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New inductions deal a telling blow to USC
Institutions rise and fall depending on who is minding the store. In theory that translates into policy, implementation and management. Add to this the conquest mentality that Gen Zia demonstrated when... 
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Human rights courts to be set up, says minister
TAXILA, Dec 6: Federal Minister for Human Rights Syed Mumtaz Alam Gilani has said the government will establish a human rights commission which will then set up human rights courts at the district and tehsil levels across the country....
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Action against marriage law violators ordered
RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: The City District Government has decided to enforce the ‘Marriage Ordinance’ in letter and spirit....
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Two killed as vehicle falls into nullah
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Two persons were killed and 14 suffered multiple injuries when a construction company’s vehicle overturned and plunged into a nullah here on Saturday....
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Police directed to ensure security on Eid
RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: City Police Officer Rao Muhammad Iqbal has directed all the sub-divisional police officers and SHOs of the police stations to ensure security on the eve of Eidul Azha to protect the life and property of citizens....
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16 SHOs transferred
RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: The city police officer here on Saturday reshuffled and transferred 16 station house officers (SHOs) in the district....
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Inquiry finds Pims doctors not guilty of negligence: Treatment of man
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: An inquiry conducted to probe the alleged negligence of Pims doctors in providing medical assistance to a critically injured man found the medical staff innocent....
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France donates $147,299 for displaced Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: France has donated $147,299 (100,000 euros) towards the UN refugee agency’s operation for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the NWFP....
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Rain causes damage to Moenjodaro
LARKANA, Dec 6: Widespread rain, which lashed Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts on Saturday like the rest of the province, caused visible damages to the thousands year old ruins of Moenjodaro on Saturday....
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Workers to observe ‘black day’ on Eid
DADU, Dec 6: Hundreds of employees and labourers working on the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) project have not received their salaries for the last six months due to provincial finance...
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Girl killed, mother hurt as wall caves in
SUKKUR, Dec 6: A minor girl was killed and her mother suffered injuries when a wall of their house collapsed on them in Chak Islam village near Ghotki on Saturday....
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Council concerned over mushroom growth of cellphone towers
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Members of the district council on Saturday expressed concern over mushroom growth of cellular phone companies’ towers in the midst of residential areas despite the fact that they posed serious threat to people’s health....
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Pakistan, India urged to exercise restraint
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: The Pakistan India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) condemning terrorism in Mumbai termed it a ploy of the enemy to sabotage peace efforts between the two neighbours....
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SHC CJ advises lawyers to learn from seniors
NAWABSHAH, Dec 6: The judicial crisis which began on November 3, 2007 has almost been ended with the help of the Bar and civil society....
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Govt indifference destroying farm sector, says SAB
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: The indifferent attitude of the government towards agriculture sector and its flawed policies has destroyed the rural economy, said Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB)....
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Hyderabad, Badin, rail service reopened
BADIN, Dec 6: Speaker National Assembly and acting president, Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that government was working hard to make the country prosperous and strong....
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Minister blames LB system for ruining education
THATTA, Dec 6: Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazharul Haq on Saturday held the district government system responsible for destroying nation-building sectors, particularly education, and said his party was considering re-institutionalising the system through constitutional means in near future....
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Renovation of historic mosque to begin after Eid
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Work for the preservation of Khudaabad Mosque in Dadu district will begin after Eidul Azha as the PC-1 estimated at Rs18 million had already been approved, said Sindh Secretary to Culture and Tourism Department, Shams Jafrani....
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Loadshedding sparks protest
MIRPURKHAS, Dec 6: Hundreds of people held a demonstration on Friday in protest against unannounced 16-hour loadshedding in the city and its adjoining areas....
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Courts can’t stop NA probe: Aitzaz
LAHORE, Dec 6: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Education has full authority to inquire into the conduct of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) officials and proceed against them under the law and the rules....
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Woman booked for ‘strangling’ husband
GUJRAT, Dec 6: The A-Division police on Saturday registered a case against a woman for allegedly strangling her husband with the abetment of her paramour and his accomplice one-and-a-half year ago in Deputy Yar Muhammad Mohallah....
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10 burnt alive in two fire incidents
MULTAN/GUJRAT, Dec 6: Ten members of two families were burnt alive in two incidents on Saturday....
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Woman killed for ‘honour’
SAHIWAL, Dec 6: A young woman has been killed by her elder brother and brother-in-law in the name of honor in a village here, it’s learnt....
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Jewellers protest theft
SIALKOT, Dec 6: Jewellers and other traders on Saturday threw traffic out of gear for about an hour on Qila Kalarwala-Pasrur-Muridkey Road in protest against a theft incident in a jewellery shop at Qila Kalarwal, Pasrur tehsil....
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Workers rally
TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 6: A large number of brick kiln workers, including three unionists from Sweden, took out a rally on Saturday and blocked traffic on Toba-Jhang Road for the acceptance of their demands....
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Passengers brave troubles for Eid
LAHORE, Dec 6: There was a big rush at the Lahore railway station and Badami Bagh and Bund Road bus stands on the last working day before the Eidul Azha holidays....
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PHA’s war on billboards – without any rules
LAHORE, Dec 6: Multiple about-turns and a lack of coherent policy for the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) – the department in charge of parks and outdoor advertising in Lahore –...
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Dues of Punjab loan to be repaid today
LAHORE, Dec 6: The outstanding balance of the 17.50 per cent Punjab Loan 2008 will be repaid on a par on Sunday (today) and no return will accrue after it....
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Talks on commercial theatre timings fail
LAHORE, Dec 6: Talks between commercial theatre producers and the government on the issue of theatre timings remain futile....
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Construction goes ahead without EPA nod: New underpass
LAHORE, Dec 6: A mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment report was not sought from the Punjab Environment Protection Agency before construction work began on the Shalimar underpass, sources in the EPA confirmed on Saturday....
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Reduction in train fare notified
LAHORE, Dec 6: The Pakistan Railway notified decrease in the economy class train fare by five per cent from Monday (tomorrow), 26 days after Railway Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour announced there was no such move on the cards....
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Committees to monitor paddy price
LAHORE, Dec 6: Sub-division level committees will be constituted to monitor and ensure procurement of paddy at Rs1,500 per 40 kilo by rice mills....
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778 under-trial Captives set on bail
LAHORE, Dec 6: In response to a suo motu notice by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sayed Zahid Husain, the district & sessions judges on Saturday visited jails throughout Punjab and released 778 under-trial prisoners involved in petty offences on bail....
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Jallo Park to be upgraded: Shahbaz
LAHORE, Dec 6: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that Jallo Park will be upgraded to international level to provide better recreational facilities to citizens....
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