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Lawyers finalise strategy for ‘long march’
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The Joint Action and Implementation Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday finalised strategy for lawyers’ June 10 long march for reinstatement of the deposed judges.... 
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Rahman asks militants to lay down arms
LAHORE, May 23: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rahman Malik said on Friday that the government had not reached any agreement with any extremist group, including Mehsud and Wazir tribes....
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Taliban deny role in journalist’s killing
BAJAUR AGENCY, May 23: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has denied any role in the murder of journalist Mohammad Ibrahim....
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Rockets fired on defence installation in Kohat
KOHAT, May 23: Several rockets were fired on the cantonment area and other parts of Kohat early on Friday morning....
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Michael new head of US military office
WASHINGTON, May 23: The United States on Friday announced the appointment of a top commander to head its military office in Islamabad, recognising Pakistan’s objection to an earlier appointment of a...
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JI slams US general’s statement
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Jamaat-i-Islami Naib Amir Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmed has expressed his concerns over what he termed repeated American feelers that the next 9/11 might come from Fata....
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Tribunal takes up poll petitions against Nawaz today
LAHORE, May 23: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court is set to hear an appeal on Saturday against the acceptance of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for the by-election to NA-123, Lahore....
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Pakistani kidnapped
PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria), May 23: Two foreigners, one Pakistani and one Maltese, working for an oil services company were kidnapped in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria on Friday, police and security sources said....
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Experts for need-based education policy
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Speakers at a consultation on draft education policy here on Friday called for a need-based assessment for each province without which education was to remain an exercise in futility....
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Lawyers divided over Dogar’s presence: Judicial complex opening
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 23: The district bar association has called on the city lawyers to boycott inauguration of the newly constructed Judicial Complex by Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar on Saturday....
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Sacked workers caravan reaches Dadu
DADU, May 23: A caravan of sacked employees of Faran Sugar Mills arrived here on Thursday....
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Govt calls for conserving energy for three months
RAWALPINDI, May 23: Amid a period of acute power crisis, Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has sought the cooperation of the people to conserve energy for 90 days (June 1 to August 31) to help reduce loadshedding....
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Japan to provide technical assistance to workforce
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Japan will provide modern technical assistance to Pakistani workforce in industrial sector to enhance the opportunities for employment in the sector....
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‘Professional fee’ pesters Rawalpindi traders
RAWALPINDI, May 23: The cantonment boards of Rawalpindi and Chaklala have chosen a novel way of overcoming the financial crunch facing the two civic bodies by imposing ‘professional fee’ on all shops within cantonment limits....
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Policeman gets bail in Rashid Rauf escape case
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday accepted the bail plea of a police constable accused of showing negligence and facilitating the escape of Rashid Rauf, a suspect in a plot to blow up transatlantic flights....
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Woman warns of setting herself on fire
QUETTA, May 23: The mother of Ghulam Haider Raisani, who is detained in the Quetta jail, threatened on Friday to burn herself to death if her son was handed over to Iran....
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Family planning programme launched
QUETTA, May 23: US Consul General in Karachi Kay Anske has said that assistance to Pakistan is a demonstration of America’s commitment to work with the people of this country and provide them better education, health facilities and greater economic opportunities....
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Thunderstorm, rain forecast
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The meteorological department has forecast widespread thunderstorm and rain with isolated, heavy showers in northern Punjab and Islamabad.Scattered rains were expected in south Punjab in the coming days...
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Journalists condemn colleague’s murder
HYDERABAD, May 23: Journalists took out rallies in different parts of Sindh on Friday to condemn the murder of a private TV channel reporter in Bajaur agency on Thursday....
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PML-Q leader booked
NAWABSHAH, May 23: Police booked the Pakistan Muslim League-Q’s district leader Khan Mohammad Dahiri in a power theft case on Friday....
