LAHORE: The Lahore-Islamabad motorways has been shut for traffic as the fog here continued to become thicker all day and night which has extended difficulties for the people extensively.According to motorways police sources, the authorities had to close Lahore-Islamabad motorways due to thick fog during Friday and Saturday night.Sources added that fog was so thick that noting could be seen by a meter distance.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 26 — Pakistan began deploying thousands of additional troops to its border with India on Friday amid rising tension in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month.
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KarachiSindh Minister for Industry and Commerce Abdul Rauf Siddiqui has expressed his commitment to improve the culture of book reading and sa
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LAHORE: Traffic and other life engagements have been affected substantially as heavy fog has appeared in Lahore and other areas of Punjab on Friday.Fog started to appear on early Friday and continued to become thick as the day progressed. According to met office, the fog would gain rather thickness during the night and warned the traffic against keeping their head and back lights on to avoid any mishaps on Saturday morning due to fog.Mist has also affected the domestic and international flights from Lahore while railway officials said that trains bound to Lahore are arriving late.
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Pakistan has redeployed thousands of troops to the border with India, officials said Friday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions with New Delhi in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is moving some troops away from its border with Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said on Friday, sparking renewed fears that last month’s terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, could trigger a fourth war between the two countries, both of which are now armed with nuclear weapons.
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Washington on Friday urged India and Pakistan to avoid escalating tensions in the wake of the Mumbai attacks after Pakistan redeployed thousands of troops to the border with India.
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KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has issued 730 licences to commercial banks to open new branches/sub-branches in calendar year 2008 under its Branch L
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LAHOREPrime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has said Pakistan was a responsible country and they would not take lead in launching aggression agai
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Sri Lanka has given the green light for the national cricket team to tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks.
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