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The number of type 1 polio cases reported in 2013 has reached 28 in NWA, 10 in Khyber Agency and two in Peshawar.

As economists have known for long, confidence is the first requirement of economic health.

Prime Ministers exchange invitations for visits and decide to task senior military officers with restoring peace.

Suspect, holding a Belgian passport, was sent to Israel by Iran's elite Republican Guards, it charged in a statement.

The cave-in was the latest in a string of building collapses in and around Mumbai in recent months.

The announcement appeared to have quelled one of the biggest wage protests in the industry in years.

UN and global chemical weapons watchdog have launched an urgent appeal for scarce experts to join the mission.

Recent crackdown by authorities in New York could be the shock needed for the online sector to clean up its act.

Earlier, at least six people were killed in a US drone strike on September 22.

The project is seen as a testing ground for much-needed reforms in the world's second largest economy.

Compliance of court’s orders will burden government kitty by Rs50 billion.

Shahidullah Shahid says Nawaz should stop taking dictation from the US.

The court will also hear the proposed project of Margalla Tunnel.

Police directed to submit complete charge-sheet on next hearing.

The ex-Indian official was speaking at the sidelines of UNDP’s international conference.

Speakers stress discourse between rival schools of thought.

In the aftermath of the carnage, Christians strive to reclaim their national, not religious, identity.

Villagers blindly invested in ‘Halal profit’ scheme.

Hasan Sadpara is the first Pakistani to have scaled six peaks above the 8,000m mark.

Indian PM says the country is committed to resolving all issues with Pakistan.

New secretary tasked with decreasing number of PCB employees.

The number of traders who cross the LoC from the Indian side has shrunk from 300 to just 30 since it started in 2008.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed not to bow to the Shebab group that claimed the Westgate mall bloodbath.

Loans taken by the govt in the last five years are more than the loans from 40 to 50 years before then, says Nawaz.

A small police contingent separated the rival demonstrators.

He was taken to the hospital where the doctors reported that his condition is out of danger.

Several diggers had been pressed into action to lift some of the larger slabs of concrete.

The Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Tauseef Alam said that the earthquake had Khusdar at its epicenter.

Police simultaneously swooped on locations in 11 provinces recently after a six-month investigation.

Rouhani stole the show at UN summit by explaining how he wanted better relations with the West.

Official rescue operations still have not started in Mashkey; many injured in critical condition.

People of Sindh have great attachment with the people of Balochistan

Says the country is wedded to its MDGs commitment despite challenges.

Says govt should ensure transparency in process which can help it raise revenue.

BHC had also turned down the former army chief’s bail plea earlier.

News of establishing PM’s Public Affairs Unit at federal level is totally baseless and contrary to facts.

Says army and FC will provide security to relief organisations.

Nawaz calls for end to US drone strikes in Pakistan.

Dr Allah Nazar claims relief effort is a cover for cracking down on rebels.

Despite claims by the government and military, most of the affected areas have still not been provided relief goods.

Move to hurt banking spreads, but decision is yet another effort to support falling rupee.

Central bank has already tapped foreign reserves to stop rupee’s slide.

Today, the lack of freedom of religion has made us a nation devoid of empathy, scruple and humanity.

If the Taliban is not a unified body, would it be fruitful to talk to it?

During the previous two shutdowns some 800,000 federal employees were ordered to stay home.

When Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif meet on September 29, they should remember they need to do what is right.

Sania Maskatiya surprised with a strong Western wear collection; Zaheer Abbas paid tribute to the Deathly Hallows.

Shehzad Roy talks about recent trip to US and upcoming projects.

Adviser to PM asks UN Security Council to play a more active role in resolving disputes.