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No need of lessons in democracy: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday defended the military’s intervention in 1999 and said Pakistan did not need any lessons in democracy from anyone.... 
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ARD calls for joint action against govt
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 2: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that military dictatorship is the mother of all evils in Pakistan and urged the...
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Old tactics to win polls again in evidence
RAWALPINDI, Oct 2: The government camp on Sunday claimed major changes in the standings of candidates in the election of the Rawalpindi city district nazim and Rawal Town nazim to be held on October 6....
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Opposition in contact with govt, says Durrani: No chance of agitation
LAHORE, Oct 2: The opposition parties are unable to launch a movement against the government as they have no issue to exploit, minister of state for culture, sports and youth affairs Muhammad Ali Durrani says....
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Pervaiz using arm-twisting tactics, alleges ARD FAISALABAD, Oct 2: The local leaders of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy have severely criticized the Punjab chief minister for his alleged interference in the final round of local polls...
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Khushhali Bank to open offices in Fata
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: More than 50,000 families and businessmen of Fata would benefit from a USAID-financed project of Khushhali Bank which agreed to set up its branches in all seven tribal agencies of the northern belt....
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Pakistani troops reach Burundi
BUJUMBURA, Oct 2: A contingent of about 225 Pakistan Army troops arrived here on Sunday to perform duties as UN peacekeepers in Burundi. Ethnic strife and rebellion claimed more than 200,000...
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Ministry denies report
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: A spokesman for the interior ministry has denied a report appearing in a section of the press on Oct 1 that 11 soldiers were killed in two days of fighting in North Waziristan....
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‘No room for laxity in combat aviation’
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman has said the tremendous advancement in the field of aviation has made it incumbent upon the authorities concerned to pursue the latest innovations in the...
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Girls hog limelight in spelling bee contest
LAHORE, Oct 2: Khalid Mansoor, Huda Fatima and Sehrish Ejaz emerged as national champions in their age groups in the second ‘Dawn in Education National Spelling Bee’ finals at the DHA Auditorium here on Sunday....
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Altaf tells nazims to resolve problems
SUKKUR, Oct 2: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain has urged all nazims, naib nazims and councillors of the MQM to resolve the problems of the people in consultation with the elected opposition representatives....
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Report on deficiencies in medical colleges sought
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Ministry of Health has told the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) to furnish within a week a report on the deficiencies being faced by public medical...
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‘Victimization’ of Sindhi teachers condemned
RAWALPINDI, Oct 2: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) on Sunday condemned, what it called, the terror being unleashed by the government on the Sindhi university professors for opposing the corporatisation of the education sector....
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38 ruling party councillors join PPP
RAWALPINDI, Oct 2: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader Atif Kiani on Sunday joined Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) along with 38 councillors....
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No step taken to implement JJSO in Fata
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The extension of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO), 2000, to the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) last year has proved to be a futile exercise as no step has been taken for its implementation....
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Stolen Afghan coins recovered with tribesmen’s help
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 2: Tribal mediators on Sunday helped customs officials recover a large quantity of Afghan coins which were stolen from a container at Torkham on Sept 28....
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Accused flees from sub-jail
HANGU, Oct 2: A man, accused in a murder case, escaped from a sub-jail here on Saturday night. The accused, Syed Kamal, son of Haji Masood Khan, resident of Parachinar, Kurram Agency, was brought here for appearing in a court....
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Two killed in Mardan
MARDAN, Oct 2: Two cyslists were gunned down by unidentified assailants near Baghdada early Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Shaukat and Shams Aziz, residents of Hoti....
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Vote for PML, get uplift funds: CM tells nazims, councillors
SAHIWAL, Oct 2: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has linked the provision of funds for the newly-elected nazims and councillors of Sahiwal and Pakpattan to the outcome of Oct 6 election results in favour of the PML-backed candidates....
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12 booked for house grabbing
SAHIWAL, Oct 2: City police registered a case against a former district bar association president and 11 others for allegedly ejecting a woman from her house after subjecting her to torture....
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PPP man shifts loyalty
TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 2: Another PPP office-bearer has announced to support the ruling party candidate for the district nazim slot. Addressing a gathering at Pirmahal on Sunday, PPP district vice-president...
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Former AJK chief justice refused Indian visa
LAHORE, Oct 2: Three leaders from Pakistan, invited to attend a round table conference on Kashmir in New Delhi, could not attend the moot because India refused a visa to one...
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Punjabi Congress wants visa reforms
CHANDIGARH (India), Oct 2: On the eve of key India-Pakistan talks, the World Punjabi Congress (WPC) on Sunday asked the two rival countries to reform their mutual visa system before eventually moving to the abolition of the system....
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No change in candidate
LAHORE, Oct 2: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi clarified on Sunday that the PML-supported candidate to the seat of Chakwal district nazim was still Sardar Ghulam Abbas and no change had been made....
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CNG buses to get route permits
LAHORE, Oct 2: Punjab Minister Rana Shamshad Ahmed Khan has said that only the owners of CNG buses would be given route permits in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan and Rawalpindi under the environment-friendly transport policy of the government....
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Entrance test held for medical students
LAHORE, Oct 2: The UET on Sunday held an entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS classes in Punjab medical colleges. The UET had designated the five examination centres across...
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PAT supports PML men
LAHORE, Oct 2: The Pakistan Awami Tehrik on Sunday decided to support Mian Amer and other PML candidates in the forthcoming election for district and town nazims....
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Accused also stole paper in 2004: Entry-test scam
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: One of the accused in the entry-test paper case has told the police investigation team that he had also stolen and sold a paper last year, sources said on Sunday....
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ANP MPAs back JUI-F candidate
KOHAT, Oct 2: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) candidate for the slot of Kohat tehsil nazim is now in a better position after getting support from two MPAs of the Awami National Party....
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Man killed, woman injured
SWABI, Oct 2: A man was killed and a woman injured over a monetary dispute on Sunday. Police said Iftikhar Khan had opened fire on Sher Akbar when he refused to pay back his (Iftikhar’s) money....
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