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British author seeks to unravel mystery of Maj-Gen Alavi’s murder
LONDON, Dec 14: Major-General Faisal Alavi, the brother-in-law of V. S. Naipaul, the British novelist and Nobel laureate, was murdered last month after threatening to expose Pakistani army generals who had made deals with Taliban militants.James... 
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Pakistan capable of fending off aggression: Gilani
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Pakistan does not want war but the country is capable of fending off any aggression, says Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani....
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AJK releases four Dawa workers
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 14: The AJK authorities have released four detained workers of the outlawed Jamaatud Dawa and have also withdrawn police guards from the residence of the group’s regional head....
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Hot issues to dominate NA winter session
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The National Assembly meets on Monday to begin a likely hot winter session that could witness fireworks over a judicial challenge to parliament’s powers and volatile relations with...
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Chief of Lashkar shot dead
MINGORA, Dec 14: Pir Samiullah, a declared opponent of the Taliban, and his eight followers were killed in a gunbattle in Swat on Saturday night, it was reported on Sunday....
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IMF likely to approve stock support plan: Tarin
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin said on Sunday he was hopeful the IMF would approve a proposed support package for small brokers....
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Faridkot residents stage protest
OKARA, Dec 14: Hundreds of people from Faridkot blocked the Dibalpur-Kasur road for about two hours to protest against what they described as a media campaign wrongly linking their village to Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving culprit of the Mumbai attacks....
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Vehicles off road in Balochistan because of petrol shortage
QUETTA, Dec 14: A petrol shortage in Balochistan created a serious situation when most filling stations in Quetta and other towns of were closed after oil companies stopped supplies....
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PPP leader condemns airspace violation
LAHORE, Dec 14: Punjab PPP president Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan has condemned the air-space violations by Indian warplanes....
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PML-N blames FO for ban on outfits
LAHORE, Dec 14: The PML-N has held the Foreign Office responsible for the Security Council resolution banning some Pakistani relief organisations by branding them terrorist networks....
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AJK premier facing crisis, say experts: Ministers’ refusal to take oath
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 14: A constitutional debate is likely to generate in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as some constitutional and legal experts have pointed out that since there does not exist...
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Plan to improve competitiveness of SMEs approved
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: The Skill Development Council has finalised the roadmap for improving competitiveness of small and medium industries of the country with the objective of cost reduction techniques and profit maximisation....
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Tribute paid to Tajal Bewas
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Islamabad-based writers and intellectuals on Sunday paid tributes to a noted Sindhi poet, prose writer and former joint secretary (late) Taj Mohmmad Samo, alias, ‘Tajal Bewas’, who passed away a couple days ago in his home province Sindh....
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High food prices push 40m people into hunger: FAO
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has estimated that another 40 million people have been pushed into hunger in 2008 primarily due to higher food prices,...
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Motorway police official thrashed
TAXILA, Dec 14: Three men thrashed an official of the motorway police near Burhan interchange and fled away leaving their vehicle behind....
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Drive against encroachment resumes in Attock
ATTOCK, Dec 14: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) resumed its anti-encroachment campaign with the assistance of the police and district administration on Sunday as the deadline given to encroachers ended....
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Man kills sister
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: A woman was shot dead by her brother in her husband’s home over a family feud in Chaklala on Sunday, police said....
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70 constables disqualified by police school
ATTOCK, Dec 14: Seventy constables, who recently joined the district police, have been found ineligible for service on the basis of physical standards that should have prevented them even from joining the training programme, it has been learnt....
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Heritage Museum – treasure house of archaeology
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: They say museums are hallmarks of a civilised society. For those who are not aware, Islamabad has a few museums which the city can be proud of....
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Three killed in road accident
GILGIT, Dec 14: Three people were killed on Sunday when the car they were traveling into skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine in Chikas Murtazaabad, Hunza....
