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Seraiki province before polls |
MULTAN – President Asif Ali Zardari declared on Saturday that South Punjab would be made a separate province before general elections.Addressing the parliamentarians of PPP from Multan region, the President said that the decision to make South Punjab a separate province would be made during prevailing regime. He added the residents of South Punjab were highly annoyed with Takht-e-Lahore and they should be given their right. “If they are denied their right, the reaction might be dangerous,” he w ... |
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Fresh landslide at Siachen avalanche hampers search
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RAWALPINDI: The severe cold weather could not deter the search and rescue teams who have intensified their operation and have been working round the clock at the Gayari sector to rescue the 139 buried soldiers.Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Major General Ashfaq Nadeem Ahmad told media persons at a briefing that more than 400 troops and 60 civilians besides experts from Army, NDMA, Suparco and Comsats were engaged in the search and rescue operation.DG ISPR Major General Athar Abbas ... |
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Militants attack Bannu jail, 400 inmates escape |
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BANNU: Nearly 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in northwest Pakistan early on Sunday after it was attacked by militants armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades, a senior police official said. Some of those who fled the jail in the town of Bannu, near Pahstun tribal areas close to the Afghan border, were militants, an intelligence official said.Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, which has close links to al Qaeda, said its fighters mounted the assault, which triggered clashes. Several people were .. |
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