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Fazl raises issue of JUI-F share in cabinet
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman met Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday and exchanged views with him on pressing political issues.... 
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PML-Q ready to help PPP: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Thursday that his party did not wish to join the ruling coalition but would be ready to provide positive advice and cooperation to government....
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Hillary expresses concern over Fata talks
WASHINGTON, May 22: Senator Hillary Clinton took time out of her busy campaign schedule on Thursday to attend a Senate hearing where she expressed concern about Pakistan’s talks with militants in the tribal region....
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Germany against talks with Al Qaeda
QUETTA, May 22: German Ambassador Dr Gunter Mulack has said his government supports negotiations with the local Taliban but opposes any dialogue with Al Qaeda....
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Hearing of cases against Sharifs adjourned
RAWALPINDI, May 22: An accountability court adjourned on Thursday hearing of NAB references against PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and members of his family after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) failed to submit its reply....
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JUI-I vows to enforce Islamic laws
QUETTA, May 22: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Ideological) has vowed to continue its struggle for enforcement of Islamic laws in the country....
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Govt urged to stop Junoon’s Srinagar performance
MUZAFFARABAD, May 22: The United Jihad Council (UJC) has asked the federal government to stop the rock music band Junoon from performing in Srinagar, saying it may send a ‘wrong message’ to Kashmiris....
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Taseer meets Malik
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Governor Punjab Salman Taseer called on Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rahman Malik on Thursday and discussed with him the overall security situation in the country....
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Govt committed to peace with India, says Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, May 22: PML-N leader Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has said that despite domestic compulsions, the new government is committed to peace with India....
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Wheat production to drop slightly: FAO
RAWALPINDI, May 22: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has forecast that wheat production in Pakistan this year will decline slightly because of dry conditions in some areas and a reduced use of inputs....
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Morphine seized
QUETTA, May 22: The Anti-Narcotics Force has seized a huge quantity of morphine and opium, worth about Rs2 billion in the international market....
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Four more human agents arrested
GUJRANWALA, May 22: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested four more human agents, including a Hindu, and recovered passports and other documents from their possession here on Thursday....
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Flames gulp flora over mountains: ‘No fire-extinguishing steps’
MIANWALI, May 22: A cluster of naturally-grown trees, wild grass and bushes over salt range mountains caught fire owing to lightning early on Thursday near Thamewali union council, about 45kms from Mianwali....
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Counter rally by Kulana allottees
OKARA, May 22: Scores of allottees and their supporter tenants brought out a counter protest rally from the Kulana Estate villages to Okara Press Club against the group of tenants led by Malik Saleem Jakkhar....
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No new cotton variety for five years
MUZAFFARGARH, May 22: The agriculture department has failed to introduce new cotton seed varieties to farmers, it is learnt here....
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Police dawdle as family misses the missing one
SAHIWAL, May 22: A mother of four has been missing for 255 days and her brother and husband blame her brothers-in-law kidnapped her for ransom and later killed her....
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Oil-tankers’ strike explodes fuel price
MUZAFFARGARH, May 22: The shortage of petrol and diesel at petrol pumps, created a flour-crisis like situation in the city on Thursday and the prices of petrol and diesel scaled up to unbelievable heights – Rs110 and Rs80 per litre here....
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Faisalabad bar set to welcome Iftikhar
FAISALABAD, May 22: The Faisalabad Bar Association has finalised arrangements to accord a warm welcome to the deposed chief justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who is scheduled to visit the district on Saturday (tomorrow) to address a lawyers’ convention....
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Three of family killed in roof collapse
SAHIWAL, May 22: Three members of a family were killed and two injured in a roof collapse following a thunderstorm and rain at 79/5-L village on Wednesday night....
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Probe against TMA officials
KHANEWAL, May 22: An investigation has been initiated against Jahanian Tehsil Municipal Administration officials who have been accused of corruption....
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PML-N gets copy of PPP package
SHEIKHUPURA, May 22: PML-N president Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday his party had received a copy of the constitutional package prepared by the PPP....
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Electricity outages worsen exam shivers
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Thousands of students appearing in the ongoing Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) FA/FSc examinations in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) have been hit hard by loadshedding as their...
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Photographs show many faces of China
ISLAMABAD, May 22: China has changed is a living reality but how much was showcased Wednesday evening at the simultaneously sturdy and beautiful National Art Gallery....
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PC asked to put its act together
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development has expressed its dissatisfaction over the pace of execution of the various ongoing development schemes and projects and directed that every...
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Man recovered from illegal police custody
RAWALPINDI, May 22: A bailiff appointed by district and sessions judge (DSJ) on Thursday recovered a man from illegal custody of the Waris Khan Police and handed him over to his...
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Bohra community’s role in social welfare lauded
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday commended the services of the Bohra community in education, health, business and social welfare and expressed confidence that they would continue to work for the country’s progress and prosperity....
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PPP Secretariat to see activity once again
ISLAMABAD, May 22: Life is finally about to return to the now desolated Central Secretariat of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) when party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari issued directives to the...
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Bars implement boycott call
LAHORE, May 22: Lawyers on Thursday visited Lahore High Court (LHC) courtrooms to ensure implementation of a call for boycott of the courts of the judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO)....
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Call to fix LPG price at Rs25,000 per metric ton
LAHORE, May 22: The LPG Distributors Association has called upon the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to fix the liquefied petroleum gas producer price at Rs25,000 per metric ton....
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Lawyers assail PML-N ‘lip-service’
LAHORE, May 22: Lawyers on Thursday castigated their all-time ally PML-N, which claims to be a champion of the cause of the independent judiciary, and also warned other political parties for...
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2,200MW electricity to be added in a year
LAHORE, May 22: In order to bridge a gap between generation and consumption, the federal government has approved several power generation projects to make available additional 2,200MW electricity to the national grid within one year....
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PTA given more time to block SIMs
LAHORE, May 22: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior has called the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority chairman on May 31 to know progress regarding blockage of unauthorized SIMs (subscriber identity module)....
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Prison rules likely to be relaxed for prisoners
LAHORE, May 22: The Punjab government is considering to revise the prison rules to allow inclusion of ‘earned remissions’ into the period specified for becoming eligible for parole....
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Civil secretariat & ‘9 to 5 psyche’
LAHORE, May 22: Punjab Chief Secretary Javed Mahmood has finally allowed the government functionaries to leave their offices at the closing hour, making them heave a sigh of relief....
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Economy in ruins: Pervaiz
LAHORE, May 22: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that economic conditions are deteriorating rapidly after the PML-Q government but the rulers are not making any serious effort to remedy the situation....
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