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Jakhrani set to win Kashmore seat
JACOBABAD, Dec 14: By-election for NA-210 Kashmore will be held on Monday as per schedule despite announcement on Sunday of withdrawal from the race by a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam candidate who was...
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Manchhar water turns dangerously toxic
DADU, Dec 14: Water experts have found toxic level of 4,800 particles per million (PPM) in Manchhar Lake water and suggested installation of treatment plants to make it fit for human consumption....
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MPA urges effective steps to stem sea intrusion
THATTA, Dec 14: Expressing concern over periodical inundation of fertile agricultural land and human settlements by sea water, PPP MPA Humera Alwani has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime...
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Criminals want to tame me: DPO
LARKANA, Dec 14: The kidnapping of a petrol pump owner, Shoaib Shaikh, from the outskirts of Larkana on Saturday night was a targeted act of criminals, said DPO Irfan Baloch....
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Demand for peasant courts
SUKKUR, Dec 14: Hundreds of peasants took out a procession in Ghotki on Sunday and urged the government to establish peasant courts on the pattern of labour courts to provide speedy justice to haris....
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Call to end tension through dialogue
BADIN, Dec 14: Speakers at a gathering titled Jashn-i-Latif here on Saturday evening called for bringing an end to Pakistan-India tension through dialogue....
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Jirga settles tribal dispute
SHIKARPUR, Dec 14: A jirga was held at the DCO Secretariat here on Sunday to settle the ongoing dispute between Mahar and Bhaya clans....
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‘Indian potato import hits farmers’
SAHIWAL, Dec 14: The Anjuman-i-Kashtkaran has appealed to the government that either an immediate ban must be imposed on potato import from India through Wagah border or local farmers be provided...
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Manufacturers hike drug prices
TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 14: Medicine manufacturing companies have increased the prices of drugs from 20 to 100 per cent with immediate effect, Dawn has learnt....
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Yet another train derails
KHANEWAL, Dec 14: A Karachi-bound passenger train derailed near Mian Shammir Railway Station, four kilometers from here, on Sunday evening....
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‘No dispute with governor if he follows law’
FAISALABAD, Dec 14: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his cabinet are answerable to the Punjab Assembly and the government has no dispute with Governor Salmaan Taseer, if he performs his duty in accordance with the constitution....
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Banks urged to slash mark-up on agri loans
SAHIWAL, Dec 14: The wide disparity between private and public banks in relation to the mark-up rates of agriculture loans is a matter of concern for district government officials, particularly the revenue department....
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200 paddy bags taken away
SIALKOT, Dec 14: The district witnessed a surge in crime on Sunday with outlaws in various urban and rural areas depriving people of cash and valuables, all worth over Rs1.5million rupees....
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Two offices of banned outfit sealed
MULTAN, Dec 14: The police sealed two offices of Amin Trust, which is considered one of the aliases of Al-Rashid Trust, here on Saturday night during the ongoing crackdown against organisations banned by United Nations Security Council on Dec 10....
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Mushtaq Pagganwala dies
GUJRAT, Dec 14: Former MNA and the member of the federal council of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Mian Mushtaq Husain Pagganwala died of a cardiac arrest at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Kharian on Sunday evening....
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Case against cable operators
SIALKOT, Dec 14: The Sambrial police have registered a case against 14 people for allegedly spreading obscenity through cable network in city and its surrounding areas....
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Land lease to army men termed illegal
LAHORE, Dec 14: The Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) has demanded cancellation of lease of 90 squares (2,250 acres) of agricultural land allotted to retired army officers in Okara district in June...
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Govt to ‘regulate’ private practice: Options for doctors
LAHORE, Dec 14: The Punjab government claims to have gird up its loins once again to ‘regulate’ private practice of doctors as it is weighing various options to discourage it for the benefit of patients....
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Dawa holds motor rally against ban
LAHORE, Dec 14: Jamaatud Dawa activists on Sunday took out a motor rally to protest the ban imposed by the government on the party without issuing any charge-sheet....
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