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Law ministry proposes amendments to FCR: Naek
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Law Minister Farooq H. Naek told a Senate committee on Thursday that his ministry had proposed amendments to the Frontier Crime Regulations, including removal of collective punishment and... 
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Afghanistan, Pakistan to renew contacts: Mini-jirga to be convened
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Pakistan and Afghanistan worked out on Thursday a road map for re-engagement at all forums and agreed to convene the much-delayed mini-jirga soon after Eidul Fitr....
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Nation outraged by attacks: Malik
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has urged the international community to respect the sentiments of the people of Pakistan and not to violate its territorial integrity....
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EU plan to help states fighting terrorism
BRUSSELS, Sept 11: The European Union’s anti-terrorism coordinator said on Thursday that the EU was preparing to help poorer countries like Pakistan, Algeria and Morocco combat terrorist groups better....
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Parliamentary caucus to be formed on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The government would soon form a parliamentary caucus for forging consensus on Kashmir and the peace process with India....
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‘Political, Economic stability priority’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman said on Thursday that the smooth process of presidential elections and overwhelming political support extended to President Asif Ali Zardari...
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FIA in Quetta seeks Islamabad’s help to curb human smuggling
RAWALPINDI, Sept 11: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Quetta zone has sought help from the federal government in taking up the issue of cancellation of route permits of the public transporters...
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Punjab to keep performance of checkpoints under check: Smuggling of wheat, flour to NWFP
ATTOCK, Sept 11: The Punjab government has tasked officials of various departments with monitoring the performance of different check posts in curbing smuggling of wheat flour to the NWFP....
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No reduction in PSDP allocation for Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The federal government has decided not to cut allocation for Balochistan from the public sector development programme (PSDP)....
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Attempts afoot to sow seeds of extremism in Sindh: Altaf
HYDERABAD, Sept 11: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Thursday that deliberate attempts were being made to spread extremism in peace-loving Sindh as miscreants were sending messages to...
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Shujaat gave us liberty to vote, says Mahar
SHIKARPUR, Sept 11: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid MNA and former federal minister Ghous Bux Mahar has said that the party president Shujaat Hussain had given liberty to all the members to cast vote for whoever they liked....
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Asif pledges to develop Larkana
LARKANA, Sept 11: President Asif Ali Zardari has hinted at establishing industrial zone in Larkana and further bringing the city at par with the rest of developed cities as people of Larkana struggled hard for the restoration of democracy....
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Ghulam Ali Sandelo to get Sachal award
KHAIRPUR, Sept 11: The Sachal Yadgar Committee and Sindh Culture Department have finalised the arrangements for the three-day 187th annual Urs celebrations of renowned Sufi saint Sachal Sarmast, starting from 14th of Ramzan in Daraza Sharif....
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Qazi urges army chief to stop operation
LAHORE, Sept 11: If Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is sincere in defending the country against Nato attacks, he should put an immediate end to ongoing military operation in the tribal areas, says Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmad....
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President’s oath illegal: LHCBA
LAHORE, Sept 11: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Thursday passed a resolution, declaring illegal the oath of office Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administered to President Asif Ali Zardari....
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Unconstitutional but valid: Aitzaz
LAHORE, Sept 11: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan has said Pakistan People’s Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s oath to the office of the president is not in accordance...
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Court extends remand of would-be bomber
RAWALPINDI, Sept 11: An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday extended for seven days the physical remand of a suspected suicide bomber arrested from outside the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah Cantonment soon after the twin attacks last month....
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Procedural flaws, rules violation marred Feb 18 polls
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: An independent election watchdog on Thursday said...
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ICCI seeks soft term loans
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Solution to present economic crisis lies in encouraging growth of trade and industry by facilitating the entrepreneurs through soft term loans aimed at establishing more commercial and industrial units in the country....
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Suleiman Ghani new health secretary
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The federal government on Thursday appointed Suleiman Ghani as the new federal health secretary in place of Salim Mehmood Salim, who has been posted as principal secretary to the President....
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Enmity claims one life; man found dead
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: A man was shot dead by his rival in the federal capital, police said here on Thursday....
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Injustices to be removed from society: minister
WAH CANTT, Sept 11: Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khursheed Shah has said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will fulfill the mission of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto and remove socio-economic injustices from the society....
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CNG buses: Afridi wants process expedited
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The federal Minister for Environment and the Chairman of the Steering Committee on CNG buses Rehmatullah Afridi has directed relevant ministries and other stakeholders to expedite the process...
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Residents kill robber in shootout
RAWALPINDI, Sept 11: A shoot-out between the gang of robbers and the residents of Siayal Westridge on Thursday left one of the suspects dead and another injured....
