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| May 11, 2008 | Sunday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 5, 1429 |
Altaf, Asif discuss situation
LONDON, May 10: The Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have underscored the importance of unity among all political forces for resolving pressing national problems....
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Fight against terror is not for US sake: PM
NEW DELHI, May 10: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he would not hold talks with any militant group unless they first gave up arms, the Press Trust of India...
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Sherry opposes use of police for reinstatement
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Information Minister Sherry Rahman has opposed Nawaz Sharif’s proposal that police should be used for judges’ reinstatement....
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APDM plans ‘black day’ tomorrow
QUETTA, May 10: The chief of the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and the convener of the APDM, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, said on Saturday that May 12 would be observed as black...
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Sindh govt replaces 10 law officers
KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh government on Saturday relieved 10 additional and assistant advocate generals from their services and made fresh appointment to the positions, an official at the provincial law ministry said....
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Argentina ready to invest in power, tourism sectors
RAWALPINDI, May 10: Argentina has offered investment in water and power sector in addition to promoting tourism in NWFP....
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Over Rs1bn spent on research in biotechnology
RAWALPINDI, May 10: The government has made an investment of over Rs1 billion to develop infrastructure for supporting different institutes in biotechnology research activities....
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Food, energy inflation squeeze economy: FBR chief at LCCI
LAHORE, May 10: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Muhammad Abdullah Yousaf says the economy is under severe pressure owing to unprecedented increase in petroleum products and food prices....
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Federal cabinet to discuss power crisis
LAHORE, May 10: Kashmir Affairs, Northern Areas and Information Technology Minister Qamaruz Zaman Kaira said on Saturday the government had decided to convene a special cabinet meeting to discuss the energy crisis....
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Pakistan sends relief goods to Myanmar today
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan would send two planeloads of humanitarian assistance to cyclone victims in Myanmar on Sunday....
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Seven held for flour smuggling
GUJRANWALA, May 10: Seven more trucks laden with flour bags were seized while six of the drivers were arrested by a joint raiding team of the food department and police at Alam Chowk Bypass here on Saturday....
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Angry villagers block road in Mianwali: Kidnapped man’s death
MIANWALI, May 10: Villagers closed shops, blocked road and took to the street in protest against the death of a local resident at the hands of his alleged kidnappers here in Wan Bhachran, 25 kilometres from here, on Saturday....
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PPP hopeful’s plea against poll rigging admitted
SAHIWAL, May 10: Election Commission of Pakistan, Punjab Tribual, on Saturday admitted the writ petition filed by a Pakistan People’s Party candidate from PP 222 (Sahiwal-III) against 32 people, including the...
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Probe into Irregularities completed
MUZAFFARGARH, May 10: Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT) head Mazhar Ali Khan has completed an inquiry into the alleged irregularities of former EDOs and DCO....
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High-yield crop needed to cope with food shortage
FAISALABAD, May 10: Agriculture scientists will have to introduce modern technologies for high yield at low price to enable the government to cope with the persistent crisis of food shortage....
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No minister, no water in Muzaffargarh
MUZAFFARGARH, May 10: The district has to pay a high cost for its non-representation in either federal or provincial cabinet as it has been denied its water share in the Muzaffargarh Canal....
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PU rejects Jamiat medical report
LAHORE, May 10: Punjab University Resident Officer-I Prof Dr Bashir Ahmad, also member of the varsity''s medical committee, has rejected blood diagnostic test results provided by the Islami Jamiat Tulaba during its two-day medical camp on the New Campus....
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Sanitary Workers observe strike
BAHAWALPUR, May 10: Sanitation staffers of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) observed strike on Saturday and staged a protest rally against the alleged harassment and humiliation of a female co-worker by a youth in Satellite Town area the other day....
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Benazir case: medical board to determine age of accused
RAWALPINDI, May 10: An anti-terrorism court here on Saturday directed the medical superintendent of District Headquarters Hospital to constitute a medical board to determine the age of Aitzaz Shah, an accused in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto....
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Celebrate the unsung mothers too
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Moms around the world are being celebrated with flowers and gifts by their loving children on Mother’s Day on Sunday, but not all moms will be that fortunate....
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Arrest warrants of SHO, SI issued
RAWALPINDI, May 10: Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Mohammad Ali on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of SHO Westridge for not appearing in the court despite repeated calls to file...
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Man found dead
ISLAMABAD, May 10: A man was found dead in a nullah near Sabzi Mandi here on Saturday, police said....
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PU to resist IJT’s book fair
LAHORE, May 10: The Punjab University (PU) administration has decided to put up “high grade resistance” to the Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT), which is geared to organise a three-day book fair at the varsity’s New Campus main corridor from May 13....
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Suicide
LAHORE, May 10: A 20-year-old youth committed suicide by taking poisonous pills in the Harbanspura area on Saturday....
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