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| August 06, 2008 | Wednesday | Sha’aban 3, 1429 |
Aafia’s sister rejects US charges
KARACHI, Aug 5: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, a sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui who is in US custody, and Iqbal Haider, secretary general of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, have dismissed...
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Taliban statement corroborates MQM warning: Sattar
KARACHI, Aug 5: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has accused the chief minister and home minister of Sindh and some political and religious parties of hiding the ‘truth about Talibanisation in Karachi’...
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ASI killed, 3 constables injured in attack
BUNER, Aug 5: An assistant sub-inspector of police was killed and three constables were injured when their vehicle came under fire near Jowkhela chowk here on Monday night....
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Eight rockets land in Mardan
MARDAN, Aug 5: Eight rockets fired from Shakar Mora in the suburbs of Mardan landed in different areas of the city early on Tuesday morning....
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Establishment Div seeks contract workers’ lists
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: The Establishment Division has asked all ministries and divisions to furnish lists of all contract employees of BPS-16 and above appointed by the previous government....
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Two die, eight hurt in roof collapse incidents
LAHORE, Aug 5: At least three roof-collapse incidents, which took place in different parts of the city on Tuesday, left two people dead and eight injured, Rescue 1122 and Edhi officials said....
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Jamia Hafsato rise again
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: The government has decided to rebuild the Jamia Hafsa girls seminary which was demolished last year after the bloody military operation against the militants ensconced in Lal Masjid....
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‘Govt seeks access to Aafia’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: The government is committed to bringing back all Pakistanis detained abroad, including Dr Aafia Siddiqui, says the Foreign Office....
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Taxes in flood-hit areas waived
LAHORE, Aug 5: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions for waiving of ''Abiana'' and ''Malia'' as well as postponement of recovery of loans in the areas affected by flood in Rajanpur district....
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HRCP blasts US for Afia’s custody
LAHORE, Aug 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said on Tuesday the US had finally admitted custody of Dr Afia Siddiqi and “this is one of the most brutal cases of suppression of individual freedom”....
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Saudi relief agency to build 20 schools in AJK
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: A Saudi relief agency on Tuesday announced to build 20 schools in the quake-hit area of Azad Kashmir....
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Two brothers killed during robbery
TAXILA, Aug 5: Two brothers were shot dead while resisting a robbery attempt here at Mohallah Puri on Tuesday....
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Ajmal Khattak gets Kamal-i-Fun award
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: Prominent Pushto writer and scholar Ajmal Khattak has been nominated for Kamal-i-Fun Award for 2007 “in recognition of his lifetime achievement in creative and research work”....
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Body formed to provide knowledge: Biosafety, biosecurity
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: The National Core Group in Life Sciences (NCGLS) of the Higher Education Commission in collaboration with OIC Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) has launched Biological Safety Association (PBSA) here Tuesday....
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Japan offers expertise in disaster management
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: Japanese Ambassador in Pakistan Seiji Kojima on Tuesday said Japan was ready to share its expertise in disaster management with Pakistan....
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Rs15m looted in Hyderabad bank heist
HYDERABAD, Aug 5: An armed gang pulled off a “daring” bank heist and looted more than Rs15 million on Tuesday evening....
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Officials in a fix over new fiat
NAWABSHAH, Aug 5: The provincial government has asked the officials of defunct Rural Development, Public Health Engineering and Katchi Abadis Departments working under Local Government Department to report at their parent...
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Conspiracies against govt to be foiled: minister
MIRPURKHAS, Aug 5: Sindh Minister for Livestock Abdul Haq Bhurt has said that conspiracies being hatched against the elected government by remnants of dictatorial regime will be foiled and added that...
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Govt to create jobs: Faryal
LARKANA, Aug 5: The government would soon advertise 1,206 vacancies for primary school teachers in the district to give a chance to the candidates who had secured less than 60 per...
