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Tragedy: Heightened security following deadly attacks
Emergency declared in all hospitals and injured shifted to different wards: Medical superintendent.
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Swimming: Fly failure spurs Phelps
Michael Phelps arrived at the Charlotte UltraSwim still stinging from his 200m butterfly defeat in Michigan.
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Busted: Foreigner arrested from Faisal Mosque
Brazilian national was trying to obstruct prayers.
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Tennis: Safina takes career break
Dinara Safina will take an indefinite break from her tennis career to recover from a back injury.
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Alleged negligence: Protesters thrash doctors, block road
Family claims medical negligence; doctors say death natural, police refuse to register case against family.
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Substandard Service: Railways GM summoned on June 22
Suit seeking payment of Rs1 million in damages for poor service.
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PU Book Fair: More visitors on second day
Columnist Hassan Nisar said book fairs promoted the reading culture and needed to be a routine.
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Parachinaris: Second-class citizens of the state?
Protesting youth arrested, police yet to register cases; government still quiet.
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Empowerment: Accentuating women education
Seminar entitled “Women of Wisdom” was organized by Fatima Jinnah Women University.
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Mercury Rising: Heat wave to continue
The Met Office expects daytime temperatures to increase by 5 to 7 degrees Celsius in most of the plain areas.
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Child Abuse: Video shop owner held for ‘sodomy’
The Golra police on a tip-off raided a video shop and arrested Shahid Ahmed who was involved in immoral activities.
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Smuggling Narcotic: Levies seize hashish, drug dealers
Levies Force foiled a narcotics smuggling attempt and arrested two drug dealers here on Friday.
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Financial Crunch: Power plants threaten shut down
The provincial government has been informed about the situation.
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Un Security Council: Diplomats to discuss UNSC expansion
A major meeting of UN member states is set to be held in Rome on Monday to discuss expansion of the Security Council.
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Justice Done?: ‘Osama should have been captured alive’
AI has stated that Osama Bin Laden should have been captured alive.
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In US, anger over leaks on Bin Laden raid
White House faces criticism that it failed to safeguard secrets about the raid in Bin Laden's compound.
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Charsadda aftermath: Capital’s security tightened
Police personnel equipped with sophisticated weapons have been deputed outside police stations.
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Tripartite conference: Govt urged to amend labour laws, curb inflation, unemployment
Mian Raza Rabbani assures workers that every effort would be made in line with their proposals.
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Security detail: Punjab to foot the bill for securing PM’s Lahore house
Decision not supported by finance managers, police.
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Polio Vaccination: Toward a polio-free Pakistan
33 million children administered anti-polio drops in a three day immunisation campaign.
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Ponzi scheme: NAB officials under pressure to minimise Qayum’s liability
Investigators need to recover properties before they can pay back investors.
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Sino-Pak friendship: Celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations
Rich tributes paid to leadership of both countries for maintaining exemplary ties.
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Local hero: G-B to celebrate Everest climber’s return
Regional government announces cash prize for Hassan Sadpara.
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Dual offices case: Protest planned against LHC decision in Azad Kashmir
PPP to hold sit-ins and strikes on May 16 in support of the president.
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People’s Trust Foundation: Shariat Court’s verdict on Bhutto trust suspended
Cabinet division to oversee trust until the final decision.
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Human rights report: 2010 a ‘cataclysmic year’ for Pakistan, says Amnesty
The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights and security.
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Composite dialogue: No breakthrough on water negotiations
India to provide technical data in one month, Pakistan to respond by September 15.
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Musharraf vows to return in 2012
A defiant Musharraf says will land in Lahore, run for 2013 elections.
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Hajj scam: FIA officials put on notice for quitting probe
PM yet to sign summary for officers’ reappointment.
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‘Shamsie airbase not under PAF control’
US military had used the “Terrain Masking Technology” in the May 2 top-secret operation in Abbottabad.
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Floods 2010 aftermath: $572m required for rehabilitation programme
UNDP adviser says donors need to release funds.
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Abbottobad raid: Questions and questionable conduct
Director-General of the ISI was met with a barrage of questions and taunts.
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In-camera session: Govt asked to review relations with US
Resolution calls for cutting Nato supplies in case of a repeat of raid; independent commission to probe incursion.
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Abbottabad Upshot: General Wynne calls off US visit
Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff cancells visit ‘in view of the prevailing environment’.
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Vital information: US investigators question Bin Laden’s widows
Women were interviewed as a group despite US wishes to interview them separately.
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Our very own Tyra Banks
Aspiring to be a model? Here’s your chance!
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Fast and furious
The Pearl Continental showcased a vibrant collection of attire with automobiles.
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The world according to a Pakistani
Events such as Osama's killings galvanised public opinion, where as Mukhtaran Mai's verdict split it in two camps.
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Bomb blast destroys five NATO oil tankers in Torkham
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, yet.
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Pornography found in bin Laden hideout: US officials
A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him.
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On propping up ‘mass rallies’ and cosmetic image management
The crowd outside the parliament said that the people will not swallow the maligning of its armed forces.
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Loralai blast: Man with bomb accidentally kills himself
At least one person has been killed and two more, including a child.
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Killings continue: Bullet-riddled body found in Khuzdar
The bullet-riddled body of a young man was found in the Ferozabad area of Khuzdar district.
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Shutters down: Strike against ‘kill and dump operation’
Commercial activity in most districts of Balochistan came to a grinding halt on Thursday.
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Us embassy statement: Visa policy misconceptions clarified
Some media outlets in Pakistan have mischaracterised statements by US Ambassador Cameron Munter.
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Irrigation disputes: Son shot dead, father injured
Sana Ullah Khan was killed and his father, Muhammad Haneef, suffered bullet injuries over an irrigation dispute.
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Honour Crime: Murder suspect remanded for 5 days
Kashif Masih, accused of killing his sister and her paramour, remanded to Sadar police for five days.
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Flood Rehabilitation: 200 houses donated
Kashf Foundation managing director Roshaneh Zafar has handed over keys of 200 newly-constructed houses.
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Espionage Suspect: Woman arrested near sensitive facility
Saddar Police on Thursday arrested a woman suspected of espionage from near a sensitive agency’s office.
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Murder Convictions: 2 get death, 1 life imprisonment
(AD&SJ) Jazila Aslam convicted two murder accused on Wednesday.