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TIP returned to IT ministry
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) to return the control of Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) to the information technology (IT) ministry.... 
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Senate body shocked over rising polio cases
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Senate Standing Committee on Health here on Saturday expressed its shock over the rising cases of polio in different parts of the country....
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Small dams, too, fall prey to politics
RAWALPINDI, Sept 20: It is not only the controversial Kalabagh dam that awaits national consensus for construction but even small reservoirs proposed solely for meeting the drinking water requirements of Rawalpindi...
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Freezing of Chitral’s funds criticised: KPP projects
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Work on about 135 development projects launched under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP) in the Chitral district remain suspended as the PPP-led coalition government has frozen the funds for the schemes after coming to power....
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Fresh polls in Sost Dry Port Trust ordered
HUNZA, Sept 20: The Chief Court of Northern Areas has ordered fresh election to the Sost Dry Port Trust to resolve a dispute between the new management and the former management led by Chief Executive of Northern Areas Ghazanfar Ali....
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Over Rs40m approved for health schemes in Attock
ATTOCK, Sept 20: The district government of Attock has approved Rs40.75 million for various development plans in the health sector under the Annual Development Plan....
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PTCL cable thieves caught red-handed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Thieves were caught on Friday night cutting underground cables of Pakistan Telecommunication Company causing inconvenience to the subscribers....
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Mild tremor jolts capital
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: A mild earthquake jolted Islamabad, Mansehra and Peshawar on Saturday at 8:55am, according to the seismological department....
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Ghinwa blames ‘forces’ for her defeat in polls
LARKANA, Sept 20: The Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto chairperson Ms Ghinwa Bhutto said on Saturday that had she been in the parliament she would never have voted Asif Ali Zardari or...
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Man offers seven children for sale
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 20: A man belonging to Mohammad Bux Laghari village near Moro along with his seven minor children reached Moro town on Saturday and appealed to the people to buy his children or help him in getting a job....
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Desperate wife attempts to torch herself
NAWABSHAH, Sept 20: A woman sustained severe burns when she attempted to commit self-immolation in the course of a demonstration outside the press club on Saturday in protest against police’s failure...
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Man freed after 6 years in jail without evidence
LARKANA, Sept 20: The Sindh High Court Larkana circuit bench quashed all proceedings against Ali Haidar Brohi, an accused who was languishing in prison since past six years without being convicted, and ordered his release on Saturday....
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PMC principal and Allied Hospital MS ‘cross swords’
FAISALABAD, Sept 20: A tug of war is going on between the Punjab Medical College principal and the Allied Hospital medical superintendent as the former has asked the latter to also...
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Action against Wajahat force continues
GUJRAT, Sept 20: A search operation to arrest the activists of Wajahat force is still under way in Gujrat as a PML-Q spokesman has claimed more arrests during the last 24 hours....
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PML-N to take up Taseer’s conduct: Reference to Zardari soon
LAHORE, Sept 20: The PML-N on Saturday decided to formally complain to the president about, what it called “unconstitutional and unbecoming to the office of Governor” activities of Mr Salmaan Taseer....
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‘A speech long on words, short on deeds’
LAHORE, Sept 20: President Asif Ali Zardari’s speech in the joint session of both houses of parliament on Saturday was long on words but fell sadly short on deeds, says Pervaiz Rashid of the PML-N here on Saturday....
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Punjab govt ignores constitutional aspect: Fate of local govts
LAHORE, Sept 20: Senior Punjab government functionaries on Saturday began preparing for the prime minister’s meeting on the future of the local government system while ignoring the opinion that this could not be abolished without amending the Constitution....
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Rally held against sale of children
DADU, Sept 20: Social workers took out a rally in the city here on Saturday against the sale of children in various parts of Sindh by their parents....
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Father of boy killed in ‘police’ fire records statement
RAWALPINDI, Sept 20: A judge of the anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Saturday recorded the statement of the father of a 10-year-old boy, who allegedly died after being hit in the...
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Embattled VC on 10-day leave
HYDERABAD, Sept 20: Vice-chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam Dr Basheer Ahmed Shaikh has gone on ten-day leave and not on three-week leave as claimed by the employees’ leaders....
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Journalists call for arrest of colleague’s killers
DADU, Sept 20: Journalists have demanded that the federal and provincial governments take serious notice of the murder of TV journalist Haji Azeem Leghari and his two relatives, Ali Hassan and...
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Peace Day
MITHI, Sept 20: Activists of social organisations here on Saturday took out a peace rally to mark International Peace Day....
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Flour price up in Mirpurkhas
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 20: Retailers have increased price of flour in the city and adjoining areas to Rs26 to Rs27 per kg during the holy month of Ramazan....
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Suspected polio case in Thull
JACOBABAD, Sept 20: A polio case was detected by an anti-polio vaccination team at Attai Banglani village in UC Toj of taluka Thul on Saturday....
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One killed in fierce gunbattle
SUKKUR, Sep 20: One person of Solangi clan died and his son was injured in an armed clash between Kosh and Solangi communities over an old enmity in kutcha area of...
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Notices issued to DCO, DIG, SHO over occupation of plot
HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Saturday issued notices over a constitutional petition to DCO of Dadu, deputy inspector general of police Hyderabad, district...
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Salary not paid for three months
HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The employees of National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Healthcare have said that the employees had not received salaries for the last three months while the employees of other three provinces had already received their salaries....
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Asif to change country’s destiny: Jalal Shah
HYDERABAD, Sept 20: Profusely congratulating Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the President of Pakistan and assuring full support of his party to him, the president of Sindh United Party,...
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Action against moonshine, gutka urged
THATTA, Sept 20: PPP MPA Humera Alwani has expressed concern over growing business of moonshine and gutka which was being used by the youth of the district and demanded that strict measures should be taken to eliminate this illicit business....
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Minor killed
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 20: A minor girl was killed in an accident on the National Highway near Bhirya on Saturday....
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Workers protest
HYDERABAD, Sept 20: A large number of HDA employees staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday against non-payment of salaries for July and August and Eid advance for September....
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15,000 long for Zakat in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR, Sept 20: More than 15,000 poor people across the district will not get financial assistance from zakat fund this Eid-ul-Fitr because of absence of new zakat committees....
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No-trust move passed against Daska naib nazim
SIALKOT, Sept 20: The Daska tehsil council again passed on Saturday a no-confidence motion against naib nazim Muhammad Imran Butt of the PML-Q with a convincing majority during a special session held on the directives of the Lahore High Court (LHC)....
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Youth kills aunt for ‘honour’
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 20: A youth killed his aunt over ‘honour’ on Saturday near Pirmahal....
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Assault case against 20 shopkeepers
BAHAWALPUR, Sept 20: Police registered a case against 20 shopkeepers for allegedly attacking the tehsil municipal officer (regulation) and his staff. According to police, the shopkeepers attacked the TMO and his staff after they removed encroachment from various areas....
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Car knocks down cyclist, his daughter
FAISALABAD, Sept 20: A cyclist and his daughter were killed and their three relatives riding another cycle were injured when a car hit them near Makoana Bypass in Khurrianwala police precincts on Saturday....
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Zardari’s speech termed ‘disappointing’
BAHAWALPUR, Sept 20: Certain people have shown disappointment at President Asif Ali Zardari’s address to the parliament on Saturday....
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Labourer buried alive
LAHORE, Sept 20: A labourer was buried alive and four were trapped under the mud while digging a basement for an under-construction building at Liberty Market early on Saturday, rescuers and police said....
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