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Nawaz hires chopper for campaign
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif who has been disqualified from contesting the Jan 8 elections for evading tax on a helicopter he had used in his mid-90s election campaign,... 
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PSO, OCAC clarification
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Ministry of Petroleum and the Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) have claimed that high speed diesel (HSD) stocks as on Dec 19 are sufficient for nine days’ requirement of the country....
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Qazi asks people to stand up for judges
GUJRAT, Dec 19: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said the violators of the Constitution should be hanged to ensure the rule of law in the country,...
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Musharraf must go: Nawaz
KASUR, Dec 19: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that “Musharraf must go in the interest of Pakistan.”...
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70 contesting two NA, five PA seats of Abbottabad
ABBOTTABAD, Dec 19: As many as 70 candidates are in the run for two National Assembly and five provincial assembly seats of Abbottabad district, but the election campaign is yet to...
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Benazir due in Muzaffargarh on 25th
MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 19: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto will visit Muzaffargarh on Dec 25....
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Qayyum’s appointment as AG challenged
LAHORE, Dec 19: The appointment of Malik Muhammad Qayyum as attorney general of Pakistan was challenged in a writ petition filed with the Lahore High Court here on Wednesday....
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SCBA hunger strike camp
LAHORE, Dec 19: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday set up a hunger strike camp in front of the Supreme Court, Lahore Registry, as a full bench started working....
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Traders agree to shut shops at 8pm
LAHORE, Dec. 19: Traders of mega business centres of the city have agreed to shut their business at 8pm following shortage of electricity in the country....
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Islamabad — everybody’s city
ISLAMABAD has a reputation of being ‘no one’s city’ but in fact it has owned politicians of all hues. At each general election (during 1988 to 2002) it choose a new...
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Two groups ally against ANP in Swabi
SWABI, Dec 19: The Swabi Jamhoori Ittehad (SJI) and Swabi Qaumi Mahaz (SQM) have entered into an electoral alliance against the Awami National Party (ANP), said Imran Khan Tarakai, media incharge for Tarakais here on Wednesday....
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War surgery training for NWFP, Fata doctors
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) organised a three-day seminar on war surgery for doctors and surgeons working in public-sector hospitals in the NWFP and Fata....
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Christians seek release of kidnapped doctor
ABBOTTABAD, Dec 19: Members of the Christian community in Abbottabad on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the kidnapping of Dr Reginald Hamayun Zaheeruddin, Medical Superintendent of Penal Christian Hospital, Bannu, and his driver....
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Tough contest likely in Lakki Marwat
LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 19: Candidates belonging to a strong independent group held a big public meeting in Landiwah on Wednesday....
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Police bid to disrupt PML-N meeting
SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 19: PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif addressed a public meeting in Nankana Sahib, 60 km away from, here on Wednesday evening....
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PML-N candidates flout party’s decision
GUJRAT, Dec 19: Workers and leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Manid Bahauddin district have refused to accept the party’s decision of awarding party ticket to Mumtaz Tarrar from NA-108, Dawn has learnt....
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Biradari factor dominant in NA-96
GUJRANWALA, Dec 19: The major political parties have given the biradari factor their fullest consideration while naming their candidates for the NA-96 (Gujranwala-11) constituency and the two covering seats of provincial assembly, PP-93 and PP-94....
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WWF study contradicts Nespak EIA report : Canal Road remodelling
LAHORE, Dec 19: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Lahore Bachao Tehrik and Darakht Bachao Committee have pointed out flaws in the Nespak Environment Impact Assessment report on Remodelling of Canal Bank Road from Thokar Niaz Beg to Dharampura....
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Law told to keep its powder dry
LAHORE, Dec 19: Caretaker Chief Minister Justice Ejaz Nisar (retired) has directed the police officers to make foolproof arrangements for the maintenance of law and order during the general elections....
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Action against Islamabad Students denounced
LAHORE, Dec 19: Around 60 students, lawyers and civil society activists held a candlelight vigil and procession outside Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan’s house on Wednesday evening to protest the violence committed against Islamabad students and activists on Monday....
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Fog disrupts traffic
LAHORE, Dec 19: Thick fog blanketed plains of Punjab on Wednesday, disrupting air, rail and road traffic massively....
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Chinese firm to execute hydel project
LAHORE, Dec 19: Wapda on Wednesday awarded the contract of 969MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project to a Chinese firm. Estimated to cost Rs90.9 billion, the project is scheduled to be completed by 2015....
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