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Conservatives launch Friends of Pakistan Group
LONDON, Oct 3: The Pakistan High Commission launched what is called the Conservative Friends of Pakistan Group on the opening day of the three-day annual conference of the Conservative Party which began early last week in Birmingham.... 
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Military rule root cause of Pakistan’s problems: Miliband
LONDON, Oct 3: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband believes that military rule spanning over 30 out of 60 years of its existence was the root cause of Pakistan’s problems....
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UN, UK order evacuation of employees’ children
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: The United Nations and Britain have ordered evacuation of the children of their international staff from the federal capital....
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Overseas Pakistanis to be offered attractive rates on govt papers
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: The government has decided to lure public sector institutions and overseas Pakistanis to invest in short- and long-term government papers through attractive rates of return to partially overcome its severe financial crunch....
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Zardari faulted for giving credence to hoax about Osama
NEW YORK, Oct 3: President Asif Ali Zardari has been faulted for giving credence to a long debunked hoax about Osama bin Laden perpetrated by a former US President’s aide....
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Passengers stranded in Jeddah for18 hours
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Over 400 Umra pilgrims returning to Pakistan by a PIA flight remained stranded at the Jeddah airport for close to 18 hours from Thursday night....
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PTCL withdraws free call facility
KARACHI, Oct 3: The PTCL has found a novel way to earn an extra buck by withdrawing the free late-night call facility from Sept 30 without informing the subscribers....
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‘Most PML-Q members want to join govt’
GUJRAT, Oct 3: PML-Q leader Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain has said that his party is in contact with the PPP and most of its legislators and members are in favour of joining the ruling coalition at the centre....
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Gen Kayani visits Swat
MINGORA, Oct 3: Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Swat on Friday and met troops in the troubled region. An official said the army chief spent time with soldiers and praised their high morale....
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Five ‘outlaws’ arrested
QUETTA, Oct 3: Police arrested on Friday five people in Hazargangi area of the city for their alleged involvement in kidnappings for ransom, sectarian killings and other criminal activities....
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Pakistan far from achieving EFA goal: World Teachers’ Day tomorrow
RAWALPINDI, Oct 3: Meagre salaries, overcrowded classrooms, job insecurity and inadequate training are some of the challenges facing the Pakistani teachers as the world prepares to pay tributes to this community for its role in grooming professionals....
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Mobile phones, internet replace cards for Eid greetings
TAXILA, Oct 3: The modern day’s facilities like internet and mobile phone has eclipsed the sale of Eid cards. Widespread use of SMS, multi-media message (MMS), voice message, online chatting etc....
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Decision to raise wheat procurement price lauded
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: The Pakistan Economy Watch has lauded the government’s decision to raise the wheat procurement price and said that growers need more encouragement....
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CM pledges to bring 5,000 AC buses on Sindh roads: End to transporters’ monopoly
KHAIRPUR, Oct 3: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that soon 5,000 air-conditioned buses will be introduced on different routes of Sindh to end monopoly of private transporters...
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11 killed and 20 hurt in separate accidents
DADU, Oct 3: At least 11 people were killed and 20 injured in separate road accidents in Sindh on Friday....
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‘10,000 youths to be inducted into police annually’
THATTA, Oct 3: Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza said that the government would induct 10,000 youths in the police department every year to improve law and order situation in Sindh....
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No let-up in karo-kari killings
JACOBABAD, Oct 3: Two men and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari inJacobabad and Kashmore-Kandhkot districts on Friday....
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Faisalabad village hit by gastroenteritis: Over 500 affected
FAISALABAD, Oct 3: A man died of gastroenteritis while at least 500 people, including women and children, were affected in Chak 62-JB, Chanan Ke, on Jhang Road, here on Thursday....
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Roti sellers cash in on Eid festivity: Defy Rs2 orders
LAHORE, Oct 3: Contrary to the claims of the provincial government, roti was sold at Rs5 per piece in almost all parts of the city during Eid days....
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Eid stirs mirth among all
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: The crush and abandon seen on the roads and in bazaars mocked the prophets of doom when Islooities welcomed the sensational Chand Raat Wednesday night....
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Police use ban to ‘mint money’: Heavy vehicles’ entry into Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Police deployed at the entry points of Islamabad are allegedly minting money by misusing a ban imposed on the entry of heavy vehicles into the capital city....
