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Announcing allegiance: MPA from Hangu joins PTI
Shah Faisal Khan won by-election from PK-42 as an independent candidate.
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Crime: Woman stabbed to death
Armed robbers broke into his house and attacked a woman with knife.
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Seniors under juniors: Appointment of archaeology department director draws flak
Usually held by a BPS-19 grade officer, the post now awarded to BPS-21 grade officer.
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New appointment: Khattak posted Consul General in Dubai
Javed Khattak is a career diplomat who has served at a number of Pakistan’s foreign missions including Washington.
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Peshawar terror: Blast targets Afghan diplomat
Unknown people left a small homemade device outside the gate of the residence of first secretary, Haji Meraj Khan.
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Snowden saga: US spied on two presidents, state leaks
The US National Security Agency spied on emails, phone calls and text messages of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico.
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Oath taking: High Court inducts 3 additional judges
Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Qazi Faez Essa administered the oath.
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WWF Pakistan: Male leopard captured in Ayubia Park
It was the first time a common leopard got GPS-collared in Pakistan.
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Biosphere reserves: Govt revives UNESCO project
Revival will speed up process of declaring more sites as biosphere reserves.
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Lok Virsa: Truck art attracts visitors to museum
Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology displays living cultural traditions and lifestyles of the people of Pakistan.
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PCRWR project: 19 water testing labs to be set up
PCRWR has already established a well-equipped water testing laboratory at Sialkot.
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Directionless class-toppers
Students, supposedly the best brains, ignore subjects like history and literature because they are not easy to score.
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Malodorous Landmark
The waft of sewage stink greets you as you enter the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park in Karachi.
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Honk and move on
Our chaotic road behaviour stems from automobile and traffic rules we have borrowed from another civilisation.
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Leadership training: Aspirants groomed on democratic norms
Participants learnt the importance of forming alliances, planning campaigns.
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Land dispute: Woman sustains burn wounds
The victim, Nazma Bibi, has been admitted to a local hospital after the incident.
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Rash driving: Old man killed in rickshaw crash
The unidentified rickshaw driver, believed to be 18 or 19 years of age, fled the scene.
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Crime: Eight held on separate charges
Police seized a total of 530 grams of heroin, 135 grams of hashish and 35 bottles of liquor.
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Robberies: Three sent on physical remand
Police had registered a case against the accused for robbery and dishonestly receiving stolen property.
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Illegal: Five medical stores sealed for operating without valid drug licences
Notices also issued to 90 food outlets in August for failing to comply with sanitation rules.
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Lack of coordination: FDE, CAD offer another plagued solution
Sticky situation for over 2,000 teachers after FDE notifies them to report at parent institutes.
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Botched Eid day attack: Bhara Kahu attacker’s accomplices to be charge-sheeted
Blue Area gunman’s wife’s bail hearing postponed.
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Adjourned: Election tribunal to hear PTI MPA disqualification case tomorrow
Petitioner alleges Raja Hafeez has concealed bank account details and defaulted on loans.
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Results challenged: Education board barred from holding ceremony
IHC restrains FBISE from giving awards to intermediate position holders.
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Counterterrorism efforts: Capital’s police briefed on modern weapons
New security plan to be presented to interior ministry soon.
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Emergency services: Capital to have its own Rescue 1122 service
The service will cover urban, rural areas.
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Sickly in the rain: Rawal Town’s clogged drains, rubbish heaps put residents at risk
District govt yet to install sewerage pipes, initiate fumigation drives.
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Regulatory hurdles: PMDC handicapped by manpower shortage
Key slots vacant for last 10 years; lack of digital database affecting transparency.
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Access to Information Bill 2013: Record of govt bodies classified in draft bill
Scope of public record expanded, defence not given blanket immunity.
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Two NA seats: Thumb impressions to be verified
Code of conduct issued to ensure impartiality, lack of interference and secrecy of results verification.
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By-polls: Election in DI Khan on September 18
By-election were postponed due to security reasons.
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Ephedrine case: Seven accused to be indicted on Sept 18
Anti Narcotics Force investigators submit complete challans against the accused in the court.
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131,000 new IDPs since March, report reveals
Calls for improvement in IDP registration mechanism.
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Clear stance: Imran condemns US decision to strike Syria
PTI chief says seeking US Congressional approval is not a source of international legitimisation.
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Life inside a box: Dreams swept away
As the katcha residents, the makers of dowry boxes see their business come to a screeching halt.
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Recovering ill-gotten money: NAB seeks access to Tauqeer Sadiq’s bank account in UAE
Ex-chairman Ogra maintained accounts in a Dubai bank under his uncle’s name.
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TDAP laundering case: FIA finds proof of money transfer to foreign accounts
Farhan Junejo allegedly filed fake subsidy claims of Rs5b.
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In-camera session: Senators to be briefed today on foreign affairs
Committee to be briefed on Afghanistan problem and Kerry’s visit.
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LoC violations: Indian army shells Nakyal sector
Firing created panic among children who were going to school after the summer vacations, says assistant commissioner.
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Afghan insurgency: Taliban bombers storm US base near Pakistan border
Dozens of NATO vehicles destroyed; three suicide bombers also killed.
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Violence in Karachi: Prime minister to listen to businessmen’s perspective
Nawaz arrives in Karachi today to chair special cabinet meeting.
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Lal Masjid operation: Musharraf charged with another murder
Police register FIR against ex-army chief in connection with the death of cleric Abdur Rashid Ghazi.
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Security huddle: Government to evolve consensus on Karachi operation
Interior minister presents report on situation in megacity to PM.
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Viral infection: Man dies of gastro, several hospitalized
The officials have advised to avoid self medication and drink boiled water.
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Academic auditing: UoP to start BS programme
BS programme will be launch from October 7
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Open invitation: ‘Peace in Karachi possible if parties stand united’
PPP’s opposition leader, Khursheed Shah claims that police can do its job better than the army.
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By-election probe: Committee holds first meeting
Only one complaint had been reported to the committee regarding the incident.
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Illegal schemes: ‘MDA checking housing societies’ data’
MDA had already demolished 26 illegal housing schemes in the city in two months, says MDA assistant director.
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‘Trespass’: 15-year-old beaten to death
Railway Lines police have registered a case against the prime suspect, Chaudhry Waqas.
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Self-immolation: Woman sets herself on fire ‘after argument with in-laws’
No one has been arrested so far.