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Sketches of suicide bombers released
PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The NWFP police on Thursday released sketches of alleged suicide bombers involved in recent attacks in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan....
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Petition seeks release of 3 men held by agencies
QUETTA, Feb 8: Maulana Noor Muhammad, the provincial chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), has filed a constitutional petition in the Balochistan High Court against the arrest of three men allegedly held by personnel of an intelligence agency....
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EU concerned over missing people
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The European Union is concerned at the increasing number of disappearances and torture incidents which are tarnishing the image of Pakistan, globally....
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Centre wants updates on bird flu status
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The federal government has directed the provinces to send district-wise updates on bird flu every three days after tests confirmed the presence of the virus in two small bird flocks in Rawalpindi and Mansehra on Tuesday....
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All primary teachers trained: ministry
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The ministry of finance has claimed that almost 100 per cent teachers in the country’s public sector primary and middle schools are trained, but conceded that a major...
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New PML office-bearers
QUETTA, Feb 8: Senator Begum Rehana Yahya has been appointed provincial president and Mrs Robina Irfan general secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League women’s wing....
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Draft law on drug regulatory body submitted to ministry
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The draft law for the establishment of a drug regulatory authority has been submitted to the ministry of law, justice and human rights for further processing, Health Minister Nasir Khan said on Thursday....
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Smoking lounges open at Parliament House
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: As the people are gradually learning not to light up cigarettes in public areas, sports stadiums, hospitals and government offices, a tobacco giant is preparing for the grand...
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LHC notes misuse of Hudood laws: Elopement cases
LAHORE, Feb 8: Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif of the Lahore High Court on Thursday observed that police had been registering cases under the Hudood laws in incidents of elopement and love marriage although parliament had deleted such offences from the statute....
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Millers deny dues to cane growers
FAISALABAD, Feb 8: Four sugar mills in Faisalabad district have failed in their responsibility to pay dues to thousands of sugarcane growers who are running from pillar to post to get their rightful share....
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Sibi festival arrangements finalized
QUETTA, Feb 8: Preparations have been finalised for holding the historic Sibi festival in the third week of February....
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Blast caused attacker’s death: autopsy
RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: The man who was prevented from targeting the VIP lounge of Islamabad airport was not hit by bullets but he died of wounds caused by an explosion, an autopsy performed on Thursday revealed....
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PML-N hosts reception for Chinese envoy
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The Foreign Liaison Committee of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) hosted a farewell reception in honour of the outgoing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Chunxiang here on Thursday....
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Families cry their heart out for missing members
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Bilawal Jan was not so frail and absent-minded. She was very healthy, happy and would talk and share her thoughts with her children and anyone around....
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Gas pipeline catches fire
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: A huge fire erupted along the Lehtrar Road when heavy machinery being used to dualise the road punctured a gas pipeline on Thursday....
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MNAs stage protest
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Opposition members on Thursday staged a protest sit-in outside the Parliament House building to express solidarity with the journalists whose movements had been restricted by the government during...
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CPSP poll: most of fellows may fail to cast vote
LAHORE, Feb 8: Over 4,500 fellows of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) may not be able to cast vote in Saturday’s elections....
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Another case of plagiarism: Punjab University
LAHORE, Feb 8: With the Punjab University already struggling to wriggle out of the plagiarism web, a fresh case has surfaced....
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Jeweller shot dead by robbers
LAHORE, Feb 8: Robbers shot dead a jeweller, injured two others and took away cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in 16 strikes here on Thursday....
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Raids on to arrest Bhinder’s killers
LAHORE, Feb 8: Police continued raids to arrest the accused named in the murder of additional advocate-general Arif Bhinder and eight others, and claimed the arrest of two more accused....
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CAA move to ensure air traffic safety
LAHORE, Feb 8: Alarmed by the recent spate of terrorist strikes, especially the one made at Islamabad airport on Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Authorities have started identifying and plugging all possible...
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MMA mixes pragmatism with threat
LAHORE, Feb 8: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal President Qazi Hussain Ahmad said here on Thursday that the alliance leadership had saved the MMA from disintegration because they believed that, together, they had many more challenges to face....
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New worship place with permission
LAHORE, Feb 8: Places of worships like mosques or imambargahs will be established in new housing colonies in the province with a prior permission of district governments....
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Plea against Dr Qadeer’s detention dismissed
LAHORE, Feb 8: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the detention of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan....
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Land collector shows inability to solve issue: Compensation to farmers
FAISALABAD, Feb 8: The Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) has shown his inability to resolve the issue of payment of compensation to the farmers of five villages who had sold their land...
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Trader, his driver killed by partners
GUJRANWALA, Feb 8: Armed men shot dead a businessman along with his driver and drove away with his car after throwing bodies in fields near Rawalpindi By-pass intersection on Thursday....
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Blasphemy accused to appear in court on 13th
KASUR, Feb 8: A blasphemy accused, Martha Bibi, will now appear in the district and sessions court here on Feb 13 instead of a lower court at Chunnian....
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Semester system demanded
JHANG, Feb 8: The students of the department of English language and literature of the Government College here have urged the Punjab University to introduce semester system in its affiliated colleges...
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Govt version sought in Dera naib nazim case
MULTAN, Feb 8: The Lahore High Court Multan bench has summoned the Punjab advocate-general and standing counsel for Pakistan for Feb 14 for hearing of a petition filed by the Dera district naib nazim against his suspension....
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Masked robbers kill man
SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 8: Five masked robbers shot an employee of Pakistan Steel Mills dead in Sahoki Mallian on resistance on Thursday morning....
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Girl strangled after rape
MULTAN, Feb 8: An eleven-year-old girl was strangled after being subjected to rape in Soraj Miani here on Thursday....
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Raids on for MPA’s arrest
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 8: The Dera police are conducting raids for the arrest of a ruling party MPA who had escaped from a local court on Wednesday after the rejection of his interim bail in a double murder case....
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