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80 bags of explosives captured in Lahore

March 16th, 2010


Police conducted raid at a shop in Sabzi Mandi in Iqbal Town of Lahore and captured 80 bags of explosives. According to CIA police on an intelligence cue the police conducted raid at a house in Wahdat Colony locality and arrested four persons. The police found suicide jackets and explosives…

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Some persons twisted statement to their liking: CM

March 16th, 2010


LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has regretted the fact that some quarters have misreported and tried to twist his speech made at Jamia Naeemia on Sunday last.
He maintained that some portions of his speech concerning Taliban were reported out of context and an attempt was made…

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PML-N not a national party: Taseer

March 16th, 2010


LAHORE – Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Monday lambasted Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif over his Sunday’s statement in which the CM had appealed to Taliban to spare Punjab because this province had always been against foreign aggression like them.
Talking to the media after attending the convocation of…

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Lahore: Five consecutive blasts rock Iqbal Town

March 13th, 2010


Panic gripped Iqbal Town area Lahore as five more blasts rocked the city within minutes of each other here Friday evening following a pair of suicide attacks that killed at least 40 people and wounded 95 others earlier today, report said. The five blasts in the evening hit Iqbal Town…

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40 killed, 95 injured in Lahore blasts

March 13th, 2010


A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within
seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 40 people in Lahore and wounding
nearly 100, police and medical officials said. It was the fourth major attack in
the country this week, indicating militants are stepping up violence after…

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No proposal for granting extension to Army Chief: PPP

March 11th, 2010


LAHORE – PPP Central Secretary Information Fauzia Wahab said on Wednesday that no proposal for granting extension in service to present army chief was under consideration at the moment.
At a press conference held at Lahore Press Club here, she was asked about reasons behind grant of extension in service…

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PML-N candidates win NA-123, PP-82 seats

March 11th, 2010


PML-N’s Pervez Malik won his seat of NA-123 Lahore with heavy margin on Wednesday while PML-N candidate Azam Chaila clinched his seat of PP-82 Jhang. PPP’s candidate won his seat of PP-25 Jaffarabad and Muslim League Zia’s candidate declared successful in PP-284 Bahawalnagar. Poling for the by-elections on one National…

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By-elections in NA-123, PP-82 and PP-284 underway

March 10th, 2010


The by-elections in NA-123 and three other constituencies are taking place today in Lahore, Bahawalnagar, Jhang and Jafarabad. Over 200, 000 eligible voters will be casting their vote in over 250 polling stations established for NA-123 Lahore.
In PP-82 Bahawalnagar and PP-284 Jhang, 126 and 130 polling stations have been…

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LHC turns down Lakhvi’s acquittal plea

March 10th, 2010


RAWALPINDI – A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected the acquittal plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attack, and maintained the decision of a trial court on his application for release in the case.
The bench comprising Justice Asad Munir…

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LHC turns down Lakhvi’s acquittal plea

March 10th, 2010


RAWALPINDI – A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected the acquittal plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attack, and maintained the decision of a trial court on his application for release in the case.
The bench comprising Justice Asad Munir…

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Foreign hand found in Lahore bombing: IG Punjab

March 9th, 2010


Punjab police chief has claimed substantial evidence with regard to foreign involvement in Lahore bomb attack. Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Doggar during his visit of the bombing site in Model Town Lahore told the media that the investigators have found evidence indicating foreign link to the bombing. He…

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SC dismisses plea against holding NA-123 by-polls

March 9th, 2010


Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea for suspension of by-election at National Assembly constituency NA-123, Lahore. An apex court bench comprised of Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Sahir Ali in its decision said that the election will be held as per announced schedule however the final…

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Terrorism unleashed during Musharraf rule: Shahbaz

March 9th, 2010


Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the country is suffering the losses of the menace of terrorism that was unleashed during the Musharraf rule. Talking to media after visiting Model Town site of Monday bombing in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif regretted the losses suffered by residents of the…

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Rana sees RAW hand behind attack

March 9th, 2010


PUNJAB Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said that India’s RAW was involved in the suspected suicide car bomb attack in Lahore.
India’s Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency was involved in Monday’s suspected suicide car bomb attack on a special investigation unit that killed 13 people, Minister Rana Sanaullah…

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Terrorists enemy of Pak: Shahbaz

March 9th, 2010


LAHORE – PML-N Chief Mian Muhammad Ex Prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharifand Chief Minister Punjab Muham-mad Shahbaz Sharif have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the SIA building in Model Town and expressed sympathies with the victim families.
Nawaz Sharif, who is in London, has asked the PML-N workers to donate blood and…

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Bomber flattens SIA building in City

March 9th, 2010


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LAHORE – Weeks after the reports that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies captured top Taliban and Al-Qaeda figures during successful operations in various parts of the country, a suicide bomber struck the headquarters of Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday morning, leaving 13 people dead and…

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Lahore blast death toll rise to 14

March 9th, 2010


No headway could be achieved thus far in the investigations regarding the suicide attack in Lahore yesterday, report said Tuesday. The death tally in the tragedy mounted to 14, as another body was retrieved from under the rubble of a secret agency’s building. Also the 50 percent debris of the…

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