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Residents of Daultala seek civic amenities
GUJAR KHAN, Oct 3: Residents of Daultala have complained that their town of more than 25,000 people is being denied required facilities like education, health care, sanitation and even potable water....
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Two die in accident
TAXILA, Oct 3: Two people were killed when the vehicles they were traveling in collided on Hazro Road near Lub in the jurisdiction of Wah Cantonment police station....
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Public transport remains off road
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Public transport in the twin cities remained almost off the road during the three-day Eid holidays leaving commuters with no option but to travel on high fare taxis....
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Eid passes off peacefully
ATTOCK, Oct 3: Like in other parts of the country, Eidul Fitr was celebrated in the Attock district with religious zeal, fervour and peace on Wednesday....
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Two shot dead
GUJAR KHAN, Oct 3: Two persons were shot dead on Eid day in the jurisdiction of Gujar Khan police station....
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Minor girl assaulted
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 3: A minor girl was allegedly raped in Soomar Channar village near Tharushah on Eid day. According to an FIR (No. 153/08) registered by Irshad Channar at Tharushah...
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Ex-MPA’s son injured
JACOBABAD, Oct 3: The son of former MPA Nasir Khan Khoso was injured when some armed people opened fire at their house here on Friday....
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Programme for youth uplift launched
LARKANA, Oct 3: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Youth Development Programme was launched from here on Friday when PPP MNA Faryal Talpur distributed training orders among selected youth....
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Bureaucracy blamed for culture dept’s poor performance
SHIKARPUR, Oct 3: The director-general of the culture department, Moonis Ayaz Shaikh, said that the culture department had remained almost inactive due to a lack of attention and the poor performance...
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Charsadda suicide attack condemned
HYDERABAD, Oct 3: A large number of Awami National Party activists staged a demonstration in front of the press club here to condemn the suicide bomb blast in Charsadda and to...
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Thousands throng Garhi
LARKANA, Oct 3: Thousands of men and women belonging to different walks of life and from various districts of the province on Friday reached Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto on the third...
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Three people killed during Eid days
OKARA, Oct 3: A man and a woman were killed in two road mishaps while another man committed suicide in this district during Eid days....
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Three friends shot dead
FAISALABAD, Oct 3: Three friends were gunned down and another was injured by four unidentified assailants on Thursday in Chak 209-RB....
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Kaira doubts PML-N sincerity
GUJRAT, Oct 3: Punjab Finance Minister Chaudhry Tanveer Ashraf Kaira has expressed doubts over the sincerity of the PML-N in keeping coalition with the PPP intact....
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Lawyer, father killed by rivals
BAHAWALPUR, Oct 3: A lawyer and his father were killed and six others injured in a crossfire between two rival groups in Chak 143/DNB near Yazman, about 30 kilometres from here, on Eid day....
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Girl stabbed to death for honour
KASUR, Oct 3: A girl was stabbed to death allegedly by her brothers for honour at Nathe Jagir village on Friday....
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Punjab University hostel’s broken wall repaired
LAHORE, Oct 3: The Punjab University administration has constructed a wall and separated Hostel No. 1’s four rooms, which were recently occupied by Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) activists, from the main hostel....
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Farmers’ demo against water shortage
SIALKOT, Oct 3: A large number of farmers in Bajwat demonstrated against the shortage of irrigation water which was badly affecting their standing seasonal crops....
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Mukhtar Mai stretches welfare plan
MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 3: The Mukhtar Mai Women’s Welfare Organisation has stretched its welfare activities to Multan where it plans to open a women’s shelter home....
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Accidents claim four lives in Toba
TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 3: Four people, including a former union council naib nazim, were killed and several others injured in road accidents in the district during Eid days....
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Charsadda attack compels Punjab to tighten security
LAHORE, Oct 3: Attack on Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali in the NWFP has forced the Punjab government to review its security arrangements, especially for the foreigners residing in the province and movement of high-ranking officials....
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Secretariat’s record to remain unscathed
LAHORE, Oct 3: A high-level committee has rejected the chief secretary’s plan to dismantle the Punjab Civil Secretariat’s central record room. It, however, recommended that the Anarkali’s Tomb should be cleared of its historical archives and opened to public after restoration....
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Farmers relish wheat support price increase
LAHORE, Oct 3: Farmers on Friday welcomed increase in the wheat support price which, it hoped, would help meet the target....
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