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Thousands pay homage to Benazir in N. Areas
GILGIT, Dec 27: Thousands of people, including activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and other political groupings in major towns of the Northern Areas remembered former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on her first death anniversary on Saturday.... 
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Cantonment hospital reopens after Gakhar fire
RAWALPINDI, Dec 27: The doors of Cantonment General Hospital reopened to patients on Saturday, about a week after the Gakhar Plaza tragedy that forced the administration to evacuate the staff and patients, officials said....
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Processions make pilgrimage to Liaquat Bagh
RAWALPINDI, Dec 27: Hundreds of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) supporters and leaders on Friday flocked to Liaquat Bagh for offering prayers and paying homage to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the first anniversary of her tragic assassination....
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Frequent traffic jams in Cantonment a challenge for wardens
RAWALPINDI, Dec 27: Introduction of the Traffic Warden System in the city is now more than six-month-old, but the three-kilometer busy Peshawar Road and certain other areas of Cantonment are not...
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SI suspended; seven other officials put on notice
GUJAR KHAN, Dec 27: Nasir Khan Durrani, regional police officer (RPO) Rawalpindi has suspended sub-inspector Liaqat Ali after he was found guilty of giving undue favours to murder accused and asked him to report to police lines....
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Unsung heroes: tales of brave firemen
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: They dare to play with fire to avert catastrophes of different natures and magnitudes. But, during their life that involves breathtaking action and after their death, these heroes remain unsung....
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‘Forces failed to eliminate Benazir’s political vision’
ATTOCK, Dec 27: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Attock chapter’s local leaders has said that the forces that sought to eliminate Benazir Bhutto from the political scene have failed to eliminate her influence, vision and political philosophy of democracy....
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Benazir was an advocate of women’s rights, says UNIFEM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: The Country Director of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in Pakistan, Ms Alice Harding Shackelford paid glowing tributes to Benazir Bhutto for her services for womenfolk....
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Seven die as car falls into ravine
MURREE, Dec 27: Seven people including four women and two children died when a car fell into deep ravine at Toheedabad near Doonga Gali, Galyaat, police and Rescue 1122 sources said on Saturday....
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Talks possible if PML-N alters policy, says Pervaiz: Meeting with Nawaz denied
LAHORE, Dec 27: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi returned home aboard the same flight on Saturday afternoon after attending a marriage ceremony in Dubai....
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Action urged against senior police officer
QUETTA, Dec 27: Balochistan Assembly’s Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani has taken serious notice of stopping of construction work on the National Highway near Uthal area of Lasbela on the orders of a senior police officer....
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Russia ‘concerned’
MOSCOW, Dec 27: Russia said on Saturday it was “extremely concerned” about the build-up of troops on the India-Pakistan border, warning that tensions between the neighbours had reached a dangerous level....
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Life in Sindh comes to a standstill
HYDERABAD, Dec 27: Although the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had not given any strike call, main markets and bazaars remained closed throughout the interior of Sindh on Saturday on the occasion of the first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto....
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Action against builder urged
SUKKUR, Dec 27: Participants of an All-Parties Conference and members of the Sukkur Small Traders Association took out a rally here on Saturday to protest the illegal construction of high rises...
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Four killed, three injured in attacks
SUKKUR, Dec 27: The ongoing dispute between Jatoi and Mirani clansmen claimed four lives and left three injured in the katcha area of Saeedabad near here on Saturday....
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Man, son die as pickup hits motorcycle
JACOBABAD, Dec 27: A man and his minor son were killed in a road accident on Indus Highway near Kandhkot on Saturday....
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MPA injured in accident
SHIKARPUR, Dec 27: Member of Punjab Assembly Fozia Baran and two PPP activists were injured when a truck coming from opposite side hit their car on Lakhi-Naudero road near Madeji on Saturday....
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Robbers bag Rs400,000
KASUR, Dec 27: Two robbers looted Rs400,000 from a ghee agency on Shahbaz Road....
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Four dacoits held after shootout
KASUR, Dec 27: Patrolling police held four dacoits near Khara on Saturday....
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Wedding guests kill two bandits
SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 27: Two bandits were shot dead by as many guests during a...
