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Proposed changes in blasphemy laws
Businessmen lend support to strike call by the religious parties against proposed amendments in the blasphemy laws.
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Woes of Skarkoi: Gilgit village lacks basic facilities
Comprising over 500 households, Skarkoi is one of the most neglected villages of the capital city.
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Abbottabad riots: Fresh FIR against three police officials ordered
The committee also directed suspension of doctors involved in preparing bogus reports of the incident.
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Militancy: Six ‘militants’ killed in Kurram Agency
Boys’ primary school blown up in Bajaur.
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NATO trucks attacked, driver killed
Half a dozen militants armed with assault rifles launched the attack in Landikotal, in Khyber district.
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Water works: Water supply schemes completed in Ali Khel
The newly installed water supply system will benefit over 4,000 locals.
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Averting polio: Parent’s cooperation sought
Around 1,13,000 children will be vaccinated during three-day drive.
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Health hazards: Saidu hospitals lack facilities
Concerned officials could not be contacted.
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Watan Cards: Politicians ‘misused’ scheme to oblige supporters
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary denies any wrongdoing.
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Displaced from home: Mohmand residents seek refuge from ‘crossfire’
Deteriorating security situation in Mohmand Agency compelling hundreds of families to abandon their homes.
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Stepping up attacks: Four drone strikes kill 15 in N Waziristan
Militant compounds, vehicles targeted in aerial bombardment.
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Road accident: Multiple-vehicle crash kills four
Thirteen injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar
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Workshop: Fata people demand equal status
Representatives of different Community Based Organisations demand equal status.
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Insurgency: Six militants killed in Swat clashes
Suicide attack prompts UN agency to suspend food handouts in Bajaur.
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North Waziristan: Drone strike kills 18 ‘militants’
Drone strike in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan kills over 20 people.
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UN suspends food distribution in Bajaur
WFP spokeswoman says food distribution suspended temporarily, top priority security of beneficiaries and staff.
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Five terrorists killed in Swat clashes
Security forces retaliated to an attack by militants who had been released from jail three days ago.
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Death anniversary: Benazir’s memory lives on in K-P, FATA
PPP vows to renew the pledge to make the country a progressive democratic Muslim welfare state.
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Fathers and sons
The Haqqani network marks the line of rift between Washington and Islamabad on policy against militancy.
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Silent night: A merry Christmas for all in K-P, FATA
Christians vow to work for tolerance, peace.
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Languages conference: Lost in translation
Participants voice concern over compulsory Pashto teaching plan.
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Paying tribute: Quaid’s birthday celebrated in IDP camps
A session on the basic principles of life is in progress for 557 boys and 456 girls.
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‘Merry Christmas’ as the clock strikes 12
Cathedral Church resonates with Christmas carols and music late on Christmas Eve.
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Bajaur carnage: Burqa-clad bomber strikes ration-seekers
Blast outside UN office kills 47; World Food Programme suspends operations.
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New beginnings: Livelihood supplies disbursed among 7,200 displaced families
USAID distributed livestock, seeds and fertilisers to farmers, tools to artisans and sewing machines to women.
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Property tax: Traders body demand a freeze for three years
Meeting announces complete support for movement of Markaz-e-Tanzeem Tajran in its stance against RGST.
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Big prize: Haqqani Network leader caught
Conflicting reports about man’s identity; CNN claims he is Jalaluddin Haqqani’s son.
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Unrest in Mohmand Agency: 11 troops and 24 militants killed in clashes
Security officials say the clash started when about 150 Taliban attacked 5 Frontier Corps checkposts.
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Three injured in school attack
Explosion damaged a wall and two rooms of the school.
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K-P Assembly: Members vow to eradicate polio
Assembly members also seek automation of revenue department records.
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Family dispute: Jirga’s arrest in ‘swara’ case ordered
The jirga in Buner had sanctioned the handover of two sisters.
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Taliban commander killed in South Waziristan: officials
Asmatullah Bhetani, allegedly close to former Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, was killed recently, say officials.
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Development needed - Sakhra: a neglected town in Swat crying for help
Sakhra remains completely neglected by authorities despite the impact of militancy and floods.
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Ghalanai twin blasts: Rs0.1m, jobs for families of slain journalists
Monetary compensation and jobs given to family members of journalists who died in Ghalani blasts.
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Evacuation order: Oilseed board wins court reprieve
PHC stays evacuation orders for the Pakistan Oilseed Development Board from the 4,000 kanals of land it leases.
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Second-hand luxuries: 'Even used clothes are unaffordable'
Even Landa Bazaars have been adversely affected by overall price-hike in the country.
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Student exhibition: Militancy out, science in
First such event in the region since the restoration of peace.
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K-P land scam: Peshawar high court petitioned to cancel lease
Legal battle between federal govt and K-P govt in scam involving lease of land marked to PODB starts.
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Taliban release hostages after Rs3m ransom
The two hostages had been picked from Peshawar about 10 months ago.
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Fighting polio: Ulema, media urged to create awareness
Government to vaccinate displaced children under five years of age.
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Helping hand: 30 drinking water pumps installed in Bajaur Agency
Pumps will provide drinking water to over 1,500 people living in Datta Khel.
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NAB takes up Rs5 billion land scam: As case unfolds, hunt on for mystery land lessee
Fictitious address provided for company that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government gave the land to.
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Seven children, driver die as bus falls in ditch
Seven children, driver lose their lives and 33 others get injured when school van fall in a ditch in Abbotabad.
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Militants destroy 2 NATO trucks in Khyber Agency
Militants fired rockets and opened fire on Nato vehicles near Jamrud in Khyber Agency.
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Health woes: Swat fights infections induced by drought
Diseases that have spread alarmingly are chest infections, influenza and skin disorders.
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Jirga condemns constitutional plan: Malakand division status change opposed
The move would bring the region under the English law, resulting in the imposition of more than 50 taxes.
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Rural support: Rebuilding livelihoods in war-torn Swat
Over 200 people being provided grants and training by UNDP.
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Hazardous transport: Crossing Haro River on risky cable cars
Iron cables, bought from scrap, have exceeded their useful life and may snap any time under pressure of the load.
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Mortar attack kills six in Hangu on Ashura
Mortar fired from Orakzai hits two houses in Hangu, killing six people, including two children and a woman.
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Curbing militancy: Mixed reaction over setting up of cantonments in Swat
Construction will begin once funds are released.