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Chaudhrys set terms for reunification of PML
LAHORE, Dec 24: As elections for Senate and the PML-Q presidentship draw near, efforts for reunification of splinter groups have been intensified.... 
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Code of conduct for Muharram outlined
RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: Regional Police Officer DIG Nasir Khan Durrani on Wednesday outlining the code of conduct for Muharram said its implementation was the joint responsibility of all stakeholders....
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Christmas festivities remain indoors
ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Security concerns seem to have marred Christmas celebrations this year, which have become more of an indoor affair....
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Fluorosis endemic among Tharis
UMERKOT, Dec 24: Fluorosis, a disease caused by high intakes of fluoride, is becoming endemic in Tharparkar with more than 250 of 950 people in Samoon Rind village having developed bone...
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Karsaz blasts case no more relevant after BB’s assassination: Mirza
HYDERABAD, Dec 24: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza has said though the case of Oct 18 Karsaz blasts in Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming rally has lost relevance after her assassination on...
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Six demonstrators hurt by police fire: Death in custody sparks protest
TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 24: At least six people were injured when police opened indiscriminate fire on a violent mob blocking Jhang-Faisalabad road to protest the alleged death of a youth in police custody....
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Fertiliser dealers to ‘withdraw’ investment: Police action
SIALKOT, Dec 24: Fertiliser dealers across Punjab have stopped placing fresh orders and decided to withdraw their investment from the business as a protest against police action and registration of cases against dealers in various parts of the province....
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Polluted water flow from Punjab slated
SUKKUR, Dec 24: Continuous flow of water, carrying industrial waste, from Punjab to Sindh near Daharki has put the population at risk against which farmers and activists of political parties held...
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Hoarders of fertiliser warned of strict action
MIRPURKHAS, Dec 24: Mirpurkhas DCO Abdul Rahim Soomro has directed the judicial magistrates to take immediate action against fertiliser dealers involved in black marketing and hoarding and cancel their licenses as they have defamed the government and created hardship for growers....
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Record of 500 additional plots goes missing: Sector D-12
ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The record of the allotment of 500 additional plots in Sector D-12 is missing from the Capital Development Authority (CDA), sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
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Burglars break into ex-Air chief house
RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: Some burglars on Wednesday broke into the houses of an ex-air chief and a relative of a high ranking army officer within the jurisdiction of Airport police and took away valuables, police sources said....
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Three killed in road accidents
RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: A six-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a jeep on Islamabad Highway, while a woman and her daughter died in a road accident in Jatli, police said on Wednesday....
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Crime rate up in Gujar Khan
GUJAR KHAN, Dec 24: Crime rate has touched alarming limits as the robbers continue to loot residents without any fear of the police....
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Doctors observe strike in N. Areas
GILGIT, Dec 24: Complete strike was observed by the doctors working in various hospitals and health units throughout Gilgit-Baltistan against what they called unfriendly attitude of the higher authorities of the Northern Areas administration....
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Public facilities for the disabled an urgent need
Disability beyond its physical or psychological effects is often further debilitating because it has a tendency to exclude those afflicted from a normal life that others take for granted....
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I remember Jinnah
Jinnah was a puzzle that has yet to be solved. People can tell you the most outrageous stories about the man and swear on it being honest to God truth....
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Railway bridge needs maintenance
NAWABSHAH, Dec 24: The railway overhead bridge in Nawabshah is in a dilapidated condition due to lack of maintenance for the last 15 years....
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Two cleared of drug possession charge
MIRPURKHAS, Dec 24: Mirpurkhas city SPO Nasir Muneef Qureshi has completed an inquiry into the implication of an innocent person in a drug case by CIA police and submitted his report to the DPO Muneer Ahmed Shaikh on Wednesday....
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Larkana ready for BB anniversary
LARKANA, Dec 24: The first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto would be observed accordingly in Garhi Khuda Bukhsh on 27th despite looming apprehensions, said Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro while talking...
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Bomb scare at bank
HYDERABAD, Dec 24: A hoax bomb call caused panic and harassment at the Standard Chartered Bank branch, off Autobahn Road here on Wednesday, police said....
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Land for Drug testing laboratory
FAISALABAD, Dec 24: The district government has earmarked the land adjacent to the General Hospital in Ghulam Mohammadabad for the drug testing laboratory announced by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif....
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Sanitary workers demand salary
SIALKOT, Dec 24: A good number of Christian sanitary workers staged a rally and a sit-in outside Sialkot TMA offices in protest against non-payment of their salaries on the eve of Christmas....
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Accident
SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 24: A woman was killed and her four relatives were injured in a road accident on GT Road near Ferozewala on Wednesday....
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Christian Convicts released
LAHORE, Dec 24: All Christian convicts who were entitled to special remission granted by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on the occasion of Christmas, were released from jails across the province....
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19 released from Central Jail
GUJRANWALA, Dec 24: A district and sessions judge released 19 prisoners involved in petty cases during a visit to the Central Jail on Wednesday....
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Modern practices needed to increase dairy yield
LAHORE, Dec 24: Dairy Development Board Chief Executive Officer Dr Muhammad Afzal has stressed the need for adopting modern practices to maximise dairy produce....
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Two more Dengue patients in Ganga Ram
LAHORE, Dec 24: A spokesman for the Punjab health department has said that two new patients of dengue fever have been admitted during the last 24 hours....
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Nation stands united, says Baloch
SIALKOT, Dec 24: Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir Liaquat Baloch has said that the defence of Pakistan is in strong hands and the entire nation is united and ready to defend every inch of the motherland shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces....
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Indian gesture of releasing 51 prisoners hailed
LAHORE, Dec 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday welcomed the withdrawal of cases by India against 51 Pakistani prisoners at a time of tensions between the two countries....
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Police action against Violators ‘illegal’: One dish at marriages
LAHORE, Dec 24: Direct police action against those violating the ban on serving more than one dishes at the wedding ceremonies is illegal as the offence is non-cognisable, as per the related ordinance and according to officials concerned....
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‘Long march’ to end with sit-in: Kurd
LAHORE, Dec 24: Supreme Court Bar Association President Ali Ahmad Kurd said on Wednesday the lawyers would ensure a sit-in be staged at the Constitution Avenue at the conclusion of their second long march on Islamabad on March 9....
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A security lapse or terrorists were ‘testing out’
LAHORE, Dec 24: A stolen official vehicle which was parked by unidentified people with a bomb planted in it and which later blew up with a time device, entered the Government...
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Multan to have medical college for women
LAHORE, Dec 24: The Punjab government will establish a women medical college in Multan....
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Shahbaz asked to give PPP 40pc share in govt
LAHORE, Dec 24: A key Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) legislator on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to give his party 40 per cent share in the provincial government or ‘face the music’....
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Call to cut oil prices
LAHORE, Dec 24: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric Central Labour Union has demanded immediate reduction in oil prices and public transport fares and construction of new powerhouses only in the public sector....
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PR plans 14 special trains on Benazir’s anniversary
LAHORE, Dec 24: Fourteen special trains will be operated from major cities to and from Shahnawaz Bhutto station from Dec 25 to 28 to enable People’s Party workers to participate in the first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto....
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Two more PA bodies get heads
LAHORE, Dec 24: Chairpersons of two more standing committees of the Punjab Assembly were elected unopposed here on Wednesday, while the election for the third committee could not be held.As...
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