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Protests against urea shortage continue
VEHARI, Dec 27: Farmers continued protest against urea shortage across the district on Saturday. Farmers in Mailsi, Dokota, Tibba Sultanpur, Thingi and Chak-24-WB are the worst hit by the prevailing fertiliser shortage....
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Three ‘criminals’ killed in ‘shootout’
FAISALABAD, Dec 27: Police claim to kill three alleged hardened criminals in a shootout on Saturday on Sattiana Road....
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A road too slow off the mark
MULTAN, Dec 27: Slow construction work on a three-kilometre long road from Dhobi Ghat Chowk to Chungi No 9 is creating problems for motorists and pedestrians....
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Inflated property tax hits public
GUJRANWALA, Dec 27: The excise and taxation authorities have significantly enhanced property tax and sent notices to the property owners for payment. While two major towns Qila Deedar Singh and Gakkhar have also been included in the tax net....
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Six of family hurt in gas cylinder blast
SIALKOT, Dec 27: Six family members were injured seriously in a gas cylinder explosion in a house in Ban Phatak locality along Kingra Road here early on Saturday....
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Milkman, robber killed
MULTAN, Dec 27: A milkman was killed for resisting a robbery, while a robber was gunned down and two were arrested in an encounter with police soon after the incident on Saturday morning....
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CM seeks MPs’ help for peace in Muharram
LAHORE, Dec 27: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday peace would be ensured at all cost during Muharram and announced the formation of a cabinet committee for adopting necessary measures....
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Riots that threw railway decades back
LAHORE, Dec 27: The Pakistan Railway infrastructure wrecked during riots in Sindh following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on Dec 27 last year, has not been fully restored yet, adding three to four...
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Two hurt as locomotive hits truck
LAHORE, Dec 27: The driver and helper in a truck were injured when their vehicle was hit by the locomotive of Awam Express at a level crossing between Kahna Kacha and Kot Lakhpat railway stations on Saturday....
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SHO refuses to ‘suffer in silence’: DPO’s invective
LAHORE, Dec 27: Feeling deeply hurt by alleged invectives of the Okara district police officer, an SHO who enjoys the reputation of an honest and efficient officer has reportedly stopped working and refused to resume duty....
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Shujaat’s call for unity
LAHORE, Decr 27: PML-Q president Ch Shujaat Hussain has said the country is passing through a very critical situation and all the political forces should unite to face it “instead of living in their own ego”....
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Two ‘offenders’ killed in ‘encounter’
LAHORE, Dec 27: Two proclaimed offenders were killed after one-hour encounter with police in Talwara village in Manawan on Saturday morning....
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Qazi calls for anti-Israel protests
LAHORE, Dec 27: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad has called for nationwide protests on Sunday (today) against an Israeli raid on Gaza....
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Petrol and diesel crisis intensifies
LAHORE, Dec 27: Petrol and diesel crisis intensified in the city on Saturday with more pumps running out of stocks....
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Talal Bugti wins JI support: 16-point agenda on provincial autonomy
LAHORE, Dec 27: Talal Akbar Bugti, son of slain Bloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti, on Saturday met Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmad and won support for his 16-point agenda on provincial autonomy....
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Fog may persist for three days
LAHORE, Dec 27: Thick fog continued to blanket the plains of Punjab for the second day running on Saturday, badly affecting air, rail and road traffic....
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Suicide
LAHORE, Dec 27: A 26-year-old woman committed suicide in Karim Park in Shafeeqabad police precincts on Saturday....
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Bilour in two-hour wait for train
LAHORE, Dec 27: Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour had to wait for around two hours in Lahore on Friday night owing to ‘failure’ of the locomotives of the train he was scheduled to board....
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Conference on history
LAHORE, Dec 27: Punjab University’s History Department, in collaboration with the Pakistan Study Centre, will organise a three-day international conference on “History, Politics and Society: The Punjab” from Monday (tomorrow)....
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Bomb hoax at Gymkhana
LAHORE, Dec 27: A hoax bomb call at the parking lot of the Gymkhana Club on The Mall on Saturday created panic among the visitors and staff, police said....
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