100 die from fake drug use in Pakistan
January 26th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 100 patients at a heart institute in Pakistan's Punjab province have died from reactions to spurious drugs, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said.Sharif said ... Read more...
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Alarming HIV/AIDS surge among Pakistan’s drug addicts
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) There is an alarming surge in HIV/AIDS cases among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) says.HIV/AIDS prevalence among IDUs in ... Read more...
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Pakistan witnesses surge in AIDS
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) There has been an alarming rise in the number of AIDS cases among the injecting drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan, a Canadian aid agency has said.The ... Read more...
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Bus accident in northern Pakistan kills 6, injures 23
January 17th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by BNO News
SWAT, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed on Monday when a speeding minibus overturned in northern Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. More than 20 others were injured.The accident ... Read more...
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Civil society vulnerable in Pakistan: Faiz’s daughter
January 16th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani social activist Salima Hashmi, the daughter of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, feels civil society in her country is under pressure and extremely ... Read more...
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I am only answerable to parliament: Gilani
January 16th, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Declining to clarify his remarks about the country's army and intelligence chiefs over submission of statements to the apex court in the memo scandal, Prime ... Read more...
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18 killed in Pakistan bombing (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a bomb blast Sunday at a religious gathering of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan blast, no terror link (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a blast Sunday at a religious gathering of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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Six die in botched Pakistan hostage rescue attempt
December 30th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) A doctor who was kidnapped was among the six people killed in a rescue operation mounted by the police in Pakistan's Punjab province.The shootout between the ... Read more...
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Ex-Pakistani CM booked over actress’ abduction
December 29th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Former chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province Dost Muhammad Khosa has been booked for the kidnapping of actress Sapna whom he had married, a media report ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman shot dead for spurning fiance
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) A young woman was gunned down in Pakistan's Punjab province as she refused to marry her fiance.Anar Begum, 24, was shot dead by her fiance's brother, ... Read more...
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Three Pakistani policemen gunned down
December 1st, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three policemen were killed and two others injured Thursday when unidentified gunmen ambushed a police vehicle in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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No information on joint China-Pakistan army exercise: Antony
November 28th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said India has no information on a China-Pakistan joint military exercise held close to the Indian border recently.In a written ... Read more...
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Three killed in Pakistan factory blast
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) At least three workers were killed in a blast Tuesday night at a factory in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.The blast took place inside ... Read more...
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Pakistani forces hunt for militants after intelligence men killed
November 13th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The Pakistani security forces Sunday launched a major hunt for militants behind the killing of five intelligence officials in the eastern Punjab province, reported local ... Read more...
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Six held with 25,000kg explosives in Pakistan
November 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) Six militants along with 25,000 kg explosives have been arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.They were arrested Wednesday in the suburbs of the ... Read more...
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Sikh pilgrims visit Pakistan
November 9th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) About 8,000 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world have congregated in Pakistan's Punjab province to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.The three-day celebrations began ... Read more...
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Pakistani ex-soldier held over bombing plot
October 31st, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) A former commando of the Pakistan Army has been arrested on charges of plotting to bomb the parliament, a media report said.Saadullah, an ex-member of the ... Read more...
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Pakistani who chopped off wife’s nose held
October 25th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS) A man who chopped off his wife's nose and lips after she refused to dance at weddings has been been arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province.The victim ... Read more...
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One dead as boat capsizes in Pakistan
October 17th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) One person was killed and 31 people, including college students, went missing after a boat capsized in a canal in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Two Pakistani brothers held
October 17th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for killing their sister in Pakistan's Punjab province.The honour killing took place in Rawalpindi district, reported Dawn.Abida Bibi had eloped ... Read more...
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Illegally imported steel seized in Pakistan
October 11th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) As much as 180 tonnes of illegally imported steel has been seized in Pakistan's Punjab province.The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) detected a scandal of unauthorised ... Read more...
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Pakistani kills son, daughter
October 9th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) A man fatally stabbed his son and daughter following an argument with his wife in Pakistan's Punjab province.Farooq killed Waheed, 6, and Saba, 3, when his ... Read more...
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Pakistani N-plant resumes operation
October 7th, 2011 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan's Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, which was shut for past one week, Thursday resumed operations, a media report said.The plant, located in eastern Punjab province, has ... Read more...
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Nine die in Pakistan accident
September 30th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) At least nine people, including two children, died in a road accident in Pakistan's Punjab province Thursday.The accident occurred near Chichawatni town as the vehicle they ... Read more...
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Dengue toll rises to 77 in Lahore
September 24th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Sep 24 (IANS) The dengue toll in Pakistan's Lahore city has risen to 77, a media report said Saturday.In Punjab province, 9,500 cases of dengue have been confirmed since ... Read more...
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Dengue toll in Pakistani province rises to 62
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The dengue toll in Pakistan's Punjab province rose to 62 Thursday, authorities said.People are avoiding parks and picnic spots in Lahore, the provincial capital, fearing they ... Read more...
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Seven to die in Pakistan for lynching brothers
September 21st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Seven people were sentenced to death and nine policemen were jailed by a court for the lynching of two brothers near Sialkot in Pakistan's Punjab province, ... Read more...
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Dengue toll reaches 29 in Pakistan’s Punjab province
September 16th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The onslaught of dengue is still on in Pakistan's Punjab province with 29 people having succumbed to the disease so far and 5,500 cases confirmed in ... Read more...
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5,000 suspected dengue cases reported in Pakistan
September 14th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) About 5,000 suspected cases of dengue fever have been reported from across Pakistan, Punjab's capital Lahore alone reporting over 4,000 of these cases.The government of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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29 injured as train derails in Pakistan (Lead)
September 10th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 29 people were injured when a passenger train derailed Saturday in eastern Pakistan, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred around 5.00 a.m. at Sara-e-Alamgir village in ... Read more...
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88 dead in Pakistan floods
September 5th, 2011 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) At least 88 people have died and around eight million affected by floods in Pakistan's southern Sindh province and eastern Punjab province, a top official said.Zafar ... Read more...
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Dengue fever grips Pakistani province
September 4th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is in the grip of a dengue epidemic with dozens of cases being reported daily at various hospitals, Xinhua reported.At least ... Read more...
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Three shot dead in Pakistan billiard club
August 29th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Three people were gunned down and six injured when two masked men opened fire at a billiards club in Pakistan's Punjab province.The shooting took place in ... Read more...
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