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PML-Q, PML-N claim forward bloc’s support
LAHORE, Sept 17: In a show of strength, both PML-N and PML-Q hosted Iftar-dinners for members of the former ruling party’s ‘forward bloc’ and both sides claimed most of them were on their side.... 
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Senators shocked over use of army copters: Hunting wild animals
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment on Wednesday expressed shock on learning that army helicopters were being used to hunt precious wild animals while the highups were mum about the issue....
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Straw urges US to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD, Sep 17: British Secretary of Justice Jack Straw has urged the United States to respect Pakistan''s sovereignty, keeping in view the remarkable role it was playing in war on terror....
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Sherry for consensus on major issues to meet challenges
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman on Wednesday called for strengthening institutions and stressed that all national level decisions should be taken in parliament....
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11 rich states to discuss uplift plan for tribal areas
LONDON, Sept 17: A group of about 11 rich and influential countries is expected to meet in New York in the last week of this month to put together a proposal...
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85,000 to perform Haj under govt scheme
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: About 85,000 were selected through computerised balloting on Wednesday for performing Haj under government scheme....
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Gas companies seek increase in tariff
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines and the Sui Southern Gas Company have sought an immediate increase in gas tariffs to meet revenue shortfalls....
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‘Jirga ordered killing of two women’
QUETTA, Sept 17: The chief of the Umrani tribe, Sardar Fateh Ali Umrani, accused human rights organisations and the media on Wednesday of using a recent incident of honour killing in...
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Two killed for ‘spying’
LANDI KOTAL, Sept 17: An Afghan national and another man were killed in the Khyber tribal region on charges of spying for the US forces. According to local people, the body...
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Security plan for PPL project discussed
QUETTA, Sept 17: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has assured representatives of oil and gas exploration companies that the government will take effective measures for their security....
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Law ready to protect women
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: A law against harassment of women at workplaces is ready for approval by the cabinet....
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Occupation of PR land: govt officials blamed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: A Senate body on Wednesday observed that the illegal occupation of railway land only takes place with the connivance of the government functionaries....
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Ban on high-rises in Murree: plea against TMA disposed of
RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench here on Wednesday disposed of a writ petition against the Town Municipal Administration (TMA) Murree for stopping the construction of some high-rise buildings at the hill resort....
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Police return girl to father who sold her for Rs50,000
SHIKARPUR, Sept 17: Police returned a 13-year-old girl to her father after she fled home in Amil Mahar village and took refuge at Chak police station three days ago when she...
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Wheat, flour smuggling to NWFP, Quetta going on
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 17: Wheat and flour smuggling to the NWFP and Balochistan via Bewata check-post on Dera-Quetta Road and Indus Highway via Ramak check-post is going on despite a ban on the movement of these commodities....
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Lawyers divided on lockout of courts
BAHAWALPUR, Sept 17: Lawyers are divided on lockout of courts on Thursday and Friday....
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‘Horse-trading not in PPP’s dictionary’
LAHORE, Sept 17: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer says the Pakistan People’s Party has neither formed any forward bloc in its rival political party nor believes in politics of horse-trading....
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Shahbaz focuses on pre-Eid price push: Flour abundance even after Eid
LAHORE, Sept 17: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered planning for easy availability of flour at fixed rates in the market in the last week of Ramazan so that people should not face any difficulty on Eid....
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Automatic roti plant operational
LAHORE, Sept 17: The first automatic plant for the provision of subsidised roti to Lahorites started operation on an experimental basis on Wednesday....
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AJK has great hydropower potential
MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 17: The AJK government has asked Wapda to direct its Hydro Electric Planning Organisation (HEPO) to conduct studies of potential hydropower generation sites in AJK which had been ignored in the past....
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Man found dead
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: A man was found dead in his house located near Golra Railway Station....
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Bid to smuggle 3.7kg heroin foiled
RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: The Anti-Narcotics Force staff on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 3.7 kg of heroin to Dubai through Pakistan International Airline cargo and arrested three persons in this connection, the authorities said....
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Intra-party polls key to success of democracy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Speakers on Wednesday called for concerted efforts for a sustained democracy to enable the country to brave the internal and external threat challenging territorial and ideological sovereignty of the country....
