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Gilani urges more cooperation on intelligence side
WASHINGTON, July 29: Drifting away from his government’s official position on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is hinting during his visit to Washington that she was killed by militants.... 
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PM for developing nuclear energy
WASHINGTON, July 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told a gathering of international investors on Tuesday that Pakistan needs to further develop its nuclear energy resources to deal with an acute energy shortage threatening to derail the national economy....
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Efforts under way to arrange Gilani-Singh meeting in Colombo
COLOMBO, July 29: The leaders of India and Pakistan are to meet in Sri Lanka early next month for their highest-level talks in 15 months and to see if they can keep their peace process intact....
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US commander visited Miramshah
MIRANSHAH, July 29: A senior US military commander visited Miramshah, the regional headquarters of North Waziristan, on Monday; a day before security forces raided a seminary of a senior Taliban commander....
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Jirga to convey govt’s demands to Taliban
KOHAT, July 29: The government has handed over to a jirga a list of demands that it wants the Taliban to accept unconditionally....
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APDM warns of strike if judges not reinstated
ISLAMABAD, July 29: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has threatened to hold a countrywide strike on Sept 1 if President Musharraf is not impeached and deposed judges are not reinstated by Aug 31....
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Child victimisation cases on the rise, says report
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Over 5,200 children were subjected to victimisation across Pakistan last year, says a report on the condition of children in the country....
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Minor girl saved from being ‘Vani’
FAISALABAD, July 29: An 11-year-old Christian girl has been made ''Vani'' to pay for the audacity of her brother who eloped with a girl....
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Fehmida blames past govt for price hike, flour crisis
BADIN, July 29: Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that she and her spouse, Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza, did not come into politics for power but to provide basic rights to people.....
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Mumtaz Bhutto sceptical of PM’s US visit
LARKANA, July 29: Chairman, Sindh National Front, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said that Prime Minister Yusif Raza Gillani would be told by the US to continue war against its people in tribal and border areas....
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PMDC secretary put on notice
ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Federal Service Tribunal has issued notice to secretary Pakistan Medical and Dental Council to appear before it on Wednesday in connection with a petition filed against him by the council....
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Axed prosecutors want high court to annul termination
RAWALPINDI, July 29: The sacked deputy and assistant district public prosecutors here on Tuesday petitioned the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench, challenging the decision of the Punjab government under which their services have been terminated....
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Speaker suspends 4 officials: Press conference in NA
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza has suspended four officials of the assembly on the charge of facilitating some opposition members in holding a press conference in a...
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Dr Adam Nayyar passes away
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Dr Adam Nayyar, Executive Director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) and a respected name in the world of culture, passed away here on Tuesday....
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Explore all avenues to boost fruits export: Experts say
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Agriculture experts at a conference on Tuesday were of the unanimous view that poor management and infrastructure as well as lack of standardisation were the main hurdles in boosting dates'' production and export in the country....
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Madressahs can help stem out extremism: British minister
RAWALPINDI, July 29: British Minister for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears has said religious seminaries can play a pivotal role in curbing the menace of terrorism and extremism in Pakistan....
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Waris Shah’s poetry offers solution to present day problems
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Mystic poet Waris Shah’s thoughts can enlighten us to find solutions of many problems of our age, said Shafqat Tanveer Mirza in his presidential remarks at a literary...
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Suspected suicide bombers’ remand extended
RAWALPINDI, July 29: An anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of three suspected suicide bombers for 14 days after the police said they needed more time to complete the investigation....
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Murree looks efficient only when CM is there
MURREE, July 29: The traditionally chaotic traffic of Murree has transformed in recent weeks, but only on weekends when Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visits the hill resort, almost regularly, to escape the sizzling provincial capital of Lahore....
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12 booked for firing in air
GUJAR KHAN, July 29: The local police have booked 12 persons for resorting to intensive firing in the air at a marriage party in Gujar Khan city damaging transmission line and a transformer of Iesco on Monday night....
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Constable killed
QUETTA, July 29: A police constable was killed by three gunmen here on Tuesday. A head constable and three passersby were injured....
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Centre, NWFP in a row over appointment of Nepra member
ISLAMABAD, July 29: The federal and the NWFP governments are in a row over the appointment of a provincial member in the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)....
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Larkana Prisoners protest outages
LARKANA, July 29: Over 1,400 prisoners in the central prison of Larkana on Tuesday refused to go back to their barracks due to prolonged power outage....
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Irrigation minister urges Irsa to release Sindh’s water share
DADU, July 29: Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo has urged the Irsa to release complete share of water to Sindh from dams to end water shortage....
