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Best seller: Indus Motor to unveil new Corolla by end-2014
High cost of production meant they could not manufacture any of the economy models.
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Death of a teacher
Hopefully, security improves before youngsters like Malala & teachers like Ms Ishtiaq are forced out of country.
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‘Ghost’ employees
All government employees should have verified CNICs and a smart card should then be issued to them.
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Worsening ties
Pakistan and Afghanistan desperately need to cooperate against militancy, the enemy of the people in both lands.
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Is ‘dheet’ the word I want?
There is no other word for Musharraf's absolute rule, where he wielded unlimited & supreme power, answerable to none.
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PML-N Provincial assembly candidates list
PML-N announces 95 names to contest the 99 provincial seats.
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Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz K-P NA candidates
34 candidates finalised for 35 NA seats.
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Malala seals £2m deal for memoir
The book titled I am Malala, will be published in autumn this year.
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Before elections, Gravity shows you the ‘Karwa Sach’ about people in power
The band hopes to encourage young Pakistanis to vote this time around.
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Inside the saas-bahu wars
What goes on when a saas and bahu live together under one roof?
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Pakistani politicians make health, education pledges
A UN report reveals Pakistan's health and education budget is among the lowest in the developing world.
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ECP removes ban on government job appointments
ECP also orders replacement of Punjab and Sindh chief secretaries.
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Elections: Nomination papers deadline extended
Huge crowds were seen in the Election Commission offices, leading to the decision.
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Hopes of Taliban deal hit by Afghan-Pakistan dispute
Afghan officers' visit to Pakistan was called off by Kabul over reported cross-border firing.
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ECP issues list of ex-MNAs, MPAs assets
Former MNA Noor Alam Khan declared richest MNA, Jamshed Dasti declared poorest.
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Musharraf's 'charisma' shines on social media
The casual touch on Musharraf's Facebook page has earned him more than 800,000 likes.
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Najam Sethi to meet Sharif brothers today, Imran Khan tomorrow
A new Inspector General (IG) Police of Punjab will also be decided today.
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Tearful Sanjay Dutt to return to jail
Dutt admits to buying weapons but insists they were only meant to protect his family during communal riots in 1993.
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Human Development Report 2013: The Rise of the South: As others rise, Pakistan parks the bus
Pakistan stagnated in last three years after healthy gains from 2000 to 2007.
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Interactive theatre: Performance sheds light on workplace mistreatment
Interactive theatre performance sheds light on workplace mistreatment.
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Sindh, Balochistan: ANP names candidates for national, provincial assembly polls
Party will contest 6 NA and 21 provincial seats from Balochistan, 15 NA seats and 34 provincial seats from Sindh.
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Contempt of court case: SC to hear Rehman Malik’s appeal tomorrow
CJ asks for stay order to avoid indicting former interior minister.
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Women rights: Rightful place of the lighter sex in society
Speakers urge women to realise their roles and responsibilities.
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Election 2013: Threats won’t deter us, says Mengal
Says his party can enter into electoral alliances with likeminded Baloch nationalist parties.
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Gearing up: PkMAP unveils its poll aspirants
Pakhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party announces candidates for 11 National Assembly, 22 Provincial Assembly seats from Sindh.
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ECP approached over unpaid phone bills
Defaulters include former PM Ashraf; some have not cleared dues worth Re1.
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Central body elections: Model colleges’ staffers elect new office-bearers
The office bearers of the local bodies of all model colleges participated in the voting.
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K-P, FATA: Jamaat-e-Islami awards tickets for all but 2 seats
Party will not field candidates in two constituencies; will run for 88 of total 99 provincial assembly seats.
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Assault: Shopkeeper beaten up
The police have registered a case for assault and robbery against unknown persons.
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For PML-N, awarding tickets proves uphill task
Nawaz Sharif asks party applicants to submit nomination papers without tickets.
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Poor performance: Interior ministry wants passport dept dissolved
As an autonomous body, the new passport authority will not be dependent on the finance division.
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Seat adjustment: PTI workers want Khan to take back decision
Say another party should not benefit from their years of hard work.
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First press conference: Caretaker CM to shuffle bureaucracy in seven days
Najam Sethi pledges zero tolerance for violence against minorities.
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Averting disasters: Terror plans in run-up to polls revealed
Crisis management cell says most attacks planned for Balochistan and K-P.
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State of play: Not the walk in the park you imagined
Garbage, broken facilities, other problems stalk a majority of Rawalpindi parks.
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Blasphemy accused denied bail for a fourth time
Petitioner says he has dispute with complainant over land.
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Bad tippers: Over ‘slow service’, black coats attempt to storm eatery in park
Restaurant employees blamed lawyers for misbehaving with them.
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In broad daylight: Bakery robbed; woman looted
Separate cases have been registered against the robbers but no arrests or recoveries have been made yet.
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Rabies: 5,000 people die every year in Pakistan
Rabies, a disease which causes around 70,000 deaths annually in the world, can be prevented through proper vaccination
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Poor strategy: ASI killed in botched raid
As the police party entered the house, the suspect opened fire, killing the police official.
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RPPs case: SC issues contempt notice to Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
The court orders the former prime minister to appear in person during next hearing.
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Kasur incident: No arrests so far in Ahmadi attack case
Ahmadiyya community claims FIR lodged; police stays mum.
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Mystery unfolds: Monastery unearthed in Taxila valley
Archaeologists also learnt main Badal Pur monastery is 300 years older than previously estimated.
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Upcoming polls: CEC arrives in Quetta to win over Baloch leaders
Ebrahim, along with other members of the commission, will meet the leadership of 13 parties.
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Safeguarding elections: Army approves plan of providing security
Corps commanders agree in unison to assist ECP in maintaining order on May 11.
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From Lollywood to politics: Meera decides to contest polls
Actor’s mother says she will run for provincial assembly seat on Justice Party ticket.
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Redrawing the lines: ECP ‘re-describes’ over 400 constituencies
Boundaries remain the same, changes made in census blocks; finalises constituencies for election day.
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Whereabouts unknown: 633 missing persons yet to be traced, court told
Of them 279 are from K-P, 148 from Punjab, 100 from Sindh, 48 from Balochistan, 26 from Fata.
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APML is not well prepared, says Musharraf
Pervez Musharaf said the government has failed to improve relation with any country.
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Against ‘Annexation’: Balochistan nationalists observe strike
The strike was also supported by all Baloch hardliner nationalist parties.

















































