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Prices of atta, daal, edible oil, milk increased Cigarettes, petrol become rare commodity

Zubair Qureshi

Islamabad—Just hours before the Fiscal Budget 2012-13 was presented in the National Assembly, people faced inconvenience due to unavailability of petrol and cigarettes in the markets of Federal Capital. Besides, the prices of edible items also went up and one could see many frustrated customers arguing with the shopkeepers expressing their anger over the uncalled for increase.

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Private tankers to ease water shortage

Islamabad—In order to cope with water shortage, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to get private tankers to ensure water supply to citizens of the federal capital as daily complaints have reached 1,800. Long queues of the citizens for complaints regarding water shortage could be seen in front of CDA inquiry offices including female complainants. Complaints on daily basis have reached 1,800 but only 22 tankers could not redress around 700 complaints.

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Pakistani children help celebrate diamond jubilee

Time capsule buried in British High Commission’s garden
Islamabad—Pakistani schoolchildren today joined in the global celebrations marking The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by burying a time capsule in the British High Commission, Islamabad. A global project has been launched to create a ‘people’s history’ during the 60 years of The Queen’s reign by contributing stories for a Jubilee Time Capsule. Anyone from the Commonwealth countries, including Pakistan, is invited to contribute their stories online. As part of this project, children from SOS Children’s Village, Rawalpindi, buried a time capsule Friday at the British High Commission giving future generations a chance to learn about life in 2012.

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CDA to establish Nursing Hostel, Daycare centre

Sharafat Kazmi

Islamabad—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) would establish a nursing school for training of paramedics and would set up a daycare centre in the Capital Hospital to facilitate the female medical practitioners of the hospital. This was announced by the Chairman CDA, Engineer Farkhand Iqbal, while addressing a ceremony to celebrate the Nurses Day here at Capital Hospital on Friday.

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Fewer food choices don’t help weight loss: study

REDUCING people’s options for junk foods helps them to cut back on the amount of calories they take in, but it doesn’t reduce their overall calorie load or help them lose weight, according to a U.S. study. “Limiting variety was helpful for reducing intake for that type of food group, but it appeared that compensation occurred in other parts of the diet,” said Hollie Raynor, a professor at the University of Tennessee and lead author of the study.

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17 gamblers arrested from G-9 Markaz

Islamabad—Margallah police Islamabad on Friday raided at two gambling dens in Mehran Plaza at G-9 Markaz and nabbed 17 gamblers besides recovering stake money, computer and other valuables from them, a police spokesman said. Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bani Amin Khan and SSP Islamabad Muhammad Yousuf Malik have categorically directed all police officials for effective crackdown against those involved in immoral and gambling activities.

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Rs791m given to CADD

Islamabad—The government has allocated Rs. 791million for capital Administration and Development Division (CADD)projects in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year2012-13.According to the budgetary document released here on Friday,out of the total allocations, an amount of Rs. 1211 million has beenutilized till June 2012 and the remaining Rs. 1347 million will beused in the next year.

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Govt increases public transport fare

Rawalpindi—The Punjab government has issued new list of the fares for public transport plying on urban routes of the Rawalpindi district. Expressing outrage, commuters complained that concerned authorities have bend upon irritating the poor masses by further increasing fares saying that public transport fare was already very high.

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