembly will prove to be the last nail in the coffin of sham democracy introduced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... 
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Three parties to launch struggle for Asif's release
PESHAWAR, Oct 14: Condemning the continuous detention of PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, leaders of three major political parties on Thursday announced that they would launch a joint struggle for his release. ...
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Hearing in MMA petition adjourned
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in a Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal petition against two Muttahida Qaumi Movement Members of the National Assembly, who won their seats in the May 12 by-elections in Karachi ...
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Organ trade flourishing in Pakistan, says Adib
KARACHI, Oct 14: Human organ trade is alive and well in Pakistan, including Karachi, according to Prof Adibul Hasan Rizvi of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation. ...
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US reminds Musharraf of democracy pledge
WASHINGTON, Oct 14: The United States on Thursday reminded Gen Pervez Musharraf of his pledge to embrace democracy following concerns over a newly-passed law prolonging his dual role as president and army chief. ...
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NWFP receives Rs500 million - Reorganization of forces PESHAWAR, Oct 14: The NWFP Governor's Secretariat (Fata) had received the first tranche of Rs500 million for the re- organization of different law-enforcement agencies in seven tribal agencies ...
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Rs622m being lost annually, says official: Absence of quality standard laws
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Pakistan is losing Rs622 million annually due to absence of laws on quality standards in different sectors, said Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) Director Dr M Farooq. ...
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Call to enforce quality control laws
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: There are no laws in Pakistan that could protect the rights of consumers against substandard, adulterated and counterfeit products. ...
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Historian says war has no moral, religious justification
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The legal, moral and religious justifications for war came under discussion in a lecture programme organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) at its Centre for Democratic Development here on Wednesday. ...
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Minister orders formation of body to float proposals: IT research institute
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan has directed constitution of a body to look into the proposals and subsequent consultancy for establishing a world class IT and telecom research institute in the federal capital. ...
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Education voucher scheme soon
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Education Minister Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi has said an Education Voucher Scheme with the financial assistance of the World Bank will soon be launched as a pilot project in Islamabad ...
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More research in embedded systems urged
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Engineers, technicians and researchers are not recognized for their contributions in promotion of science and technology in the country. ...
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Gujral happy to be in Lahore
LAHORE, Oct 14: Former Indian Prime Minister IK Gujral arrived here on Thursday to attend a two-day meeting of the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR). ...
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'Bureaucrats using better vehicles than ministers'
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Record placed before the National Assembly on Thursday showed that bureaucrats in the interior ministry were using vehicles of better make and horsepower than the federal ministers and the ministers of state. ...
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Businessman not held in Pakistan, court told
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The federation on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a businessman of Karachi, who had gone missing 16 months ago and was later identified as an Al Qaeda suspect, had been detained from Thailand and not in Pakistan. ...
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Members of slain grocer's family get green cards
WASHINGTON, Oct 14: The United States Congress has granted green cards to the wife and four daughters of a Pakistani grocer who was killed in Dallas four days after the Sept 11 attacks. ...
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