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Agriculture: Rising crop production a rare bright spot By Shamsul Islam Published: December 31, 2011 “Since the agricultural sector is less dependent on the performance of power companies, it has not been affected much by the power crisis. However, the sharp decline in the manufacturing sector is mainly the result of the crippling power shortages,” he [...]

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Sethi at CPJ offices earlier this year. (CPJ/Sheryl A. Mendez) New York, December 29, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists admires and supports the decision of Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin to make public the threats that have driven them at times to live outside their country in recent months. Sethi and Mohsin are [...]

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Agricultural university to set up exhibition zone By Shamsul Islam Published: December 29, 2011 An exhibition center at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, will educate farmers about modern farming practices. PHOTOS: FILE/ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad is setting up an exhibition zone costing Rs120 million in an effort to promote state-of-the-art agricultural technologies and [...]

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  By Shamsul Islam Published: December 28, 2011 Tenth-grader Ahsan was allegedly first beaten up by the sons of DSP Zafarullah Niazi on Monday, before the DSP himself beating the kid up on Tuesday. PHOTO: EXPRESS FAISALABAD: Nine police officials, including a deputy superintendent, have been booked in Faisalabad on charges of trespassing and torturing a minor [...]

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Published: December 27, 2011 Faisalabad; A band of unidentified robbers looted a passenger bus by bursting its tyres in the Bahlak police station precincts on Sunday. According to police officials, a passenger bus bound for Bahawal Nagar from Faisalabad was intercepted by eight armed bandits near Mari Patan Bridge, but the bus driver accelerated instead [...]

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