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Pakistani generals aware of challenges: Mullen
WASHINGTON, Aug 29: There’s recognition in Pakistan that the current political process was ‘pretty challenging’, said Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen while talking about a... 
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SHC judges’ return termed success of movement
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: A coordination committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday expressed satisfaction over the return of eight judges to the Sindh High Court (SHC) by taking a...
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‘Plan to dismember’ Pakistan cited in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Senator Nisar A. Memon of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q alleged in the upper house on Friday that the Americans harboured the designs of breaking up Pakistan....
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Pressure on PPP ministers to quit Punjab govt
LAHORE, Aug 29: The PML-N has started putting pressure on PPP ministers to quit the Punjab government because the party has the support of more than 200 legislators, sufficient to retain power in the country’s biggest province....
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Health insurance scheme to be introduced: PM
KARACHI, Aug 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is planning to introduce a health insurance scheme to provide relief to the common man....
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Sindh CM in Quetta for Asif’s campaign
QUETTA, Aug 29: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the elected government would resolve the issues of Balochistan....
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HRCP points out ‘flaws’ in Swat operation
LAHORE, Aug 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti, asking them to urgently address the security concerns and ‘irregularities’ in Swat operation....
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Flour millers divided on official price
LAHORE, Aug 29: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has split on the issue of receiving official wheat, which the food department started disbursing on Friday, with some of them agreeing...
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Security alert as suicide bombers leave Waziristan
RAWALPINDI, Aug 29: Security forces were put on high alert in the wake of intelligence reports that two suspected suicide bombers had left Waziristan to strike in Rawalpindi, Jhelum and Kharian cantonment, Dawn has learnt....
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Musharraf attack case hearing put off till Sept 10
RAWALPINDI, Aug 29: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Friday put off hearing in the case about plans to carry out suicide attacks on former president Pervez Musharraf till September 10,...
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Pindi nazims again take on Punjab government
RAWALPIND, Aug 29: Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench here on Friday directed the provincial advocate general (AG) to personally explain the Punjab government’s position on points raised in a fresh...
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POF to provide artificial limbs to blast victims
TAXILA, Aug 29: The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) administration would provide artificial limbs free of cost to those employees who fell victim to August 23 twin suicide blasts....
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Residents protest power crisis in Attock
ATTOCK, Aug 29: Hundreds of angry people on Friday blocked the Attock-Fatehjang road for three hours to protest against the “indifferent and humiliating” attitude of the Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (Iesco) officials....
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Lady health workers hold rally
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 29: More than a 100 lady health workers staged a demonstration here on Friday, warning that if the federal government did not address their concerns within two weeks they would go on a complete strike....
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Zardari asked not to contest poll
RAWALPINDI, Aug 29: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former MPA Agha Riazul Islam on Friday advised the party’s chairman, Asif Ali Zardari, not to contest presidential election and suggested...
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Sacked NCHD employees to get salaries by year end
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq H. Naek on Friday informed the Senate that 20,187 sacked employees (not 80,000 as claimed) of the NCHD would get salaries till December 2008.He...
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Lahore to have IT park
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Pakistan Software Export Board on Friday joined hands with Shaheen Foundation for the establishment of a new state-of-the-art IT Park measuring 360,000 square feet....
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Australia offers expertise in environmental protection
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Australian High Commissioner in Islamabad Zorica McCarthy who called on the Minister for Environment, Hameedullah Jan Afridi on Friday, stressed the need of cooperation on the issues of environment particularly climate change....
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Board reviews PIA’s commercial environment
KARACHI, Aug 29: The commercial environment of the PIA and various issues confronting the national carrier came under review at a meeting of its board of directors here on Friday....
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Shirazi group agrees to support Asif
THATTA, Aug 29: The Shirazi group of Thatta, affiliated to the PML-Q, is reported to have agreed to support Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election....
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Raid on hunger strike camp; 40 held
HYDERABAD, Aug 29: A heavy police contingent raided a hunger strike camp at the Sindh Agriculture University campus in Tando Jam on Friday and roughed up about 40 protesters....
