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Sectarian attack?: 3 lawyers slain in Karachi
SCBA, other lawyers’ bodies to boycott courts today in protest.
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Balochistan journalists lament lack of security
Quetta press club pays tribute to senior journalist Akhtar Mirza.
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Not approved: Rights bill goes to Senate panel for fine-tuning
Senators argue that there was still room for improvement in the bill.
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Weak structures: 13 die in roof collapse incidents
A clutch of roof collapse incidents across the country claims lives.
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Miss Information: Awan’s foot fracture shrouded in mystery
Car crash, high-heeled shoe among possible cause of the injury.
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Senate informed: Three trade exhibitors sought asylum in Canada in 2009
Govt to take strict action against companies, individuals involved: commerce minister.
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Buried alive: Mine collapse kills 13 in remote Abbottabad town
Rescue operation yet to begin as the area is not covered by a road network.
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Rs630m fraud: SC demands arrest of PM’s former media adviser
SC warns FIA director general of contempt proceedings in case of failure.
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Currency : Rupee decreases against dollar
rupee ended almost flat at 90.18/23 to the dollar
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Over 1,000 teachers finally enter BPS-17
Some of them had to wait for more than twenty years.
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Vaccine procurement: Court asks Punjab health officials to follow rules
Punjab health secretary, EPI director refute PM committee’s findings.
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Musical evening: A nod to the maestro and his disciples
Ustad Sultan Fateh Ali Khan invigorates yet another mehfil with his timeless melodies.
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Extracurricular activity: Rising to new heights of oration, art
Students showcase oratory and creative skill on the second day of inter-college competition.
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PIMS double-murder: Police nab the ‘mastermind’
Suspect is believed to have planned all three attacks on an under-trial prisoner.
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Centre stage: Rekindling the flame of yesteryears
Veteran television artist Nisar Qadri makes a comeback on stage at PNCA.
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Redefined art: A voyage down the ages
40 ceramic pieces show historical sites in a new light.
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Egyptian revolution anniversary: Art and imagery mark the day it all started
Egyptian embassy celebrates the day when Egypt stood up against the dictatorial regime of Hosni Mubarak.
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Spinal cord injuries: NBP, Subh-e-Nau to help quake victims
NBP has pledged to make all possible efforts for Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) patients from the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
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First time: RMC ENT grad becomes professor
Renowned surgeon Dr Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry made professor of ENT at RMC
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Despite issues, transgenders celebrate voting rights
Stating the father’s or guru’s name on ID cards remains a sticking point.
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In custody: After fourth death, court issues notices to ISI, MI
Defence secretary, AGP and accused commandant also told to file replies by January 30.
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Easing tensions: PM retracts remarks about Kayani, Pasha
Gilani says remarks were made under a ‘unique situation when there was no clarity’.
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Gender bias: ‘Women can get away with a lot more than men’
Safinaz Munir believes society is more accepting of the role of women now.
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Protest and rallies: Three arrested in ASWJ’s legal adviser’s murder
The police have arrested three men in connection with the murder.
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Mobilink confirms participation in 3G auction
Telecom giant going for at least one of three licences up for grabs ; low base price of licence questioned in Senate.
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Form flitting: Students protest non-issuance of B-form
BISE had made the B-form a prerequisite for admission and taking part in Intermediate Annual Examinations 2012.
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Sugar prices: Trading Corporation to file report on Feb 10
Government for procuring stocks to be delivered to Utility Stores Corporation at a subsidy.
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Trade dialogue: Indian delegation to arrive today
Delegation for a two-day visit to Lahore and Karachi.
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Strengthening ties: Warid gives prizes to retailers
Warid organised grand reward ceremonies in 14 different cities.
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Twice bitten: 2 killed by snake bite
Both men died while waiting for medical aid.
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Murder: Woman slaughtered in sleep
65-year-old Mardan Bibi was asleep at her dera when unknown assailants slit her throat and mutilated her body.
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‘Honour’ Killing: Girl stoned to death by uncle
Mustafa tied Kishwar up in a room and smashed her head with a brick before bruising her body with bricks.
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Fire: Textile mill burns down
MIll caught fire all of sudden due to which sheets and spools of cloth worth millions of rupees were destroyed.
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Collision: 1 killed, 5 injured in crash
Going to Faisalabad on a motorcycle when a speeding rickshaw crashed into their bike near the Bypass.
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Target killing: Man shot dead after Zuhr
A member of the Tableeghi Jamaat was gunned down near in Sector 11.5.
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Different, not extreme: ‘PPP will face defeat in elections’
The JUI- chief aims to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal before forming a united opposition.
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Out of work: Port workers demand private terminal
The private terminal is not allowed to deal in containerised or bagged grains.
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Bhatta mafia : Shops shut down against extortionists
The extortionists had opened fire on the traders on Wednesday in the limits of Nabi Bakhsh police station.
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Catching up: MQM and JUI-F chiefs talk
According to an MQM press release, the leaders exchanged views on the current situation in the country.
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Thalassaemia: Students say yes to mandatory test
An awareness camp was organised by the Omair Sana Foundation.
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Australian Open: Aisam, Hlavackova crash out
Lose mixed-doubles quarters; Djokovic, Murray set up semis showdown.
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CPLC employee detained for leaking Rehman Malik’s personal information
The information was used to activate SIM card using Malik’s particulars.
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Football: Second-string Juve outclass Roma
Juventus maintained their unbeaten record in all competitions this season.
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Tennis: Wozniacki must be aggressive: Hingis
The Dane, who – like Hingis – relies more on intelligent shot-making and court craft than force.
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Tennis: Williams sisters named in Fed Cup squad
Serena and Venus Williams were named in the US squad to host Belarus in a Fed Cup first-round tie in Massachusetts.
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Cricket: Rawalpindi take the lead in U23 final
In reply, Karachi could only manage 210 despite a 78-run knock from Jahangir Khan.
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Football: Chelsea, QPR appeal for Cup calm
The game brings together Chelsea captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
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Hockey: US pull out of Olympic qualifier
Injuries, job conflicts and retirements have forced the US to withdraw.
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Blind cricket: Pakistan’s tour of India delayed
The official revealed that Sri Lanka’s participation in the event was now unlikely.
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Obaid-Chinoy on the power of storytelling
Pakistan’s first Oscar nominee speaks about the many liberties women have in Pakistan.