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‘Pakistan blocked US supplies’
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: Pakistan had blocked supplies to US and Nato forces in Afghanistan after the Sept 3 raid by US ground forces at a suspected militant target near Angor Adda, the US media reported on Monday.... 
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Army ready to defend borders: Kayani
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that no odds could shake Pakistan Army’s resolve to pursue its obligations to national defence....
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Jack Straw meets Shahbaz
LAHORE, Sept 15: British Justice Secretary Jack Straw called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Monday and discussed matters of mutual interest....
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Utility Stores to provide iron-fortified wheat flour
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The nutrition wing of the Ministry of Health on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) for providing iron-fortified flour to consumers in four major cities at the price of ordinary flour....
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Senate body for changing mode of PTV licence fee collection
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: A Senate committee criticised the system of collecting television licence fee through monthly electricity bills and urged the government to change the mode of fee collection....
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SC allows CCP to proceed against cartel
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The Supreme Court allowed the Competition Commission of Pakistan on Monday to proceed against the Pakistan Banks Association on its appeal against a Sindh High Court order restraining...
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Call to declare Siachen glacier a ‘peace park’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Speakers at a seminar here on Monday called for immediate demilitarisation of Siachen and dismantling of all developed infrastructure there, paving way for declaring the area as a `peace park’....
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SC orders transfer of BoP scam case to IHC
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the transfer of pending proceedings in the Rs9 billion Bank of Punjab (BoP) scam from the Lahore High Court to the Islamabad...
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Baba-i-Urdu of England mourned
In the death on Sunday of Prof Ralph Russell, Urdu language has been deprived of the dedicated services of another ‘Baba-i-Urdu’, albeit of British origin, who as teacher and head of...
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People must come first: Dr Hoodbhoy’s vision of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Renowned educationist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy''s vision of Pakistan is that all state institutions should work for the betterment of citizens....
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Five killed as trailer rams into van
CHAKWAL, Sept 15: Five people were killed and 12 others injured when a speedy trailer rammed into a passenger van near Bhoon town on Chakwal-Sargodha road on Monday....
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People of Hunza feel strongly against job discrimination
HUNZA, Sept 15: The leaders of political and civil society organisations from Hunza have blamed the Gilgit-Baltistan administration for nepotism and favouritism in recruitments for government jobs in which sectarian and...
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Transporters protest imposition of tax
MULTAN, Sept 15: Transporters continued their protest on the fifth day consecutively against the imposition of ground rent (Tehbazarai Tax) by the city district government and threw traffic in Kutchery Chowk out of gear for around five hours here on Monday....
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Sugar dealers refuse to abide by official price
GUJRANWALA, Sept 15: The Sugar Dealers Association has refused to provide sugar at the price fixed by the government and also threatened to stop the supply if magistrates continue crackdown on them....
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World needs Sufi philosophy: Qaim
KHAIRPUR, Sept 15: The 187th three-day Urs celebrations of Sufi saint and poet Sachal Sarmast began in Daraza, Gambat taluka, on Sunday night while Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah...
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PML-Q to assess party position tomorrow
LAHORE, Sept 15: Punjab PML-Q President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is inviting the MPAs of his party in the provincial legislature to an Iftar-dinner at his residence on Wednesday with the main...
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Six injured resisting robberies
LAHORE, Sept 15: Two robbers shot at and injured four people, including a traffic warden, and looted Rs745,000 cash in separate incidents on Monday....
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IJT launches ‘Down with America’ drive
LAHORE, Sept 15: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) has announced launching a country-wide “Down with America Campaign” from Sept 18 against increasing incursion of American forces in Pakistan....
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Ozone layer preservation day today
RAWALPINDI, Sept 15: The international day for the preservation of the ozone layer is being observed on Tuesday with focus on combating the depletion of the earth’s fragile protective shield....
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Govt school shows zero result
ATTOCK, Sept 15: Results of ninth and 10th classes of the Government Boys High School Mianwala remained zero for last three years despite availability of teaching staff, causing a setback to the career of large number of students....
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Man shoots at in-law, kills passerby
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: A passerby was killed when he was hit by a bullet fired by a man to kill his father-in-law here on Monday....
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N.As police need reforms
GILGIT, Sept 15: The president of the People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) has accused local police authorities of supporting those elements whose existence in politics was because of support from sectarian forces....
