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Charge-sheet against Musharraf will be ready today: Babar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: A special committee of the ruling coalition drafting a charge-sheet against President Pervez Musharraf is expected to complete its task on Friday and an impeachment notice will be submitted to the National Assembly secretariat next week.... 
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Nawaz rejects safe exit for Musharraf
LAHORE, Aug 14: PML-N chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that Kashmir was not an internal affair of India because it was a dispute between India and Pakistan....
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Lawyers may soften stance on judges: Coordination council meets today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Despite the expiry of the August 14 deadline given by the legal community for reinstatement of the deposed judges, the National Coordination Council of Lawyers is likely to...
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Instability to help terrorists: US
WASHINGTON, Aug 14: The uncertainty that grips the country was also obvious at the Pakistan Day function at the embassy in Washington on Thursday, with both hosts and guests offering various possible options for ending the current political crisis....
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Attitude of Sindh allies disappoints president
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: President Pervez Musharraf’s scheduled meeting with his close aides after the ‘Salam Pakistan’ PTV programme at the President House on Wednesday night could not take place for unspecified reasons....
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Balochistan coalition finalises resolution
QUETTA, Aug 14: The parliamentary groups of parties in Balochistan’s ruling coalition have finalised the draft of a resolution against President Musharraf which will be tabled in the provincial assembly on Friday....
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Bike stunts kill 11 in Punjab
LAHORE, Aug 14: Road accidents across Punjab, mostly caused by the dangerous ‘wheelie’ stunt, claimed the lives of 11 youths on Thursday....
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Road rage leaves over 100 injured: Independence Day
LAHORE, Aug 14: Over 100 people, mostly youngsters, were injured in road-related incidents, including wheelie, on Independence Day on Thursday, Edhi and Rescue 1122 officials said....
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Suicide bomber was not alone
LAHORE, Aug 14: The bearded man who blew himself up opposite the Iqbal Town police station on Wednesday night was accompanied by two other accomplices, says the First Information Report lodged on Thursday....
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Rejected applicants pressurising MPAs: Food Stamp Scheme
MIANWALI, Aug 14: More than 22,000 applications received for the food stamp scheme throughout the district have been verified twice by the district administration....
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Deportees to be tried in special court
GUJRANWALA, Aug 14: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) announced restoring the old system of releasing the people deported by Turkey, Iran and other countries....
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Chenab bridge awaits PM for inauguration
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 14: A new four-lane Chenab bridge could not be opened to traffic as its third deadline lapsed on Thursday....
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Farmers decry phony pesticides
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 14: Agriculture officials have allegedly failed to check the sale of substandard pesticides, it is learnt....
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Booming business of fireworks
VEHARI, Aug 14: The fireworks business is booming in Vehari district despite cancellation of licences of all manufacturers and dealers of fireworks in the province. As usual, the district administration and...
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NGO claims 90 HIV positives
GUJRAT, Aug 14: Ninety people in a locality of Jalalpur Jattan were found HIV positive, according to New Light Aids Control Society, a non-government organisation (NGO)....
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Grenade found
GUJRANWALA, Aug 14: The Khiali police recovered a hand-grenade from the playground of the Government High School here on Thursday....
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400 students attend model UN meeting
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: In a super-charged atmosphere – enthusiastic opening speeches and loud cheering – the St Mary’s Academy Model United Nations (SMAMUN) kicked off here on Thursday evening....
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PPP workers asked to help flood victims in Punjab
ISLAMABAD Aug 14: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Zardari has asked the party workers to spread out in Punjab and help in the rehabilitation of flood-affected people, particularly in Rajanpur where rains have caused losses on a large-scale....
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5 picnickers swept away by torrent
RAWALPINDI, Aug 14: Five teenagers, including three brothers, were swept away by a raging torrent at Salgran on Thursday, prompting the authorities to issue a temporary flood warning to hundreds of people in the area....
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Real estate group gets police help to occupy land
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: The city police allegedly helped a real estate group get a piece of land near Islamabad Highway from the possession of its rival late Wednesday night, sources told Dawn....
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‘Bureaucracy working against people’
ATTOCK, Aug 14: District Nazim Tahir Sadiq Khan said the Punjab government’s attempts to again transfer all powers to the bureaucracy would serve as a demoralising factor for the people....
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Pindi verifies 35,000 for food subsidy
RAWALPINDI, Aug 14: The City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) has so far verified 35,000 applicants who will benefit from the Food Support Scheme (FSS) being launched by the Punjab government on the occasion of the Independence Day....
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Political push in police postings mars good governance
GUJAR KHAN, Aug 14: Political push behind the postings and transfers of police officials is impeding the chief minister’s efforts for setting up good governance at gross root level....
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RGH formally named after Benazir
RAWALPINDI, Aug 14: The Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) was formally renamed as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Hospital (SBBH) at a ceremony held here on Thursday....
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92 policemen conferred awards
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: President Pervez Musharraf has conferred 92 gallantry awards on policemen, including 49 posthumously on the eve of Independence Day....
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Music fades as amateur theatre comes to fore
Islamabad is finally beginning to buzz with activity. Theatre has revolutionized the local entertainment landscape. First, it was the Islamabad Club and, now gradually (and finally) the Pakistan National Council of...
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Feud claims man’s life
SUKKUR, Aug 14: A man fell victim to old enmity between two groups of Unnar community in Jado Kalhoro village near Garhi Yasin late on Wednesday night....
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Love marriage unleashes elders’ wrath
SUKKUR, Aug 14: Five people, including women, were injured when a group of armed men raided and torched their houses in village Jungal, near Thull on Thursday....
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PR suffers Rs5m loss daily: labour leader
MIRPURKHAS, Aug 14: The Railway Workers Union Chairman Manzoor Razi said on Thursday that the Pakistan Railways was suffering a loss of Rs5 million daily for failing to resume services of...
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Breach in canal damages crops
MIRPURKHAS, Aug 14: Over 40-foot wide breach developed in Doso minor, fed by Mithrao canal, which inundated many villages and agriculture land in taluka Sindhri on Wednesday night....
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Qazi wants ‘US agents’ removedfrom power
LAHORE, Aug 14: Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Husain Ahmad said on Thursday that “US agents” ruling the country should be removed from power in order to infuse the real spirit of independence in the country....
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Did they eat the cake and …
LAHORE, Aug 14: Is the record of all the beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) intact with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)?...
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PAF celebrates I-Day
Lahore, Aug 14: The 61st Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated at HQ Central Air Command, PAF, Lahore with traditional zeal and fervour....
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Border folk concert
LAHORE, Aug 14: A lucky few hundred visitors to the Pakistan-India border on Thursday were treated to a top class folk music show, featuring collaboration from the two countries....
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