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| August 18, 2007 | Saturday | Sha’aban 4, 1428 |
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Organs trade gets new lease of life
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The commercial dealings in organs got yet another lease of life when the government decided not to promulgate the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance 2007, already... 
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10 years jail for violators proposed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The sale of human organs such as kidneys and their unauthorised transplantation will be punishable with up to 10 years in prison under a government bill introduced in...
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Destruction of evidence annoys apex court: Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa case
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: In view of the mess that followed the military operation against Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, the Supreme Court on Friday asked Interior Secretary Kamal Shah to handle the case....
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NAB plea to reopen Sharif cases admitted
RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: An accountability court here on Friday admitted a NAB application for reopening three corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members....
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Land valuation rate tripled
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has increased the rates of the Produce Index Unit (PIU), a mechanism of agricultural land valuation, by three times to Rs1,200 from Rs400....
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S. Waziristan clashes toll rises to 32
TANK, Aug 17: Cobra helicopters and ground forces targeted several locations in South Waziristan areas dominated by the Mahsud tribe, while a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden jeep into a military vehicle near Jandola, killing himself and wounding five soldiers....
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KSE index drops by 7pc in three weeks
KARACHI, Aug 17: In three weeks since July 23 when the global stock market turmoil began, Karachi Stock Exchange index of 100 shares has plunged by seven per cent.Relative...
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US in touch with all parties
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The United States has been in touch with all political parties in Pakistan as part of its efforts to form a “moderate political centre” in the country to take on religious extremists, says the US State Department....
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Rs33bn loans written off in three years
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Government banks and financial institutions have written off loans totalling over Rs33 billion during the last three years. Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan in a...
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Govt prefers silence in debate on floods
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The government preferred a mysterious silence in a three-day National Assembly debate on the devastating rains and floods in parts of the country as it prorogued the house after a 19-day session without responding to opposition flak....
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Berth collapse probe meeting inconclusive
KARACHI, Aug 17: The first meeting of a high-powered committee set up by the government to investigate the collapse of two berths at the Karachi Port ended on Thursday without any progress....
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60 arrested in Sui operation
QUETTA, Aug 17: Law-enforcement personnel on Friday arrested 60 militants and recovered arms and explosives in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti district. Officials said that security forces had launched a search...
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Irsa: secretaries to represent provinces
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The government on Friday notified that irrigation secretaries of Punjab, Sindh and the NWFP would represent their provinces in the Indus River System Authority (Irsa), instead of their full members who completed their three-year term....
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Indian army rules out withdrawal
BANGALORE, Aug 17: Indian army chief J.J. Singh on Friday ruled out a withdrawal or reduction of troops deployed in occupied Kashmir as long as the valley remained under threat from separatist guerrillas....
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An attempt to create unnatural polarisation
THE US administration, in sheer desperation to contain what it sees as a rising tide of Islamic extremism in Pakistan, has started treading in a dangerous territory....
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Plane crashes
QUETTA, Aug 17: Two officers were injured when a Mashak army aircraft overturned during crash landing at the Nokundi airstrip on Friday. Sources said the pilot and Brig Mushtaq were injured.—Staff...
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Russia and China hold military exercise
CHEBARKUL TESTING RANGE, Aug 17: Fighter jets streaked through the air and armoured vehicles roared across a field as Russian and Chinese forces on Friday held their first joint manoeuvres on...
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PPP leaders return
NEW YORK, Aug 17: Amid reports that a tentative deal between Pakistan People’s Party and President Gen Pervez Musharraf was unravelling, three senior PPP leaders flew back home on Thursday after consultations with party chief Benazir Bhutto....
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