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Farmers decry price hike of fertiliser
SUKKUR, Aug 5: Artificial shortage and rise in prices of DAP and urea have irked farmers who are forced to pay extra for DAP and urea to save their cotton, sugarcane and paddy crops which otherwise would go waste....
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NRO obstacle to restoration of judiciary: APDM
QUETTA, Aug 5: The All Parties Democratic Movement warned the coalition government on Tuesday not to compromise with the establishment on the issues of constitutional rule, genuine democracy, maximum autonomy for the provinces and reinstatement of the deposed judges....
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Water level at barrages rising
SUKKUR, Aug 5: A low flood was passing through Guddu and Sukkur barrages and another flash flood is expected to reach Guddu in next 48 hours which would further increase the water level at the barrages of Sindh....
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Relief promised for poor and small farmers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Nazar Mohammad Gondal said on Tuesday that fisheries and livestock sectors had great potential for development....
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Sindh prisons overcrowded: adviser
SUKKUR, Aug 5: Adviser to Sindh chief minister for prisons Gul Mohammad Jakhrani has said the capacity of prisoners in 20 jails of Sindh is 9,000, but over 20,000 prisoners have...
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Anti-dacoit operation failed, says Mumtaz
LARKANA, Aug 5: Chairman Sindh National Front Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said that the recent anti-dacoit operation in Kutcha area is a failure and claimed that SHOs and SPOs posted in Naudero and Ketti Mumtaz police stations are serving dacoits....
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Sacked workers’ families starving
MITHI, Aug 5: The fired employees of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) of Tharparkar district took out a rally on Tuesday in protest against their sacking....
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Two fall prey to gastroenteritis
THATTA, Aug 5: Two lost their lives and three fell ill due to the outbreak of gastroenteritis in Karo Khaskheli village of Deh Jararkot in UC Garho during last few days....
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Journalists’ moot adopts plan to strengthen media ethics
LAHORE, Aug 5: A national summit of journalists in Lahore, organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), adopted a plan of action to strengthen journalism and media ethics in Pakistan....
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Police step up efforts to hunt suspects: ‘Taliban threats’
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 5: Hurling of threats by a group which identifies itself by the name of ‘Tehreek-i-Taliban Muzaffargarh’ has disturbed public peace....
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Juxtaposing exports with human trafficking
SIALKOT, Aug 5: The ‘city of exports’ has stood second after Gujrat in human trafficking in Gujranwala division, as 414 people of Sialkot district have been deported during the first seven months of the current calendar year....
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Delays in drought subsidy hits Layyah farmers hard
LAYYAH, Aug 5: Delays in a subsidy scheme under the Drought Effected Rehabilitation Assistance (DERA) programme is going to financially overburden farmers who are already facing huge fiscal crunch owing to skyrocketing inflation in prices of farm inputs....
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Boy buried alive under rubble of house
GUJRANWALA, Aug 5: A boy was killed when roof of his house collapsed in Kot Qadir Bukhsh here on Tuesday....
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Mother of two killed by cousin
TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 5: A youth killed his cousin over an affair in Chak 358-GB, Mughli, on Tuesday....
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Mills seeksubsidised wheat
SAHIWAL, Aug 5: The Food Department must supply wheat to flour mills at the `issue rate’ (or the official subsidized rate) of Rs 625 per 40kg, say millers....
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River police will be introduced in Punjab
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 5: River police will be formed in Punjab to eliminate the hideouts of rustlers and other hardened criminals along the riversides, Inspector General (IG) Shaukat Javed told reporters on Tuesday....
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Nine new jails to reduce overcrowding
LAHORE, Aug 5: The Punjab Prisons Department is constructing new jails in nine districts of the province to lessen burden on the existing central and district jails....
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Funds-starved NAB refers cases to ACE
LAHORE, Aug 5: The Nation-al Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to hand over all ‘low-profile’ cases to the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of all the four provinces due to ‘severe economic crunch’....
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Two held for IT piracy
LAHORE, Aug 5: Police have arrested two unauthorised computer dealers in the Cantonment area on charges of installing pirated software on hard drives....
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