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Abyana rates frozen, sub-engineers fired
QUETTA, Feb 16: The Balochistan government has decided to sack all sub-engineers who had been recruited by the provincial communications department without prior approval of the authorities concerned and in violation of rules and regulations.... 
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Talks fail to end impasse over offices’ relocation : AJK opposition parties vow to continue protests
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 16: Following the failure of talks with AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan on Friday, representatives of various political and religious parties, students and traders’ organisations vowed to...
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LHC upholds PTA decision over bandwidth tariffs
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed an appeal made by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), thereby upholding the decision of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) over reduction in bandwidth tariffs....
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Law Reforms Bill to curb police powers: PM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Law Reforms Bill is landmark legislation and its adoption will help people get quick and cheap justice and it will also free them from the harassment of law-enforcement agencies, according to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
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Fiscal situation reviewed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: A high-level meeting on Friday reviewed the country''s current and medium-term fiscal situation as part of the budget making exercise for the forthcoming financial year....
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Two child workers die as shop collapses
PESHAWAR, Feb 16: Two children were killed and eight others injured when roof of an embroidery shop caved in at the Gulbahar area here on Friday....
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Ojhri arsenal takes one more life: After 19 years
RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: A labourer was killed and five other persons were injured when a projectile, hit by the labourer while he was digging earth at a shop in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, exploded on Friday evening....
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Cuba committed to helping Pakistan, says envoy: Offers 1,000 scholarships
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Cuba is committed to helping Pakistan in medical education which is evident from the 1,000 scholarships it has offered to the local students....
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Inquiries inconclusive five years on: Police torture of newsmen
FAISALABAD, Feb 16: President Pervez Musharraf’s scheduled address to a public meeting at Iqbal Stadium here on Saturday (today) will be a painful reminder to many reporters of anti-press slogans by...
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Sitting MPAs to be PML candidates
LAHORE, Feb 16: The sitting MPAs of the ruling PML will be retained as candidates in the next elections in Punjab, the president of the Lahore organisation said on Friday....
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Army action condemned
QUETTA, Feb 16: Elders of the Marri tribe have appealed to human rights organisations and the United Nations to take notice of the ongoing military operation in the Kohlu district....
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80pc policemen face transfer in Gujranwala: No posting in home dist
GUJRANWALA, Feb 16: More than 80 per cent policemen in the Gujranwala region would suffer due to ban on postings in their home districts imposed by the Punjab chief minister, it was learnt on Friday....
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Expat freed after paying Rs0.7m ransom
GUJRAT, Feb 16: An expatriate kidnapped a week ago has secured his release after paying a ransom to his captors....
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Demand for bridge construction
JHANG, Feb 16: Political parties, social organisations and hundreds of students staged a demonstration at the Rivaz bridge over river Chenab in Bharwana near Jhang ahead of President Musharraf’s visit to...
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Man kills self after robbery
VEHARI, Feb 16: A man hanged himself to death on Thursday night after losing his belongings in a robbery and police inability to help him, his relatives say....
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Pre-arrest bail
BAHAWALPUR, Feb 16: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday granted interim pre-arrest bail up to Feb 26 to PML-N district president Mumtaz Ahmed Jajja, vice-president Samiullah Chaudhry and tehsil president Aqeel Najam Hashmi....
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Three killed
FAISALABAD, Feb 16: Three women were buried alive in the vicinity of the Sargodha Road police station when the roof of a house caved in on Friday....
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Poverty alleviation in N. Areas main focus
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Tahir Iqbal has said that the main focus of the government in the Northern Areas (N....
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Stand-off between OPF, teachers ends on happy note
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The three-week stand-off between the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) and its teachers over the issue of fresh appointments ended on Friday after an agreement was reached between the two sides, it has been learnt....
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Call to set up institute for tourist guides
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Pakistan should establish a training institute for tourist guides to improve the profession and promote the major foreign exchange earning industry....
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Protest against unfulfilled govt pledges
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Activists of the Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP) here on Friday held a demonstration to express solidarity with over 20,000 public-sector employees in Azad Kashmir who are...
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Bio-gas plant to be set up at Losar landfill site
RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: The city district government would set up a bio gas plant at the landfill site at Losar, but its cost would be borne by private sector, City District Nazim Raja Javed Akhlas said here on Friday....
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Attack on MNA condemned
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The chairperson of the Pakistan People‘s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto and a group of civil society organizations (CSOs) on Friday condemned the assault on party‘s central information secretary and MNA Sherry Rehman in Karachi on Wednesday....
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Employment promoters’ problems be solved
RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has urged the government to solve the problems being faced by employment promoters in order to exploit the overseas job opportunities....
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PPP protest today
RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) would hold a protest demonstration on Saturday in front of the Election Commission offices against the alleged rigging in the by-polls in the two constituencies of Sindh....
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Kite traders want to clear stocks
LAHORE, Feb 16: Even though a few kite traders have opened their shops, mainly inside the Mochi gate for a two-day kite festival called Basant on Feb 24 to 25, they are not looking for any roaring business this year....
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Provinces asked to emulate SIE model
LAHORE, Feb 16: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday formally inaugurated the Sundar Industrial Estate, developed over 1,600 acres along Multan Road, 25 kilometers from the provincial capital....
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Infant’s body found in drain
LAHORE, Feb 16: The body of a three-month-old child was found in Green Town on Friday. Passersby spotted the body in a drain near Qadri Chowk and informed police who shifted it to the city mortuary....
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LHC seeks reply from TV channel
LAHORE, Feb 16: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Geo TV management to file a reply on Feb 26 to a contempt of court notice....
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Tribute to Faiz
LAHORE, Feb 16: A glowing tribute was paid to the late Faiz Ahmad Faiz during a meeting held in connection with his birthday at the Academy of Letters here on Friday with Moneeza Hashmi in the chair....
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