?No criminal cases against doctors?
LAHORE
THE chairman of the Chief Minister?s Task Force on Spurious Drugs, Dr Saeed Elahi, has said that the government would not register case
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Snowfall engulfs Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: The Diamar District of Gilgit-Baltistan is engulfed by the freezing cold weather and snowfall.
The temperature fell to Minus 15 degree centigrade in the district, where roads remained blocked.
According to the reports, local population has remained stranded in the area, where there is acute shortage of food and water.
While the prices of wood have also sky-rocketed.
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Kayani rebuffs ?double game? allegation on Pak intelligence
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said Wednesday that 2273 officers and soldiers had embraced martyrdom during the ongoing war against terrorism.
In a chat with senior journalists in Islamabad, Army chief Gen Kayani rejected the allegations of double game leveled against Pakistan intelligence agencies, saying that 73 intelligence officers had embraced martyrdom in Pakistan, while 11 others were martyred in Afghanistan.
The COAS said that one 3-star General, two 2-star generals and five brigadiers were also among the martyrs.
While in Afghanistan, 1682 soldiers of allied forces had been killed during the last eight years, he commented.
A large quantity of weapon was seized in Swat with the help of Swat people, he said, adding the arms were recovered during the past two and half months.
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KSE-100 Index gains 32 points
KARACHI: The share prices at Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed modest gains as the benchmark KSE-100 Index recorded a gain of 32 points to close at 9,627 on Wednesday.
Early hour buying gave the stock market a positive start but the Index kept see-sawing throughout the rest of the session. However, the Index closed above 9600 level with a gain of 32 points at the close of today?s session.
The trade volume stood at 140 million shares.
Lafraj Pakistan emerged as today?s volume leader, gaining Rs1 to finish the day at Rs3.82.
KSE-30 Index advanced by 46 points to peg at 10,026.
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PM promises to turn Lahore into drug-free city
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today announced to turn Lahore into a drug-free city and directed the anti-narcotics ministry to take necessary measures in this regard.
Chairing a meeting of the Anti-narcotics Division in Islamabad, Prime Minister Gilani ordered the authorities to set up an inter-agency task force to curb the drug smugglings.
The primer also called for the launch of a public-awareness campaign against the use of drugs. He also directed to set up a rehabilitation center for drug addicts at Adiala Jail.
Gilani further said that the government would take action to free the country from poppy cultivation.
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Withdrawal of ?entry ban? at railway stations urged
Islamabad
After ban on entry of the visitors onto platforms of railway stations by the concerned authorities, both the passengers and their rel
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?Intelligence agencies injecting drugs to extract information?
Karachi
Intelligence agencies in Pakistan are using drugs to extract information from political activists, while doctors on the payroll of the
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Three U.S. troops die in Pakistan blast (CNN)
A “vicious” roadside bomb blast struck a convoy in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people Wednesday, including three American military members training the country’s security forces.
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Imran slams ?insulting? IPL snub
KARACHI: Legendary fast bowler Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistani players had suffered ?insulting treatment? at the hands of the Indian Premier
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?Central Park? to be established at Sindh Secretariat
Karachi
The Sindh government has, under the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari, decided to demolish ?Sindh government departments? and es
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