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Army to supervise printing of ballot papers
The army will provide security from the printing process to the distribution of the ballot papers.
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Polio team attacked: Police fight off militants
Attackers flee after exchange of fire, no casualties reported.
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High treason: Musharraf wants full bench minus CJ to hear petition
Supreme Court office returns application on technical grounds.
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Three-month grace period: 890 Pakistani workers may not benefit from new Saudi rules
Workers hired by Turkish company cannot work or leave the kingdom.
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Continuing violence: Nine killed in Peshawar blast
Taliban deny involvement; election office blown up in Miramshah.
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ASEAN food festival: A wonderland of Asian delights
Indonesian embassy brings regional delicacies to the capital.
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Analysis: Bloodying the ballot
The Taliban consider democracy to be against Islam, and have vowed to disrupt elections.
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Art exhibition: Political commentary captured on canvas
Artist relies on the colour red to depict violence and chaos.
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Discussing elections: New media content controlled by owners, not journalists: Speakers
Decry ownership’s role in approving, censoring stories.
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Careless whispers: Khoso for impartiality amid calls for Habib’s removal
PM warns Malik Habib over statement favouring PML-N chief.
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Insecurity in Balochistan: Mengal casts doubts on transparency of polls
Says he is ready to give up any seat in exchange for missing Baloch persons.
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Elec-tion-ary: [Election-in-1970]
Representation of People Act 1976.
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Security drawdown: PML-N accuses ECP of double standards
Spokesman says ‘low-profile’ politicians provided extra security.
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Awarding tickets: PML-Q names candidates for 10 NA, 19 Punjab Assembly seats
List of candidates for remaining constituencies to be announced soon.
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Suo motu: SC takes notice of ‘lifetime’ privileges
Summons Ashraf, Gilani, Rehman Malik and Qaim Ali Shah.
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Code of Conduct: Let’s bend rules to avoid breaking them
Monitoring officers concerned believe the bypasses are a violation.
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Tug of war: PPP’s infighting hints at division of votes
Reports of Sharjeel Memon receiving party ticket to contest PS-50 leads to differences.
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Bullying at school gets dangerous with Facebook ‘confessions’ pages
These pages have no privacy settings so anyone can access them and read their content.
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Political marketing: Orders for party posters and flags come flying in
Advertisers say that they make the most money in the time leading up to the elections.
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PCB bans umpires over corruption scandal
Ghauri, Anis sanctioned for four, three years respectively.
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Hafeez joins Caribbean Premier League T20
Pakistan captain becomes fourth international ‘franchise player’.
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The TTP threat and elections
The Taliban's fallback plan is to try and disrupt the elections through violence and the threat of violence.
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ADB report on economy
Things are not as bad as ADB report projects them to be & it should be looked at in comparison with other indicators.
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The tribunal will continue to hear appeals against decisions of ROs till April 17
Tribunal also issued a notice to former provincial deputy speaker Ikramullah to appear before tribunal on April 17.
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Did you know?: Chashme Baddoor actors worked without a script initially
Divyendu Sharma claims he always worked with scripts due to his theatre background & was nervous before the shoot.
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Dil Haari: Jal’s desperate attempt to stay relevant
The Goher-Shazi duo’s lackluster performance pushes the band’s image eons back.
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Army units deployed to supervise printing of ballots
Army units to be deployed in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi from Saturday night.
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Treason case: SC returns Musharraf's full bench request with objection
Lawyer requests that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry be excluded.
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Two PML-Q stalwarts jump ship
Former Senate deputy chief Jan Jamali and Rajanpur’s Jaffar Leghari join PML-N.
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Court proceedings: Musharraf can’t be barred from poll, says tribunal
High court tribunal dismisses appeals filed against Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan.
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Party tickets: PPP announces candidates for Balochistan, Thatta
The candidates for Karachi and Thatta had been, however, withheld on that occasion.
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Electioneering: Defying Taliban threats, ANP stages rally in Waziristan
NA-41 candidate Ayaz Wazir calls upon ANP workers to support him.
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SC invalidates Ghulam’s appointment as SECP Chairman
The federal government was directed to make a new appointment without delay.
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Money matters: Hike in Presidency, PM House budgets proposed
Proposals are higher than targeted inflation rate of 9% for next year.
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LHC to FBR: Make default history of candidates public
The Lahore High Court ordered revenue collector to share data with ECP, complete tasks within three weeks.
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Dodging the tax man: Talal Bugti claims tax exemption for family
FBR insists that there is no such provision in the 2001 ordinance.
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Identity crisis: ‘I was born here, live here and work here. Why can’t I vote?’
Bengalis living in Pakistan exist in a legal no-man’s land.
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Escalating terror: Pro-govt Akka Khel militia suffer losses
LI militants attack Akka Khel positions, capture territory and burn rivals’ houses.
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Drone attacks: Ex-president admits secret deal with US
Musharraf said one of those killed by American drones was Taliban commander Nek Mohammad.
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Temporary reprieve: Pervez Musharraf gets interim bail till April 18
Judge asks former president to appear in person at the next hearing.
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Ephedrine case: Tauqir Ali Khan to testify against Gilani’s son
Judge Arshad Mehmood Tabassum accepted the application and put off hearing till April 15.
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Manifesto unveiled: Fresh demarcation of provinces to heal rifts, National Party
The federal government will retain currency, foreign policy and defence, said party president.
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Bureaucracy Reshuffle: PPP loyalists still on key posts
People were right to raise eyebrows on the presence of officials loyal to PPP in the information ministry: Sanaullah.
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elec-tion-ary [Election-in-1970]
Making of NA and new Constitution.
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Infrastructure: Gen Kayani inaugurates projects in Swat, Bajaur
Pakistan Army engineers completed the project at a cost of Rs266.2 million in less than two years.
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Parliamentary board meets: PML-N names candidates
Allocation of party tickets was finalised for Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Sahiwal divisions.
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Shot Dead: Policeman gunned down in Quetta
Police is looking into the matter and investigation is under away.
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Law Enforced: Pakistani executed for rape, murder
Amjad Ali Kol was convicted of raping and strangling a woman, before stealing her money.
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Cost of celebration: Aerial firing kills five, including SHO
The injured were rushed to the DHQ Hospital.
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Anti-polio drive: Vaccination drive kicks off in G-B
Nearly 1,016 mobile teams have also been constituted for the drive that will end on April 17.

















































