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Pakistan-India ties: Delay in new visa regime irks parliamentary panel
Senate standing committee briefed about UN group visit, Putin’s trip postponement.
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Missing persons: Girl accuses FC of abducting her father before 30 witnesses
Voice for Baloch Missing Persons calls for international organisations to intervene.
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Pakistan taking action to eliminate IEDs: Malik
Interior minister holds meeting with Marc Grossman in Washington DC.
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Former PM Gilani named as accused in ephedrine case
Fresh ANF charge sheet includes names of four new accused.
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PTI peace march: ‘Foreigners unlikely to make it past Attock’
Officials say 100 foreign activists and journalists will not be able to enter K-P without permission.
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Change of heart: TTP faction warns participants of consequences
Mujahideen Jaishul Khilafa lambasts Khan’s march to South Waziristan, terming it a ‘pack of lies’.
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Does it matter if Raisani spends more time in Islamabad?
Nusrat Javeed.
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Switching alliances : Former APML member joins PTI
Ayesha Gulalai Wazir announced her decision in a press conference with PTI’s provincial leader, Asad Qaiser.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A disease that could become third-biggest killer by 2020
COPD already kills more people than lung and breast cancer combined.
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Improving education: Hike in education budget necessary
Pakistan spends the least amount of its GDP on education in the region.
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German Unity Day: Germany’s reunification has important lessons for Pakistan
Envoy stresses on closer ties to bring out the best both countries have to offer.
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World Teachers’ Day: Paying tribute to nation builders
Various events were organised to highlight hardships faced by teachers.
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US delegation demands an end to drone strikes
Members hold a candlelight vigil to express solidarity with victims.
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We are ready to address all the reservations regarding SPLGO: Zardari
Agha Siraj Durrani tasked to hold talks with allies.
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Delay in local bodies elections: Commissioner, CADD secretary put on notice
The district and sessions judge had deferred hearing in Chishti’s bail plea for seven days.
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Business disrupted as 3,000 rally against sacrilegious film
People had difficulty accessing Aabpara; rally members remained peaceful.
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Keeping it clean: MQM chief wants his pictures removed
Hussain says sanctity of these organisations should be maintained and his images should be removed immediately.
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Crime: Man shot injured for resisting robbers
The robbers fired at Tahir Zaman, when he tried to resist them.
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Smuggling bid foiled: 9kg of heroin seized from airport
Man was arrested from Benazir Bhutto International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs to Belgium on Friday.
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Crime: Transvestite assaulted, three booked
Three men were booked for physically assaulting and shaving the head of a transvestite on Friday.
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Under threat: Runaway couple seeks protection
A woman has sought protection for herself and her husband after receiving death threats from her family.
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Plans: Punjabi music at Food Street soon
Arrangement will be made soon to play live folk music at the Fort road Food Street, says DCO.
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Unfair deal: Notice served on shop for selling substandard tiles
Petitioner prayed to the court to direct Shafique to pay him Rs60,000 in damages.
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Try temple vandals under anti-terror laws, government watchdog suggests
National Assembly’s standing committee on human rights meets to discuss plight of minorities.
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Life after Hinduism: ‘Had my mother been alive, I would have never converted’
For Hindu boy from troubled home, Islam beckoned with a sense of family.
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Public health: Govt looks the other way on poisonous food
Farmers on city’s outskirts using water contaminated with industrial waste to grow crops.
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Zoning for safety: Some factories may be moved to Sundar Estate
Operation soon against 50 ironing units in Sheranwala Gate.
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‘Missing’ ambulances: Hospital yet to pay Rs2.2m: company
The vehicles were procured in 2011 to be added to the two-ambulance fleet of the hospital.
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Emergency call: ‘Encroachments hinder services’
Encroachments results in delayed response.
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Unusual robbery: Sheep snatched from shepherd
Unidentified men on Friday made off with sheep worth thousands of rupees from Qadirpur in Jhaal Chakian police area.
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Blasphemous contents: Police, FIA ordered to take action
The petitioner had sought action against the chairmen of Pemra, PTA and the interior and foreign secretaries.
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Wheat: Weather-resistant crops to be developed
Unfavourable weather conditions and other factors resulted in a significant decrease in wheat production.
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Oil and gas sector: OMV expresses interest in expansion
President Zardari appreciated OMV for being a major foreign gas producer in the country.
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Inflation: Index down 0.53% during week
The SPI for combined groups was down by 0.73%; down to 186.96 points this week.
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Dual nationality crisis: ECP to review fresh oath conundrum
Will discuss parliament’s refusal to seek affidavits from MPs.
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NRO implementation case: Law minister wins five-day reprieve for PM
SC gives govt until Oct 10 to finalise Swiss letter draft.
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LeJ’s Karachi chief and six others arrested in search operation
The police claim that the suspects were planning an attack on Central Jail.
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Divorce 101: ‘Disparities in education levels and class cause marriages to fall apart’
‘Talaq ke Baad’ is Muhammad Rais Khan’s fifth book which attempts to explain issues concerning marriage & divorce.
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Is America ready to talk about drones?
Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney have touched upon the issue of drones during their election campaigns this year.
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Shooting at popular Clifton cafe leaves LUMS grad fighting for his life
Witnesses say three men strode in with a gun to rob the cash register, suspect arrested.
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The nephew did it: Raina sparks Twitter row over offensive Pakistan tweet
Raina subsequently deleted his offensive tweet, claiming his nephew had accessed his account on his smartphone.
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Remove pictures of me from public, private institutions: Altaf Hussain
MQM chief stresses that institutions should not be used for political activities.
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SBP brings policy rate down to 10%
The State Bank has also taken measures to strengthen the liquidity management framework.
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Police, Hindu community give contradicting statements over minority persecution
Police says Hindu girls are never pressurised to accept Islam, Pakistan provides equal rights to everyone.
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World Teachers' Day: For the love of education
For some, love for teaching stems from their fondness of interacting with students and like-minded teachers, not money
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Pakistani Taliban deny offering protection to PTI peace march
'Mujahideen' not worthless that they would be deployed for protecting 'westernised, secular personality', says...
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Dual nationality: ‘Country does not need half-Pakistanis as representatives’
CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says ECP has summoned meeting on Oct 19 to decide what to do on issue of dual nationality.
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Umar Akmal fined 50% match fee for ‘offensive’ umpire snub
During semi-final against Sri Lanka, Akmal ignored umpires' request and went ahead to change his batting gloves.
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PTI peace march: TTP faction warns participants of consequences
Mujahideen Jaishul Khilafa issues pamphlet warning participants of loss of 'life or money'.
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I am not a dual national, only Pakistani: Shahbaz Sharif
Punjab chief minister says those who leveled allegations against him should resign if proven wrong.