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Pakistan needs over $10bn to avert meltdown
NEW YORK, Sept 26: Pakistan immediately needs $10-to-15 billion to deal with the current economic crisis, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told a briefing in New York.... 
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Submarine Hamza inducted into Pakistan Navy
KARACHI, Sept 26: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the induction of the indigenously-built Agosta 90 B submarine Hamza into the Pakistan Navy an ‘important landmark’ which gave the naval force a ‘qualitative edge over its adversary’....
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Bajaur termed main front in anti-terror war
TANG KHATTA, Sept 26: Security forces have killed up to 1,000 militants during a month-long operation in Bajaur Agency, Frontier Corps Inspector-General Maj-Gen Tariq Khan said on Friday....
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ADB concerned over women’s health project
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The ‘operation evaluation department’ of Asian Development Bank has expressed concern over what it calls inefficient and unsatisfactory implementation of Rs4.5 billion women’s health programme in Pakistan which...
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Group says it stands by Pakistan in war on terror
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: The Friends of Pakistan group has expressed its outrage at acts of terrorism in Pakistan, in particular the recent attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, says a statement issued on Friday by the US State Department....
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Diplomats want effective security
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Foreign diplomats in Pakistan expressed concerns over security arrangements for their missions and called for increased security around their embassies and residences....
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Junaid new head of CAA
KARACHI, Sept 26: The government has appointed a retired officer of the Pakistan Air Force as head of the Civil Aviation Authority....
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45th minister for Balochistan
QUETTA, Sept 26: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani has decided to induct another minister from Pakistan Muslim League-Q into his cabinet....
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‘Sovereignty to be defended’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Pakistan warned US troops on Friday not to intrude into its territory after the two anti-terror allies traded fire along the Afghan border on Thursday....
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Senate body concerned over political interference in teachers’ appointment
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Senate standing committee on education on Friday expressed concern over alleged political interference in recruitment, postings and transfers of teachers particularly in remote areas of the country....
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Japan pledges $132,826 for two projects in N.As
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Japan has pledged $132,826 for improvement of the water environment in Baltistan and Hunza, Northern Areas. The amount will be spent on two water and sewage treatment projects in Doqsa, Skardu, and Giram Altit in Hunza....
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Rs20m Zakat profit fund given to AJK lawmakers
MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 26: The Azad Kashmir (AJK) government has placed nearly Rs20 million from Zakat profit fund at the disposal of all public office holders and treasury and opposition lawmakers for...
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Dealer allowed to reclaim explosive-laden truck
RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: An anti terrorism court here on Friday allowed a stockist to reclaim a truck laden with commercial explosives against a surety of Rs200,000 and ordered the Taxila police SHO to hand over the vehicle to its owner....
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Al Quds Day observed with religious zeal
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-i-Mazlumin, or the International Day of Quds Solidarity with the Oppressed, was observed throughout the country with religious zeal and fervour on Jumatul Wida....
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Replies sought from ministries: Food adulteration, expired drugs
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Friday issued notices to the ministries of health, food and agriculture, and interior, directing them to submit their detailed replies to...
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Tourism industry falls victim to militancy
RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: World Tourism Day on Saturday may not contribute towards reviving tourism in Pakistan in general and in tourist destinations in particular as most of them have been plagued by militant violence....
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Karo-kari claims fourmore lives
SUKKUR, Sept 26: The heinous tradition of karo-kari claimed four more lives in different parts of Sindh....
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Couple declared karo-kari seeks protection
SUKKUR, Sept 26: Fearing for their lives a couple who tied the knot of their own will reached Sukkur from Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan on Friday and filed a petition in the Sindh High Court’s Sukkur circuit bench seeking protection.In...
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Fear of drought looms large in Thar
MITHI, Sept 26: Most of the areas in Tharparkar district are facing a drought-like situation as the second spell of monsoon is still awaited....
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Hundreds of power connections cut
HYDERABAD, Sept 26: The Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco) on Friday severed hundreds of power connections in the residential colony of the Sindh Agriculture University....
