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WFP to support another 3.1m people: High food prices
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding its operations in Pakistan to support additional 3.1 million people hit hard by recent high food prices.... 
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Valuable books gather dust
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: The library of the historic Gordon College is counted among the oldest facilities in the twin cities, containing some invaluable books....
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Attock college asked to vacate building: Punjab varsity ends affiliation
ATTOCK, Nov 30: The district authorities have issued a notice to the Government Postgraduate College administration, asking it to vacate a block reserved for master’s classes in English and Economics, it has been learnt....
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World Aids Day today
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: As the ‘World Aids Day’ is being observed on, United Nations Aids (UNAids) has called upon countries to realign their prevention programme by better understanding how the most recent infections were transmitted and the reasons why they occurred....
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Police officials suspended for poor performance
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: Regional Police Officer Nasir Khan Durrani has suspended a number of police officials on the charges of poor performance and negligence....
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Appointment of judges in apex court demanded
GILGIT, Nov 30: The Northern Areas High Court Bar Association has urged the federal government to appoint judges in the Supreme Appellate Court on regular basis, saying shortage of judges in...
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Traffic police of 35 dists to be interlinked: Issuance of driving licences
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: The Punjab government has decided to inter-link 35 districts’ traffic police offices through computer for issuing of smart card driving licences, an official source said....
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AJK assembly to meet on 4th
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 30: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Raja Zulqarnain Khan has summoned the Legislative Assembly session on Thursday to fulfil a constitutional requirement whereby the house must meet once in three months....
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3 booked after medico-legal of rape victim
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The city police have registered a rape case against three accused after medico-legal of the victim conducted at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on the direction of the Islamabad High Court....
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Man dies in road accident
ATTOCK, Nov 30: An old man was killed in a hit-and-run accident, while another person was injured in a separate incident on Saturday evening, police said....
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Aga Khan arrives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismailis, arrived here on Sunday night on a short visit to Pakistan, Dawn has learnt....
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Move to close CNG stations rejected
RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: The All Pakistan CNG Association has rejected a proposal made by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin for a countrywide closure of CNG stations for two months....
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Mills threaten closure as Passco fails to buy rice
HYDERABAD, Nov 30: Around 900 rice mills in Sindh and Balochistan have decided to close unless Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supply Corporation (Passco) start procuring rice from them in accordance with its announcement....
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Woman dies, over 20 hurt in accident
SUKKUR, Nov 30: A woman died and 20 people suffered injuries in a road accident on the National Highway near Fatima Farm near Rohri late on Saturday night....
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PPP observes foundation day across Sindh
HYDERABAD, Nov 30: Activists of the Pakistan People’s Party and its different wings observed the party’s 41st founding day on Sunday in many districts and towns of the province....
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March against oil company
DADU, Nov 30: A large number of people marched from Shaheed Makhdoom Bilawal Park to Zulfiqar Chowk in Johi on Sunday in protest against the BHP Billiton oil and gas company’s failure to provide jobs to them....
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Over 30 police stations without phone
JACOBABAD, Nov 30: More than 30 police stations in Jacobabad and Kashmore-Kandhkot districts are without telephones....
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Sacked officers demonstrate
LARKANA, Nov 30: A large number of sacked employees of the United Bank Limited demonstrated outside the Bhuttos’ mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto on Sunday....
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LHC disposes of plea seeking benefits for kiln workers
SAHIWAL, Nov 30: The Lahore High Court (LHC), Multan bench, has disposed of a writ petition seeking benefits for kiln labourers under social security rules....
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Vitamin B-1 a boon for diabetics
LAHORE Nov 30: Researchers at the University of Warwick in collaboration with researchers at the University of Punjab and Sheikh Zayed Hospital have found that high doses of thiamine – vitamin...
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CS wants hassle-free revenue affairs
FAISALABAD, Nov 30: Chief Secretary Javed Mehmood has stressed the need to eliminate the role of middleman and patwari from revenue matters....
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Scattered courts a headache for Gujranwala lawyers
GUJRANWALA, Nov 30: At least six courts in the district are working at different places, causing a great deal of inconvenience to lawyers and their clients....
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Transporters not ready to cut fares
MIANWALI, Nov 30: Prices of petroleum products are decreasing considerably but owners of public transport vehicles plying on inter-city and local routes have refused to decrease inflated fares and they are fleecing passengers without any check....
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Robbers kill showroom guard
SIALKOT, Nov 30: Security guard of a car showroom died from suffocation during a robbery at the showroom near Doburji late on Saturday night....
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Inmate dies due to ‘illness’
SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 30: An inmate detained in a district prison died due to illness here on Sunday, jail officials said....
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