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Cricket: Unlucky Greens fall in the semi-final
Khyber Greens lose out on the basis of run-rate following a tied semi-final.
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Badminton: Skirt rule could be scrapped
Rule to come into effect from June 1, unless appealed at a BWF annual general meeting on May 28.
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Golf: Bellerive to host 2018 PGA
Bellerive named by the PGA of America as host of the 2018 PGA Championship, and 2013 Senior PGA Championship.
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Formula One: Ricciardo lined up for Toro Rosso race
Australian Daniel Ricciardo may race with Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso next season.
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SBP to launch financial innovation fund
The 10m-pound facility will encourage innovation and widen access.
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Political wrangling: PPP legislators demand action against Qureshi
Former foreign minister’s comments on Abbottabad operation provoke backlash.
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Parvez Hasan, ‘asabiya’ and Pakistan
Nothing kills internal asabiya like codependency through external open trade and investment.
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Gambling den attack: Arshad Pappu’s brothers, two others booked
‘The same men were behind the attack on Habib Jan’s brother’s estate agency’
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Aisha to be Pakistan’s first female jockey
27-year-old hopeful despite odds stacked up against her.
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Hockey: Lahore to get blue AstroTurf
Pakistan hockey goes blue ahead of the 2012 Olympics which will use the same surface.
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FIFA investigates match-fixing
Fifa is investigating claims that over 300 matches on three continents were influenced by match-fixers.
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World Week Of Education: ‘Educated women bring development’
Women and students staged a walk here to highlight the importance of women’s education.
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Currency: Rupee gains against dollar
The local unit closed at 84.55 to the dollar, up from Thursday’s close of 84.75.
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Technology Transfer: Farmers can make rose perfumes
Production from roses can result in earnings of Rs1.2 million per acre.
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Development: Punjab to set up industrial estates
According to a statement issued on Friday, PIEDMC has already acquired 455 acres of land for Rs240 million.
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Nadal fights back to beat Federer
World number one through to Madrid Masters final.
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World Thalassemia Day: Prevention strategies to be revamped
The country may have 200,000 thalassemics by the year 2019.
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Supreme Court: Asia’s largest water reserve to be purified
Manchar Lake is the largest freshwater reserves in Asia.
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Prison Death: Police continues hunt for heirs
Police officials made announcements through loud speakers in almost all the urban and rural areas.
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Cops As Robbers: ASI and SI steal marijuana
An assistant superintendent (ASI) and sub inspector were arrested for stealing charas from the Maal Khana.
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Collision: 1 killed, 20 injured in crash
One person was killed while 20 others sustained severe injuries in a collision.
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‘Honour’ Killing: Woman shot over choice marriage
Rehana was shot in the head and died instantly.
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Surprise Visits: 5 security officials suspended
The minister also ordered an inquiry against them on charges of absence from duty.
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Gas Tariffs Challenge: SNGPL requests petition be dismissed
The petitioner’s counsel sought time to prepare his arguments in this regard.
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Non-availability: Students go without textbooks
Students at educational institutions run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) are still waiting for textbooks
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Census: House count completed nationwide
PCO of Statistics Division has completed the Housing Census 2011 operations.
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Purchasing wheat: ‘Punjab govt bought 600,000 tons’
Punjab will get 13.5 million tons of wheat this year out of which 2.5 million tons will be exported.
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Speculations: Military says ISI chief not quitting job
“It is absolutely baseless. The news is without an iota of truth,” said ISPR Director-General Athar Abbas.
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Mujahedeen-e-khalq: US to review blacklist in six months
It was removed from a list of 50 banned militant groups compiled by the European Union in January 2009.
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We have cut off al Qaeda’s head: Obama
Obama paid tribute to the elite military team in a secrecy-shrouded meeting at Fort Campbell.
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Nawaz Sharif returns home after successful surgery
Nawaz to chair important party meeting on May 10.
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Illegal uplinking: PEMRA issues notices to foreign channels
Foreign channels illegally uplinking transmission from Abbottabad, says PEMRA.
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Captive Sailors: Ransom money transferred to company owner for final payment
Payment transferred to owner of shipping company.
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Abbottabad operation: Gilani to take parliament into confidence on May 9
Prime minister meets president and army chief in Islamabad.
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Zardari and Gilani should resign: Qureshi
Opposition leader also calls for resignations; Nawaz Sharif back in Pakistan.
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Bin Laden 'may have lived in Pakistan for over 7 years'
Pakistani investigators questioning Bin Laden's family find new clues about his earlier whereabouts.
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Musharraf arrest warrant: Court condemns lack of implementation
Sources say no progress was made despite repeated reminders to Pakistani High Commission in Britain.
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Former NICL chairman lodges acquittal application in court
Former chairman claims there is lack of evidence against him.
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Captured US soldier's father pleads for son's release
Father says he cannot remain silent any longer for his son who was captured in June 2009 by the Taliban.
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Bin Laden's death could be 'game changer': Gates
US defense secretary says it is too soon to say for certain what the effect of the raid might be on the Afghan war.
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After Bin Laden: ISI chief leaves for US
Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha expected to discuss Pakistan's position on the Abbottabad raid.
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US demands Pakistan disclose names of operatives: Report
New York Times report says US has expressed deep frustration with Pakistani military and intelligence.
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Kahuta: 1,500 bottles liquor seized
Seized contraband includes both domestic and imported liquor.
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Chinese doctor to be temporarily buried
No relatives of the victim have contacted the police to claim the body.
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Lone fighter: 'Narrow thinking blocked progress'
Rasul Bux Palijo discusses reasons for the progressive movement’s failure in Pakistan.
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School wanted: In Shinkat, girls decry absence of high school
Villagers happy with new middle school but still need higher education.
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Mobile answer sheets: Board makes its own preparations for exams
Higher Secondary School Certificate papers commence from May 7.
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Fool’s security: Cameras that don’t record, guards that don’t detect
Rawalpindi educational institutions remain “vulnerable” amid higher threats.
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Media Seminar: ‘Journalists need to realise their responsibilities’
Media had the right to report without approval from government: speakers.
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SC told: Transfers of all Hajj scam investigators quashed
Repatriation of Javed Bukhari and Hussain Asgher to be approved by PM.