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Karachi unrest: Death toll rises to 31
Interior Minister says judicial commission will be formed to probe the murder of journalists in Karachi.
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Mumtaz Qadri no extremist, says brother
Brother of Mumtaz Qadri optimistic he will never be prosecuted, believes he acted on his own.
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Police salaries increased by 50 per cent
Chief Minister Hoti appreciates services of police to the province.
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Anti-tetanus campaign in Pindi from Jan 17
DCO Rawalpindi asks public to fully participate in campaign to save people from deadly, yet easily avoidable disease.
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Charulata: The fixed businessman, his lonely wife and the reversed gaze
Muted and cerebral, ‘Charulata’, based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel 'Nastanrih' is exciting and visceral.
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Court order: UET student allowed to take exam
A clash between the university’s students over a girl had resulted in the expulsion of 14 students.
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Earthquake-hit schools: Students brave it in the cold and snow
School buildings destroyed in the 2005 earthquake still await repairs and reconstruction.
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SC questions inaction of civic body
Capital Development Authority retrieves 300 kanals of land from residents of Malpur village.
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Indus River Basin: a laboratory for developing civilisations
US scholar discusses one of the largest irrigation system in the world.
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RMC hostel occupation: 'We will not allow encroachment'
National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) illegal occupation of a girl’s hostel draws the ire of the Supreme Court.
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Missing persons’ case: Court demands affidavit by defence secretary
IG Sindh asked to submit list of cases.
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Legend lost: Political painter AR Nagori passes away
His work revolved around martial law, violence, women suppression.
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Reporter’s murder: Journalists walk out of assembly without covering proceedings
Condolence meeting held at press club; journalists demand for killers to be arrested.
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Court order: Brief reprieve for power firm to reimburse funds
SC grants three more days to rental power plant company to reimburse advance payments.
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Negotiating a settlement: ‘US should join bid for Kashmir solution’
Envoy says Pakistan must be part of a political solution in Afghanistan.
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NRO verdict: Rehman Malik’s eligibility challenged
Petitioner requests court to declare Malik ineligible since cases against him have been revived since NRO verdict.
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‘Contempt of court charge a bad precedent’
Defendant says judges who took oath after emergency also abided by the PCO.
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NICL scam: Senate panel dissatisfied with FIA’s land evaluation
Standing committee on commerce tells investigators to advertise land to obtain prices.
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Collaboration: Cheap cellular internet service
Nokia and Ufone assert they will provide the lowest-priced internet service available in the country.
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Crippling statistics: Fight against militants leads to polio spike
Pakistan is the only country in 2010 to record an increase in cases of polio.
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Targeted killing: Slain journalist laid to rest in Zhob
Wali Khan Babar laid to rest in his hometown Zhob on Friday amid protests and condemnation.
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Iconic fighter for press freedom dies
Legend of the Pakistani print media, Minhaj Barna passed away on Friday morning.
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Making lives better: Polio elimination by year-end, again
Special monitoring cell will be established at the Prime Minister Secretariat.
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Benazir assasination: Police officers back in physical remand
ATC accepts demand after rejecting it earlier in December 2010.
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Reko Diq mines: Consultants for scrutiny of feasibility urged
Internationally acclaimed geologist calls for hiring services of international consultants to scrutinise feasibility.
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Pending investigation: PPP split over Taseer’s judicial inquiry
Kaira says judicial proceedings to begin soon, Malik says no need for any judicial inquiry.
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Mortal threat: Reforming education to check extremism
Afghan govt setting up Islamic seminaries to attract students going to Pakistan, K-P govt reforming syllabus.
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Unconstitutional appointment: SC tells NBP president to quit
Ali Raza has been ordered to vacate the office of the bank's president with immediate effect.
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‘Economy cannot afford more military offensives’
Finance ministry officials fear the defence budget could swell beyond control.
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Zardari-Obama meeting: US offers ‘new ways’ to help Pakistan’s economy
Obama underscores continued US support for Islamabad.
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Indo-Pak Express loses steam
Aisam, Bopanna failed to reach final of yet another tournament as the pair was ousted in the semi-finals.
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Eleven militants killed in Mohmand, Kurram
Security forces respond to attack on their camp in Mohmand, bomb militant hideouts in Kurram Agency.
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Rental power projects: SC extends deadline for reimbursement
Court orders company to reimburse advance payments by January 17.
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Land dispute: 80-year-old burnt with acid
Ellahi Bakhsh's survival chances are low, says doctor.
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Sultan Masjid Imam case: Police accused of playing a ‘double game’
Law enforcers insist journalist has no proof to back his accusations against Imam Munir Ahmed Shakir.
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Power woes: Judicial probe into Bannu firing incident ordered
A 10-member parliamentary committee to take up the loadshedding issue with the president and prime minister.
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G-B assured of continued supply of wheat: minister
Former PML-Q government defaulted on payment to the corporation.
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Winter woes: Is LoC an acronym for Lots of Cold?
Thousands of people in the LoC region are living miserably due to long power cuts and fuel price-hike.
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Medical intervention: Motherly care
Maternal care facilities are providing treatment to K-P flood survivors.
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Shahzain Bugti case: Court reserves judgment
BHC reserves judgement on bail plea after plea was rejected by district and sessions court, Quetta.
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Disaster management: Some people never learn
Desperate for shelter, flood survivors build their homes with low quality materials.
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Taseer’s murder: Veiled threats hurled at leading figures
Jihadi website posting calls Bilawal ‘the next target’ for defending ‘blasphemer’.
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Park Road nurseries: City manager told to revise lease terms
Lease on eight nurseries were extended without open bidding.
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Imperiled phantom: Rare group photo of snow leopards at Khunjerab Park
Three snow leopards were snapped in a single shot at the Khunjerab National Park (KNP).
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‘This plot is mine’
SC refers plot sale case to Islamabad High Court.
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Protest: Somali refugees take to roads
Somali refugees have vowed to continue their protests until they get their “rights”.
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Day in day out, the Japanese way
Japanese embassy organises a wonderful calender exhibition displaying around 140 calenders.
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Anti-corruption watchdog: Malik Qayyum, five others’ assets frozen in Rs1.3b fraud
Federal minister, Senators contesting the title of a questionable property.
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Benazir assassination case: Physical remand of police suspects ordered
Public prosecutor tells LHC that investigators also want to secure personal effects of the slain PPP leader.
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Militancy aftermath: Compensation for Kurram urged
Tribal people have rendered great sacrifices for Pakistan, says PPP leader Dr Riaz Hussain Shah