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Independence Day security beefed up
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: After the reports that Indian secret agency ‘RAW’ and defunct outfits could sabotage peace on the occasion of the Independence Day, the government has beefed up security throughout the country.... 
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Little to rejoice on Independence Day: Benazir ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said the nation has little to rejoice on the country’s 59th Independence Day as “a handful of adventurers have hijacked the country, its constitution and its institutions”....
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Progressive forces asked to unite
QUETTA, Aug 13: Convenor of the People’s Democratic Movement Abid Hasan Minto on Sunday said that vested interest wanted to maintain the status quo to continue exploitation and urged progressive political...
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Judges, generals held responsible for derailing democracy
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Judges and the military generals are equally responsible for undermining and derailing democracy, said renowned columnist Ayaz Amir while speaking on the role of media in dispensation of...
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More useful information expected: officials
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Security authorities have obtained 14-day physical remand of an alleged Al Qaeda suspect Rashid Rauf reportedly involved in London airline terror plot....
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Ban on hand luggage relaxed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan has lifted a ban on hand baggage on international flights although passengers are still barred from carrying liquids, officials said on Sunday....
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5 children of a family drown
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 13: Flash flood in a stream falling into the Chashma Right Bank Canal near Shamir village swept away five children of the same family here on Sunday....
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Armed forces’ officers given awards
RAWALPINDI, Aug 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has conferred awards on the officers of the armed forces on the occasion of the 59th Independence Day, said press releases issued by the...
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AJK govt to give literary awards
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 13: The AJK government has decided to give cash awards of Rs25,000, Rs15,000 and Rs10,000 to local poets, writers and researchers who promoted Kashmiri literature and culture at the national and international levels....
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Man commits suicide, boy killed in accident
GUJAR KHAN, Aug 13: Two persons died in different incidents during the last 24 hours. In the first incident, Chaudhry Ateequr Rehman (19) reportedly ended his life by shooting himself with...
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Provinces to submit revised curricula to centre
LAHORE, Aug 13: State Minister for Education Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli has said that revised curricula is being analysed by the provinces, and they will submit the same to federal government during this month....
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2,100 booked in drive against extremism
LAHORE, Aug 13: The number of those booked in the ongoing Punjab government campaign against extremism and hate literature has risen to 2,100 during the last one month, it is learnt on Sunday....
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‘Poor students to get free books’
LAHORE, Aug 13: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday said the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) would provide free text books to students of private schools having meagre resources....
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Bypoll to women seats in UCs by Sept-end
LAHORE, Aug 13: Provincial election commissioner Ayaz Muhammad Baig has said that by-elections to one per cent vacant reserved seats for women in union councils in Punjab will be held by the end of September....
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Suicide bombers ‘serious threat’
OKARA, Aug 13: Interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the Al-Qaeda network has been wiped out by the government but suicide attackers are posing a serious threat to the...
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More rain forcast in Punjab
LAHORE, Aug 13: A light rain and overcast conditions on most part of the day in Lahore on Sunday made weather pleasant which was extremely hot and humid on Saturday night....
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