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PPP, MQM fail to reach accord on portfolios
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Despite efforts at the highest level till the eleventh hour, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan People’s Party failed to reach an understanding on the distribution of... 
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Hoti’s blank cheque for quake victims
QUETTA, Nov 3: NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti handed over a blank cheque to his Balochistan counterpart Nawab Aslam Raisani for relief and rehabilitation of people affected by last week’s earthquake....
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JUI-F lawmakers from Balochistan to donate one month’s salary
QUETTA, Nov 3: Members of parliament of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) from Balochistan and the party’s provincial legislators will donate their one month salary to the fund for rehabilitation of the earthquake affected people....
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Afghan MPA among three held in Zhob
QUETTA, Nov 3: A member of Paktika’s provincial assembly and two other Afghan nationals were arrested in Zhob on Monday....
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Lawyers boycott courts
QUETTA, Nov 3: Lawyers boycotted courts in the city and district headquarters of the province on Monday as they observed a black day on the first anniversary of the action taken by Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Nov 3 last year....
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Uplift and peace matter, not the federation
QUETTA: “All we want is development and peace; it doesn’t matter if that happens within the Pakistani federation or in an independent Balochistan,” says Adil, a student of business administration at the Balochistan University in Quetta....
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PML-N joins lawyers on stage at last
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: After playing a camp follower to the lawyers’ movement for more than a year, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday finally climbed the platform of the lawyers who had been insisting that their movement was apolitical....
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Doctors protest assault on two colleagues: FIR lodged against accused
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: An FIR was lodged against three family members of a National Assembly official on Monday, as doctors of the state-run hospitals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi protested the attack...
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Female bureaucrat complains of harassment
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: A female bureaucrat of accounts group has complained of harassment and illegal transfer by her senior colleagues but yet to get any response from the quarters concerned....
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NHA asked to complete environmental assessment: Islamabad-Murree Expressway
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The Ministry of Environment has directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to complete the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Islamabad-Murree Expressway, and hold public hearings to understand viewpoints of all stakeholders and take stock of public grievances....
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N.As CE, seven others booked: Attack on port official
HUNZA, Nov 3: An FIR has been registered against the chief executive of the Northern Areas after four unknown persons attacked the director of the Sost Dry Port Trust here on Monday....
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Lawyers stage sit-in at D-Chowk
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Lawyers on Monday staged a sit-in at D-Chowk to observe Black Day against the proclamation of emergency rule and sacking of apex court judges by former president Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007....
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PTV chief resigns, made PM’s assistant
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Chairman/Managing Director Pakistan Television Dr Shahid Masood on Monday tendered his resignation which was instantly accepted by the prime minister....
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Saarc bodies to discuss social charter
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: A two-day meeting of the heads of national coordination committees (NCCs) to discuss implementation of Saarc social charter will commence here on November 4....
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One killed, four injured in various incidents
ATTOCK, Nov 3: One person was killed and four others, including a woman, were injured in separate incidents at different areas of the district, police said on Monday....
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Judges spare one-day salary for earthquake relief fund
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and judges of the Supreme Court as well as the chief justices and judges of all the high courts have donated one day...
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‘Agriculture to be taxed’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that all sectors of the economy should be brought into tax net for fair play and promotion of tax culture....
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Govt urged not to follow Musharraf’s policies: Lawyers, APDM observe black day
HYDERABAD, Nov 3: Lawyers’ bodies and political parties warned the government not to try to indemnify Pervez Musharraf’s unconstitutional acts and desist from following political policies of its predecessors, as lawyers...
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First-ever Thar jirga decides murder case
MITHI, Nov 3: A jirga, which was perhaps the first in Tharparkar and held in a remote village of Chhachhro taluka on Sunday night, ordered a man who had killed his...
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Growers seek rise in paddy prices
LARKANA, Nov 3: The Qambar-Shahdadkot chapter of the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) on Monday warned that the growers would stop rice trade in the grain market, force closure of 75 rice...
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Sugarcane crushing to begin on 10th, says official
HYDERABAD, Nov 3: Sindh agriculture secretary Subhago Khan Jatoi has admitted that since it always involved question of enforcement of government’s writ over sugar mills regarding commencement of crushing in October, this year November 10 was fixed as crushing date....
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Over 40 buildings are not quake proof: nazim
SUKKUR, Nov 3: More than 40 high rise buildings in Sukkur city and New Sukkur taluka are being constructed without earthquake resistance system, which is against the rules of building by-laws....
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Inquiry into MBBS admission test mess initiated
HYDERABAD, Nov 3: An inquiry has been initiated into alleged irregularities and mismanagement during pre-entry test for admissions to the MBBS at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS)....
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Tasleem’s uncle arrested
KHAIRPUR, Nov 3: Pir Goth and Ahmedpur police took into custody, the uncle of deceased Tasleem Solangi here on Monday....
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Water shortage hits wheat crop
MIRPURKHAS, Nov 3: Sowing of wheat is being adversely affected in Mirpurkhas and Umerkot districts owing to acute shortage of water particularly in the tail-end areas of the Nara Canal....