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Action taken against irrigation officials
LARKANA, July 29: Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo has asked the Executive Engineer of Saifullah Magsi canal branch Syed Noor Shah to report to head-office, and suspended SDO Irrigation Warisdino...
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Rain leaves large area without power: Two killed in Umerkot
MIRPURKHAS, July 29: Two people were killed in Umerkot in rain-related incidents. Downpour also exposed the fragile distribution system of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco). Many areas in different districts remained without power for hours since Monday night to Tuesday....
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Minister says govt trying to find Bheels
KHAIRPUR, July 29: Sindh Minister for Minorities Affairs Dr Mohan Lal has said that the Sindh government is keenly interested in recovering Mannu Bheel’s family and the government has sympathy with him....
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Policeman, wife shot dead
KHAIRPUR, July 29: A police constable and his wife were shot dead by armed men near Mengho Faqir Shar village, taluka Thari Mirwah, on Tuesday....
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Lab tests find Sahiwal water ‘dangerous’
SAHIWAL, July 29: Subsoil drinking water in Sahiwal district contains heavy proportion of sulphate and fluoride, according to the lab testing of water samples of different areas of the district.....
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Urea ‘shortage’ upsets cotton cultivators
MUZAFFARGARH, July 29: Cotton growers in the district are finding the going hard as they claim that urea fertiliser has disappeared from the market....
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Bankers seek 20pc raise
MULTAN, July 29: Employees of local banks have demanded the implementation of 20 per cent raises in salarie announced by the government for its officials on the banking industry as well....
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44 prisoners released
VEHARI, July 29: Forty-four prisoners were released from the district jail on Tuesday on the orders of a district and sessions judge....
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More price magistrates
FAISALABAD, July 29: The City District Government Faisalabad (CDG-F) on Tuesday enhanced the strength of price control magistrates from nine to 14 to arrest the trend of overcharging, hoarding and profiteering....
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Bureaucrats on cloud nine as CM flies back
SIALKOT, July 29: A sigh of relief coupled with jubilation was prevailing in every government office of this district and their incumbents were seen felicitating each other after Chief Minister Shahbaz...
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Seven robbers held with Rs2m booty
KASUR, July 29: Police claim to have arrested seven robbers and recovered from them looted valuables worth Rs2 million and illegal weapons....
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Minor’s kidnap a fresh blow to police writ
MIANWALI, July 29: Crime in the tribal area continues to hit the poor, with the recent kidnap of a minor girl exposing the helplessness of law enforcers....
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Balochistan minister wants end to army operation
BAHAWALPUR July 29: Balochistan Health Minister Ainullah Shammas demanded at a press conference on Tuesday that the government immediately halt army operation in his province....
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Food stamp: teams urged to work judiciously
KHANEWAL, July 29: DCO has warned those involved in scrutiny of the lists of ‘deserving’ families in connection with the Food Stamp Scheme to act judiciously or be ready to face anti-corruption cases....
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Agro food processing by end of this year
MULTAN, July 29: An agro food processing facility will be functional at the Multan Industrial Estate by the end of this year....
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Attempt to smuggle wheat foiled
MIANWALI, July 29: Police claimed on Tuesday to have foiled a bid to smuggle wheat to the NWFP from Dara Tang which is located in Isakhel tehsil (75 kilometres from here)....
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Merger of tourism, information depts planned
LAHORE, July 29: Punjab government high-ups are actively considering merger of tourism department into information and culture department to enhance utility of the former....
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Selection board meeting today
LAHORE, July 29: The provincial selection board is meeting here on Wednesday (today) under Chief Secretary Javed Mehmood to consider promotion cases of 500 officers from 18 departments....
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Wattoo hints at merger of corporations
LAHORE, July 29: Prime minister’s advisor on industries and production Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo said the government has planned to merge the corporations performing similar functions for enhancing their effectiveness in a cost-effective manner....
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Water shortage may hit wheat crop
LAHORE, July 29: Punjab on Tuesday feared that Mangla Dam might not be filled this year, putting two-thirds of wheat crop in irrigated areas of the province in jeopardy during the next Rabi season....
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Govt holds Data Town budget in abeyance
LAHORE, July 29: The Punjab government has held in abeyance the budget proceedings of Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Council meeting....
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PPP man ‘breaks open’ room of MPA hostel
LAHORE, July 29: Nausher Khan Langrial, a PPP MPA from Vehari, ‘broke open’ a room at an MPAs’ hostel and occupied it on Monday night instead of taking the proper course of getting permission/allotment from the authorities concerned....
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Misconduct
LAHORE, July 29: A former station house officer and a sub-inspector have been booked allegedly for torturing a citizen and forcing him to sign a blank cheque and some other documents....
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