Archive for December 2012
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The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday conducted grand operation against encroachment in various sectors of the federal capital and removed illegally established stalls and kiosks on roadsides. The operation was conducted by Directorate of
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Senate Standing Committee on Election scheduled to meet on Monday to evolve consensus on pending legislation for holding general elections deferred its meeting. The committee did not have the chance to look into recommendations made
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Directorate General of Customs Intelligence & Investigation, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has foiled a major attempt to smuggle Afghan transit goods including cloth, tyres and electronic goods worth millions of rupees from Peshawar to
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Judge, Anti Terrorist Court (ATC), Ghulam Mustafa A Memon on Monday awarded death sentence and confiscation of properties of Wali Muhammad and two others in a kidnapping for ransom case. The criminals were involved in
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Experts addressing a workshop jointly organised by Sindh Health Department and WHO on Monday warned that inability to ban tobacco smoking could increase the incidence of relevant deaths by 70 percent in the country. They
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Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, a senior judge of the Supreme Court took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan after Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's departure for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah on Monday. Justice
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Due to constant low inflow of water in Tarbela Dam, the 11 units have been shut down, the only three units are functional to produce electricity, which would add to more power loadshedding. "Out of
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National Cotton Conference will be organised next month to highlight and resolve the problems faced by the cotton traders, growers and ginners and PCGA has planned to educate and convince the growers not to use
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Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) is offering its customers free 'Jadoo Box' with very new 2Mbps and above internet connection. "Jadoo Box" is a multi-purpose integrated solution, which provides uninterrupted connectivity by using wired DSL
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The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing of petitions regarding alleged memorandum to Admiral Mike Mullen by Hussain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States of America, on January 28, 2013. According to
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