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‘Package to be implemented without delay’: PM addresses Hyderabad meeting HYDERABAD, July 17: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has assured the people of Hyderabad that a Rs10.5 billion...		Cabinet communication through internet ISLAMABAD, July 17: The federal government has decided to stop circulation of notices, agenda of meetings, directives and summaries of the cabinet to all the ministers and state ministers on papers (hard copies) for security reasons, Dawn has learnt....
PPP accuses govt of creating no-go areas in new districts LARKANA, July 17: Leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians have accused the Sindh government of promoting tribal lords and fiefdoms by creating new districts in the province....		PML accused of violating code of conduct FAISALABAD, July 17: The PPP has accused the ruling party of launching a mudslinging campaign against its aspirants for the local polls. Speaking at a press conference, PPP Punjab Secretary-General Rana...
Ghotki crash ‘not an act of terrorism’ LAHORE, July 17: The triple-train collision at Sarhad station was not an act of terrorism as claimed by Railways Minister Shamim Haider. Sources told Dawn on Sunday “there is a bend...		JI not to change stance on NSC LAHORE, July 17: The Jamaat-i-Islami has decided not to change its stance on the National Security Council (NSC) issue as far as its present composition is kept intact, it is learnt....
Mango exports to UAE fetch $14.2m LAHORE, July 17: The United Arab Emirates has imported around 50 million kilogram Pakistani mangoes at a cost of $14.2 million. This was claimed by an official of the Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB) here on Sunday....		Senator criticizes parliamentary committee’s recommendations QUETTA, July 17: Senator Moheem Khan, a leader of the Balochistan National Party (Awami), has criticized the parliamentary committee’s recommendations about giving rights on a parity basis to the two ethnic groups in the province....
NGOs urge Pakistan to ratify Rome Statute ISLAMABAD, July 17: A coalition of human rights organizations on Sunday urged Pakistan to ratify the Rome Statute through which the International Criminal Court (ICC) was created....		‘Tourism sector attracts foreign investors’ ISLAMABAD, July 17: Federal Tourism Minister Ghazi Gulab Jamal on Sunday said foreign investors had shown interest in investing in tourism sector which was a positive sign....
Rs4bn project to promote agribusiness launched ISLAMABAD, July 17: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Saturday said the government had launched Agribusiness Development Project with Rs4 billion assistance of the Asian...		PML urges MMA to review Hasba Bill ISLAMABAD, July 17: Pakistan Muslim League Central Vice- President Syed Kabir Ali Wasti on Sunday expressed surprise and shock over what he called ‘highly provocative’ statements being made by some Muttahida...
IDA pledges $100m for education reforms ISLAMABAD, July 17: The government on Saturday signed an agreement with the World Bank under which International Development Agency (IDA) will provide $100 million for Punjab’s education sector for the period of one year....		Supplementary exams from August 28 RAWALPINDI, July 17: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) supplementary examinations of the eight educational boards of Punjab would start from August 28, This was stated by controller examinations of Rawalpindi Board Prof Humayun Iqbal here on Sunday.—Online...
‘45 DCs refused to work under LG system’ HARIPUR, July 17: About 45 of 105 deputy commissioners had left the country, refusing to work under the new local government system, a workshop held in Haripur was told on Sunday....		JI-JUI talks on seat adjustment collapse PESHAWAR, July 17: The Al-Khidamat group of Jamaat-i-Islami has formed an alliance with the Youth Forum of Hayatabad Township for the forthcoming local body elections as their talks with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) on seat adjustment have collapsed....
Heavy rain in Bannu; two girls killed PESHAWAR, July 17: Two girls died when the roof of their house collapsed after heavy rain, which left nine people injured and 99 mud-houses damaged in Bannu district, an official of the provincial relief department said here on Sunday....		Canal breach floods villages, crop KHAIRPUR, July 17: Six villages and crops over hundreds of acres were inundated when a 100-feet wide breach occurred in the Khairpur west feeder (Abul Wah) at the RD-28 on Sunday morning....
Protest against water shortage DADU, July 17: Farmers of Sehwan and Dadu talukas held a demonstration on the Indus Highway on Saturday to protest against shortage of water in the Pir Shakh and Daim and Dal waterways....		Three shot dead KOHAT, July 17: Two young girls and a man were shot dead on suspicion of having illicit relations in the Kachai area near Orakzai tribal agency on Sunday....
Electoral rolls missing NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 17: A number of pages are missing from electoral lists at the assistant election commissioner’s office. Two candidates for general councillor seats from Darya Khan Mari were not provided electoral certificate on Saturday....		Suspended LAKKI MARWAT, July 17: District Coordination Officer Kifayatullah Khan suspended dozens of employees and terminated the services of a number of contract workers of the tehsil municipal administration and the district council after he found them absent from duty on Saturday.—Correspondent...
Hudood case accused freed on fake orders SAHIWAL, July 17: A co-accused in a Hudood case got released from central jail on fake court orders (Robkar), it was learnt on Sunday. Reports said a married woman, Nusrat, a...		PML-N, MMA join hands MANDI BAHAUDDIN, July 17: The district political scene witnessed a big change on Saturday evening when the PML-N and MMA joined hands against the ruling PML for the upcoming local bodies elections....
‘Hoarders’ raise wheat, flour prices GUJRANWALA, July 17: The grain market commission agents and flour mill owners have increased the wheat price from Rs450 to Rs480 per 40 kilograms in the district, raising the 20kg flour bag price from Rs250 to Rs280....		Drug pusher held with 40kg hash, kilo opium OKARA, July 17: Police arrested a drug trafficker and recovered 40kg hashish and one kilo opium from his possession in Chak 5/4-L on Sunday. Reports said the Sadar police on a...
Leghari group charged with power abuse DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 17: The election commission office has allegedly registered minority representatives in union councils of Dera Ghazi Khan where they do not reside on the direction of the former district nazim....		PR still silent on missing people LAHORE, July 17: The railway authorities are still keeping a mum about the people missing in the accident at the Sarhad railway station on July 13....
NWFP govt to instal telemetry system PESHAWAR, July 17: The NWFP government is planning to instal its own telemetry system to monitor flood situation and weather forecast in the province, officials said....		Nawaz may move court for passport LAHORE, July 17: Exiled former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif may approach a court for an injunction that the government issue him and his wife Pakistani passports....
Fund shortage hits anti-malaria efforts PESHAWAR, July 17: Malaria is likely to afflict more people because the government has stopped fumigation and the public sector hospitals lack staff and resources to cope with the problem, health department officials have told Dawn....		Decomposed bodies of 2 women found PESHAWAR, July 17: Decomposed bodies of two young women were found in a house in Afghan Colony, while two persons were killed in separate incidents in city’s suburb on Sunday, residents and police officials said....
ANP members join PPP-S PESHAWAR, June 17: Hundreds of local leaders and workers of the Awami National Party (ANP) announced joining of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) at the People’s Houses here on Sunday, said a press release....		Panel formed for renaming province PESHAWAR, July 17: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq on Sunday constituted a parliamentary committee of the NWFP Assembly for changing the name of the province. According to an...