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NRO protected under PCO, says Qayyum
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government said in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) 2007 was protected under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), implying that it would... 
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Zardari seeks guarantee from Bush for free elections
NEW YORK, Feb 6: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday made an impassioned appeal to US President Bush and congressional leaders from both parties to press Pakistan “for...
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Grenade attacks in Quetta, Hub
QUETTA, Feb 6: A house was attacked with a hand-grenade on Wednesday night....
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Aaj off air in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government on Wednesday took off air for a second time the Aaj news channel, a network official said....
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Rough seas claim three lives; four missing
QUETTA, Feb 6: Rough seas claimed the lives of three fishermen after two fishing boats sank in the Arabian Sea off Iran’s coast. Four fishermen are missing....
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3 UK detectives due today
RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: Three Scotland Yard detectives investigating into the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto will arrive in Islamabad on Thursday morning, Dawn has learnt on good authority....
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Another dam for Pindi, Islamabad planned
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: In another effort to overcome the persisting water shortage in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the authorities concerned have planned to establish a new reservoir upstream Khanpur Dam, it was learnt on Wednesday....
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Thousands ignore party advice to reach Garhi: Benazir Bhutto’s chehlum
LARKANA, Feb 6: Braving the coldest weather in years and throwing caution to the wind devoted followers of Benazir Bhutto reached Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto in thousands, many on foot, to...
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Caretaker minister hits out at Arbab
THATTA, Feb 6: Caretaker Sindh Minister for Food and Agriculture Syed Aijaz Ali Shah Shirazi on Wednesday said that former chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim was a cursed man who did very little for solving problems of the district....
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Bad weather mars PML-Q Layyah public meeting
LAYYAH, Feb 6: A public meeting of PML-Q Punjab President Pervaiz Elahi in Fatehpur on Wednesday was postponed because of bad weather and heavy rain....
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US diplomat meets candidates
GUJRAT, Feb 6: Antone C Greubel, the political and economic officer at the United States (US) Consulate in Lahore, met candidates of various political parties, including the PPP, the PML-N and...
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Aitzaz not allowed to attend Chehlum
LAHORE, Feb 6: The government disallowed Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan to attend the Chehlum of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) slain leader Benazir Bhutto at Naudero....
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PML-N oath contempt of court: Pervaiz
LAHORE, Feb 6: The oath taken by the PML-N candidates to work for restoration of the judiciary was tantamount to contempt of court and the election commission should take note in this regard....
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Woman, two children found dead
RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: A woman and her two children were found dead due to suffocation caused by gas leak in their house at Sadiqabad on Wednesday, police and rescuers said....
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Rs15m damage claims filed in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: The city district government has received damage claims of Rs15 million from the people who were affected in four days of rioting and arson in the aftermath of...
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Demand for action against violation of poll code
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The Election Commission was asked on Wednesday to take notice of the blatant violation of the code of conduct for the forthcoming general elections by the candidates of almost all the leading parties....
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Woman burnt to death by husband
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 6: A woman was burnt to death allegedly by her husband for her insistence to visit her parents’ house....
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CJ for speedy justice
LARKANA, Feb 6: Sindh’s Chief Justice, Mohammad Afzal Soomro asked the judges to quickly dispose of pending cases to provide speedy justice to the common man....
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Case not filed despite court order
SUKKUR, Feb 6: The district and sessions judge Ghotki ordered registration of a case against the SHO Khanpur Mahar on Wednesday for allegedly killing a farmer in a fake encounter 15 days ago....
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9 of a family freed from illegal confinement
MIRPURKHAS, Feb 6: Police got freed nine members of a family including five women from illegal confinement on the orders of district and sessions judge of Umerkot on Wednesday....
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Three kidnapped, one killed
SHIKARPUR, Feb 6: Gangs of bandits kidnapped three passengers near Pir Zubair Dargah on the Shikarpur-Sukkur road, and fired on a bus, killing a security man on the Khanpur-Kandhkot road in separate incidents early on Wednesday....
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Two brothers fall victim to vendetta
JACOBABAD, Feb 6: Two brothers, aged 10 and 15, were killed when reportedly the family’s rivals fired on their house over an old enmity in Alipur village in the jurisdiction of Saddar police station on Wednesday....
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Court seeks comments on candidates’ plea
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: The Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit bench on Wednesday directed the chief election commissioner, provincial election commissioner, assistant election commissioner, home secretary, provincial police officer and SHC registrar...
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Govt asked to ensure fair, free polls
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: The government needs to take every step for ensuring fair, free and transparent elections as the solidarity of the country depends on it, demanded political workers and members of the civil society....
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Infant kidnapped five months ago recovered
FAISALABAD, Feb 6: The Civil Lines police have claimed recovering an infant who was kidnapped from the District Headquarters Hospital almost five months ago....
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Four cops Suspended for thrashing journalist
SIALKOT, Feb 6: District Police Officer Muhammad Ameen Wains on Wednesday suspended from service Daska city police station’s three constables and a head constable for beating up senior journalist Aoun Sahi and his brother Muslim Sahi....
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Case against headmistress: ‘Torture’ of teacher
MIANWALI, Feb 6: City police here on Wednesday registered a case against headmistress of the Government Shahbaz Sharif Girls High School following the students and teachers took out a procession against...
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PML-Q gunman killed in rally
GUJRANWALA, Feb 6: A gunman of Ch Iqbal, a PML-Q candidate for PP-98, was killed and one of his supporters injured in an attack on the election campaigners at Mauza Dhariwala on Wednesday....
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PSC expends on cotton seed inimical to crop
MULTAN, Feb 6: The Punjab Seed Corporation is alleged to have purchased thousands of maunds of cotton seed of non-approved varieties of BT cotton....
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Body formed to resolve gas supply issue
FAISALABAD, Feb 6: A committee has been constituted by the district administration to resolve the issue of gas supply to textile industries....
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Two die from biting cold
BAHAWALPUR, Feb 6: Two people died from cold here on Wednesday in Yazman....
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Dacoit killed in firing by accomplices
OKARA, Feb 6: A dacoit was killed while his brother sustained severe injuries by the firing of their accomplices here on Wednesday....
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Three die on road
TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 6: Three people died and 12 others injured seriously in a collision between a van and a motorcycle-rickshaw near Pirmahal on Wednesday....
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Train cuts friends’ journey short: Poor visibility
LAHORE, Feb 6: Three students, two of them cousins, were crushed under the wheels of a train because of poor visibility in Shahdara Town area on Wednesday, the Edhi and the railway police said....
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Fog continues to disrupt life
LAHORE, Feb 6: Fog again blanketed majority of cities in Punjab, including Lahore, on Wednesday morning, disrupting air, rail and road traffic for several hours....
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Policy drafted to boost fish production
LAHORE, Feb 6: For the first time, the draft of ‘Inland Fisheries Policy’ has been finalised to enhance the fish seed production, supply for stock replenishment in natural resources and develop aquaculture....
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Wee hour encounter claims PO’s life
LAHORE, Feb 6: An alleged proclaimed offender (PO) was killed in a reported police encounter in the Gulshan-i-Ravi area early on Wednesday, police claimed....
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