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newspics3 = "<b>Sanaullah blames federal govt for non cooperation</b><br />After an attack on a religious procession in Lahore, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday once again blamed the federal government for non-cooperation in fight against terrorism. Sanaullah, while talking to a leading daily said that Interior Minister...";








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newspics1 = "<b>AL vows to thwart BNP's agitation</b><br />Awami League (AL) will resist the anti-government movement called by the main opposition BNP after Eid-ul-Fitr, Mahbubul Alam Hanif, acting general secretary of AL, has said. Earlier on August 24, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at a BNP-organised iftar party spoke of announcing an...";








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newspics2 = "<b>Two killed in Sarlahi police encounter</b><br />Police shot dead two persons in an encounter at a jungle in Bhaktipur VDC of Sarlahi, last night. District Police Office, Sarlahi said two suspected dacoits were killed in a two-way firing with the police. A group of about half-dozen persons opened fire at the police patrol...";








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newspics4 = "<b>Ranil on two-day visit to India</b><br/>Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has left for a two-day official tour to India. Wickremasinghe has left the country for Chennai reportedly for a meeting with politicians in Tamil Nadu. The Opposition Leader's Indian visit comes soon after Indian Foreign Secretary...";








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newspics5 = "<b>Matrimonial website for defence personnel</b><br/>In the latest diversification of matrimonial websites catering to a diverse clientele with customised websites for different communities, a site dedicated to defence personnel has been launched today. 'This is a fantastic idea, I am extremely happy that a matrimonial website for...";








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sthwk = "As the world celebrated the summer solstice as Fete de la Musique on June 21,TV Southasia co hosted the event in an effort to allow expression of all styles of music, through an exquisite musical bouquet of mixed flowers. \"Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead\", said Benjamin Disraeli.";








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