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| November 19, 2006 | Sunday | Shawwal 26, 1427 |
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Plan to upgrade Karakuram Highway
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Pakistan and China are likely to sign a contract during the forthcoming visit of Chinese president Hu Jintao to upgrade and expand the Karakuram Highway.... 
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Power shortfall likely to hit growth rate
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The looming power shortfall is likely to affect the overall targeted growth rate of the country, particularly in view of numerous problems facing the government in attracting foreign...
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MMA won’t quit, says minister
LAHORE, Nov 18: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan has said the government believed that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal legislators will not quit their seats though the alliance has called a meeting...
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Asma for disengagement of military from politics
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Painting a bleak and gloomy picture of Pakistani politics and society, renowned human rights activist and UN rapporteur Asma Jehangir called for restoration of democracy, establishment of rule...
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Senate body wants power transferred to PM: Out-of-turn allotments
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: A subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works on Saturday recommended an amendment to the allotment rules, seeking discretionary powers for the prime minister to make out-of-turn allotments, only in exceptional cases....
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Towers victims urge UK to extradite Ramzan Khokar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The affected people of Margalla Towers, including widows, orphans and retired officials, held a protest meeting at the collapse site to condemn the sheltering of the building owner Ramzan Khokar and other accomplices by the United Kingdom....
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Work opens on S&T varsity
LAHORE, Nov 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the University of Engineering, Science and Technology (UEST), being set up here under a larger programme which...
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Institution to house six major schools
LAHORE, Nov 18: University of Engineering Science and Technology (UEST) will initially house six major schools....
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ADB to raise farm loan in Fata
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The Asian Development Bank will provide a $42 million loan to improve the lives of the people in Fata by promoting sustainable and productive use of the region’s natural resources....
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Entry into Bajaur: ANP files motion
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Awami National Party president Senator Asfandyar Wali on Saturday filed a privilege motion against the political administration for barring him from entering the Bajaur agency....
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Probe into wheat scam
GILGIT, Nov 18: The Regional Accountability Bureau has launched investigations into alleged embezzlement of wheat and other essential items by Northern Areas civil supply and food department officials....
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Robbers find police quick on trigger
RAWALPINDI, Nov 18: Emboldened by the sheer audacity of their professional peers who struck in the airport area on Friday and looted a whole market with complete abandon, an eight-member gang...
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Women’s role vital to end social evils
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Women can play a vital role in eradicating social evils through their education, if provided with better opportunities, said Senate Standing Committee on Education, Science and Technology Chairperson Razina Alam Khan on Saturday....
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Mosquitoes panic PIA passengers
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The presence of mosquitoes aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Saturday frightened the living daylights out of the passengers already wary of the winged terror responsible for the deadly dengue fever outbreak across the country....
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5 killed in separate incidents
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Five persons, including two women, were killed in different incidents while the local police found two bodies from different places on Saturday, police said....
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PTI launches drive against Musharraf
SAHIWAL, Nov 18: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf will continue its struggle till the removal of the Musharraf government. This was stated by PTI chairman and MNA Imran Khan while addressing public...
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Politicians, judiciary fail to deliver
LAHORE, Nov 18: Former chief justice Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui has said that political leadership has failed and judiciary faltered in rising to the occasion to a situation arising out of the...
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Five-year LLB from 2008
MULTAN, Nov 18: Punjab Bar Council (PBC) vice-chairman Azhar Chaudhry said on Saturday that the LLB course will be of five years’ duration instead of three years from 2008....
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Out on a limb
LAHORE, Nov 18: On average 40 people are killed every month in accidents on city roads. Around 70 others suffer injuries. For over a year, driving on the road amid unruly and disorganised traffic has become an uphill task....
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Inter-faith talks urged
LAHORE, Nov 18: Participants of a function held at the YMCA to mark the international peace day on Saturday urged the need for promoting inter-faith dialogue and as a result harmony....
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50,000 Afghans registered in Punjab
LAHORE, Nov 18: Nearly 300,000 Afghans living in Pakistan have been registered, including around 50,000 in Punjab, till Saturday in an exercise to give them identification after decades in exile....
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28 detained in blast probe
LAHORE, Nov 18: The capital city police have reportedly detained 28 `suspects’ for questioning following Friday’s bomb blast which left 20 people injured. During a `major crackdown’ on Saturday, police raided various hotels, guest houses and Afghan localities in the city....
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