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Preventive measures stressed to avert dengue fever
RAWALPINDI: In order to avert attack of dengue virus, all possible preventive measures must be adopted as prevention is better than cure. This was stated by Deputy Medical Superintendent (DMS) Holy Family Hospital (HFH) Dr. Javed Hayat while talking to APP. He said maximum preventive measures should be adopted to fight dengue virus. Dengue fever [...]
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Police clash with protesters trying to storm Pakistan PM’s house
ISLAMABAD: Police in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad fired tear gas on anti-government protesters attempting to storm Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s official residence late Saturday in a bid to force his resignation. The tear gas shelling began when the protestors tried to remove some barricades located in front of the residences of the prime minister and president. [...]
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Football: Ronaldo not fit for Portugal’s Euro 2016 opener
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo will not be fit in time for Portugal’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Albania on September 7, national coach Paulo Bento said Friday. Bento said that their medical team decided that the 29-year-old Real Madrid player was “not fit to compete”. Bento declined to elaborate on the concerns over the player who [...]
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JPMorgan working with FBI in cyber-attack probe
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase said Thursday that it was cooperating with law-enforcement officials to determine the scale of reported cyber attacks against US financial institutions. The largest US bank by assets said it was not seeing any sign of unusual fraud activity. Late Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was “working with the [...]
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Few thousand protestors can’t intimidate popularity of elected Govt: MNA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz legislator Ubaidullah Khan Shadi khail on Wednesday said that a few thousand protesters cannot intimidate the popularly elected government which was supported by overwhelming majority of the masses. Talking to APP, the MNA from Mianwali said that the government enjoyed the support of a large segment of society including parliament, chambers [...]
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Dacoits held in Kuchlak
QUETTA: Police arrested injured dacoits in Khulak area, some 30 km off the provincial capital Tuesday. According to the police, two dacoits who received bullet shot by security guard and got injured after looting patrolling pump in Airport area. Law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and arrested the injured dacoits fleeing from the town. [...]
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BISE Mirpurkhas announces result of HSC exams
MIRPURKHAS: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas Monday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) part II annual examinations 2014. Chairman BISE Mirpurkhas Fasih ud din Khan announced the results of Pre-engineering, Pre-Medical and Science General groups in a ceremony held here at the board office. More than 17 thousand students appeared [...]
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Tribute paid to Barrister Qurban Ali
MIRPUR: A tribute was paid to veteran Kashimiri leader and founder chief of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples National Party Barrister Qurbal Ali on his 2nd death anniversary here Sunday. The ceremony was arranged by Raja Zulfiqar Ahmed Advocate, Central Secretary General of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples National Party (JK PNP) alongwith Justice (Retd) Abdul Majeed [...]
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Formula One: Rosberg takes Belgian GP pole ahead of Hamilton
SPA, Belgium: World championship leader Nico Rosberg secured his fourth pole position in succession on Saturday when he topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tense and wet qualifying session for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. The 29-year-old German clocked a best lap of two minutes and 5.698 Seconds to outpace [...]
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Spread of infectious diseases likely due to sit-ins in Federal Capital
ISLAMABAD: Health experts have pointed out that there are high chances of spread of infectious diseases in Federal Capital due to presence of people from different areas in the sit-ins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). They claimed people, who came here from various cities of the country in the protest with [...]
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Hot, dry weather forecast for city
MULTAN: The Local Met office has forecast hot and dry weather with chances of dust raising winds for the city and its suburbs during the next 24 hours. On Thursday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded as 38.3 degrees Centigrade and 27.5 degrees Centigrade,respectively. Humidity was recorded 64 percent at 8am and 46 percent [...]
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Previous PIA flights’ schedule from Peshawar to Karachi demanded
PESHAWAR, Aug 20 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday expressed concern over the flight schedule of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) from Bacha Khan International Airport to Karachi and cancelation of flight operations by foreign airlines. President CCI Zahidullah Shinwari in a statement said that PIA authorities have curtailed the flights from [...]
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Focal Person nominated to finalize site for Media Enclave project
PESHAWAR: In order to finalize site for proposed Media Enclave project of providing housing facility to journalists of Peshawar, focal person has been nominated. Decision to this effect was taken by Provincial Secretary Housing,Engr Arif Zahid during a meeting with a delegation of Peshawar Press Club led by its chairman, Nasir Hussain which called on [...]
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Imran Khan announces marching towards “red zone”
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan announced on Monday that tomorrow (Tuesday) he would march towards the red zone. Addressing the sit-in of his supporters he said he would led the protestors including women to march towards the red zone. He asked his party workers to be fully peaceful. He said civil obedience [...]
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Cricket: Pakistan bounce back as Jayawardene falls for 54
COLOMBO: Mahela Jayawardene was dismissed for 54 in his last Test innings as Pakistan kept themselves in the hunt to force a series-levelling win in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday. Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal grabbed three wickets in the morning session of the fourth day’s play to leave Sri Lanka on [...]
