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Govt-Taliban negotiations today
MINGORA, June 25: A soldier was killed and 10 girls’ schools were set on fire by militants in Swat in the early hours of Wednesday, while the local Taliban Shura agreed... 
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Govt urged to ensure independent judiciary: UN human rights chief meets foreign minister
ISLAMABAD, June 25: United Nations human rights chief Louis Arbour on Wednesday urged the government to ensure independence of the judiciary and fundamental freedoms, and address other human rights concerns....
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‘Terror aid’mostly unaccounted for: US audit
WASHINGTON, June 25: The United States has given Pakistan nearly $6 billion to pursue terrorists since the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States but with little to no...
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ISI blamed for attack on Karzai
KABUL, June 25: Afghanistan’s intelligence agency on Wednesday accused its Pakistani counterpart, ISI, of masterminding an assassination bid on President Hamid Karzai in April....
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Anti-terror support will continue: UK
QUETTA, June 25: British Deputy High Commissioner Robert W. Gibson has said Pakistan’s new government has the responsibility to combat terrorism with its allies in the war on terror....
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LHCBA protests bar on Nawaz
LAHORE, June 25: In an unscheduled move, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) took to The Mall in protest against the decision of the LHC against the candidature of Pakistan Muslim League-N’s Nawaz Sharif....
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PML-Q members walk out of PA session
QUETTA, June 25: Provincial ministers belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Q staged a walkout from the Balochistan assembly session on Wednesday when JUI-F and PPP ministers Maulana Ghulam Sarwar and Mir...
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13 polling stations sensitive
MUZAFFARGARH, June 25: Thirteen polling stations, out of a total of 94, have been declared sensitive in PP-258 by-election, according to District Police Officer Shahzad Sultan....
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Drug rings operating under police nose
VEHARI, June 25: Many elements are contributing to alarming rise in drug addiction, including no other than the police who are duty-bound to eradicate the menace from society, in Vehari and areas located under its shadow....
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Candidate dies
HAFIZABAD, June 25: An independent candidate contesting the by-election in PP-107 died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday....
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PML-N voices bitterness over verdict
HYDERABAD, June 25: Acti-vists of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Muslim Students Federation staged rallies and demonstrations in a number of cities of the province on Wednesday in protest against Lahore High...
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Two die in chemical spillage
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 25: Two cleaners burnt to death when their chemical loaded truck overturned on National Highway near Bhirya City area on Wednesday....
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Over Rs2bn Shikarpur budget passed
SHIKARPUR, June 25: The Shikarpur district council passed a budget of Rs2.395 billion for the year 2008-09 here on Wednesday....
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Boy run over by police van
SHIKARPUR, June 25: A boy died when a police mobile hit him near Faizoo Laro area on Shikarpur-Kashmore road in the limits of Khanpur police station on Wednesday....
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EDOs barred from budget meeting, says nazim
HYDERABAD, June 25: Tando Allahyar District Nazim Dr Rahila Gul Magsi could not hold a budget committee meeting on Wednesday ahead of the presentation of the district government’s budget before the district council....
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Minister visits polling stations
KHAIRPUR, June 25: To supervise arrangements for Thursday’s by-elections on PS-30, Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza visited the Kingri taluka on Wednesday....
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Council seeks audit of NGOs accounts
SANGHAR, June 25: Mem-bers of district council on Wednesday demanded that the accounts of non-governmental organisations operating in the districts be subjected to audit on a regular basis....
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Kolhis protest kidnap of three families
BADIN, June 25: A large number of people belonging to Kolhi community blocked the Badin-Karachi National Highway at Morjhar bridge on Wednesday by placing the body of an 80-year-old man on the road....
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Police arrest 10 villagers
SUKKUR, June 25: Sukkur police claimed to have arrested 10 suspects after a late-night raid in the kutcha area of Saeedabad on charges of taking two policemen hostage and subjecting them to maltreatment....
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Policeman guns down Accused in court
HYDERABAD, June 25: A police constable allegedly gunned down an accused in the courtroom of Sindh High Court Hyderabad, Circuit Bench on Wednesday....
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Man accused of killing daughter
LARKANA, June 25: A woman on Wednesday lodged an FIR with Ratodero police accusing her former husband and his three accomplices of killing her daughter and burying her at an undisclosed place....
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No enthusiasm for by-polls
RAWALPINDI, June 25: Voters go to the polls on Thursday to elect two members to the National Assembly from NA-55 and NA-52 constituencies being contested by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan...
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Five injured as taxi catches fire
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Five persons suffered burn injuries when a taxi in which they were travelling in caught fire after colliding with another vehicle here on Wednesday night....
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Punjab’s plea for cancellation of woman’s bail dismissed
RAWALPINDI, June 25: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench here on Wednesday dismissed an appeal of the Punjab government seeking cancellation of post-arrest bail granted by an anti-terrorism court to...
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Falling rocks kill three in Taxila
TAXILA, June 25: Three persons were killed during stone blasting at Haro in Salargah area, Taxila Cantonment police said on Wednesday....
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Ex-judge has to wait for a lucky break
RAWALPINDI, June 25: Hopes of a former ad hoc judge of the Lahore High Court that he would be released on bail on Tuesday after spending 22 years in jail collapsed...
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Raids conducted to block sale of unregistered SIMs in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD, June 25: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said it had conducted raids on several mobile phone outlets in the Azad Kashmir capital to block the sale of unregistered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards....
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Inquiry into Faisalabad incident sought
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Poli-tical parties and workers’ organisations on Wednesday condemned firing on power loom workers in Faisalabad by a provincial lawmaker that injured scores of them as they held a peaceful demonstration for their rights....
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Traders stick to strike call
LAHORE, June 25: The Qaumi Tajar Ittehad has welcomed the postponement of by-elections to National Assembly constituency NA-123, Lahore, by the Supreme Court, but decided to stick to its plan to...
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Shahbaz took oath in a hurry: S.M. Zafar
LAHORE, June 25: Former law minister S.M. Zafar is of the opinion that Mian Shahbaz Sharif had taken oath as chief minister in a hurry and in violation of the provisions of Article 223 of the Constitution....
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PML-N plans ‘black day’ tomorrow
LAHORE, June 25: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised arrangements to observe a ‘black day’ on Friday (tomorrow) against the verdict of the Lahore High Court (LHC) barring Nawaz Sharif from contesting by-election for NA-123....
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DAP subsidy fails to bring fertility
MUZAFFARGARH, June 25: The DAP fertilizer has vanished from open market despite the government’s announcement to enhance subsidy on the fertilizer up to Rs1,000 per bag, Dawn has learnt....
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SHO in open court dock: Refusal to register case
VEHARI, June 25: Arif Akram, the regional police officer (Multan), at an open court on Wednesday suspended from service Mitroo police station SHO Umar Younis on the charge of not registering a case of torture....
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Former Magistrate robbed of car, cash
TOBA TEK SINGH, June 25: Some dacoits allegedly kidnapped a former magistrate from Gojra on Tuesday night and released him in Faisalabad after snatching his car and a cash of Rs100,000....
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Diesel shortage hits rice sowing
SIALKOT, June 25: Kissan Board Pakistan central rice committee chairman Amanullah Chattha has said shortage and black marketing of diesel was adversely affecting rice sowing in the area....
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Poacher held in Cholistan
BAHAWALPUR, June 25: The wildlife department claimed on Wednesday to have arrested an illegal hunter from Cholistan desert range....
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