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ST accuses PPP of backing out of commitment
LARKANA, Nov 2: Chief of the Sunni Tehrik (ST), Sarwat Aijaz Qadri has alleged the PPP of deviating from the commitment it made during the October 18 elections of nabbing those involved in Nishtar Park tragedy....
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PPP accused of ‘job sale’
DADU, Nov 3: Activists of the Sindh Peoples Hari Committee took out a rally here on Monday in protest against what they called ‘sale of jobs’ by some Pakistan People’s Party workers and government officials....
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Black day against black November
FAISALABAD, Nov 3: Activists and leaders of PML-N and Jamaat-i-Islami joined hands with lawyers to observe a black day on Monday throughout Punjab to protest the imposition of emergency and deposing...
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Khewra canal breached, plugged
TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 3: A 40-foot breach in Khewra sub-canal inundated crops on hundreds of acres of land on Monday....
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NLC-govt row delays development projects
FAISALABAD, Nov 3: People face problems because of a delay in completion of projects like the General Bus Stand, Clock Tower intersection, Jhang and Montgomery Bazaars....
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Protest against police for not arresting kidnappers
LAYYAH, Nov 3: Hundreds of people blocked Layyah-Karore Road at Chungi Mor in protest against the failure of police to arrest the gunmen of the provincial agriculture minister and a member...
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Students block road
KASUR, Nov 3: A large number of Pattoki students blocked GT Road for two hours on Monday to protest transporters’ refusal to give them a ride to and from their colleges....
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Proposed tax on agriculture opposed
MULTAN, Nov 3: A proposal by Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin regarding imposition of tax on agriculture has been opposed by some of the key people related to farming....
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Over 300 booked for blocking GT Road: Two dozen arrested
GUJRANWALA, Nov 3: Kamoki and Eminabad police booked over 300 people, including paddy growers and a union council nazim, on charges of suspending traffic on GT Road and arrested two dozens of them during raids on Monday....
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UAF to build technology park
FAISALABAD, Nov 3: The University of Agriculture will raise a technology park to demonstrate its products and technology for catching the attention of the farmers and other stakeholders....
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Success claimed in continence surgery
BAHAWALPUR, Nov 3: Ten children, born without natural urine and faecal control mechanism and operated upon at the Paediatric Surgery Complex of Bahawal Victoria Hospital some time ago, are living a normal life, BVH doctors claim....
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Minister
LAHORE, Nov 3: Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad has said the government is spending an amount of Rs6.76 billion on sustained urban development for improving the standard of life of the people in five city districts of Punjab....
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10 freight coaches derail
LAYYAH, Nov 3: Ten bogies of a Karachi-bound goods train derailed at the Layyah railway station on Monday....
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Official ‘yields’ to FCCI bosses: 400pc increase in election fee
FAISALABAD, Nov 3: Monday was a day of fluctuating fortunes for Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) members as a directive barring the chamber management from receiving enhanced election fee was withdrawn hours after its issuance....
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Training
LAHORE, Nov 3: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) training centre at Gulshan-i-Ravi will soon be made functional with the cooperation of the Punjab Urban Unit....
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Lawyers’ drive reflects all its colours again
LAHORE, Nov 3: The canvass of lawyers’ movement reflected once more all its colours as protesters from several walks of life came together to mark Nov 3 as a black day....
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Clerks announce weekly strike
LAHORE, Nov 3: The All-Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca) has announced that it will observe once-a-week pen-down strike across Punjab from Tuesday (today) to press for acceptance of its demands....
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Protesters put a brake on traffic
LAHORE, Nov 3: The city traffic came to a halt from 12 to 5pm on Monday because of protests by lawyers and political parties as part of ‘black day’ activities on The Mall, Dawn witnessed....
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Dismal show by political activists
LAHORE, Nov 3: Political parties failed to put up an impressive show because of their decision to hold separate rallies to mark Nov 3 as black day....
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LHC stops police from arresting Services doctors
LAHORE, Nov 3: Justice Mian Najamuz Zaman of the Lahore High Court on Monday stopped police from arresting Dr Shafqat Chaudhry and other officials of Services Hospital booked on murder charges....
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‘Cabinet expansion a burden on economy’
LAHORE, Nov 3: Jamaat-i- Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad has described the induction of 40 ministers into the federal cabinet as an undue burden on national economy....
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2 LPG firms cut price
LAHORE, Nov 3: Lub Gas and Mehran LPG gas companies have reduced their prices by Rs20 to Rs30 per 11.8kg cylinder from Monday to stabilise retail prices at a maximum of Rs71 per kg....
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Shahbaz for strategy on energy crisis
LAHORE, Nov 3: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stressed the need for evolving a comprehensive strategy to overcome power shortage through short-term and long-term planning....
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Patients helpless as doctors stage protest
LAHORE, Nov 3: Sufferings of patients visiting public health facilities multiplied on Monday when they were denied even entry to Jinnah Hospital for several hours because of doctors protesting the announcement...
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