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Security equipment before polls unlikely
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The government will not be able to provide advanced security apparatus to security forces before Feb 18 general elections. “We have started the process of acquiring latest equipment... 
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Zakat collection static at Rs4bn
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Data pertaining to the last five years show that the annual Zakat collections through saving bank accounts have remained static at around Rs4 billion, indicating that the collection is not keeping pace with the economic growth....
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PPP demands apology over warning to media
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Pakistan People’s Party has severely criticised ‘warning’ given to the media by the caretaker information minister and demanded an apology from the government for the insolent remarks....
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MQM chief assails ‘double standards’: Plundering after BB’s assassination
KARACHI, Feb 3: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has criticised the ‘so-called’ rights bodies, lawyers’ associations and civil society for what he termed their ‘criminal silence’ on incidents of violence,...
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Heavy snowfall hits road traffic to Afghanistan
QUETTA, Feb 3: The road traffic between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained suspended for the second day on Sunday as more snowfall was reported on the Khojak Pass and other areas of northern Balochistan....
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APDM urges masses to take to the street
FAISALABAD, Feb 3: All Pakistan Democratic Movement (APDM) leaders urged masses on Sunday to take to the street for rule of law, supremacy of the judiciary and “true” democracy in Pakistan as the country was rapidly heading towards a revolution....
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Clash aftermath: BZU expels nine: IJT nazim’s entry banned
MULTAN, Feb 3: The disciplinary committee of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) has expelled six students forever and three others for one year after a clash between student wings of two...
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PDP believes in heads I win, tails you lose
MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 3: Pakistan Democratic Party chairman Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmad Khan, son of the late Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, is backing the PML-Q candidate for NA-179 and getting the support of PML-N in his constituency NA-178....
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Asghar Khan resigns as party chief
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Air Marshal (retired) Asghar Khan has resigned as president of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Istaqlal and the resignation has been accepted by the central executive committee of the party....
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ISI steps back from Margallas
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: ISI, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, has vacated a secluded valley in the Margalla Hills, allotted to it 36 years ago to build its headquarters, in deference to law....
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PML-N’s reference against Pervaiz: Reappointments, extensions and illegal inductions
LAHORE: Feb 3: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sent on Sunday a reference against former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi for “appointing” over 500 favourite retired officers in police, revenue, education...
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HRCP’s concern at delays in public interest legislation
LAHORE, Feb 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced concern over lack of legislation in public interest, especially the government’s apathy towards the approval of the Senior Citizens Bill pending for the past many years....
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Saudi group to expand Hubco plant’s capacity
JEDDAH, Feb 3: Saudi Arabias Xenel group, owners of the Hubco independent power project, will expand the power generation capacity of the Hubco plant by another 300MW by 2010, taking the total generation at the plant to almost 2000MW....
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Chashma nuclear power plant restart
MIANWALI, Feb 3: The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant has resumed power generation after eight-day closure on account of annual maintenance and repairs, sources told Dawn on Sunday....
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Trailer halts rail traffic for three hours
SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 3: Rail traffic remained suspended near Narang Mandi from 8am to 11am after a rice-laden trailer broke down on the tracks on Sunday....
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50 injured as bus overturns
GUJRANWALA, Feb 3: As many 50 passengers were injured when a speeding bus overturned on the GT Road near Mandila Warriach on Sunday. Report said the bus (PQR 9676) was on its way to Rawalpindi from Lahore....
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Police asked to purge Islamabad of illegal immigrants
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The city police have been directed to launch a crackdown on illegal immigrants, especially Afghans, sources told Dawn here on Sunday....
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Another suicide attack feared
RAWALPINDI, Feb 3: Police in the twin cities of Rawalpindi- Islamabad have been directed to step up security around the Islamabad international airport, police and military installations, prominent political figures and...
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Steel mill worker killed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: A labourer was killed after being caught in a hydraulic rolling machine at a steel mill here on Sunday, police said....
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Arms, fake currency notes seized
GUJAR KHAN, Feb 3: The Punjab highway patrolling police said it seized arms, fake currency notes and provided assistance to the commuters in Rawalpindi last month....
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