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Balochistan wants Rs19bn overdraft written off
QUETTA, June 22: The Balochistan government is seeking a complete write-off of Rs19 billion overdraft it has with the State Bank of Pakistan.... 
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Captors free 16 minority men
PESHAWAR, June 22: Kidna-ppers freed 16 members of the Christian community to the tribal administration in Bara on Sunday morning — 13 hours after their kidnapping from Peshawar....
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Finance Bill backed to avoid clash: PML-N
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders said on Sunday that their party was against inclusion of a clause in the Finance Bill pertaining to increasing the number of judges in...
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Third party fanning Fata sectarianism: minister
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Advi-ser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik said on Sunday that there was no problem between Sunni and Shia sects in Fata and a ‘third party’ was fanning sectarianism in the area....
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US using incentives, sanctions to stop IPI project
WASHINGTON, June 22: The United States is using a combination of incentives and sanctions to prevent the construction of the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline....
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We will get the judges back to courts: Gilani
KHANEWAL, June 22: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani reiterated PPP) commitment to restore the judges through a constitutional package sacked under the Nov-3 emergency rule....
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ANP supports, PML-N opposes, JUI-F adopts middle course: PPP view on judges’ restoration
LAHORE, June 22: The four-party ruling Pakistan Democratic Alliance stands divided on the issue of restoring the deposed judges through a constitutional amendment, as announced by Law Minister Farooq Naek on...
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Over Rs6bn allocated for education in 2008-09
RAWALPINDI, June 22: The federal government has earmarked Rs6,308 million for basic and college education projects during the financial year 2008-09 beginning July 1....
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Govt to be pressed for releasing Dr A.Q. Khan
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Khan Release Liaison Committee (KRLC) on Sunday announced that it would shortly kick off a countrywide movement to press the government for early release of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan....
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Stage set for lawyers’ convention today
SIALKOT, June 22: The stage is set for holding the divisional convention of lawyers at the lawns of District Bar Association (DBA) on Monday (today)....
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Tavi bridge named after Benazir
SIALKOT, June 22: The federal government has named the under-construction bridge over River Tavi as ‘Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Bridge’....
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Complainants ‘harassed by BZU probe body’
MULTAN, June 22: The Bhahauddin Zakariya University BZU) administration has made a four-member inquiry committee to probe into the claims of sexual harassment by two Psychology Department students against some teachers....
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Police claim recovering girl within deadline
BAHAWALPUR, June 22: Sammasatta police claimed to have recovered a college girl on Sunday from Gujrat for whom the Punjab chief minister had set the deadline of 72 hours....
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Pakistan stand wins award at Beijing expo
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Pakistan stand at Beijing Tourism Expo won first prize as the most outstanding organisation in the international category....
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Real estate prices beyond reach of middle class
RAWALPINDI, June 22: The real estate prices in the country remained exorbitantly high and beyond the reach of even middle- income households, despite some fall from peak prices, says the mid-term...
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10 prisoners released
ATTOCK, June 22: As many as 10 prisoners were released from the district jail under the 45-day special remission in sentences, announced by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday on 55th birthday of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto....
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Rich tributes paid to Dr Akhtar Hameed
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Speakers on Saturday evening paid glowing tributes to Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan - poet, philosopher and social scientist for pioneering social mobilisation through micro-credit and rural training initiatives...
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Poor PTCL internet service
ATTOCK, June 22: The dial-up internet service of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company is not working properly, causing inconvenience to the net users....
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Corrupt lot benefits from political uncertainty
LAHORE, June 22: A lot many corrupt among the low level administrative, revenue and police officers have sneaked into the ranks of the Punjab PML-N government by taking advantage of its battle on the political front....
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Clampdown likely on illegal medical colleges
LAHORE, June 22: After striking down self-finance scheme in state-managed medical education, the Punjab government is all set to check mushrooming private institutions and ‘regulate’ their affairs....
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6,808 convicts in Punjab to get new lease of life
LAHORE, June 22: As many as 6,808 condemned prisoners, including 46 women, languishing in all 32 jails of the province, will get benefit after the conversion of death sentence into life term on the occasion of Benazir Bhutto''s birthday anniversary....
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Three officials held
LAHORE, June 22: Police arrested three officials of the Punjab Communications and Works Department for death of a minor who fell in an uncovered manhole....
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Punjab needs 11,000 more police officials
LAHORE, June 22: The Punjab police face shortage of 11,000 personnel, making the force’s strength disproportionate to its needs under new administrative arrangement....
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