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Gas company blamed for fire at PM’s residence
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Police are reported to have blamed negligence on the part of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) for the recent incidents of fire in the residence of Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro and in a private school in Islamabad.... 
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Pervaiz hits out at Asif, Nawaz at Mithi rally
MITHI, Feb 10: Former chief minister and president of the Punjab chapter of Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has advised Nawaz Sharif to apologise to Justice (retd) Sajjad Ali Shah,...
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482 women in contest for 188 reserved seats
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: A total of 482 women candidates are in the field for the 188 reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies....
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Islamic forces ready for peace talks with US: Fazl
VEHARI, Feb 10: Islamic forces are ready to talk to the United States for peace on the basis of equality, but they are not ready to accept the so-called superpower’s supremacy,...
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Q candidate does ‘bo kaata’
KASUR, Feb 10: A Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) candidate has exploited the Basant factor in kite capital and earned the favour of kite and twine traders in the city, Dawn has learnt....
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Bride-to-be, sister burnt alive in car fire
HAFIZABAD, Feb 10: A bride-to-be and her sister were burnt alive hours before the marriage ceremony as their car caught fire in firing by bandits on way to a city marriage hall on Sunday afternoon....
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Complete court boycott may be hard to enforce
LAHORE, Feb 10: Ensuring a complete boycott of the court proceedings on Monday (today), in line with the decision of Saturday’s Islamabad convention, may prove to be a daunting task for city lawyers....
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CDA looks down below: After beautifying above
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: After focussing on the beauty above the ground, the city managers have turned their attention towards the ugliness below....
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Army’s help sought for security during polls
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The city administration has sought assistance of the army to provide security and control law and order situation during the forthcoming general elections, sources told Dawn here on Sunday....
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Karzai calls Asfandyar, condemns bomb attack
PESHAWAR, Feb 10: Afghan President Hamid Karzai contacted Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Sunday and expressed profound grief over the bomb attack on his party’s meeting in Nahqai area of Charssada....
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NGO reports poll code violation in Gujrat
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Noting with concern a massive display of arms and use of huge financial resources by almost all candidates, a ‘fact-finding mission’ of an NGO has called for foolproof...
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Pylon partially damaged in explosion
QUETTA, Feb 10: An electricity pylon was partially damaged by an explosion in Hazargangi, in the outskirts of Quetta, on Sunday....
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Mullen praises Pakistan army
PESHAWAR, Feb 10: Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen called on Corps Commander Lt-Gen Mohammad Masood Aslam here on Sunday....
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EU team visits Kashmore
KASHMORE, Feb 10: A team of European Union Election Observation Mission in Pakistan visited the Community Development Foundation (CDF) office here on Sunday....
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Police on Rs10m date with public
FAISALABAD, Feb 10: The regional police have been given a target to collect Rs10 million for ‘police welfare’ by selling calendars, Dawn learnt on Sunday....
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Candidates go for lavish poll campaign
GUJRANWALA, Feb 10: Aspirants of the PPP for the seats of national and provincial assemblies in Naushera Virkan have opted for a lavish mode of electioneering with aircraft showering handbills and pamphlets for canvassing in their respective constituencies....
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PML-Q hopeful leaves place for PML-F
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 10: Sardar Habibur Rehman Khan, the PML-Q candidate from PP-295, has withdrawn in favour of PML-Functional candidate, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mehmood....
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People resent suspension of train service
MIANWALI, Feb 10: The Pakistan Railway has suspended a train running from Rawalpindi to Multan via Attock and Mianwali, creating serious problems for the people living along its route....
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Minor boy killed after father fails to pay ransom
GUJRANWALA, Feb 10: The body of a minor boy, who was kidnapped from here about 23 days ago, was found from a graveyard in Daska’s Sikhwan village on Sunday....
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Shujaat promises gas to NA-112 villages
SIALKOT, Feb 10: PML-Q president Shujaat Husain has pledged that his party will resolve the Waziristan issue on a top priority basis after assuming power....
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Couple among four shot dead
SARGODHA, Feb 10: Four people, including a couple, were shot dead over what police claimed enmity on Sargodha-Faisalabad Road on Sunday....
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PPP cries foul over use of govt machinery
BAHAWALPUR, Feb 10: Pakistan People’s Party local leaders have protested against a campaign allegedly led by local government officials to remove posters, banners and hoardings of PPP candidates from the city...
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Fertiliser use drops by 50pc: Farmers want probe
LAHORE, Feb 10: Farmers’ bodies on Sunday demanded formation of a national commission to probe causes of over 50 per cent drop in usage of fertiliser and 30 per cent reduction in production of cotton this year....
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