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JUI-F in talks with PML-Q for seat adjustments
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam of Maulana Fazlur Rahman has entered into talks with the PML-Q for seat adjustments all over the country, JUI-F sources told Dawn on Tuesday.... 
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Sharif’s appeal rejected
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has been eliminated from the elections after his appeal against the rejection of his candidacy was rejected, an official said on Tuesday....
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High Court refuses to recognise madressah degree
LAHORE, Dec 18: A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday refused to recognise the degree of madressah Jamia Ashrafia as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree....
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Swat calm; 2 associates of Fazlullah arrested
MINGORA, Dec 18: Security forces have arrested two suspected militants, believed to be close associates of Maulana Fazlullah, at the Bariam checkpoint and seized a vehicle loaded with explosives and suicide jackets in Bandai village near Khwazakhela....
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MMA split leaves 22 NWFP ex-MNAs out of race ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: A majority of the members - 22 out of 35 - who represented the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the previous National Assembly are not in the race...
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Rift forces Pervaiz to ‘cancel’ visit
OKARA, Dec 18: The deep fissure in the PML-Q ranks has prompted former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi to ‘cancel’ his scheduled visit to Okara on Dec 25....
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Three women injured in blast
MANSEHRA, Dec 18: Three women were injured in a bomb blast outside the Frontier Constabulary’s headquarters in Oghi, some 25 kilometres from here, on Tuesday....
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Nawaz seeks vote for ‘Pakistan’s progress’
VEHARI, Dec 18: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) patron Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday President Pervez Musharraf repeatedly violated the Constitution and massacred innocent people....
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Kidney trade ‘continues’
LAHORE, Dec 18: The illegal kidney transplant trade continues in the provincial capital despite the promulgation of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance 2007 four months ago....
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Suggestions on autonomy bill awaited
LAHORE, Dec 18: Federal Caretaker Inter-provincial Coordination Minister Dr Muhammad Amjad has said Sindh and NWFP governments have sent their suggestions on the proposed autonomy...
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Police brutality condemned
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: Political leaders, lawyers, civil society organisations and students on Tuesday condemned, what they termed, brute use of force against peaceful protesters and arrests of women, lawyers and students on Monday....
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UN coordinator leaves Pakistan prematurely : ‘Health concerns’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: United Nations Resident Coordinator Jan Vandemoortele is leaving Pakistan prematurely on Wednesday to return to United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) after finding the job too stressful and taxing for his health....
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Bird flu threat Surveillance programme yet to get into act
RAWALPINDI, Dec 18: As poultry farms in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have come under threat following the outbreak of H5N1 influenza in Abbottabad and Mansehra, which resulted in suspected human cases of...
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Fata constituencies given names
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has for the first time named the 12 constituencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) for the National Assembly....
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Iftikhar hopes movement will succeed
PESHAWAR, Dec 18: Deposed Chief Justice Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Tuesday expressed the hope that the movement of lawyers and civil society would result in restoration of an independent judiciary and genuine democracy in the country....
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Boy injured
QUETTA, Dec 18: A 10-year-old boy was injured in a landmine blast in the Dashat-i-Goran area of Dera Bugti on Tuesday....
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PPP & PML-N in election understanding
KARAK, Dec 18: The Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N have made seat-to-seat adjustments and joined hands at the district level to fight their rivals in the general election....
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41 vie for two NA, five PA seats in Nowshera
NOWSHERA, Dec 18: A tough fight is expected on two national and five provincial assembly seats in the district as a total of 41 candidates are in the race despite the withdrawal of papers by several candidates....
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Parties likely to continue with LB system
PESHAWAR, Dec 18: Most of the mainstream political parties have reservations about the local bodies system, as introduced by President Pervez Musharraf. However, perusal of their manifestoes reveals that they may continue with the same system if elected....
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Parties’ silence over workers’ rights slammed
PESHAWAR, Dec 18: The Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign, an alliance of various workers’ unions, has complained that all major political parties have ignored demands of the working-class people in their election manifestoes....
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PML-Q fails to find candidates for many seats
PESHAWAR, Dec 18: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) is unlikely to fare well in the NWFP and Fata because of its inability to find suitable candidates for many of the seats there....
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How sa, re, ga, ma gave way to ba, ba
FAISALABAD, Dec 18: Legends, whether they are writers, painters, artistes or musicians lend significance to the places they had been living in and the things they used, and governments or their...
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Internal differences behind PML-N’s poor show MULTAN, Dec 18: The poorly attended public gathering of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif at Qila Kuhna Qasim Bagh on Monday speaks volume of ineffectiveness of local leaders as well as people’s indifference towards electioneering....
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Daska without gas for nine days
SIALKOT, Dec 18: Dwellers of over 200 houses in the Wahab Masjid locality at Daska have been going through a torrid time for the last nine days owing to the suspension of gas supply....
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Eunuchs join poll boycott band
MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 18: Eunuchs or heejras have announced that they will boycott the Jan 8 elections in Muzaffargarh district....
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Rowdyism in meeting leaves seven injured
HAFIZABAD, Dec 18: Seven people were injured when a scuffle erupted between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers and supporters of an independent candidate during the speech of PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif...
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Political rivalry claims PML-N worker’s life
SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 18: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) workers allegedly shot a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activist dead and two others injured over political rivalry in Mission Kalar locality in Factory Area police precincts on Tuesday evening....
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ATC disallows fresh challan in Sabzazar case
LAHORE, Dec 18: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday disallowed police to submit a fresh challan in the Sabzazar case and required the presence of former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Jan 12....
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PbBC raps Cancellation of official’s licence
LAHORE, Dec 18: In defiance of amendments made to the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act of 1973, the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) has declared “illegal” the cancellation of its Vice-Chairman Tariq Javed Warraich’s licence....
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‘Entrepreneurship growth a challenge’
LAHORE, Dec 18: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that growth in entrepreneurship was a real challenge despite the availability of quality education and skill development facilities in the country....
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Lawyers to set up camp at SC registry
LAHORE, Dec 18: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will set up a protest camp on the premises of the Supreme Court, Lahore Registry, on Wednesday (today) when a bench of the apex court is set to resume work....
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Increase in LPG price condemned
LAHORE, Dec 18: The LPG Distributors Association on Tuesday protested against a sudden increase of Rs7 per kilo in the price of liquefied petroleum gas....
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