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Peshawar—NWFP Information Minister, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has warned that hoarding, illegal profiteering and artificial price hike would not be tolerated at any cost and such elements would be brought to book sternly. This warning he issued during his surprise visit to various bazaars here on Monday.  The Provincial Minister, on this occasion, besides checking the prices of essential commodities especially checked prices of sugar and flour, and inquired about its availability in the market. On this occasion, he confiscated seven

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Peshawar—A plan proposed by NWFP Wildlife department to set up an animal enclosure at Hayatabad Township for providing recreational facility to the entertainment starved people of Peshawar was opposed and the file is shelved. The project has been opposed by Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) on the pretext that some of the wild species including lion and leopard may create problem by attacking and injuring visitors, informed an official of NWFP Wildlife department. The Wildlife department had prepared a plan to establish

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Quetta—Poaching of residential houbara bustard in Balochistan continued this season while relevant departments are avoiding taking action against influential poachers. Sources in the Wildlife Department on condition of anonymity told APP on Monday that influential poachers who are foreigners as well as locals have continued hunting residential houbara bustard in Balochistan which is found in valley of Nag Rakhshan district Washak. They maintained that in Pakistan, houbara bustard is divided in two types which are called migratory

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Peshawar—Expressing apprehension over presence of Black Water and Marines in the country, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) termed it a big conspiracy against the integrity of Pakistan. “The presence of Black Water and Marines in Pakistan is a severe threat to the sovereignty, independence and integrity of the country,” said a provincial president of PTI Asad Qaiser while a news conference here on Monday. He predicted that the situation of the country would be worst in near future, if US interference, presence of blackwater and marines stayed more in the country and the rulers would be accountable before the masses for it.

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Hyderabad—Additional Chief Secretary Development Nazar Hussain Mahar has directed the authority concerned to prepare a scheme of Flyover Bridge on Akramwah Hala Naka to facilitate intersection vehicular traffic and commuters from different sides. He issued such directives while presiding over a meeting of the officers of nations building departments, District Government Hyderabad here at Circuit House Hyderabad. He also approved the bypass alignment proposed from Hatri to Usman Shah Gee Hurhi for linking National Highway to

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