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PPP old guard dissatisfied with govt policies
RAWALPINDI, May 31: A senior member of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) says the spiralling prices of daily-use items and political uncertainty is compelling the downtrodden and middle class to start thinking what they are getting from the country.... 
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LHC tribunal gives split verdict on Sharifs’ candidature
LAHORE, May 31: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Saturday failed to arrive at a consensus on the appeals challenging the participation of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif in the forthcoming by-elections....
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PTA blocks over 5m unregistered SIMs
ISLAMABAD, May 31: A Senate body was Saturday said the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 5.6 million mobile phone (SIMs) during a campaign against unverified SIMs....
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Govt plans to sack over 100 employees: Alternative Energy Board
ISLAMABAD, May 31: The ministry of water and power is planning to retrench most of the staff of Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), one of its subordinate organisations....
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Iftikhar gets rousing welcome at Taxila
TAXILA, May 31: The deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was given a rousing welcome upon his arrival at Taxila and Hassanabdal on Saturday....
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Allotment under special quota banned: Government accommodation
ISLAMABAD, May 31: A ban has been imposed on allotment of government accommodation under the special out-of-turn quota reserved for the federal minister for housing and works, Dawn has learnt....
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More taxes suggested to discourage tobacco use
ISLAMABAD, May 31: To reduce health and financial losses to people, a civil society organisation on Saturday proposed that the government should raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to...
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Five killed, 21 injured in accident
CHAKWAL, May 31: Five persons were killed and 21 severely injured when a speeding coach fell into a deep ravine 35 kilometres off here near Talagang, police said....
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Petrol, diesel prices to stay unchanged
ISLAMABAD, May 31: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) announced on Saturday that prices of petroleum products would remain unchanged over the next fortnight....
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Dialogue linked to army operation: Mengal calls for confidence-building measures
KARACHI, May 31: Talks cannot be held with the government on the Balochistan issue unless confidence-building measures are taken to pave the way for holding a meaningful dialogue, according to Sardar Akhtar Mengal....
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Accused in Benazir’s assassination case declared a juvenile
RAWALPINDI, May 31: A medical board of the district headquarters hospital formed to conduct the medical examination of Aitzaz Shah, allegedly involved in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto,...
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PML-N slams Bush for supporting Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 31: A key party in Pakistan’s ruling coalition criticised US President George W. Bush on Saturday for lending support to President Pervez Musharraf....
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Raid on MNA’s farm; 53 bonded labourers freed
MIRPURKHAS, May 31: Umerkot sessions judge on Saturday set 53 farm workers at liberty who were recovered after a raid on a private jail belonging to MNA Faqir Jadim Mangrio, former...
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29 injured in clash over water sharing
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 31: About 29 people, including 13 women, were injured in a clash over irrigation water in Dhani Bux Ghanghro village near Kandiaro on Saturday....
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Under-age girl married off under jirga verdict
SUKKUR, May 31: An under-age girl was married to a 40-year old man in Tando Ali Sher village in the Chak area of Shikarpur district on Friday evening to resolve a dispute related to a karo-kari incident....
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Rejected PPP hopefuls flex their muscles
MUZAFFARGARH, May 31: After the PPP has nominated Dr Zakaullah for bypolls on PP-258 seat, who is the brother of MNA Moazzam Jatoi, others in line for getting PPP tickets have...
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Khosa on short visit to home town
DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 31: Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa paid a short visit to his hometown and returned back to Lahore minutes after having a meeting with his close...
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Four children among six slaughtered in cold blood: Father ‘prime suspect’
LAHORE, May 31: A woman, her mother and four children were found slain at their house in the Shalimar area on Saturday evening....
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‘EC bound to accept Sharifs’ paper’
LAHORE, May 31: Ashtar Ausaf, the counsel for PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif, told reporters at a press conference here on Saturday that the Election Commission (EC) had no...
