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Press regulatory body forms committee to devise code of conduct
Press Council of Pakistan opines that media laws should not be abolished, rather amendments be made.
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Ordeal ends: MV Albedo hostages return home after 22 month captivity
The seven Pakistani crew members out of the 22 crew of MV Albedo returned home on Thursday.
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Mobilising public opinion: People’s SAARC committee formed
The meeting was held at the PMA House.
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Missing boy: SHC summons SHO
On August 28, a petition was filed by father and mother of a missing young man.
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Kidnapping for ransom: Boy rescued by police after encounter
The police rescued a 12 year-old boy, Abdul Haq, who was kidnapped for ransom.
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Bacha Zarin Jan: A melody queen forgotten
Despite her popularity and contributions, the K-P government paid no heed to Bacha Zarin Jan.
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The water car fraud
Agha Waqar Ahmad’s ‘water kit’, if one believes science to be right, simply cannot work.
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Is the PTI an establishment party?
Creation of the establishment or not, the PTI is certainly an anti-political-establishment party.
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Mother of all solutions
Forget power cuts, just put two litres of water in the generator and sleep soundly throughout the night.
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PML-N MNA withdraws petition against ANF
Hanif Abbasi withdraws petition after ANF registers case against him in the Ephredrine case.
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Imran Khan has not paid income tax: Chaudhry Nisar
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan asks Imran Khan to make details of his assets public.
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Pakistan gets $1.1b CSF from US
Fund designed to reimburse Pakistan for cost of counter-insurgency operations paid $8.8b between 2002 and 2011.
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Contempt law case: AG objects to bench, accuses judges of being biased
Court tells Attorney General to name judges, present, in written, his reasons for calling them biased.
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'Lashkar-e-Jhangvi responsible for Balochistan law and order situation'
LeJ and BLA have connections with each other, says Rehman Malik.
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US sees 'progress' with Pakistan in talks
Talks focused on improving security along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Busted: Rangers detain 30 suspects
The police were asked not to interfere while the Rangers conducted the raids.
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ATC hearings: Cases against Taju declared dormant
Several cases implicating leaders and members of the banned Peoples Amn Committee have been declared dormant.
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Newcastle vaccine: Villagers contest officials’ claim
People in Thar have refuted claims made by officials that over 6,000 ailing peacocks have been vaccinated.
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Retaliation: Two small bombs injure 19 in Lahore
The low intensity blasts targeted a fruit market in the congested downtown area.
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Crime monitoring report: Theft tops crime chart in May with 2,430 FIRs
Banknote forgery also on rise; more than half the crimes reported in Punjab.
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Bridging cultural borders: First-ever Urdu-Russian dictionary launched
Uzbek scholar Dr Tashmirza Khalmirzaev compiled the dictionary.
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Covert understanding: Nawab drops demand for Bahawalpur province
Nawab of Bahawalpur offered governorship of South Punjab province.
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SC flays govt for inaction over illegal trade of organs
Asks provincial chief secretaries to achieve needful within two weeks.
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Electoral rolls: CEC promises free and fair elections
Lauding the election team in Balochistan for its performance.
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Munter’s replacement: US envoy to assume charge this month
Richard Olson’s final itinerary depends on US Senate’s approval.
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Crippling virus: Four new polio cases surface as WHO shuts offices in Karachi
WHO’s Karachi office remains shut in the wake of security concerns.
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Govt’s counsel unable to name supporters of new law
Court points out that ruling party’s own legislators criticised the legislation.
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Senate session: Balochistan debate kicks off despite Malik’s tardiness
Only four members showed up at the beginning of the session, although the number rose to 26 later.
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Chemical quota scandal: Interior secretary on notice for meddling in ephedrine probe
Former health ministry official says Akbar asked him to exonerate Khushnood Lashari.
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London visa scam: FIA team to grill key suspect in Britain
Other key accused Abid Chaudhry arrested in Lahore.
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Imran used hospital funds in real estate speculation: PML-N
The PTI chief denied the allegations.
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10 Nepali sherpas among 23 climbers to summit K2, Broad Peak and G-II
"This is an incredible feat on K2 which had defied success from Pakistan's side for last three years."
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Pesco lashes back: Load-shedding to tally with line losses
Wazir suggested that feeders that face line losses of 80% should face 22 hours of load-shedding a day
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Terrorism: Three schools blown up
terrorists placed two bombs weighing seven kilogrammes each inside Boys Government Primary School in Mera Balarzai
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Targeted killing: Peace committee member gunned down
Hameed added that they arrested 15 suspects after the incident.
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De-Radicalisation: Effective approaches discussed
Less emphasis on dealing with extremism in socio-cultural perspectives has contributed towards states’ failure.
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Family goes missing from bus stand
Man had gone to bring water from a shop, leaving his wife and two children near the bus.
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Low-tension capacitors: New capacitors to make tubewells efficient
Objective of programme is to work with government-owned distribution companies (DISCOs) to improve their performance
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Scholarships: South Asian students to pursue higher studies in social sciences
Grants were awarded by SDPI and International Development Research Centre Canada to students
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Mismanagement: Benazir Bhutto Hospital runs out of X-ray film
On an average day, over 500 X-rays are required by outpatients.
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World breastfeeding week: Call for regulation on promotion of baby formula milk
Study reveals no product in market is in compliance with the law.
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‘Water car’: Engineer sues doctor for ‘trying to undermine’ his invention
" I challenge Dr Atta to physically examine the car as water is its sole source of fuel," says Agha Waqar.
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Development project: Work on flyover at 6th Road to begin this month
BB Road to be signal-free from Liaquat Bagh to Faizabad.
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Crime: Three booked for beating a man
Three persons were booked for beating a man in Sector G-6/2 on Tuesday evening
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Road accident: Two killed, two injured
Two members of a family were killed and two injured in a road accident in Dadayal town of Mirpur district
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Mysterious Murder: Body of missing man found
The body of a young man who went missing from his home last week, was found from Chamba Havelian
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Trade diplomacy: Why this should matter to Pakistan
Trade with India was nearly 60% of Pakistan’s total at independence. That figure has dropped to 2.7% in 2011.
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Turn the page: Woman charged with kidnapping and selling her maid
Accused, pleaded not guilty and said she wanted the case to go to trial after charges were read out to her in court.
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Potohar’s key clue to man’s evolution resurfaces
Millions-of-years-old fossil was allegedly shipped off to US.
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Team Pakistan sweeps debating competition in Mexico
Students beat contestants from 45 other countries in a mix of prepared and impromptu motions.















