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Keenjhar capacity raising project opposed
THATTA, May 23: The enhancement of water storage capacity of Keenjhar Lake from 54-RL (reduced level) to 57-RL by raising its embankments would ruin its 24 surrounding villages and render some...
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Rally
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 23: Several vaccinators of taluka Kandiaro took out a rally and staged sit-in in Kandiaro on Saturday....
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High input prices make farmers cry
VEHARI, May 23: A three-day National Kissan Congress has urged the government to solve farmers'' problems at the union council level and reduce electricity tariff and prices of diesel, seeds and pesticides to enhance production....
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College told to clear teacher’s dues
LAHORE, May 23: The Lahore High Court has directed the Aitchison College administration to pay all the dues to a former college teacher....
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Body of man killed by wife exhumed
GUJRAT, May 23: Police on Friday exhumed the body of a man who was killed allegedly by his wife some seven months ago....
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‘Package welcome only if it meets people’s wishes’
FAISALABAD, May 23: The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) will support a constitutional package by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for the reinstatement of judges if it meets the wishes of people, lawyers and political forces....
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Cut in military spending sought: Pre-budget seminar
LAHORE, May 23: The Women Workers Helpline has presented people’s charter of budgetary demands calling for cut in military and non-productive expenditures for making additional resources available for the social sector development....
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Two die in road accident
KASUR, May 23: Two members of a family were killed and two others injured in a road accident in the Phoolnagar police limits here on Friday evening....
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130 applicants for place at PU book fair
LAHORE, May 23: The Punjab University has received 130 applications from publishers and booksellers for participation in its first official three-day book fair....
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Two held over minor boy’s murder
GUJRANWALA, May 23: Police on Friday ‘arrested’ two people in connection with the murder of a seven-year-old boy who was kidnapped for ransom from Nizamabad (Wazirabad) a week ago....
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JUP’s rally to mark Khatme Nabuwat centenary
LAHORE, May 23: The Jamiat Ulema Pakistan (JUP) staged a rally here on Friday to mark 100 years of Khatme Nabuwat Movement....
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Court asks police not to harass couple
TOBA TEK SINGH, May 23: A man who had eloped with the woman of Chak 725-GB appeared before a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge on Friday and contracted court marriage....
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Dust storm kills one, hurts three
FAISALABAD, May 23: A man was killed and three others sustained injuries when the wall of a mosque fell on them during a windstorm in Chak 279-RB in Razabad police station limits on Friday....
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Local holiday in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR, May 23: The 42nd death anniversary of the last Bahawalpur (now defunct) ruler, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Abbasi V, will be observed here on Saturday (today)....
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All roads lead to Faisalabad today
LAHORE, May 23: City lawyers will boycott court proceedings across the province on Saturday (today) and travel to Faisalabad to welcome ‘deposed’ chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry at an All Pakistan Lawyers’ Convention....
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Cases against lawyers on list of likely withdrawals
LAHORE, May 23: The Punjab government has also included the cases registered against lawyers during their movement for the restoration and independence of the judiciary onto the list of political cases, which it wants to withdraw, Dawn has learned....
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CS calls for proper promotion dossiers
LAHORE, May 23: Chief Secretary Javed Mahmood on Friday admonished administrative secretaries while chairing the first meeting of the Provincial Selection Board after finding that promotion cases of many officials were not properly processed....
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Thunderstorm, rain a mixed blessing
LAHORE, May 23: A thunderstorm and rain lashed the city on Friday night, uprooting many trees and billboards....
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Arrested
LAHORE, May 23: Mughal-pura CIA police claimed on Friday to have arrested four members of a criminals’ gang and seized gold ornaments, cash, cell phones and illegal weapons from their possession....
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Sharifs rap Tariq’s murder
LAHORE, May 23: PML-N patron Nawaz Sharif and president Shahbaz Sharif have condemned the murder of party leader Tariq Khan in Karachi. In a condolence message, they expressed shock and grief over his murder and demanded early arrest of the culprits....
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