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PPAJK to dislodge ‘corrupt’ regime
MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 11: Peoples Party Azad Kashmir (PPAJK) has made it clear that it would not enter into any coalition with the Muslim Conference and instead would step up its efforts to dislodge the “corrupt regime” at the earliest....
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Equal rights urged for all provinces
QUETTA, Sept 11: Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani has said that the small federating units should be given equal rights in accordance with the Pakistan Resolution of 1940....
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22 arrested
QUETTA, Sept 11: Irani border security guards on Thursday evening arrested 22 Pakistanis and handed them over to police, FIA sources at the Taftan border told APP by phone....
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Move to prepare national fuel policy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The Economy Monitoring Committee on Thursday directed an inter-ministerial committee to work out a national fuel policy in consultation with all stakeholders and accord priority to supply of...
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Unfair distribution of fertiliser leads to clash among growers
DADU, Sept 11: A farmer suffered injuries in a clash between two groups of growers over complaints of unfair distribution of fertiliser by DDO revenue and dealers in Mehar town on Thursday....
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Couple killed, bodies buried at unknown place
SUKKUR, Sept 11: A villager has killed his wife and her alleged paramour on the pretext of karo-kari and buried their bodies at an undisclosed place, according to an FIR....
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6-year-old boy, grandfather kidnapped
JACOBABAD, Sept 11: A trader and his six-year-old grandson were kidnapped along with a taxi driver in the Dodapur area on Thursday....
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16 bonded labourers freed
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 11: The district and sessions judge, Mirpurkhas got released around 16 bonded labourers, here on Thursday....
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Lawyers resolve to keep up struggle
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 11: Lawyers boycotted courts in a number of districts of the province on Thursday in keeping with their continued struggle for the reinstatement of deposed justice Iftikhar Mohammed Choudhry and other judges....
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Shopkeepers fed up with ASI
HYDERABAD, Sept 11: Shopkeepers of Bathoro road railway crossing Tando Mohammad Khan have appealed to authorities to take action against an ASI and his henchmen who were involved in corruption, extortion and patronage of narcotics dealers and land grabbers....
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GIS system in Hyderabad soon
HYDERABAD, Sept 11: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the office of the geographical information system will soon be established at the Civic Centre with its programming backup data office at the office of the EDO revenue....
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Dadu, Mirpurkhas hit by flour crisis
DADU, Sept 11: Flour crisis has hit different areas of Jamshoro and Dadu districts following strike by the mills as shopkeepers were selling the commodity for Rs32 to 33 per kilogram....
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Two children die of gastroenteritis
DADU, Sept 11: Gastroenteritis has taken lives of two more children, while hospitalising 20 others in various parts of Taluka Johi on Thursday. Benazir Birhamani 7, of KT Wassan village and Gulistan Pahore 3, of Johi died due to gastroenteritis....
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Magistrate, staff have a taste of clubs, fisticuffs
GUJRANWALA, Sept 11: Shopkeepers and traders thrashed members of a raiding party, including a magistrate, for imposing fines on selling commodities at prices higher than fixed by the government in Wahando on Thursday....
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Villagers protest against SHO
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 11: Dozens of villagers of Sindhillianwali area staged a demonstration on Thursday outside the district press club against the alleged high-handedness of the Arouti SHO and registration of what they said fake cases against them....
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Twins follow sibling after one month
SIALKOT, Sept 11: A woman gave birth to twins at a private clinic a month after the birth of a girl in Daska....
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‘Taliban’ hurl threats at protester
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 11: The local militants who brand them as Taliban are learnt to have threatened the family of a Sindho Bachao Tarla member to leave Shadan Lond (a...
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Langah’s membership suspended
MULTAN, Sept 11: The High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), Multan, suspended the membership of Taj Muhammad Langah here on Thursday for he attended court proceedings....
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Two friends commit suicide
LAHORE, Sept 11: A youth followed suit when his friend committed suicide after failure in marrying a girl he loved in Sanda on Thursday....
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Transporters oppose tax
MULTAN, Sept 11: Transporters on Thursday blocked Kamharanwala Chowk for more than one hour in protest against a tax imposed by the city district government....
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Dawn staffer grieved
LAHORE, Sept 11: Anees Fatima, the mother of Muhammad Saleem, Dawn staff correspondent in Faisalabad, died on Thursday after a protracted illness. She was 53....
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Three PPP ministers seek removal of CS
LAHORE, Sept 11: Three PPP ministers sought on Thursday removal of the Punjab chief secretary, alleging that he had frozen development funds of the PPP ministers and other lawmakers as a...
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Die on duty
LAHORE, Sept 11: Two Wasa workers died from suffocation and another fainted while working in a manhole near New Flats, Loco Workshop, in Mughalpura on Thursday....
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