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MMA asks Musharraf to quit army post
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has rejected the International Republican Institute’s survey which has declared President Pervez Musharraf as the most popular leader of the country and said if... 
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By-polls: JI declaresblack day on Jan 10
KHAAR, Dec 17: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Sunday announced observing a `black day’ on January 10 -- the day of by-elections in NA-44, Bajaur Agency -- and set a deadline of December 20 for all candidates to withdraw their nomination papers....
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CPNE opposes regulatory body
KARACHI, Dec 17: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors has opposed the government’s proposal to set up a press and publications regulatory authority, describing it as `yet another attempt to control the press in the name of regulation’....
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‘IB not involved in explosive case’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The interior ministry on Sunday issued what it called findings of the inquiry report of joint investigation committee on throwing of some explosive material in front of the...
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Pakistani experts conference next year: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: An Overseas Pakistanis’ Investment Conference will be held here early next year to encourage and facilitate their effective participation in the country''s economic development, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said....
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PML-N to unite parties against govt
LONDON, Dec 17: The 10-day-long election strategy meetings of the PML-N concluded here on Saturday, with the party deciding to gather all opposition forces on a single platform and raise the...
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Prime land leased out at throwaway price: New golf club
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The law ministry has approved a controversial land deal between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF), under which 150 acres near Shakarparian have...
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Ashraf, Farooq elected Apnec chairman, secretary
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Shafiuddin Ashraf (Karachi) and Dr Imran Farooq (Quetta) were elected chairman and secretary-general respectively of the All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) for the year 2006-08....
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Supreme Court Bar Association re-poll today
LAHORE, Dec 17: Senior lawyers again go to the polls on Monday to elect the Supreme Court Bar Association leadership for 2006-7 in a situation where unprecedented developments taking place after the Oct 31 vote have not left behind pleasant memories....
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UAE gives funds for former child jockeys
DUBAI, Dec 17: The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that it had set aside more than eight million dollars under an accord with Unicef for rehabilitation of children used as camel jockeys....
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Lawyers to observe hunger strike tomorrow
QUETTA, Dec 17: Balochistan lawyers will observe a token hunger strike and boycott court proceedings on Tuesday in protest against the arrest of lawyers and their ill-treatment in prisons....
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103 school teachers appointed
KOHAT, Dec 17: The education department has notified the appointment of 103 primary school teachers in grade-7 who passed tests and interviews last year, Dawn learnt on Sunday....
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Acquitted but not vindicated
FAISALABAD, Dec 17: The family of Ranjha Masih, a 60-year-old man who has recently been acquitted of a blasphemy case after going through the hell and fire of trial for eight...
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A day before Musharraf’s visit
VEHARI, Dec 17: Commuters faced hardships on Sunday as there was no public transport on road because the district administration had impounded buses to bring the people to a public meeting...
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Victims to protest strong-arm tactics: Khanewal operation
MULTAN, Dec 17: The victims of the Khanewal operation clean-up are observing black day on Monday (today) to express resentment against the district administration for demolishing their houses without any prior notice and killing one of the residents by the police....
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‘I’m paying price for not joining PML’
MULTAN, Dec 17: The treatment meted out to Muzaffargarh by the chief minister ridicules his claims of allocating a lot of funds for south Punjab, says Muzaffargarh District Nazim Sardar Qayyum Jatoi....
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10 booked for violating vani law
MIANWALI, Dec 17: As many as 10 people were booked for violating vani law at Jalalpur village, some 40 kilometres from here. Reports said Riazuddin, son of Malik Din, contracted court...
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Sadiq Dane school’s event ends
BAHAWALPUR, Dec 17: The week-long centenary celebrations of the Government Sadiq Dane High School concluded here with regional scouts rally on Sunday. The rally was organised under the auspices of the Punjab Boy Scouts Association in collaboration with regional scouts’ organizations....
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Criminals kill another taxi driver
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Taxi driver killers claimed another victim when the body found in the suburbs of the capital city overnight was identified by police on Sunday as that of a taxi driver....
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Firing in jubilation claims man’s life
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: A property dealer was shot and killed by his friend who was firing in the air in jubilation on Sunday night, police said....
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Mystery still shrouds antiquity theft
TAXILA, Dec 17: The disappearance of 81 antiquities from the Archaeological Museum Taxila is shrouded in mystery even after seven years of the greatest archaic theft in the history of Pakistan....
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Myths, religious texts termed source of history
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: A lecture on Hegel’s philosophy of history by Ashfaque Salim Mirza the other day sparked a lively debate on myths and religious texts as sources of history and...
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‘Killer’ held
GUJAR KHAN, Dec 17: Jatli police claimed the arrest of a man who killed a woman in Thakar village recently. According to police sources, Aziz Fatima was allegedly shot dead by...
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Wheat sowing target yet to be achieved
LAHORE, Dec 17: Punjab is yet to achieve its wheat sowing target for the current season, with farmers and officials making conflicting claims about the exact size of the shortfall....
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