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Sky is the limit: New aviation policy set to revamp PIA
New aircraft, additional airport facilities to boost revenues.
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Reciprocation: Govt calls off surgical strikes
Govt, military ‘reserve right to respond to attacks’, says interior ministry statement.
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Pakistan vanquish biggest of ‘Big Three’ in Asia Cup thriller
Unless a major upset occurs over the next few days, Pakistan will most likely face Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final.
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Preserving wildlife
Preserving the environment and forests remains an uphill battle for wildlife enthusiasts as well as conservationists.
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The serious side of comedy
Irfan Khoosat’s take on the genre, genetics and giving it his all.
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Bilateral ties: ‘Chinese investment will usher in a new era’
CM says his recent China tour was the most successful of his political career.
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Export Development Fund: Let it go
Rs19b, accumulated since 2006, is lying unspent with finance ministry.
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Shell Eco-marathon: More than just a competition
A platform for students to self-reflect, critique and rise.
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Man-made mistakes: How free trade is devastating Pakistan’s polyester industry
Policymakers have failed to pay attention to country’s textile sector.
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New attraction in town: In midst of violence, people show appetite for entertainment
One-and-a-half-year old Dolphin Show attracts decent crowd.
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Dr Ruth Pfau: The magic healer
How a nun from Germany cured Pakistan of leprosy.
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Nurturing entrepreneurs: Connecting start-ups with CEOs of successful technology companies
Bringing about positive social change through technological innovation discussed.
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Academic achievements: Capital’s students shine on in the world
Receive awards for topping in 2013 Cambridge exams.
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Controlling diabetes: Speakers for urgent steps to tackle disease
Consumption of junk food, lack of exercise blamed for high incidence.
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Pak-UK shared history: Photos depicting modern, colonial connections on display
The exhibition showcases 24 photos from 16 amateur Pakistani photographers.
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Brazilian film festival: Movie fiesta highlights everyday life, culture
Award-winning movies being shown this week.
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Ambushed: Brother killed, another injured
Police believe enmity to be the motive.
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Pakistan beat India in Asia Cup thriller
India are unlikely to make the March 8 final even if they beat Afghanistan in their last match.
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Exchange programme reunion: Alumni trained in US spark positive change
Participants are from underserved communities.
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Vigilance pays off: Seven suspects remanded in custody
Caught after exchange of fire with police; two accomplices escape.
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Missing loved ones: Baloch caravan stages protest outside the National Press Club
Plans to present memorandum to UN.
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Youth festival: National flag waving world record achieved
29 world records have been set so far this year.
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A life less ordinary: Mian Iftikhar and the five stages of a man
ANP stalwart talks about politics, solitude and his love for poetry.
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Shariat court to take up 22-year-old Riba case on March 24
Case was remanded back to the Shariat Court by the Supreme Court in 2002 to reconsider its judgment delivered in 1992.
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Special report: Anatomy of ceasefire announcement
TTP directs to all its affiliated militant groups to suspend their activities for a month.
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TV reporter’s murder: Two men sentenced to death in absentia
ATC sentences four others to life, days after reporter’s third death anniversary.
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Ambush in Kalat: Three FC men die in roadside blast
No group claimed responsibility for the attack that also left six troops wounded.
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Power bills of local govt departments: Sindh refuses to pick tab
Centre asks Sindh to allocate fund to pay bills of provincial departments.
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Welcomed: Major stumbling block removed, says Siddiqui
Siddiqui says govt negotiators likely to have meeting in next couple of days to discuss matter.
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Russia approves Ukraine troops deployment
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accuses Russia of sending thousands of troops to the area.
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Rental income: Plea filed against postal workers who sublet govt flats
FIA cell launches investigation.
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13 killed in attacks on polio team escorts in Jamrud
First bomb detonated near the vehicle of security personnel escorting polio team.
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Abducted guards freed, says Iran
Five Iranian soldiers had been abducted in early February and taken across the border into Pakistan.
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Reviving peace talks: TTP declares ceasefire
Samiul Haq says govt, Taliban committees likely to meet within the next 48 hours.
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Laughing out loud: Madness reigns at the MAD School, hilarity ensues
Lol Waalay’s improvised comedy keeps the audience in fits of laughter.
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Do fashion retailers have a place at fashion weeks?
The Express Tribune digs deeper to explore if fashion weeks are a place for retailers to put their best foot forward.
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In candid conversation with the one and only Naseeruddin Shah
Veteran actor inaugurates NAPA Theatre Festival; talks about his body of work and divide between theatre & cinema.
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Beyond communal divides
Muslims, many other Indians of all communities, including Hindus wary of religious division, look on BJP with alarm.
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Pakistanis break world record of most number of people waving flags
A total of 56,263 people waved the national flag to break the record.
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Afghanistan shock Bangladesh in Asia Cup
Afghanistan restrict Bangladesh to 222 runs, to win by 32 runs.
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Ex-Indian army chief Gen VK Singh joins opposition party
Following a controversy over his age on Saturday, Singh announced that he had joined the Hindu nationalist opposition.
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Peace talks: Government interlocutors welcome 'breakthrough' ceasefire announcement
Irfan Siddiqui says they will wait for a formal communication from the TTP and review it objectively.
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Aisam, Bopanna clinch ATP 500 Dubai championship
The dynamic duo beat top seeded Serbian pair Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic 6-4, 6-3.
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Taliban announce ceasefire for a month
All groups affiliated with the TTP will also halt activities for a month’s time.
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South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets to lift the Under-19 World Cup
South Africa achieved the 131 runs target with 47 balls to spare.
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Fiery response: Kabul fends off terror sanctuary charge
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry insists the problem originates from Pakistan.
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Controversy: Senate panel likely to summon FO official
Chairman says matter will be referred to standing committee.
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China may very well be Afghanistan’s only true friend
Beijing’s ties with Kabul being rekindled as foreign forces prepare to depart.
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For loved ones: Blistered Baloch at the gates of the capital
Civil society and political activists receive marchers at Faizabad.
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PMDC disarray: Parliamentary panel annuls executive body’s elections
The PMDC executive committee elections were held in April 2013 amid controversy and boycotts.

















































