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Petition for equal rights of minorities filed in SC
LAHORE, Aug 26: The Pakistan Christian National Party (PCNP) has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court seeking to amend the 1973 Constitution in a way as to remove all... 
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Remission cannot be withdrawn, says Tarar
MULTAN, Aug 26: Former president Mohammad Rafiq Tarar said on Sunday that an ‘unconstitutional president’ could not withdraw the remission of sentence granted to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif by an elected president....
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SC’s next verdict to be against uniform: Imran
NOWSHERA, Aug 26: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said that the Supreme Court’s next decision will be against President Pervez Musharraf’s army uniform....
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Gallery bares ‘the best kept secrets’ of Pakistani arts
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: People on Sunday enjoyed at the National Art Gallery (NAG) what President Pervez Musharraf had described after inaugurating it overnight as “the best kept secret of Pakistan’s heritage.”...
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100 couples tie the knot at joint ceremony
SIALKOT, Aug 26: Around 100 couples, 84 Muslim and 16 Christian, tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony organised at Jinnah Stadium here on Sunday by the district government....
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Khar says he won’t quit PPP
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 26: Former Punjab governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar has said he will not join the PML-N or any other party....
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‘Musharraf not acceptable to MMA’
SIALKOT, Aug 26: General Pervez Musharraf is acceptable to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) neither in uniform nor without uniform....
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PPSC told to recruit 700 prosecutors: Goodbye to those on contract
LAHORE, Aug 26: The Punjab government has sent a requisition to the Punjab Public Service Commission to recruit nearly 700 prosecutors on a regular basis to replace all those employed on...
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SHO held in dacoity-cum-rape aftermath
FAISALABAD, Aug 26: The Balochni station house officer (SHO) has been arrested on the directives of the Punjab chief minister on charges of negligence and cover-up in a dacoity-cum-rape case....
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Jirga fails to get tribesman released: Standoff in Darra
PESHAWAR, Aug 26: The standoff between local militants and tribesmen intensified after a jirga failed on Sunday to secure release of a man who was picked up by the former from...
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Women are paid less than minimum wage: As govt mulls decent employment
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: As government brainstorms its plan to provide decent employment to all, conditions on the ground are going from bad to worse, especially for women, in public as well as private sectors....
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Break the law to establish rule of law!
ALLEGATIONS that police use criminal methods in fighting crime are widespread in the society — and for good reason....
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Concept design of dam near Fatehjang prepared
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Punjab government has prepared the concept design of a medium-sized concrete gravity dam and reservoir on the Dotal Kas stream near Fatehjang to provide irrigation water to the drought-vulnerable agricultural land and potable water to the residents....
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Woman killed; man drowns
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: A woman was killed in a road accident while a man was drowned in a nullah here on Sunday, police said....
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Four arrested for doing wheelie
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The capital traffic police during the last week arrested four persons and impounded 34 vehicles in their crackdown on wheelie and racing....
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Youth asked to serve the country
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Noted Pakistan movement worker and member National Assembly, Begum Zari Sarfaraz, urged the youth to work hard for...
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SHO suspended in Taxila
TAXILA, Aug 26: The city police officer Rawalpindi has suspended SHO City police station Inspector Dawood on public complaints....
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ANP, PMAP planning student wings’ tie-up
PESHAWAR, Aug 26: After forming an alliance, the Awami National Party and the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party are planning to bring their students’ wings closer together....
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Services and Local Govt Academy to be reorganised
HYDERABAD, Aug 26: Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Mohammad Hussain Khan has appointed Mir Nasir Abbas, Special Secretary Local Government, as focal person to reorganise the Sindh Civil Services and Local Government Academy, Tandojam....
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UN project identifies areas of concern
ABBOTTABAD, Aug 26: The country director of the United Nations Development Programme, Alvaro Rodriguez, has said that the United Nations Environment Project has identified various key areas of concern that need to be addressed for sustainable development in Pakistan....
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Book launching ceremony
NAWABSHAH, Aug 26: The launching ceremony of two books of Mohammed Laiq Zardari was held at a local restaurant here on Saturday evening....
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Gas to be provided to Easak Khumari, Terri villages
KARAK, Aug 26: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) has decided to supply gas from the Gurguri gas field to Easak Khumari and Terri villages in the first phase, while other...
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JI to enforce Islamic laws, says leader
JACOBABAD, Aug 26: Amir of Jamat-i-Islami Sindh, Asadullah Bhutto MNA, has said that his party had been working for enforcement of Islamic laws in the country since its very inception....
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Begging partners do it in style
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 25: They work for each other and at the end of the day share the earnings equally. The business partners are: 40-year-old Muhammad Latif and 10-year-old Muhammad Abbas, both from a small village in Mandi Yazman, Bahawalpur....
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Fireworks trade picks up steam in Vehari
VEHARI, Aug 26: Manufacturers of fireworks in the district are active these days as people are turning to small, makeshift shops and factories just ahead of the Shab-i-Baraat....
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Demand for Bulleh Shah university
KASUR, Aug 26: The 250th annual Urs of Sufi poet Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah commenced here on Sunday with traditional chaddar-laying ceremony....
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Auto market traders warn of strike
GUJRANWALA, Aug 26: The auto market traders on Sunday threatened to go on a shutdown strike if tehsil kutchery road was not repaired soon and the rainwater not pumped out from their business place....
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Scattered rain likely
LAHORE, Aug 26: The Met office has forecast scattered rain and thunderstorm for the city during the next 24 hours....
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Commits suicide
SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 26: A job hunter has committed suicide in Mehta Trida village in Sharaqpur police precincts. Salim Raza was depressed after failing to find a job for quite some time....
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Indian delegates hold out the olive branch
LAHORE, Aug 26: Indian Parliament member and noted peace activist Nirmala Deshpande said on Sunday acts of terrorism in Pakistan and India were aimed at derailing the peace process between the...
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Cell service disruption troubles subscribers
LAHORE, Aug 26: The service of a cellular company reportedly remained disrupted for several hours on Saturday and Sunday, causing inconvenience to the subscribers....
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Jewellers’ sit-in from today
LAHORE, Aug 26: Chowk Yateem Khana jewellers have decided to resume their sit-in from Monday (today) to protest against the failure of police to nab culprits of recent robberies at their shops....
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