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Khursheed Shah condoles over demise of Mrs.Ashraf Abbasi
LARKANA: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and senior PPP leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Saturday evening visited Abbasi House to offer condolence on the demise of the ex-deputy speaker, National Assembly Mrs. Dr. Ashraf Abbasi, who died recently. He also prayed to God Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal [...]
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SBP’s Independence day sports in full swing
LAHORE: Several cities of Punjab hosted Independence Day Sports events on Friday across the province under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab (SBP). People showed great involvement and chanted slogans to encourage the participating teams in various cities. According to details, a floodlit tape ball cricket tournament was organized in Okara where Shaheen Cricket Club, [...]
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KU teachers felicitated for being awarded with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
KARACHI: Vice Chancellor of Karachi University, Dr Mohammad Qaiser has felicitated teachers of the university who are among the national award recipients for 2014. In a statement on Thursday he said the announcement made by the government to confer “Tamgha-e-Imtiaz” upon Prof Shakil Aauj, Dean,Faculty of Islamic Studies and Chairman, Mass Communication Department,in recognition of [...]
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Govt, PTI should sit together for resolving issues: Siraj
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq Wednesday asked the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and government to sit together for resolving the issues being faced by the country. Talking to the media here, he said that the political leaders show tolerance for one another. Sirajul Haq urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to give time frame for the judicial [...]
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Iran backs choice of new Iraq PM: top official
TEHRAN: Iran, a key ally of Iraq’s sidelined Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said Tuesday it backed the legal process to pick his replacement, following the nomination of Haidar al-Abadi as new head of government. Ali Shamkhani, secretary and representative of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks at [...]
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Lets Throw Some Light On Quaid’s Simple Statement
On August 11 1947, some really staunch words echoed in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan proudly uttered by none other than the architect of our nation,Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said: “You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any [...]
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PM urges PTI for dialogue; calls for foiling internal, external conspiracies
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to enter into a dialogue with the government and said all political forces need to stand together to foil the internal and external conspiracies against the country. Source: APP
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FESCO issues shutdown program
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has issued shutdown program for necessary repair, maintenance and expansion of electricity lines. According to program issued by the company, power supply from 66-KV Ashiyana grid station will remain suspended from 8:00 am to 12 noon on Sunday (August 10). Source: APP
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Seven motorway police officials promoted
MULTAN: National Highways and Motorway police promoted seven junior patrolling officials of the Multan sector here on Friday. According to a press release issued here, the officials included Shoaib Arshad, Muhammad Sarfraz, Farhan Azeem, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Junaid and Shahzad Hussain. SSP Ghulam Jaffer Chaudhary directed the officials to serve their duties with [...]
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Supplementary exams of Mehran varsity from Aug 18
HYDERABAD, Aug 7 (APP): The Controller of Examination Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro has informed here Thursday that supplementary exams of different batches will start from Aug 18 at Mehran University Jamshoro and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus Khairpur Mirs. An official statement said here. Source: APP
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Rates for conversion of FCD, DBC, FCBC, US dollar bonds
KARACHI: The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special U.S. Dollar Bonds and profits thereon by all banks and for providing Forward Cover on Foreign Currency Deposits (excluding F.E- 25 deposits) by the State Bank on August 7. The rates are: [...]
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Sarwar completes one year in office, resolves to continue work for education
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Muhammad Sarwar Chaudhary, who completed a year in office on Tuesday, reiterated his resolve to work for providing quality education in the province and provide clean drinking water to at least one million people by the year end. Muhammad Sarwar is the first Muslim and Pakistani in the history of British parliament, [...]
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People urged to be cautious about food, water use during monsoons
KARACHI: The current spell of monsoon showers has neutralized the intensity of summers and associated health conditions yet exposed the vulnerability of Karachiites to ailments ranging from diarrhea, dysentery, cholera to hepatitis E. Doctors talking to APP on Monday have advised citizens to be extremely careful with specific reference to consumption as well as application [...]
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Israel to keep up Gaza assault ‘as long as necessary’: PM
Israel will keep up its military campaign in the Gaza Strip for as long as needed and with as much force as necessary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. And he said that all options were “on the table” to achieve that mission. “From the beginning, we promised to return the quiet to Israel’s [...]
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Mahathir calls for Internet censorship
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for the Internet to be censored to preserve “public morality”, in what the opposition suggested Saturday was an attempt to silence government critics. Mahathir, who was the country’s longest-serving prime minister, in office from 1981 to 2003, remains an influential figure in Malaysian politics. “The [...]
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8 Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza: medics
GAZA CITY: Eight Palestinians, including at least two children, were killed by Israeli tank fire in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, a spokesman for the local emergency services said. A woman was also among the dead in the attack at Khan Yunes, said spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra. The eight deaths bring the toll on the [...]