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Bird flu hits 3 more farms in Islamabad
RAWALPINDI, April 22: Over 20,000 chickens were culled on Saturday following confirmation of H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus at three poultry farms in the outskirts of the federal capital.... 
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Erra, UN launch $288m plan
ISLAMABAD, April 22: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority and the United Nations on Saturday launched a $288 million one-year national action plan after projects worth $100 million proposed by the humanitarian community were dropped due to Erra’s objections....
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Himalayan glaciers receding faster
ISLAMABAD, April 22: Pakistan is increasingly becoming a ‘water stressed’ country, as glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world....
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Children, US embassy staff celebrate Earth Day ISLAMABAD, April 22: The staff of US embassy on Saturday celebrated Earth Day alongside children from 65 local schools....
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Hangu peace efforts being hampered: Rift between local and provincial govts
PESHAWAR, April 22: The Hangu city, which saw worst riots on Feb 10 after powerful suicide bombing, still lies in ruin owing to the rift between district Nazim and the provincial government, hampering peace efforts and revival of economic activities....
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Tribesmen urged to join jihad
TANK, April 22: Militants known as local Taliban led by fugitive Abdullah Mahsud have called upon tribesmen in the Frontier Region of Tank district to join them in ‘jihad’ against allied forces in Afghanistan....
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42 papers on chest diseases read at conference
QUETTA, April 22: Forty-two research papers were read by local and foreign experts in various sessions of the 7th International Chest Conference, organised by the Pakistan Chest Society....
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KACP for immediate ceasefire in Kashmir
LAHORE, April 22: The Kashmir Action Committee Pakistan has called for immediate ceasefire by all concerned in Kashmir and demilitarisation of the state....
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PPP struggling for Pukhtuns’ rights: minister
PESHAWAR, April 22: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has asked people to defeat in the elections forces which bank on wealth and promote plutocracy....
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‘Armyman killed in shootout’
PESHAWAR, April 22: An armyman was killed when robbers opened fire in the Ashrafia Colony area here on Friday night, sources said. However, an official of the Faqirabad police station, where...
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Three die in accidents
HARIPUR, April 22: Three persons including a boy were killed in three different accidents here on Saturday. Khalabat Township police quoted one Gohri Jan, wife of Muhammad Miskeen of village Haljadal...
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Completion of farm services complex urged
LAKKI MARWAT, April 22: Lakki Marwat Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan has directed the officials concerned to expedite work on the farm services complex for providing facilities in agriculture, livestock and water management sectors under one roof....
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Women inducted in policy-making: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, April 22: The government is trying to increase the representation of women in every sphere of life to leverage their true potential and enable them to play an affective role in the country’s socio-economic development....
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Newborn baby kidnapped
RAWALPINDI, April 22: A two-day-old baby boy was kidnapped from the District Headquarters Hospital here on Saturday. The kidnapper, dressed in a lady doctor’s uniform and wearing a scarf, entered the...
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Five heads of Senate bodies’ elected
ISLAMABAD, April 22: During the first phase five heads of Senate standing and functional committees were elected here on Saturday....
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SSC’s solved answer books snatched
LAHORE, April 22: Two motorcyclists allegedly snatched away a bundle of solved answer books of the SSC examination from a deputy-superintendent on Multan Road on Saturday....
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