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18th Amendment: Archaeology dept devolved
The archaeology department in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has been devolved and placed under the Ministry of Tourism.
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Minister promises reopening of road within two days
Fed up and fuming, youth march on parliament.
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Spring Splash: Fun-filled competitions kicked off
Students of Preston University participated in the first day of a week-long festivity “Spring Splash 2011”.
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Violence against women: Change minds, broaden horizons
Media urged to do more than just reporting.
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Power outages threaten spike in malaria
Experts at World Malaria Day discuss the danger of rising cases.
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IHC issues contempt notices to QAU officials
The court also issued contempt notices to controller examination and deputy registrar of the university.
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Missing man case: Court seeks reply from police officer
Man files petition in IHC for recovery of his son who went missing Nov last.
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Teachers demanded in FG School Shahdara
Petitioner claims eight of the 11 sanctioned posts are lying vacant.
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Theatre: Two-day festival to promote the arts
A youth theatre festival will be organised from April 27.
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Malaria: Infection spread by displaced people, claims minister
Between 0.1 to one per cent of the province’s population has statistically been infected with malaria.
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Pakistan ready to discuss Most Favoured Nation status for India
Trade maximisation, removal of non-tariff barriers to be taken up during talks.
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7 alleged Hizb ut Tahrir activists sent to jail
Two of them have been allowed to sit their exams.
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Entrepreneurs adopt 1,200 more schools in Sindh
Sindh Education Foundation’s IELP is supporting primary and secondary schools.
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MQM-H activists: Court moved to hear appeal in Shariat Court
Application rejected as murder case appeals can be heard only in high court.
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Ministers’ absence in assembly irks legislators
Rehman Malik promises security on Tal-Parachinar road.
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Anti-climax: Controversial wicket-keeper returns home
Zulqarnain says Rehman Malik’s ‘assurances’ influenced him to come back.
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Put Election Commission in place quickly: SC
Apex Court hears petition on reconstitution of the electoral body which hasn’t been formed despite repeated notices.
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Suo motu case: SC to determine legality of law on loan waivers
State Bank’s Circular 29 to be reviewed.
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Coalition politics: PPP, PML-Q closer to formalising alliance
Tope leadership reach an agreement which is likely to be put in place over the next several days.
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I did no deals on drones: Musharraf
Former president says PML-Q cutting deal with PPP to save Moonis Elahi.
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Contempt proceedings: PPP MPA given two days
Taj Haider submits reply before the SC bench.
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Mukhtaran case: Judges misread evidence, says Aitzaz
Mai's counsel says the SC judgment will be challenged soon.
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National Assembly session: Gilani tries to calm PML-N nerves
Prime minister says coalition-building not a plot by intelligence agencies.
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ISPR denies Kayani, Singh ‘secret channel’
ISPR calls reports of secret diplomatic channel to reestablish peace process as baseless, unfounded.
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Transgender rights: SC tells NADRA to amend gender verification process
Orders all provincial governments to protect fundamental rights of eunuchs.
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WikiLeaks reveals: ‘US classified ISI as terror affiliate’
Documents say the US had designated ISI as a ‘militant force or organisation’ that support al Qaeda or Taliban.
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Football: Blatter forced to reassess views
Asia football chief Mohamed bin Hammam reckons Fifa boss Sepp Blatter has been forced to come up with fresh ideas.
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Formula One: ‘Pole no longer key to winning’
Bull team Horner feels starting a race from pole position is no longer the key to winning at certain circuits.
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Tennis: Nadal critisises rankings system
World number one Nadal has requested a change in the rankings system in order to prolong the careers of players.
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Formula One: Track ready, say India organisers
India are due to hold the race at a new 5.14-kilometre circuit.
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Football: Atletico boost Europe bid with win
The victory lifted the Spanish capital’s second club and Europa League champions to sixth on 49 points.
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Golf: Sapito clinches diplomatic event
Thailand’s Udom Sapito clinched the ASEAN Plus Golf Tournament held at the DHA Golf Club in Karachi.
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Formula One: Heidfeld
Ferrari, yet to finish on the podium, leads Renault by 18 points in the constructors’ championship.
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Golf: Donald loses playoff in PGA Tour
Donald birdied the 18th and parred the 17th in the playoff only to see Snedeker match him each time.
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Condolence: PFF media manager passes away
He left behind a son, a widow and mother.
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Badminton: China sweep Asian titles
China’s powerful team led by Lin Dan is now focusing on qualification for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Tennis under a cloud of drones?
Pakistan Tennis Federation plans exhibition tournament in South Waziristan.
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The Pashtun and jihadi movements
Jihad was not an unfamiliar word to the Pashtuns since their ancestors had waged jihad on many occasions in the past.
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Blockbuster Rio still No 1 at world box office
Rio sold an estimated $26.8 million worth of tickets across the US and Canada during its opening weekend.
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Role Play: Zeta-Jones to star in Rock of Ages
Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to play a music-hating villain in the upcoming musical movie Rock of Ages.
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Star Studded: Beijing film festival begins
More than a 100 world-famous actors and directors attended inaugural Beijing film festival including Jackie Chan.
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Tv Show: Britney lookalike banned on TV show
Britney Spears lookalike’s raunchy performance on the show was deemed as too risque to be shown to a family audience.
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Worthy Cause: Gucci launches bracelet for Japan
Proceeds from the sales of the bracelet will support victims of earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11
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Royal Wedding: Beyonce and Jay-Z to perform
Jay-Z and wife Beyonce to perform “Crazy In Love” on the wedding.
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Day two of BCW: Stars are born!
Lesser known designers dazzle with their exquisite bridal ensembles.
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Petraeus visits Pakistan for security talks: US Embassy
Topics of mutual interest and ways to improve regional security discussed, says statement.
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Industrialists call for shutter-down strike in Faisalabad
Industrialists also threatened that they will stop paying electricity bills if load-shedding continued.
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CID arrests suspect involved in Ghas Mandi blast
SSP CID says alMukhtar terrorist organisation was behind the explosion.
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Conversations about Cannibalism
Professor Laurence Goldman, author, Anthropology of Cannibalism, discusses cannibalism and some common misconceptions.
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Bus fares: Transporters to go on strike
The union said that they were left with no option as the government was not implementing their demands.