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‘Passports of CJP’s family members taken away’
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Passports of family members of the suspended Chief Justice, Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, had been taken away and officers of Intelligence agencies were putting pressure on the... 
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President, PM acting like monarchs, says Kachkol
QUETTA, March 10: Leader of the opposition in the Balochistan Assembly Kachkol Ali Baloch on Saturday condemned the president’s move to relieve the chief justice of Pakistan from his post and...
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Lawyers stage protest
QUETTA, March 10: Lawyers held a demonstration here on Saturday to condemn the suspension of the chief justice. The protesters vowed to continue the struggle against ‘unlawful acts’ of the government and protect the independence of the judiciary....
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Two-stroke rickshaws banned on more roads
LAHORE, March 10: The City District Government, Lahore, has decided to ban two-stroke auto rickshaws on two more roads - Jail Road and Gulberg’s Main Boulevard - as a part of...
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German held in Pakistan on terror charge: report
BERLIN, March 10: Pakistan’s secret services have arrested a German with Bosnian citizenship over suspected links to Al Qaeda, Der Spiegel magazine says in an edition to be published on Sunday....
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Pakistan-India talks on 13th
NEW DELHI, March 10: The fourth round of composite dialogue between Pakistan and India will be held on March 13-14 in Islamabad. A senior official of the Pakistan High Commission told...
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US bill’s wording unreasonable: FM
LAHORE, March 10: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has said the language used in the bill regarding aid to Pakistan and its role in the war against terrorism, at present under debate...
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Action against CJP draws flak from lawyers
RAWALPINDI, March 10: The lawyers community in Rawalpindi, Attock, Taxila and Gujar Khan on Saturday widely condemned suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and filing of reference against him....
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NIIT awards degrees to 152 IT graduates
RAWALPINDI, March 10: Nust Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) on Saturday awarded degrees to 152 IT graduates of BIT-3 and BIT-4 courses. The convocation was held at the auditorium of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering College, Peshawar Road....
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MMA senator goes against party line: Madressah reforms
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Senator Talha Mahmood of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), who was recently elected as chairman of the Senate standing committee on interior, on Saturday took a stance against the...
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Lawyers unite to oppose action against CJP
LAHORE, March 10: The sending of presidential reference to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry under Article 209 of the Constitution, and making him ‘non-functional’, has drawn a unified reaction from the legal fraternity....
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Spanking forces students to flee school
MUZAFFARGARH, March 10: Seven students who reportedly went missing three days ago had actually fled to escape corporal punishment at their school. The escape story surfaced on Saturday after Golra Sharif (Rawalpindi) police found them in the morning....
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Woman refuses examination by BVH board: Kidney scam
BAHAWALPUR, March.10: Samia Bibi, an alleged victim of kidney removal and sale scam, on Saturday reportedly refused to get examined by a board of Bahawal Victoria Hospital doctors, saying experts from some other facility should be appointed for the purpose....
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Train tragedy victims, heirs get cheques
LAHORE, March 10: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said it is for the first time in the history of railways that any accident victims and their heirs have been given compensation within such a short time....
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Eyewitness in murder case abducted
GUJRANWALA, March 10: Rivals kidnapped the complainant, also happened to be an eyewitness in a murder case of his brother, when he refused the mediation offer in Wazirabad on Saturday....
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Rs500,000 stolen from bank
SARGODHA, March 10: Four armed men took away around half a million rupees from Allied Bank at Chaudhry Zaraullah Chowk on Saturday afternoon. An eyewitness told this correspondent that the youth entered the bank at about 1pm....
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Girl goes missing
LAHORE, March 10: A daughter of an army officer was reportedly kidnapped from Liberty Market in Gulberg area here on Saturday evening. Rescue 15 police received a call from a woman who introduced herself as the wife of a brigadier....
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National Art Gallery is born with a black spirit
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Almost 30 years after its conception, the National Art Gallery (NAG) is ready to house a collection of the art on permanent basis for public viewing....
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Another dud missile found
ISLAMABAD, March 10: A dud missile was found near a shrine here on Saturday. Police believe that the missile was from the huge Ojhri Camp arsenal that blew up almost 19 years ago....
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Landlord robbed of jewellery, cash
LAHORE, March 10: Robbers took away gold jewellery, cash and other valuables from the house of a landlord worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in South Cantonment area here on Saturday....
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Entrepreneurial spirit comes to fore
LAHORE, March 10: The Women’s Expo 2007, being held at the Fortress Stadium Expo Centre has a multitude of pavilions showcasing various products, artefacts and the like....
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Balloon-seller killed in cylinder blast
LAHORE, March 10: A balloon seller died while his son injured critically when their cylinder exploded while filling gas in balloons during birthday ceremony at a house in Defence here on Saturday evening....
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Jobs turn into blind alley for inspectors
LAHORE, March 10: Superseding by juniors and lack of promotion prospects have left the highly educated police inspectors directly recruited by the Shahbaz Sharif government in a quandary....
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