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PPP consults allies on draft package
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has started a consultation process with its allies in the ruling coalition on a draft of the proposed 18th Constitution Amendment Bill, prepared by Law Minister Farooq Naek.... 
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Private bill for restoring judiciary
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan Lawyers’ Forum chief A.K. Dogar has drafted a private bill seeking reinstatement of the deposed judges and says he plans to seek support of parliamentarians of different parties for tabling it in the National Assembly....
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Haqqani acquitted in bad debt case
KARACHI, May 21: Justice Bin Yamin of the Sindh High Court acquitted ambassador at large Hussain Haqqani in a 1996 bad debt case registered against him by the Federal Investigation Agency in May, 1999....
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APDM defers national conference to June 18
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The All Parties Democratic Movement decided on Wednesday to hold a national conference on June 18-19, instead of June 1, and to hold countrywide protests to put pressure on the government to reinstate the deposed judges....
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A.Q. Khan appears in public after 4 years
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan made his first public appearance on Wednesday after a four-year detention when he visited Academy of Sciences amid tight security....
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Punjab to reward informers: Wheat smuggling
RAWALPINDI, May 21: After warning the smugglers of wheat that the commodity and the vehicle used for smuggling will be confiscated, the Punjab government on Wednesday offered anyone informing about smuggling 10 per cent of the value of the wheat seized....
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Army prepared to meet emerging threats: Kayani
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said the army was fully prepared to meet current and emerging external and internal threats with support of the nation....
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6,480 tents dispatched to China
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has dispatched 6,480 tents for earthquake- affected people of China on the instructions of the federal government....
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ANP opposes Punjab government decision: Protocol to Iftikhar
LAHORE, May 21: The Awami National Party, an ally of the PPP and the PML-N, has opposed the Punjab government’s decision to accord Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry protocol of the chief...
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Lawyers vow to ensure boycott of PCO judges
LAHORE, May 21: Lawyers have announced a rally in the city on Thursday (today) and vowed to ensure a complete boycott of the courts of the judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO)....
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Punjab pleads for Indus water for south
LAHORE, May 21: With water situation in the country improving, Punjab on Wednesday protested the distribution formula calling it “disastrous for cotton crop” in four crucial districts of southern Punjab, which produce over four million bales of cotton....
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Strike suspends railway traffic
SUKKUR, May 21: Train service was briefly suspended at different railway stations of Sukkur region on Wednesday when the railway employees resorted to strike against the kidnapping of an assistant station master who was kidnapped by dacoits on April 29....
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Shipbreaking body chief shot dead
QUETTA, May 21: Chairman of the Pakistan Shipbreaking Association Azam Malik was killed in Hub town in Lasbela district on Wednesday night....
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Faculty breaks silence over NTU affairs
FAISALABAD, May 21: Faculty members of the National Textile University (NTU), Faisalabad, have held the administration responsible for deteriorated conditions on the varsity campus which were disturbing the academic activities since April 2, sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
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Rs5.7bn to be spent on electronics complexes
LAHORE, May 21: The Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) is planning to set up common facility centres in Lahore and Karachi at a cost of Rs5.7...
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Seminar on diabetes
MULTAN, May 21: An alarming increase in the number of diabetics worldwide has prompted health experts to educate the public about precautionary measures....
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Four ‘criminals’ killed in two ‘encounters’
SIALKOT, May 21: Daska police chased and killed on Wednesday four “fleeing accused in two encounters”, who had attacked a police van and got two under-trial accused freed from police, Gujranwala Regional Police Officer (RPO) Zulfiqar Cheema told reporters....
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Cop killed, 7 hurt on road
GUJRAT, May 21: A police constable was killed and seven others, including three women, injured in a road accident at Rehmania Bridge on Wednesday....
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People block road after patwari’s murder
SHEIKHUPURA, May 21: Scores of villagers blocked traffic on Lahore-Sharaqpur Road for three hours in protest against the murder of a patwari, Safdar Ali, on Wednesday....
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Owners warned of factories’ closure: Labour laws violation
GUJRANWALA, May 21: The factory owners who were not paying social security and better emoluments to their workers have been asked by the district coordination officer to abide by labour laws otherwise their units will be sealed....
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Six die in separate incidents
RAWALPINDI, May 21: Six people were killed and four others injured in separate incidents in the twin cities on Wednesday, police said....
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Human activity has degraded 60pc ecosystem services
RAWALPINDI, May 21: International Day for Biological Diversity is being observed on Thursday to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity at a time when over 60 per cent of ecosystem services were being degraded as a result of human activity....
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Students seek role in framing code of conduct for unions
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Leaders of seven student organisations have asked the government to involve students in preparing code of conduct for the restored student unions....
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Political row aggravates with more arrests
MUZAFFARABAD, May 21: Political tension was said to be mounting in Neelum valley where police had arrested 10 more local activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), raising the total number of...
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Invitation to a flaming protest
ISLAMABAD, May 21: A frustrated young man’s invitation to journalists to witness his “flaming protest against injustice” at Aabpara on Wednesday saved his life but put him behind the bars....
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Law college: notices issued to bar councils
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Islamabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the authorities of the Pakistan Bar Council and Punjab Bar Council to appear on May 28 and apprise it of the affiliation issue of Al Maizan Law College....
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PSB meets tomorrow
LAHORE, May 21: The first Provincial Selection Board (PSB) meeting under the present government is scheduled for May 23 to decide promotions of nearly 300 officials belonging to 15 departments....
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Prosecutors to join job losers’ club
LAHORE, May 21: Around 1,100 public prosecutors recruited by the previous government in the province will soon be relieved of their offices as the law department is moving a summary to the effect within a week....
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Surplus DMG, police officers sent to Centre
LAHORE, May 21: The Punjab government has surrendered 23 DMG and police officers to the federal government after declaring them surplus....
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Ombudsman given farewell
LAHORE, May 21: A farewell reception was hosted in honour of outgoing ombudsman Abdur Rashid Khan here on Wednesday....
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Shutdown in Shahdadkot over mill issue
LARKANA, May 21: A complete shutterdown strike was observed in Shahdadkot on Wednesday at the call of ‘Save mill committee.’...
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Three die in road crash
SHIKARPUR, May 21: Three people were killed while five others injured in a road accident near village Khuda Bux Brohi in the limits of Madeji police station on Wednesday....
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Police use batons to clear highway: Protest against power cut
HYDERABAD, May 21: Hesco continued to multiply woes of power consumers as police baton-charged protesters in Barrage colony to get a section of National Highway opened which had been blocked by them in protest against non-supply of electricity....
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Grenades found in market
SUKKUR, May 21: A possible tragedy was averted when the bomb disposal squad defused two hand grenades hidden in trash in Women Bazaar in Ghotki on Wednesday....
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Khairpur unlikely to meet wheat target
KHAIRPUR, May 21: The district food controller has said that the Sindh government has fixed a wheat procurement target of 157,000 metric tons for Khairpur district but the food department has so far procured 66,246 metric tons of wheat....
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Tharparkarschool shifted to Islamabad
MITHI, May 21: A returning officer has been informed of the shifting of record along with the school from Nagaraparkar to Islamabad when he sought papers for the verification of a candidate’s age....
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Body launched
LONDON, May 21: Sindh Vision, UK, an organisation comprising Sindhi professionals including representatives of Sindhi Sangat UK, World Sindhi Congress and Sindh Doctors Association and other individuals has been launched here...
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Govt keen on women’s empowerment: Sassui
HYDERABAD, May 21: Gender issues have been linked with political reforms to empower women, said Sindh Culture and Tourism Minister Sassui Palijo....
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