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Conference: Speakers highlight women’s role in curbing extremism, violence
"The efforts to moderate extremism cannot be successful in the long term without women’s participation," says...
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Continued snub: Plot allotments cancelled amid lower grade employees’ protests
Lower grade employees rally in front of CDA offices over ignoring them in balloting.
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Health woes: Call to make maternal, child health, nutrition national priority
Experts suggest addressing social determinants of health and empowering women.
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Another day at work: Against victimisation in Punjab, YDA protests
Doctors call for not condemning them unheard.
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Art competition: Students interpret Japan’s martial arts history
Over 109 school and college students from the twin cities participated in the exhibition.
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6th Road Flyover: ‘More development in Pindi, if re-elected’
Punjab CM formally opens the bridge for traffic.
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Fair, free polls: Implementation of code of conduct stressed
Ban on transfers, postings of officials and big hoardings must be enforced.
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Busted: 7 held for ‘immoral activities’
Police registered a case against the suspects.
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End of major road works in sight
The Kalma Chowk underpass is to be finished before February 10.
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Saeed Ajmal to set up cricket academy at UAF
The prime minister have promised to provide Rs100 million for the task, says Ajmal.
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Voters’ mandate: I never had a problem with a popular Mengal says Nawaz Sharif
Political leaders unhappy with Tahirul Qadri’s long march.
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Morality clause: Petition filed for enforcement of Article 62
Dogar says Article 62 outlined the requirements for those seeking election to parliament.
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Health: 15 ‘high risk’ UCs in Rahim Yar Khan’
EDO says settlements of refugees from other part of the country are increasing the risk of contagious diseases.
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Kabaddi tournament: ‘Culture, norms should be passed on’
Commissioner Hussain says that the tournament will help foster better India-Pakistan relations.
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Absent without leave: Wasa official demoted to grade 18 post
Naveed had applied for leave for one month but the director general had not granted his request.
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High-level huddle: Allies advise govt to negotiate with Qadri
MQM, PML-Q, ANP tell president, PM to avoid creating hurdles.
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MQM will support long march at all costs: Altaf
Altaf Hussain has no plans of returning to Pakistan.
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Black Thursday: Bloodbath in Quetta
At least 93 dead, over 200 wounded in a series of bomb blasts, suicide attack.
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Remembrance: Hakim Said’s birth anniversary celebrated
Oxford Press Pakistan managing director Ameena Saiyid inaugurates the event remembering founder of Hamdard Pakistan.
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Cross check: Karachi, stand and be counted
House listing from today till Jan 14 and voter verification for 18 days after that.
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Gas crisis: CNG station owners launch nationwide protests
Paracha says the reservations of the owners of gas stations are not taken into consideration while fixing CNG prices.
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Telecom giants: Subscribers rise to 121.6 million
Mobilink maintained the top position with 36.389 million subscribers at the end of October.
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Soraya Sikander uses London’s colours and Karachi’s tones of grey
Exhibition, ‘In, At and Around’, will run at the Unicorn Gallery till January 17.
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Overseeing agencies
For years, agencies have ignored laws. Parliamentary oversight in this situation would be highly welcome.
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Currency: Rupee gains against dollar
The rupee closed at 97.27/32 against the dollar, compared to Wednesday’s close of 97.30/35.
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Forex: Reserves drop to $13.6b from $13.8b
Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell to $8.769 billion from $9.009 billion a week earlier.
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Ambassadors’ fund: US to support Pakistani entrepreneurs
Olson highlighted NUST’s future centre for advanced studies, which will focus on Pakistan’s energy needs.
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Unfair compensation
All the various military, paramilitary, police forces fighting against militancy need to be treated the same.
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Verification of voter lists
Let us hope no stone is left unturned to ensure every household is checked and every voter is re-verified.
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Foreign Ministry clarifies secretary's remarks on MFN status
The foreign office spokesperson says the foreign secretary had pointed towards some stakeholders who had reservations.
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MQM workers advise Altaf Hussain against returning to Pakistan
MQM chief says those obtaining nationality of another country when seeking asylum, do so under a legal compulsion.
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Saeed Ajmal unveils academy plan
Saeed Ajmal International Cricket Academy will be free of charge to budding cricketers.
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22 killed, 47 injured in Swat bomb blast
Police earlier stated it was a cylinder blast, but later confirmed it was a bomb.
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Indian fire kills Pakistani soldier: Army
Army says India carried out unprovoked firing in Battal at 2:40pm on Thursday.
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Qadri will not be allowed to hold rally in Islamabad's Blue Area: Rehman Malik
Interior minister says rally in the area will negatively affect the residents and business activities.
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Twitter alert: Abusive PTI vs Dirty PML-N trolls
Supporters of the PTI and PML-N fight it out (again) on the Twitter battleground.
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Quetta suffers its deadliest day with 93 killed in three blasts
First blast during the day killed 12, while double blasts at the night killed 81. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claim attacks.
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‘Pakistan has reservations over granting India MFN status’
Jalil Abbas Jilani says he will speak about reservations with his Indian counterpart in coming days.
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Media accountability: ‘SC to form two-member commission’
The commission will provide recommendations for media and misuse of secret funds by ministries.
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Tired of energy crisis?: Generate your own electricity, Zardari advises industrialists
President says the practice will give an idea to industrialists as to how energy is produced.
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Hunting season begins: American hunter claims the first trophy of 2013
Ibex hunted by American hunter had 40 inch long horns.
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IHC judges appointment: Govt cites grave error of law in SC order
Plea states, there is no law providing mechanism or any forum for the determination of the seniority of the judges.
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Musharraf Ali Farooqi shortlisted for Man Asian Literary Prize
Judges describe his book Between Clay and Dust as having ‘mythic resonance’.
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Retired bureaucrats re-hired against rules: AGP
PAC asks Establishment Division to submit a report on irregular appointments.
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Delimitation of constituencies: Apex court admits MQM’s review petition
MQM had filed two petitions insisting that fresh delimitation could only take place if there was a fresh census.
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Measles epidemic: Officials play blame game over outbreak
A total of 2,475 cases were detected in Sindh in December alone.
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Letter controversy: ‘Bleak chance’ of reopening graft cases, says Swiss attorney
Sources say no substantial grounds to charge president.
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Growing independence?: Once taboo, more women turn to divorce
Abuse and financial empowerment force more women to seek divorce.
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On the path to elections: Kaira urges Dr Qadri to register party with ECP
Minister says MQI chief should heed advice to join consultations on caretaker setup.
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Grenade hurled: Election commission office attacked
Nobody was present in the office when the hand grenade attack was carried out.

















