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Body found
TAXILA, May 31: A headless body of a young man packed in a sack was found near a cotton mills in the Hassanabdal Police area on Saturday....
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Four killed in Mohmand blast
GHALANAI, May 31: Three militants and a passer-by were killed in an explosion in the Mohmand Agency on Saturday. Two other men were injured....
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Special bench to hear case of Iftikhar’s manhandling
ISLAMABAD, May 31: Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has constituted an 11-member special larger bench to hear on June 2 the pending case of manhandling of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry last year....
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Senate session
ISLAMABAD, May 31: President Pervez Musharraf has summoned the 44th session of the Senate on June 4, said a press release issued by the Senate Secretariat here on Saturday.—APP...
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Police excesses bring hundreds on roads
HYDERABAD, May 31: Hundreds of people from four villages blocked the Fatima Jinnah Road near Hatri on Saturday in protest against the arrest of neighbours, seizure of their goats, tractor and motorcycles by Hatri police after kidnapping of a man....
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Digging near gas pipeline stirs fear
THATTA, May 31: The illegal lifting of sand and gravel (Reti-Bajri) along the Ran Pathani Railway Bridge and SSGC high-pressure pipeline in Thatta district on regular basis has become a threat...
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Prisoners protest
LARKANA, May 31: More than 40 under-trial prisoners climbed over rooftops of Larkana Central Prison on Saturday in protest against jail administration’s failure to produce them in courts on time....
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Dogar for independent judiciary
SUKKUR, May 31: Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar has said that district bar associations are nurseries of lawyers and they should properly be looked after by all concerned....
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Police asked to check street crime
FAISALABAD, May 31: The District Public Safety Commission (DPSC) has stressed the need for concerted efforts to check growing street crimes, particularly mobile snatching, in the district....
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Protest against delay in road construction
SIALKOT, May 31: Hundreds of locals on Saturday staged a demonstration in Daska to protest delays in construction of Stadium Road project for the past six months....
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Sodomised boy dies at hospital
MULTAN, May 31: An 11-year-old sodomy victim died here at Nishtar Hospital late on Friday night, six days after the incident....
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Students to publish business magazine
LAHORE, May 31: The Lahore College for Women University students will get an opportunity to publish a business magazine under a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)....
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Two injured in ‘blast’ at bus stop
SIALKOT, May 31: Two people were injured in a blast in a bus near Daska city’s Jinnah Chowk on Saturday....
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Sharifs consult legal aides
LAHORE, May 31: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif held consultations with their legal advisers on Saturday to devise their future course of action for their participation in the June 26 by-election....
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PLF vows to stand by Zardari
LAHORE, May 31: The Punjab chapter of the Pakistan Lawyers Forum, the lawyers’ wing of the PPP, on Saturday vowed to resist what they called conspiracies against democracy in the name of hurrying the restoration of the judges....
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Ex-psychology student reports ‘theft’ of thesis
LAHORE, May 31: A former student has added her bit to the plagiarism saga that has gripped the Punjab University’s Psychology Department for some time now, demanding credit for research –...
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Triple murder: police fail to go beyond ‘claim game’
LAHORE, May 31: Failing to arrest any of the gangsters nominated in the murder of three young men in Gujjarpura police precinct despite monstrous claims, the police have contributed to the agony of the victims’ families....
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Most depts want contract system abolished
LAHORE, May 31: Most Punjab government departments have opposed the contract appointment policy adopted in 2004 on the plea that “it has failed to achieve the cherished ideal of cost-effective and good governance”....
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Petroleum dealers told to resume supplies
LAHORE, May 31: The Punjab government has issued a warning to Petroleum Dealers Association and petroleum companies to immediately resume their supplies otherwise strict action would be initiated against them....
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Body on NTS fate
LAHORE, May 31: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has formed a six-member committee under his supervision to finalise recommendations about the fate of National Testing Service (NTS), which was made mandatory for...
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