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PML-N leader shot dead in Larkana
LARKANA, Aug 29: A local leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Deedar Ghanghro, was shot dead in Ratodero on Friday....
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Campaign launched to abolish jirga system
HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Women Action Forum on Friday launched a signature campaign against the jirga system. Hundreds of women and members of the civil society marched on roads and staged a protest demonstration outside the press club....
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20 arrested during farmers’ protest
SUKKUR, Aug 29: Police used batons against growers and arrested 20 of them who were protesting against shortage of fertiliser in Mirpur Mathelo on Friday....
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Young woman falls prey to karo- kari
SUKKUR, Aug 29: A woman was killed by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Bashirabad in the jurisdiction of Abad police station near here on Friday....
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Badin rally backs Kashmiris
BADIN, Aug 29: A large number of activists of Jamaatul Dawat wal Irshad took out a rally here on Friday to express the solidarity with Kashmiri people and in support of their struggle for independence....
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Railways worker kidnapped
SHIKARPUR, Aug 29: A railways employee was kidnapped by 10 unidentified men on Thursday....
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Strike against power outages
LARKANA, Aug 29: A strike was observed and a procession was taken out in Dokri on Friday in protest against unannounced and prolonged power shutdown....
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Teachers boycott classes
NAWABSHAH, Aug 29: The members of Sindh Professors and Lecturer Association boycotted academic activities against the transfer of a professor here on Friday....
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GCUF head of dept shown the door: Sexual assault charge
FAISALABAD, Aug 29: The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) communication department director has been terminated on the charge of sexually assaulting a staff member, Dawn learnt on Friday....
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Wasa told to install water treatment plants
MULTAN, Aug 29: Punjab Environment Secretary Zaffar Iqbal Sheikh has directed Wasa authorities to install water treatment plants at disposal pumps on an emergency basis....
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Another demo against outages
SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 29: People from different walks of life on Friday staged a demonstration here in front of the main Wapda office against long spells of loadshedding....
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Flour mills vs govt: standoff continues
SAHIWAL, Aug 29: Millers have rejected the Punjab government’s offer to buy wheat at Rs560 per 40kg and sell flour at Rs290 per 20kg. As a result, none of the nine...
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Literati cry out against ‘intellectual disgrace’
KASUR Aug, 29: Local poets and writers crticised the Auqaf administration on Friday for flawed arrangements at a poetry recital on Aug 26 that was part of the three-day urs celebrations...
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Corruption cases against government officials and contractors
BAHAWALPUR, Aug 29: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered six cases against 34 government officials and contractors for their alleged involvement in corruption in six mega projects costing millions of rupees in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts....
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Conference discusses political issues
LAHORE, Aug 29: A roundtable conference on ‘National dictates in the emerging political scenario’ on Friday stressed the need for avoiding concentration of state powers in the hands of a single...
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Solidarity expressed with Kashmiris
SIALKOT, Aug 29: Scores of activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Friday staged a rally to express solidarity with the Kashmiris living across the Line of Control under the Indian suppression....
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Faisalabad export processing project
FAISALABAD, Aug 29: The federal government is establishing an export processing center (EPC) at the Faisalabad Collectorate of Customs and considering enhancing the registration as well as renewal period of bonded...
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Police told to timely submit challans
GUJRANWALA, Aug 29: The Justice Criminal Coordination Committee in a meeting on Friday asked the police to improve its performance so that pending cases in courts could be disposed of swiftly....
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16 children being treated for gastroenteritis
MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 29: Sixteen children suffering from gastroenteritis were admitted to the DHQ Hospital here on Thursday night....
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PPP united on Zardari’s candidacy, says Badr
LAHORE, Aug 29: Pakistan People’s Party Secretary-General Jehangir Badr says the party has no two opinions about Asif Ali Zardari’s candidacy for the president office....
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Angry mob attacks Lesco office
LAHORE, Aug 29: An angry mob ransacked an Lahore Electric Supply Corporation (Lesco) office near Aryan Building on Mohni Road and thrashed its two employees in protest against long power outages on Friday....
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