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Govt scheme Hajj applications to be received by May 11

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Islamabad—Applications under Government Hajj Scheme will be received from May 2 till May 11, on a first come first serve basis, by the designated branches of 11 Pakistani banks throughout the country. Besides compulsory Hajj dues, all the applicants are required to present their CNIC issued by NADRA along with the application form, machine readable international passport which should be valid up to April 21, 2013 or receipt of passport application issued by the immigration and passport office, 12 photographs of 4x3 cm size in light blue background and medical certificate issued by a medical officer, said a press release issued here on Tuesday.

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PPP never violated CoD: Badar

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Islamabad—Leader of the House in Senate Jahangir Badar said that it was a historical fact that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) followed the policy of reconciliation and never violated the Charter of Democracy (CoD). “The PML-N has announced to boycott the last general elections, but the PPP convinced it not to do so,” he said while speaking in the Upper House of the Parliament.

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People ridicule POL prices

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Islamabad—People from different walks of life on Wednesday rejected downward revision in the prices of petroleum products by terming it a cruel joke with price stricken masses of the country. During a survey conducted by the online people expressed concern over the nominal decrease and said that repressive policies and unjust taxation is bleeding economy of the country and masses white while rulers remained totally indifferent, said.

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Hot, dry weather to persist across country

Islamabad—The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted dry and hot weather in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. According to PMD, hot and dry weather would persist across the country during the next few days. However, scattered rains with wind and thunderstorm would lash some areas of Upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan on Wednesday (today). During past 24 hours, Dadu remained the hottest area of country where temperature was recorded at 44 degrees centigrade.

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Pak-US ties: delay in decision would be unwise

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Salahuddin Haider

PROCRASTINATION on Pak-US ties won’t do any good to us. Whatever the government wants to do, it should do it without any more delay. Timing is crucial especially in foreign affairs. It seems that both sides have taken rigid positions. Pakistan, on recommendations from its parliamentary committee, and also because of pressure from within , has taken a clear position. It demands apology from United States for the Salalah attack of last November and compensation for those 26 officers and soldiers killed in action from NATO forces. The second too— drone attacks in Pakistan—is a demand from which the Pakistan government, find it difficult, almost impossible, to wriggle out.

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