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Pakistan, India asked to defuse tension
NEW YORK. Dec 7: A meeting of South Asian community leaders and journalists called upon governments of India and Pakistan on Saturday to bring the perpetrators of terrorist attacks in both... 
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EU to promise reinforcement of Pakistan ties
BRUSSELS, Dec 7: European Union foreign ministers on Monday will pledge to reinforce political and economic relations with Pakistan, beginning with a meeting of a ministerial EU “troika” with senior Pakistani...
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Call for new approach for eradication of poverty in Fata
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and some parts of the NWFP are among the poorest in Pakistan and there is a need for adopting a more “differentiated...
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Heavy rains play havoc in quake-hit areas
QUETTA, Dec 7: Thousands of earthquake survivors in parts of Ziarat spent a sleepless night on Saturday, as incessant rain, coupled with cold winds triggered by snowfall on mountains, served to compound their woes....
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Security stepped up for 280 top people
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The government has decided to provide “foolproof security” during Eidul Azha to some 280 important personalities believed to be on the hit list of terrorists, sources told Dawn here on Sunday....
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Saidpur rises from slumber to modern age
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Most citizens of Islamabad know Saidpur as a sleepy village lying in the foothills of the Margallas with a mystic past and breathtaking natural beauty....
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Road accidents on the rise in Pindi
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Accidents in Rawalpindi have increased alarmingly in recent months with road infrastructure coming under tremendous pressure due to the growing vehicular traffic....
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Violence against women criticised
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Speakers here on Sunday said women in Pakistani society were being considered as second class citizens and subjected widely to all kinds of violence and treated discriminately in every sector....
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Police to collect details of domestic servants: Curbing crime and terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The capital police will collect personal details of domestic servants employed in houses as well as offices to build a database which will help in investigating criminal and terrorist acts, sources told Dawn on Sunday....
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Woman, son killed in road accident
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: A woman and her son were killed while her other son was injured in a road accident in the Civil Lines area, police said....
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Girl drowns in sewer
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: A minor girl fell and drowned in an open drain at Fauji Colony Pirwadhai, Rawalpindi, on Sunday, police said....
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Mumbai carnage part of larger conspiracy: JUI
SUKKUR, Dec 7: The secretary general of the Sindh chapter of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Senator Khalid Mehmood Soomro, said on Sunday that he saw the Mumbai carnage as part of a larger...
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Four houses damaged
MURREE, Dec 7: Four houses were damaged at Bansra Gali village when fire resulting from short circuiting of electricity engulfed them....
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Kidnappings on the rise
KHAIRPUR, Dec 7: Police have failed to check rising incidents of kidnappings in Khairpur....
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Five die in rain-related incidents, standing crops inundated
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Five people, including three children, died and at least 15 suffered injuries in rain-related incidents while six canals developed breaches, inundating standing crops on hundreds of acres as...
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Teachers vow to fight for rights
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The executive council of the Sindh University Teachers Association has endorsed the decisions taken by the Federation of All-Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association and resolved to support any...
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Nationalists mull merger of Jeay Sindh groups
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: A number of Sindhi nationalist leaders belonging to different parties met on Saturday to discuss ways of uniting all parties, which had emerged following divisions in G.M....
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Disgruntled PPP activists march to Garhi Khuda Bux
UMERKOT, Dec 7: Braving severe cold and continuous rains, a large number of activists of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party reached here on Sunday on foot all the way from Mithi...
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One killed, five hurt in accident
SHIKARPUR, Dec 7: A truck driver was killed and five people were injured when a trailer collided with a stationary truck on Indus highway near Lahori Wah in the jurisdiction of Naparkot police station early on Sunday morning....
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Sepa orders closure of factory
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued an Environmental Protection Order (EPO) closing down a chipboard manufacturing factory in Kotri for polluting the environment....
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SU establishes Benazir chair
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The University of Sindh has established the Benazir Bhutto Chair at Allama I.I. Kazi campus Jamshoro....
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BD national, his driver missing for two days
FAISALABAD, Dec 7: A Bangladeshi national, general-manager of a textile mills, and his driver are mysteriously missing for the last two days, it is learnt here....
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Two die after consuming moonshine
TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 7: Two boys died while two others fainted after consuming moonshine in village Chah Sikandar Wala on Saturday night....
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Food Stamp Scheme to be extended
GUJRAWALA, Dec 7: Around 1.2 million destitute families have so far been given compensation cheques under the Punjab Chief Minister’s Food Stamp Scheme....
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Anti-corruption judge grants bail to engineer
MULTAN, Dec 7: The special anti-corruption judge granted bail on Saturday to an executive engineer (XEN) of the Buildings Department facing charges of embezzlement in the construction of Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology in Multan....
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Sacked BZU teacher vows to continue hunger strike
MULTAN, Dec 7: A sacked lecturer of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in Multan has vowed to continue hunger strike against his termination and removal of his wife from the BZU English Department headship....
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A girls school’s long wait for teachers
LAYYAH, Dec 7: The only middle school for girls in Lohaunch Nashaib Union Council of Layyah tehsil has become almost non-functional because of a lack of teaching staff....
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Abduction a mystery for police
NAROWAL, Dec 7: The Narowal police have failed to trace a man allegedly abducted for Rs2.6 million ransom some three months ago....
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Ordeal of Pakistani pilgrims
MIANWALI, Dec 7: More than 1,000 Pakistani pilgrims, including Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi, JI leader Liaquat Baloch and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday (retired), are facing a tough time in...
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Stone crushers’ body concerned at robberies
SARGODHA, Dec 7: The Sargodha Stone Crushers Association has voiced its concern over the increasing incidence of highway robbery and sought government protection during travelling at night....
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‘Consequences’ of Chenab closure
SIALKOT, Dec 7: Crops on more than 2.5 million acres have been badly affected in Punjab because of the water shortage resulting from the closure of Chenab River by India, says an irrigation official....
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Parents, religious leaders resist anti-polio drive
MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 7: Parents did not allow vaccinators to administer polio drops to 126 children during a recent anti-polio campaign because they considered the step un-Islamic, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official told Dawn....
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‘Murderer’ dies in police custody
LAHORE, Dec 7: An alleged murderer was killed during a shootout between his accomplices and Hanjarwal police near the River Ravi early on Sunday....
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Stumbling blocks in hostel clean-up
LAHORE, Dec 7: The police search operation in the hostels of the Punjab University to flush out ‘illegal boarders’ appears to be an exercise in futility as neither the elements involved...
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Police take undue share: Wedding dish law
LAHORE, Dec 7: Even though there is no provision in the law to arrest the violators of one-dish law, police implicate the violators on different charges so that they can be...
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Jamaat leader concerned at quake victims’ plight
LAHORE, Dec 7: Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary General Syed Munawar Hasan has expressed concerns at the sufferings of quake victims in Balochistan and asked the rulers about the utility of the donations received for the victims....
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Drive against encroachments after Eid
LAHORE, Dec 7: A grand operation against encroachments in the localities under Lahore Development Authority’s control besides public utility areas in private housing schemes will be launched soon after Eidul Azha....
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Explosives found from Alhamra
LAHORE, Dec 7: A package full of explosives was found from the premises of Alhamra Hall on The Mall on Sunday, police said....
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Crackdown on spurious drug dealers imminent
LAHOR, Dec 7: The Chief Minister’s Task Force on spurious drugs has collected the record of all pharmaceutical companies and persons involved in the criminal business....
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