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Pindi police propose 10 new stations
RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: The police department has proposed 10 new police stations and a Police Lines to improve the law and order situation, Dawn has learnt....
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Two accused remanded
QUETTA, Sept 17: Two suspects who were arrested for possessing 1,000kgs of explosives were remanded on Wednesday into police custody for 10 days....
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Steps discussed to reinstate 4,000 employees
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has asked the establishment secretary to work out measures for reinstatement of more than 4,000 government employees who were sacked after the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto’s government on Nov 5, 1996....
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Loadshedding cripples life in Larkana
LARKANA, Sept 17: The unscheduled power outage coupled with low voltage and frequent fluctuation has drastically affected almost all spheres of life in Larkana and its adjoining areas....
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Chemists go on strike against police
NAWABSHAH, Sept 17: The chemists and druggists association of Nawabshah observed a shutter-down strike and staged a rally on Wednesday in protest against arrest of a fellow chemist....
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Chopped off hands found
SUKKUR, Sept 17: Two chopped off hands, one each of male and female, were found from near Mirpur Mathelo bypass on Wednesday morning....
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Dacoits loot passengers
SUKKUR, Sept 17: Dacoits looted cash and other valuables from passengers of wagons and other vehicles in limits of Bagarji police station near Ghumra wah area at Sukkur-Larkana road on Tuesday night....
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Rabid dogs attack five children
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 17: Five children were seriously injured when they were bitten by rabid dogs in and around the city here on Wednesday....
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Govt determined to bring relief to masses: Fehmida
BADIN, Sept 17: The acting president of Pakistan and the Speaker of National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza, has said that the country is facing several serious challenges and the government is committed to serve the cause of the people without discrimination....
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Dancing in the skies of south Punjab
MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 17: A variety of migratory birds and their fanciers have a moment to rejoice as the wildlife authorities have banned hunting of the flying creatures....
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Lightning inferno Claims cattle
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 17: At least 10 buffaloes died from lightning that accompanied showers in Kamalia village on Wednesday morning....
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Family demands recovery of kidnapped girl
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 17: A family of Siraj Town locality near Gojra staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday to demand the recovery of their 16-year-old daughter kidnapped around a year ago....
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Teachers shut schools: MPA’s life threat to EDO
MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 17: Teachers have announced closing schools till Sept 20 in protest against alleged life threats to the education executive district officer (EDO) hurled by a member of the provincial assembly (MPA)....
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15 gastroenteritis patients in hospital
SAHIWAL, Sept 17: As many as 15 gastroenteritis patients, including five children, were shifted to Chichawatni THQ hospital on Wednesday during the third day of the emergency medical camp set up near Goashala and Christian Colony katchi abadis....
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Murder Accused escapes
OKARA, Sept 17: A murder accused managed his escape from the police custody while on way to court from judicial lockup on Wednesday....
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Bid to smuggle 2,400 flour bags foiled
LAYYAH, Sept 17: Kot Sultan police claimed foiling a bid to smuggle 2,400 flour bags to Rahim Yar Khan here on Wednesday....
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Young doctors continue protest
LAHORE, Sept 17: Young doctors of all major hospitals in the city set up a protest camp outside the Assembly Hall on the third consecutive Wednesday to press the provincial government for the acceptance of their demands....
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LHC bans polythene bags
LAHORE, Sept 17: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has banned the use of polythene bags in Punjab....
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Lawyers’rally today
LAHORE, Sept 17: Members of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the District Bar Association (DBA) will rally here on Thursday (today) to press for the restoration of judges.Lawyers’...
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Meteorologists keep an eye on fresh wave of monsoon
LAHORE, Sept 17: The monsoon depression over the Bay of Bengal further accentuated into a deep depression on Wednesday, making meteorologists worry about its devastating effects if at all it reaches Pakistan....
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Pervaiz invited to any ‘sasta tandoor’
LAHORE, Sept 17: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Rashid has invited Pervaiz Elahi on Iftar at any one of ‘sasti roti tandoors’ in the provincial metropolis for an opportunity to know the impressions of citizens benefiting from the facility....
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Rs130bn for solving people’s problems
LAHORE, Sept 17: Punjab Population Welfare Minister Neelam Jabbar says the government has earmarked Rs130 billion for minimising hardships of people....
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