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Bill to triple non-military aid tabled in Congress
WASHINGTON, July 15: Two top US senators on Tuesday formally introduced a landmark legislation seeking to triple non-military assistance to Pakistan over the next five years.... 
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Workers’ protest gets out of hand
ISLAMABAD, July 15: At least 12 employees of the PTCL were injured on Tuesday when the Rangers deployed at the company’s headquarters resorted to a baton-charge and fired teargas at workers protesting against the recently introduced unified pay scales scheme....
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Afghanistan creating artificial crisis: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Pakistan on Tuesday accused Afghanistan of creating an ‘artificial crisis’ in bilateral ties by levelling baseless allegations against its intelligence agencies and armed forces for “short-term political expediencies and point-scoring”....
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Taliban criticise PM’s statement
KHAR, July 15: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s statement regarding presence of foreign militants in tribal areas is aimed at providing an excuse to the US and Nato forces to intervene in the region....
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Dr Khan case: out of court settlement urged
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday urged the federation and Dr A.Q. Khan’s lawyers to amicably settle the issue relating to his detention....
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1960’s Baloch struggle remembered
QUETTA, July 15: All factions of the Balochistan National Party and Baloch Students Organisation observed Yaum-i-Shuda-i-Balochistan on Tuesday to commemorate the struggle of Baloch leaders in 1960 against the military dictatorship of Ayub Khan....
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No unusual movement of Nato forces: Sherry
LAHORE, July 15: Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman on Tuesday dispelled the impression that NATO forces were gathering on Pak-Afghan border, and said the PPP government’s allied parties were supporting it in the fight against terrorists....
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CMs get together in Lahore
LAHORE, July 15: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif received his counterparts Syed Qaim Ali Shah (Sindh), Ameer Haider Hoti (NWFP) and Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani (Balochistan) at Lahore airport on Tuesday....
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Five hydel power plants by 2011
LAHORE, July 15: Senior Minister Raja Riaz has said the Punjab government will build five hydel power plants by December 2011 with $65 million funding from the Asian Development Bank....
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Another man falls victim to ‘head-hitter(s)’
LAHORE, July 15: Serial head-hitter(s) once again struck in the city after a lapse of two weeks, this time killing a middle-aged tailor sleeping outside his shop in Block-III of Green Town early on Tuesday....
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Coordinated efforts urged to check population growth
ISLAMABAD, July 15: A Senate committee on Tuesday called for gearing up the efforts to check the rapid population growth with a view to striking a balance between the population and the resources....
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Violence against women on the rise: report
ISLAMABAD, July 15: A report launched by a civil society organisation on the situation of violence against women has shown a sharp increase in incidents of aggression against women in the last three months across the country....
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Man kills three to avenge son’s murder
ISLAMABAD, July 15: In a gruesome incident here on Tuesday, a man allegedly killed three persons in revenge of his son’s murder....
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APNS assails NWFP govt’s advertisement policy
KARACHI, July 15: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has expressed concern over the stoppage of advertisements to Mashriq Group of Peshawar by the NWFP government and termed it a gross violation of freedom of the press....
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Seven hurt as police use batons, tear gas: PTCL workers protest across Sindh
LARKANA, July 15: Seven workers of Pakistan Telecommu-nication Company suffered injuries in Larkana when police used batons and tear gas to stop them from meeting Chief Justice of Pakistan as their...
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MNA proposes Naseem Kharal trust
KHAIRPUR, July 15: The work of Sindhi short story writer Naseem Kharal should be translated into different languages, including English, to get it recognised at national and international levels, said PPP MNA Nafisa Shah....
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PTCL officials lock offices
GUJRANWALA, July 15: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) employees locked their offices, including the Gujranwala Telecom Region (GTR) regional manager office, besides taking to GT Road on Tuesday to press their high-ups to accept their demands....
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Shirazis and others booked for deadly clash
THATTA, July 15: Police on Tuesday registered counter FIRs against 30 people on the charge of being involved in an armed clash claiming lives of three on Sunday....
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Four hurt in gas pipeline explosion
MUZAFFARGARH, July 15: Four people were injured and three shops gutted when a gas pipeline caught fire and blew up near the railway crossing in Behari Colony here on Tuesday....
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Illegal adjustment of land cancelled
LAYYAH, July 15: After an inquiry ordered by the district coordination officer (DCO) on a news item published in this newspaper, the district officer revenue (DO (R)) has cancelled illegal adjustment...
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Under-trial shot dead on court premises
JHANG, July 15: An under-trial was shot dead by his rival on the district courts premises where he was brought by the police for hearing in a murder case on Tuesday....
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‘Lal Sohanra Park to be upgraded’
BAHAWALPUR, July 15: The Lal Sohanra Park will be upgraded to an international standard park to make it safe haven for wildlife and attractive for local and foreign tourists, MPA Zulfiqar...
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Action against 37,980 land grabbers
KHANEWAL, July 15: The state owned land/property worth Rs4 billion has been illegally occupied by 37,980 people and the district administration has initiated an action against such usurpers, Revenue EDO Abdul...
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Conference
GUJRAT, July 15: Governor Salmaan Taseer will be the chief guest at the inaugural session of a three-day conference at the University of Gujrat on July 18....
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Sexual harassment: girl seeks protection
MULTAN, July 15: One of the complainants in a sexual harassment case at a local campus has sought police protection against `harassment by the administration.’...
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Revenue men among 20 in land scam
GUJRANWALA, July 15: The anti-corruption establishment (ACE) has registered a case against 20 people, including two sub registrars, a qanoongo, revenue patwaris, lumberdars and clerks, and summoned them on July 18 along with record....
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Kidnapped minor boy murdered
GUJRANWALA, July 15: An eight-year-old son of a property dealer, who was kidnapped for Rs4 million ransom on Monday, was killed Tuesday and his body was thrown in Upper Chenab Canal....
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DCOs to choose recipients: Food Stamp Scheme
LAHORE, July 15: District Coordination Officers (DCOs) and not members of Punjab Assembly (MPAs) will now finalise the lists of Rs22 billion food stamp scheme recipients to “ensure their credibility and transparency”, officials revealed to Dawn on Tuesday....
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Police ‘browbeat’ heirs through detention: Girl’s death at Mayo
LAHORE, July 15: The Gowal-mandi police on Tuesday ‘held in captivity’ the father and brother of a girl who died in the emergency ward of Mayo Hospital owing to alleged negligence of doctors a few days ago....
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Wapda raises basic pay, allowances of employees
LAHORE, July 15: Wapda on Tuesday agreed to 20 per cent increase in basic pay and 100 per cent increase in conveyance allowance of its employees....
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Coalition enjoys ‘good’ working relationship
LAHORE, July 15: Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira says there is good working relationship between the coalition partners in the province....
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Metered parking by year-end
LAHORE, July 15: The city district government will launch Pakistan’s first ever metered parking project here by the end of this year, an official said on Tuesday....
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