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Karachi Affair: US consultant admits role in French arms sale
Investigators say Manafort, his public relations company or his associates received a total of at least $200,000.
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Private visit: PM Nawaz meets Saudi king, crown prince
King Abdullah greeted Nawaz on his election as prime minister and prayed for his success.
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Rowhani’s inauguration: Zardari lauds smooth transition in Iran
The president highlights steps to be taken to improve bilateral and regional stability.
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Pakistan Taliban commander uncovers DI Khan jail assault plan
Some 47 senior Taliban commanders freed; 125 TTP men took part in operation.
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Escape from jail: K-P govt wants ‘rogue’ spies smoked out
Minister says it’s ‘astounding’ that the mastermind was moved to Bannu jail days before the attack.
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Blind dolphin emerges stronger after floods
WWF report indicates that floods may have increased the habitat of the Indus River Dolphin.
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Flood threat: Railways forms monitoring panel
Pakistan Railways has constituted a monitoring committee to maintain a vigilant eye.
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Fresh directive: PM calls for coordinated flood response
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief and sorrow over the human and material losses in the flash floods.
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By-elections: PM, CMs barred from visiting constituencies
Poll body says measures have been taken to prevent govt office holders from influencing polls.
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Goodbye: President Zardari accepts CEC’s resignation
Ebrahim cites ‘personal reasons’ for quitting the post he was supposed to hold till 2017.
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Islamabad Bar Council’s vice president held for power theft
FIA task force official says the raids against electricity thieves will continue in the coming week.
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New policy to guide Afghan repatriation till 2015
Creation of federal and provincial bodies recommended for implementing the policy.
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Monsoon 2013: Rain calamity strikes
Over 50 dead in countrywide rains; dozens of villages submerged, hundreds displaced across provinces.
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Bad day to be a cop: Five policemen slain in two attacks
At least 20 empty shells of 12 bore shotgun and 9mm pistol were found.
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As some thunder and grumble, others welcome rain with open arms
Residents of Karachi head towards parks and beach to make use of the weather.
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Hyderabad Central Jail beefs up security to prevent breach
Jail houses high-profile militants such as Omer Sheikh, his cohorts behind Daniel Pearl murder.
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Transitions: Farman Fatehpuri, a researcher and linguist, passes away at 87
He had already developed a taste for Urdu language and literature at an early age.
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Rain washes Karachi: State of emergency declared across Sindh
Government relieves KMC administrator of his post due to his ‘incompetency’.
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Contempt of the People
The power of the contempt provision derives from its sparing use. It gets cheapened and ineffective with overuse.
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The Burka Avenger versus liberal patriarchy
The reason patriarchy is wrong is because it interferes with a woman’s choice- whatever it may be.
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The use of used syringes
I feel that the main culprit is the tendency that we have of seeking injections.
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Feature films: Will Pakistan end 50-year silence at Oscars?
Pakistani Academy Selection Committee is welcoming submission for the Foreign Language Film award.
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Sartorial: Where art thou, Rizwan Beyg?
The designer needs to find a balance between his love for craftsmanship and the need to retail.
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Provinces to get 'all necessary assistance' against floods: Nawaz
Prime Minister directs Information Minister Pervez Rasheed to closely monitor the flood situation.
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Rain in Karachi: 16 dead as Army called in for support
The city has on average received 60mm of rain, with Hyderabad receiving 13mm of rain.
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'Glee' to do away with Cory Monteith's character
Monteith's character Finn Hudson will be written out of the show in the third episode.
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Tennessee musician becomes first to paddleboard to US from Cuba
Friberg is believed to be the first person to cross the entire Straits on a paddleboard.
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Private visit: Prime Minister Nawaz performs Umrah
Prime Minister Sharif is on a private visit to Saudi Arabia and arrived in Jeddah on Thursday night.
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High Courts: Judicial body to consider 15 names for additional judges
Nine judges will be appointed for Sindh and three each for Balochistan and Islamabad high courts.
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Justice Baqar: SHC judge advised to go abroad for treatment
Muzaffar says PPP respects the judiciary and will ensure its protection at every cost.
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Naudero II power project: Reference ready against ex-PM Pervaiz Ashraf
NAB waiting for a chairman to sign the document and file the case.
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Initiating process: Proposals for Dr Aafia’s extradition sent to PM
Sources claimed that after the prime minister’s approval, a letter would be written to US.
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Suspected robbers: Citizens beat up man, two women
The women entered the house pretending to be ‘new neighbours’, the men followed.
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Shia leader, son killed in drive-by shooting in Rahim Yar Khan
Protesters turn violent, Rangers called to control situation.
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Internment centres: ‘Missing men’ tally goes further up
90 more declared in custody by state attorney.
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Contempt of court: ‘Impersonator’s’ apology found contrived, rejected
LHC ordered his name to be placed on the exit control list.
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Rs82 billion scam: Taqueer Sadiq’s remand extended by two weeks
OGRA hands over fresh information of Rs26b loss caused by its ex-chief.
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A lesser life: No place to call home
Poverty and natural disasters force many to migrate to urban cities and never go back home.
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International Court of Arbitration: Government faces $500 million lawsuit
According to the documents, NAB has put Pakistan in this fix.
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Jailbreak: Seven check posts set up in DI Khan
Pakistan Army and police personnel will be deployed on these check posts.
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State of children: Four girls found abandoned at a park
The man who found them keeping them at his home.
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Terrorist threat: Islamabad airport locked down
All the roads leading to the airport has been sealed off.
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Tremors felt in parts of north Pakistan
The intensity of the quake was recorder 5.5 on the Richter scale.
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Five policemen shot dead in Karachi
The policemen had parked their patrol car on the bridge for routine checking when it was attacked.
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Contempt notice: Imran’s reply fails to impress the top court
The PTI chief should have not condemned the judiciary on the basis of perceptions, says Justice Khawaja.
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Kaptaan has his day in court
“If there is no contempt, what should I be apologising for?” says PTI Chief.
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Monsoon season: Torrential rains trigger flash floods up north
At least 19 dead as roofs cave in and houses washed away.
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Absenteeism: Four revenue officials suspended
The offices of senior Islamabad Capital Territory officials will be open on Saturday to plan Eid security arrangements
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Freeloaders: Plaza owner charged for stealing electricity
A case has been registered against Ahmed for power theft.
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PAL’s latest magazine: ‘Literature reflects a country’s conscience’
The Adbiyat magazine is published on a quarterly basis.