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Regular supply of food, drinking water is highest priority: Zardari
President directs officials to supervise and coordinate relief work in affected districts.
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Islamic party protests turn violent across Bangladesh
Activists belonging to the Jamaat-e-Islami party fought running battles with steel-helmeted riot police in Dhaka.
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No helping hands
Just imagine being stuck down a deep hole, with people standing by, but none of them willing to throw down a rope.
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Monitoring the internet
The government should keep in mind that it is virtually impossible to stop tech-savvy militants.
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As floods ravage Sindh, Pakistan imports vegetables from India
Pakistan has started importing close to 70 trucks of vegetables a day from India to meet demands.
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Pakistan says US should act in Afghanistan
'Instead of blaming us, they should take action against terrorists on their side of the border,' says army official.
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Washington International School loses teacher and student
Mumtaz and her son where on their way to school when the attack took place meters away from the institution.
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Stagnation hits Pakistani telcos
2011 seems to have flown by without any major breakthroughs.
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Power outage: Gas supply to Guddu thermal plant suspended
Several areas face severe power shortage, sources say supply suspended as PEPCO failed to pay bills of last 6 months.
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Gas supply to KESC power plant suspended
Sui Southern Gas says it had forewarned KESC about gas shortage.
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Israel should recognise Palestine: Abbas
Palestinian president urges Israel not to "lose an opportunity for peace."
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Landslides hamper rescue efforts after Himalaya quake
Rain and landslides hamper search for survivors of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in an isolated Himalayan region .
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Bonn conference on Afghanistan: German ambassador invites Khar
Khar informed ambassador that Pakistan was committed to a stable and peaceful Afghanistan.
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Minorities’ rights: AJK govt proposes site for Church
Azad Jammu and Kashmir is proposing a site for the construction of the first-ever Church in Mirpur city.
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Copper theft case: Army dismisses serving major
Pakistan Army has dismissed Major Ayub from service for being involved in a copper theft case.
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Religious tolerance: Hindu community to reclaim temple
Petitioner’s lawyer argued that temple had been established before creation of Pakistan.
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Accountability legislation: AJK govt forms body for law review
'Azad Kashmir Finance Minister Chaudhry Latif Akbar will head committee and will submit report with recommendations.'
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Sindh floods: Embassy appeals to expatriates
Pakistani embassy in Washington says Sindh devastated by severe floods with rains 142% above average for region.
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18th Roll Signing Ceremony: Lawyers urged to ensure ‘speedy justice’
Jan says that due to National Judicial Policy, large number of cases were disposed of.
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Asset declaration: ‘Statements to be submitted by Sept 30’
ECP asks members of parliament and provincial assemblies to submit their annual statements of assets and liabilities.
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17-year-old boy: Relative of SHC chief justice kidnapped
Media persons requested to proceed with restraint to guarantee safety of abducted boy.
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Textile magnates: Pledge to supplement relief efforts
Association decided to donate five blood count and two platelet separator machines to Punjab government.
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Road accident: 1 killed, 13 injured on GT road
Injured, including two women, were shifted to District Headquarters hospital.
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2011 Floods: Action demanded against high prices
Banglori appealed to transporters of province to carry out transport free of charge.
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Search engines: Malik threatens to block Google, YouTube
Says they could be shut down if they did not corporate with authorities investigating crimes and terrorism.
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‘Bounced cheque’: Minister’s son stopped at UAE airport
Was told to report to Jebel Ali police station as there was case against him for bounced cheque.
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Accidents: 13 persons injured in road mishaps
First accident occurred when a van plunged into a ditch.
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Twitter Alert: Fear & loathing over DHA blast
Blast occurred outside house of Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Investigation Department Chaudhry Aslam.
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‘Operation Karachi’: Swoop against militant, sectarian outfits soon
Intelligence agencies say as many as 19 groups are active in the city.
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PML-Q resents peripheral role in Sindh cabinet
Shujaat moves to soothe grievances of party’s provincial chapter.
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Promises of a ‘pir’: ‘We can cure anything — even dengue’
As the fever claims more lives, people turn to faith healers.
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Premier Gilani saves after rainy days
Cancellation of US trip spares Rs50 million per day.
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Eight teams battle it out at Pakistan’s first break-dancing tournament
Dancers finally find a platform to show of their skills and compete.
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Students lose out in donor-contractor tussle
Eighty-seven schools, funded by USAID, have yet to rise above the ground in Swat.
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Taliban hit list: Battleground shifts from headquarters to home
Schoolteacher, child among 8 killed in suicide blast targeting anti-terror cop in Karachi.
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Two killed as Malik Ishaq continues preaching tour
Armed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi supporters clash with Shia community in Muzaffargarh.
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Iran gas pipeline: Pakistan uses US opposition as bargaining chip
Islamabad presses Washington to grant civilian nuclear deal.
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Raising standards: G-B to ask UNICEF to help train teachers, management
Work was in progress to constitute an independent text book board and examination board for the area.
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Youth urged to help conserve environment
Experts at a seminar on World Ozone Day emphasized the role that the youth could play in conserving the environment.
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RCB buys equipment to fight dengue
Three new fogging machines bought for fumigation purposes along with an aerosol generator.
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Recognition: Pakistani engineer shines globally
Ahmed is the first Pakistani to receive the SPE Regional Service Award.
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Press conference: ‘Time to revise our political and economical structures’
WPP leaders say national conflicts, exploitation mean fresh provincial boundaries needed.
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Hunger strike: On the seventh day, hints of a resolution
MNA Farahnaz Ispahani promises to bring representatives from all political parties to Akhtar.
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Performance review: Islamabad police solve over 4,000 cases in 2011
City Police investigated 1,117 cases and referred them to courts.
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(A)mending laws: Creating a loophole or encouraging investment?
Questions surround city planners’ intentions with insiders citing it a move to bypass SC judgement.
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Salvaging Ties: Kayani, Mullen to hold meeting
The top US and Pakistani military leaders were to meet on the sidelines of Nato talks
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Funeral: PPP Russia president laid to rest
His funeral prayers were held at his ancestral village Gajukhel village in Nizampur area of Nowshera district.
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Sialkot Lynching: Court adjourns case till Sep 19
The anti terrorism court has adjourned the Sialkot lynching case until September 19.
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Stray Bullet: Woman killed by firing at wedding
a stray bullet hit a wedding guest Chaman Zar Colony resident Rani Masih.
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Collision: 2 killed, 2 injured in accident
A minor boy and young woman were killed while two others sustained injuries in a road accident

















































