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| November 17, 2008 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 18, 1429 |
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IMF deal will promote good governance, says Gilani
KARACHI, Nov 16: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the financial arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help promote good governance and improve economic planning.... 
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Split in PML-Q imminent
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: A split in the Pakistan Muslim League-Q appears imminent with differences between factions led by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Hamid Nasir Chattha having sharpened on key issues, including fresh party elections, sources said....
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Fazl says IMF move meant to save economy
KARACHI, Nov 16: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has said that although the government’s decision to approach the International Monetary Fund for a loan was an unpopular move, the sour pill would...
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Smell of money attracts sharks: Reviving Islamabad New City scheme
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Housing industry may be in crisis in some developed economies, in the Pakistani capital it is booming - at least the price of land....
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Magsi urges abolition of privatisation ministry
HYDERABAD, Nov 16: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi demanded on Sunday abolition of the privatisation ministry to stop sale of Sindh’s as well as the country’s assets....
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Ex-nazim complains of victimisation
HYDERABAD, Nov 16: The ousted nazim of Sanjar Chang union council, Tando Allahyar district, Lakhi Mohammad Rind, has appealed to the president for justice, alleging that the PPP leadership of Tando...
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PPP leader accused of occupying farm land
UMERKOT, Nov 16: A farmer has accused two local leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party of occupying his 65 acres of agricultural land in deh Gora Band in the Samaro area....
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All parties will have splinter groups: Rashid
FAISALABAD, Nov 16: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that all political parties would have two groups in coming days because of internal rifts....
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Tale of miseries of rice harvesters
FAISALABAD, Nov 16: Functionaries of the government seem to have never ever pondered over the miseries faced by labourers who are forced to work under inhuman circumstances in the fields to feed themselves and their children with the necessary foodstuff....
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A ‘grave’ attempt to kill self
TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 16: A love-struck doctor was found unconscious in a woman’s grave after his attempt to commit suicide in the Mahmood Bhatti graveyard here in Kamalia on Sunday....
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Shutterdown observed against power cuts, wheat shortage
HUNZA-NAGAR, Nov 16: A shutterdowns strike was observed in major towns of Hunza against frequent power breakdown and wheat shortage in the valley....
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Hunters may soon have no game to hunt
Hunting is no more a means of livelihood or a social activity that it used to be. Trophy hunting is now a luxury or a status symbol for the rich and powerful....
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Speakers criticise privatisation of national assets
RAWALPINDI, Nov 16: Workers and labourers’ representatives at a seminar on Sunday expressed their outrage over the proposed privatization of national resources, saying that outsourcing of government organisations would put burden on the consumers and render thousands of workers jobless....
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‘Militant’ killed in encounter
QUETTA, Nov 16: A suspected militant was killed and three others were injured in an encounter with security forces in Jabri area of Awaran district on Sunday....
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Clashes in Mohmand leave four dead
GHALANAI, Nov 16: Four people were killed and several others injured in clashes between security forces and militants in Mohmand region and adjoining Shabqader subdivision of Charsadda district on Sunday....
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3 students shot dead as police raid village
KHAIRPUR, Nov 16: Three students were killed in police firing in Mithal Jagirani village, Gambat taluka, on Sunday....
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SUP leaders condemn police harassment
HYDERABAD, Nov 16: The Sindh United Party at a meeting here on Sunday has condemned the victimisation of workers of the party and police raids on their houses....
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Man, woman shot dead
SUKKUR, Nov 16: A villager killed his sister-in-law and a man late on Saturday night in Gul Mohammad Mazari village near Kashmore on suspicions they had illicit relations....
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Chaos on Sialkot roads a routine affair
SIALKOT, Nov 16: Traffic police have failed to control traffic mess on city streets and busy junctions, resulting in chaos on roads and frequent accidents....
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No regard for ban on teachers’ transfer
LAYYAH, Nov 16: Transfer of several schoolteachers by the Layyah education authorities fly in the face of the ban imposed by the chief minister....
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Karachi Express engine derails
KHANEWAL, Nov 16: The engine of the 16-Down Karachi Express derailed at Khanewal Junction at 1.30am on Sunday....
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Proposed tax on agriculture opposed
GUJRANWALA, Nov 16: Farmers have warned the government against imposition of 18 per cent tax on agriculture under International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) pressure and threatened that they would take to the street against any such decision....
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Depts told to identify uplift projects
FAISALBAD, Nov 16: Punjab government will be approached with multiple suggestions for commencement of much-needed development projects in Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh districts....
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Delay in cane crushing resented
TAUNSA SHARIF, Nov 16: Sugarcane farmers have urged the government to direct the mills to start crushing without any delay....
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Corrupt in lower cadre spoil the broth: Police and revenue depts
LAHORE, Nov 16: A perfidious nexus among lower revenue staff, police and the corrupt among politicians is rendering futile the Punjab government’s efforts to improve service delivery in the province....
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JI asks govt to move UN on Chenab water issue
LAHORE, Nov 16: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has demanded that the government raise at the United Nations the blocking of Chenab river waters by India as New Delhi does not accept any verdict of the World Bank on the issue....
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Officials ‘cross swords’ over delay in funds: Security Division LAHORE, Nov 16: Delay in release of Rs10.4 million funds for infrastructure development of two posts of the newly-created Security Division led to a clash between the SSP (administration), Lahore, and...
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Religio-political parties reject CII recommendations
LAHORE, Nov 16: Scholars and leaders of religio-political parties have rejected Council of Islamic Ideology''s (CII’s) recommendations about marriage and divorce, saying the body is violating its mandate by recommending amendments in Islamic laws....
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A Sunday bazaar on the move
LAHORE, Nov 16: Model Town will have no Sunday Bazaar from next week as the government has decided shifting the R Block makeshift market to Faisal Town after brains of the...
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IMF terms will result in hyper-inflation, says Pervaiz
LAHORE, Nov 16: PML-Q central leader Pervaiz Elahi says the coalition government has added to miseries of the masses instead of providing them with any relief though the opposition has given it a free hand to solve the people’s problems....
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Shahbaz off to China
LAHORE, Nov 16: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday left for China on a five-day visit....
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Three-day anti-polio campaign from 24th
LAHORE, Nov 16: The three-day National Immunisation Campaign against polio will be launched from Nov 24 to administer anti-polio vaccine drops with Vitamin A supplementation to children up to five years of age....
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