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CDGL stops campaign against overcharging: Metered-parking setup imported
LAHORE, Sept 26: The City District Government of Lahore (CDGL) has suspended its campaign against overcharging at parking lots after importing meter-parking system, giving a free hand to contractors to fleece...
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Foreign consultants assessing LG system: PM’s meeting put off
LAHORE, Sept 26: The consultants hired by a foreign donor agency have independently started assessing the viability of the local government system in Punjab amid a clear-cut message by the provincial government that it doesn''t want it....
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Media has fallen from its role, says HRCP
LAHORE, Sept 26: The media has fallen from its traditional role of being the gatekeeper of the truth and is helping promote militancy, while the government is failing to provide people...
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800 wheat bags seized from container
ATTOCK, Sept 26: As many as 800 bags of wheat were seized from a container at the Burhan checkpost on Islamabad-Peshawar motorway while being smuggled to NWFP from Punjab, it has been learnt....
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Jumatul Wida observed amid strict security
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Thousands of the faithful converged on the Faisal Mosque on Friday to offer Jumatul Wida prayers with religious fervour and solemnity amid strict security....
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Newly-wed bride burned by her love and in-laws
TAXILA, Sept 26: A newly-wed bride suffered frightful torture allegedly at the hands of her husband and in-laws who tried to make her consume acid and then threw the chemical over...
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IHC puts CDA on notice over land cases
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Islamabad High Court here on Friday ordered the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to apprise it within two weeks of two separate land cases....
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University employees urge probe against VC
HYDERABAD, Sept 26: The executive council of the Sindh Agriculture University Employees’ Action Committee at a meeting on Friday decided that if Dr Basheer Ahmed Shaikh was again posted as the...
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Seven injured in roof collapse
JACOBABAD, Sept 26: As many as seven students of a high school in Mubarkpur taluka Thul were injured on Friday when portion of the roof of their classroom collapsed....
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Bodies of woman, child fished out
KHAIRPUR, Sept 26: Bodies of a woman and her minor daughter were fished out from Rohri canal near Nao Lakhi regulator in the jurisdiction of the Ranipur police station on Thursday....
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Only lucky can get flour in Toba
TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 26: If one fails to buy flour from the only Sassta Bazaar, or cheap bazaar, in the Toba Tek Singh city, it means he will have to live without the staple food for 24 hours....
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Re-opening of Panjnad head bridge ordered
LAHORE, Sept 26: The senior Punjab minister has ordered immediate re-opening of the bridge at Head Panjnad for light traffic to save travelers from inconvenience....
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Bailiff recovers two detainees
GUJRANWALA, Sept 26: A bailiff on Friday recovered two persons detained at the Sadar police station for the last about 50 days....
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Tevta launches short training courses
LAHORE, Sept 26: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has decided to launch short training courses in agriculture, food preservation, civil technology, refrigeration and air conditioning, and information technology...
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Three of a family killed on road
GUJRAT, Sept 26: Three members of a family were killed in a road accident on GT Road near Dewona Mandi, some 10 kilometers away from here, on Friday....
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Jockeys get compensation
MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 26: Fourteen jockeys from Hamzawali have received compensation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dished out by the Child Protection Court in Lahore on Sept 25....
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Six held with 23kg hash
SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 26: The Ferozewala police have arrested six drug traffickers after a shootout and recovered 23 kilogrammes of hashish from them on Friday....
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Ban on transfers, postings in forests dept
LAHORE, Sept 26: The Punjab government has imposed a complete ban on transfers/postings of all officers/officials of the forestry, wildlife and fisheries department with immediate effect....
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Conquering poverty on another Eid
FAISALABAD, Sept 26: What Eid will bring for 10-year-old Ihsan Ali, a child-labourer, can be anybody’s guess as he continues to fight poverty as the religious festivity draws closer....
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Padhiar for joint session of parliament
LAHORE, Sept 26: Member of the National Assembly Mehr Saeed Zafar Padhiar said on Friday that all political parties should shun differences and join hands for the unity and sovereignty of the country....
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Enraged man kills wife
LAHORE, Sept 26: A man shot his wife dead allegedly over domestic issues in Township on Friday....
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