Expected price fall causes acute petrol shortage
LAHOREONCE again, a severe shortage of petrol has clutched the provincial metropolis, as most of the filling stations owners did not buy new s
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Rs 1.7 bn being spent on canal project: Riaz
LAHOREPUNJAB Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad has said that the Punjab Irrigation Department is spending Rs17,176 million on the execution of t
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Students barred from travelling on vehicle rooftops
LAHOREINSPECTOR General of Police, Punjab, Shaukat Javed on Sunday directed all the regional police officers, DIG traffic and chief traffic of
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Champions Trophy moved from Pakistan
PERTH: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday decided to relocate the 2009 Champions Trophy from Pakistan due to lingering fears over the s
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Pakistan stripped of cricket’s Champions Trophy on security grounds (The Japan Times)
PERTH, Australia (AP) Pakistan will not host the 2009 Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council revoked the rights on security grounds. The ICC board announced Sunday that ongoing concerns from several of the eight teams due to compete in the already rescheduled limited-overs tournament prompted the decision. Read the full story
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Pakistan disappointed over Trophy shift (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja says the troubled nation has done enough to reassure the world that cricket it not a target for terrorists, after it was stripped of the Champions Trophy.
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Sher Azam was a trustworthy colleague: Nawaz Sharif
LAHORE: PML (N) chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that Sher Azam was his most trustworthy colleague and his murder is one of the great tragedies of his life.In a statement issued fromLahore, Nawaz Sharif said that Sher Azam never took any pressure during the eight years of dictatorship and displayed a commendable spirit of dedication and determination.He said whenever Sher Azam was assigned any responsibility he discharged it with hardwork and efficiency.Nawaz Sharif condoled with the family of Sher Azam and directed the central leadership of the party to attend the namaz-e-janaza.
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Pakistan PM assures India response on info about Mumbai attacks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday assured India that his government had investigated information it had provided over the Mumbai attacks and would respond soon.
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UNFPA to give $2.4m to Punjab
LAHOREPUNJAB Population Welfare Minister Neelam Jabbar Ch has said the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide 2.4 million dollars
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Mumbai attacks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said Pakistan had completed investigations into the Mumbai attacks and would soon formally
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