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Election 2013: Political parties channel millions into ads
Competition is fierce but it's a cash market and those with the biggest bucks get the most air time.
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ANP election candidate, son gunned down in Karachi
Sadiq Zaman Khattak and his four year old son killed while exiting a mosque.
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Caretaker prime minister to address nation tonight
The address will begin at 8:30pm tonight.
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Biomedical engineering: Pakistani selected for international achievement award
Zaman to be honoured for his contributions in developing computational models of tumour development.
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Two advocates killed in Karachi, lawyers announce strike
Sindh Bar Council announces strikes in upper and lower courts tomorrow.
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Boston bombers planned July 4 strike: Reports
Tsarnaevs had driven around Boston to scout potential targets before deciding to attack the city's marathon.
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Programs to reduce antibiotic use often work
The fear is that doctors are prescribing many antibiotics, which helps to breed hard-to-treat drug-resistant bacteria.
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Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: Study
William Kelso, lead archeologist on the project, and his team discovered a girl's remains last summer.
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US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels
We want to make sure that we look before we leap and that what we're doing is actually helpful to the situation: Obama
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Iran diplomat with links to reformists detained
Asadi is "a talented expert and we have seen him do nothing other than defend the nation's interest": Foreign Minister
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For India's ruling party, a rare state election win is likely
Polls show the centrist Congress party is likely to win the Karnataka elections.
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Afghan father guns down daughter over 'affair'
Halima, aged between 18 and 20 and a mother of two children, was killed for bringing "dishonour" on her family.
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Shamshad Begum was born in Lahore, not Amritsar: Daughter
Shamshad Begum, the voice behind evergreen numbers like "Kajra mohabbat wala", died April 23.
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Pakistan foreign ministry demands immediate transfer of inmate
Prisoner suffered serious head injuries after being attacked in the Srinagar jail.
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Cross-border attacks: Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat in protest
Two Pakistani soldiers were injured in clashes with Afghan forces at a check post.
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Two years on: Abbottabad report remains out of sight
Document yet to be made public despite tall claims from commission head; TTP releases new video.
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Peshawar High Court: Pakistan gets first all-female bench
Division bench, comprising Justice Irshad Qaisar and Justice Musarrat Hilali, heard cases relating to 73 petitions.
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PPP ready to form alliance with PTI
Latif Khosa says his party would form a coalition with any political party ‘for democracy’.
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Fallout: India reacts to Sarabjit’s death
Opposition’s demand for action against Pakistan escalated.
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1973 Constitution: Imran opposes repeal of Ahmadi laws
Shireen Mazari clarified that it did not mean Imran “sanctions violence against minorities”.
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Switched around: Key NAB officials reshuffled
New seniority list issued; as many as 13 officers given new positions.
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Controversial move: Finance ministry reinstates sacked DG Debt Office
Masroor Qureshi, an employee of NBP, had been removed over ‘poor performance’.
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Pre-poll violence continues: Eight injured in bomb attack near MQM office
Coordination committee blames militant wing of ‘Punjab-based party’.
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Economic policy: Short of ideas on pressing issues
The external debt crisis is at a precarious state as reserves have started to deplete rapidly.
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Security for polls: ECP throws ball back into govt’s court
Says providing security is the executive’s domain.
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Electioneering: Should I have handed out guns instead of laptops, asks Shahbaz
PTI information secretary for north Punjab crosses over to PML-N.
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Election security: Deployment of 70,000 troops under way
Troops deployed to aid civil authorities under Article 245 of the Constitution.
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Press freedom day: Editorial line vs Bottom line
Those who still consider journalism as a “mission” are in the minority.
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22 years later: Sarabjit’s body sent home
Second autopsy conducted in Amritsar on family’s request.
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Expensive electricity: Daily oil bill of thermal power plants is Rs2b
PEPCO chief tells court that generation companies owe Rs113b to PSO.
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Breaking the silence: Fazl asks TTP to stop attacks on candidates
Says ANP, MQM and PPP failed to control terrorism, have no political standing.
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Back and forth: I’ll restore peace in Karachi, says Nawaz
Altaf accuses PML-N chief of patronising terrorists.
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Election violence: ‘Terrorists plotting to kidnap Musharraf’
Interim interior minister says security would be provided to all high-profile personalities, including Musharraf.
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Formality: Musharraf arrested in Bugti case
Balochistan police interrogates ex-president; can no longer be treated as fugitive.
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‘Bias’ alleged: Plea for a larger bench
My client apprehends bias from the bench as long as it is headed by Justice Khawaja: Advocate
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elec-tion-ary: [Events leading to the 1988 elections]
Events leading to the 1988 elections.
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Benazir murder case: FIA prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad
Ali was scheduled to appear in an anti-terrorism court Rawalpindi today, pertaining to Benazir murder case.
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Trust deed signed: Primus launching strategic asset fund
SMAF will be an open-end balance scheme, says Primus CEO Ahmed Ateeq.
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Constituency profile: The great Chakwal clash
Jilted Ayaz Amir may create problems for PML-N in NA-60.
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Govt to seal Afghan border election day
Afghan refugees have been asked to stay within the premises of their camps on May 10, 11 and 12.
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PML-Q to only campaign in Gujrat
PML-Q leaders decided to cancel its scheduled public gatherings in Punjab due to security threats.
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Chitral Seat: Parties step up campaigns
11 candidates are in run for this important constituency.
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Safe And Efficient: Pakistan Navy safety review held
Our goal should be a safe and efficient navy, Chief of the Naval Staff.
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Forex: Currency reserves fall to $11.764 billion
Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell to $6.676 billion from $6.817 billion a week earlier.
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Nabbing water thieves : KWSB shuts down nine hydrants
An FIR has been registered at Saeedabad police station against three men.
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Currency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
The rupee ended at 98.34/98.40 against the dollar.
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Shahzeb khan murder case: ‘Talpurs were at home when it happened’
Siraj and brother Sajjad Talpur were studying at home and are falsely implicated in murder case, father told court.
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Teenage rivalry: Shoaib’s driver in police custody
The two boys had met to resolve a matter involving Hamza’s girlfriend who was allegedly being harassed by Shoaib.
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Letter to the cec: MQM accuses PAC of pre-poll rigging
Sattar is contesting from NA-249.
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Lobbying Against Voting: Cases registered against nine activists
Police said Minhajul Quran district amir was heading a protest urging people to boycott the elections.

















































