Seven killed in police encounter near Dadu
DADU: Four villagers, two dacoits and an infant were killed in an encounter between the police and dacoits near here late on Friday night. On
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Govt scraps package for ailing textile sector
ISLAMABAD: The government has scrapped a multi-billion package for ailing textile sector, saying that it had already injected over Rs40 billion to boo
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Street crimes contained in Karachi: Qaim
HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah claimed on Saturday that street crimes had been contained in Karachi while economy and job issues w
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Shahbaz takes oath as CM today
LAHORE: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif will take oath as Punjab chief minister from Governor Salmaan Taseer on Sunday (today) evening after ascertainm
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PML-Q to boycott CM election
LAHORETHE PML-Q has announced it would boycott the election of the Punjab chief minister and its members would sit in tents outside the PA bui
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Pakistani journalists more oppressed than South Asian counterparts
LAHORE: Pakistani journalists are subjected to more oppression, both state-oriented and from extremist elements, than their counterparts in the South
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Expert concerned over shelving Kalabagh Dam construction plan
RawalpindiExperts related to water departments have underscored the dire need for construction of Kalabagh Dam in order to avert any power and
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FBR says stock markets exempt from CGT
ISLAMABAD: Tax authorities on Saturday announced that stock markets would continue to remain exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) for another two years
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Fighting classroom germs helps keep kids healthy
Frequent use of hand sanitizers and a daily disinfectant wipe-down of classroom surfaces can help reduce school absences due to gastrointestinal illne
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Abdullah Holds Talks With Pakistan PM (Arab News)
MADINAH/JEDDAH, 8 June 2008 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who is currently on an official visit to the Kingdom, discussed international and Islamic developments at the royal palace in Jeddah yesterday.
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