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Job seekers protest in Garhi
LARKANA, Sept 15: Candidates qualifying the Sindh Public Service Commission examinations for post of lecturers and waiting for appointments demonstrated outside the mausoleum of the Bhuttos in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on Sunday....
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Labour leader accused of usurping workers’ funds
LARKANA, Sept 15: A group of sacked workers of roads and highways department from Thull held a demonstration outside the press club on Monday, accusing a labour leader of siphoning off their difference-bills amount....
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Four hurt as part of classroom’s roof crumbles
LARKANA, Sept 15: Four students, among them two girls, suffered injuries on Monday when a portion of the ceiling of a government high school in Gogharo (Qambar) fell on them in the class room....
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Growers call for ban on onion import from India
HYDERABAD, Sept 15: Vice President Sindh Abadgar Board, Dr Zulfiqar Yousfani has expressed concern over import of onion from India and demanded its immediate ban....
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Court allows Shar girls to live with parents
SUKKUR, Sept 15: The court of judicial magistrate and second civil judge Iqbal Hussain Maitlo allowed Ms Koonj, 18, and Ms Rukhsana, 12, to go live with their parents when police...
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Kidnapped girl’s parents threaten self-immolation
SUKKUR, Sept 15: Parents of a minor girl, who was kidnapped from Thul 17 months ago, have threatened of self-immolation in front of the grave of Ms Benazir Bhutto on Eid day if their daughter is not recovered by that time....
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Man kills estranged wife, her five relatives
ARIFWALA, Sept 15: A man murdered his estranged wife and five members of her family, including two children, here on Monday....
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Boy, girl murdered
SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 15: Bullet-riddled bodies of a boy and girl were found lying in a field near Suggian Kalan village in the Factory Area police station limits on Monday....
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Goods train derails
CHICHAWATNI, Sept 15: The engine of a goods train overshot the sand hump at the Daad Fatiana railway station near Chichawatni early on Monday, resulting in injuries to two staffers and smash-up of eight bogies....
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PMDC chief narrates his deal tale
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 15: Newly-appointed Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) Chairman Chaudhry Amjad Ali Warraich says he parted his ways from the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) after the party refused...
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Jail officers exchange blows
GUJRANWALA, Sept 15: An additional superintendent and the deputy superintendent (jail) were engaged in free for all over the issue of administrative control here on Monday....
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UC naib Nazim shot dead
GUJRAT, Sept 15: Four people allegedly shot dead a PML-Q backed naib nazim of Barilla union council on Monday near Biddu Bhatti village in Tanda police precincts....
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PPP minister boycotts US envoy’s reception
LAHORE, Sept 15: Punjab Labour and Human Resource Minister Ashraf Khan Sohna boycotted an iftar dinner hosted by US Principal Officer Brian D Hunt here on Monday to, what he said, express resentment against the US attacks on Pakistani territory....
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All set for sale of roti at Rs2
LAHORE, Sept 15: After supplying flour at subsidised prices to 1,400 or so tandoors, the City District Government of Lahore has finalised arrangements to ensure sale of roti at Rs2 in Lahore....
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PPP leaders hail cut in petrol price
LAHORE, Sept 15: Pakistan People’s Party Punjab President and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the common man will benefit from Rs5 per litre decrease in petrol price....
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Girl kills brother for lover
LAHORE, Sept 15: A girl allegedly gunned down her elder brother, who had admonished her for having an affair with a youth, at their Montgomery Park residence early on Monday....
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Wasa to improve water supply to Shahdara
LAHORE, Sept 15: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) of the Lahore Development Authority will prepare a plan to improve and rehabilitate water supply and the sewerage system in Shahdara....
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Concession in train fares
LAHORE, Sept 15: Rail passengers opting to travel in AC Sleeper and AC Standard classes of six trains will continue to get a 20 per cent concession in fares till Dec 15....
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PIA to buy fuel-efficient planes
LAHORE, Sept 15: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is procuring fuel-efficient planes after disposing of the ones that have outlived their operational life....
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Traffic scene more chaotic on Mondays
LAHORE, Sept 15: Long queues of vehicles on jam-packed thoroughfares and considerable increase in issuing fine tickets by wardens on Mondays have become hallmark of the city’s traffic scene, Dawn learned....
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