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Under water: 50-foot breach near Sangrar
Breach swept dozens of houses and agricultural land under water.
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Death anniversary: Persian Sufi remembered
observe the 1,123rd death anniversary of Hussain Bin Mansoor Al-Hillaj
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Bugsplat Week: Artists arrive for drone strikes conference
One participant will collect photographs of areas damaged in drone attacks.
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Book launch: ‘Sufi teachings could be antidote to intolerance’
Sufis had always highlighted the softer side of Islam in the subcontinent through the message of tolerance and peace.
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Work rivalry: Security guard guns down colleague at five-star hotel
Khan shot Hafeez after the latter passed derogatory remarks against his family.
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WAPDA planning to build carryover dam upstream of Khanpur Dam
The 200MW project will help combat the water crisis in the region.
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A dark spell: 43-hour power shutdown in Gilgit agitates residents
Entire region enveloped in darkness from 5pm on Friday till Sunday afternoon.
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War on terror: Fearful IDPs from North Waziristan reluctant to return
Security situation in the region could lead to further displacements.
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Delayed: Jacking up floor after floor by paying peanuts
City managers’ reluctant to charge for added stories on existing structures.
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Workshop: Journalists urged to highlight gender equality and equity
Society in Gilgit is not against women’s education and the media should play its part in promoting it.
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Education roundup: An eventful week for the capital’s educational institutes
Teachers strike ends; researchers awarded by HEC; IIUI remembers 2009 blast victims.
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Global warming: ‘Melting glaciers can cause massive floods’
PMD official urges for investment in more stations to monitor the rate of melting.
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Old books: Book stalls present alternate avenue for bookworms
Affordability and variety keep literature accessible.
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Forced justice: Students scare cops into finally doing their job
Hundreds of university students camped outside Secretariat Police Station demanding the arrest of a man.
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National holiday: Musical evening cancelled
Baithak is a regular feature of PNCA’s activities to honor the skills of musicians and artists from across the country
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Robbery: House burgled
four armed men entered the house while the inmates were asleep and took away gold ornaments Rs21,800 cash
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Mercury drops: 26 millimetres of rainfall recorded
rain started around 4pm and continued for half an hour.
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Afghan endgame: Pakistan, US agree on ‘blueprint’
US delegation crafts framework for reconciliation.
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Gilani to PML-N: Quit ‘flexing muscles’
Calls Nisar’s objection to all names for NAB top post ‘illegal’.
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Hard lessons: Learning without teachers
12 govt schools likely to close down next year due to lack of facilities and staff.
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Copping out: CPO officially reprimands 15 officials
Accused officials reprimanded on charges of negligence and delaying investigations.
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Murder: 19-year-old clubbed to death
Sajjad and Hameed along with their two accomplices beat his brother with clubs and bricks.
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Official bribes: Ushr & Zakat accountant booked
team raided the Ushr and Zakat offices in Khanewal and arrested accountant taking a bribe amounting to Rs3,000.
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Busted!: ANF seizes 33kg charas from dealer
ANF officials recovered charas worth millions of rupees from a drug den being run by accused Awais Khan.
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Domestic abuse: Man breaks wife’s arm for leaving him
Aliya left him and settled with her parents in Pasrur.
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National drive: Campaign against polio kicks off
Children aged 6 months to 5 years would also be given a Vitamin A dose.
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Pakistan Auto Show: Inaugural ceremony today
130 national and international auto companies including manufacturers of automobiles are exhibiting their products.
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Football: Zwanziger questions Qatar decision
Decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was called into question by new Fifa executive committee member.
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Squash: Iqbal reaches Punjab Open semi-finals
Nasir Iqbal, Shoaib Hassan, Tayyab Aslam and Saqib Yousuf progressed to the semi-finals of the Punjab National Open.
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Football: Hamza scores winner for NBP
NBP defeated Pel 1-0 in their Pakistan Premier Football League match in Quetta yesterday.
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Boxing: Huck retains world title
Marco Huck claimed the 25th knock-out of his career.
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Cricket: Rain washes out third day
Overnight rain washed out the third day’s play of the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies.
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Golf: Donald’s double dream in doubt
Leonard chipped in three times to salvage a 70 for 14-under par 202 after three rounds.
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Football: Redknapp speaks highly of Tevez
Tevez looks set to leave City in the January transfer window after being suspended by the club.
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Football: Juve stutter to Genoa draw
Alessandro Matri twice gave the Turin giants the lead.
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Action against Haqqani network may not be in Pakistan's interest: Musharraf
The former President did not rule out future action against the Haqqanis.
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Indo-Pak Express win Stockholm Open
Qureshi and Bopanna beat Brazilian opponents in straight sets, under an hour.
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Punjab government gives out Rs0.5m to families of dengue victims
The announcement of compensating the families was made by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif earlier this week.
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Twitter Alert: Nusrat Bhutto 'faced Zia like a rock'
"Her picture after being clubbed in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore remains a strong symbol of struggle for democracy."
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Football: Allegri eyes climb up the table
Milan face Lecce today, looking for their first away win of the season.
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Basketball: No resolution after marathon talks
“We’ve kind of worn each other out,” said Peter Holt.
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Bridge: Pakistan’s miserable run continues
Pakistan lost to Brazil 18-12 in round 19 of the Bermuda Bowl World Bridge Championship.
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Boxing: Aloyan confident of Olympic future
“I promise to do my very best in the ring at the London Olympics,” said Aloyan.
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Squash: Gaultier wins Qatar Classic
The win marks the 19th PSA Tour title of Gaultier’s career.
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Motorcycling: Pedrosa storms to pole
The 26-year-old whizzed his way around the 5.5 kilometre course in two minutes.
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Cricket: Rudolph recalled to Test squad
The squad includes batsman AB de Villiers, who is recovering from a hand fracture.
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Golf: Donald five strokes off the pace
World number one Luke Donald stumbled chasing golf history while Leonard, Stenson and Kim shared the lead.
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Murder: 1 killed, 3 injured over theft allegation
A man was killed and three others were injured over a theft dispute in Phulerwan.
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Dengue Defences: Union council committees take charge
Additional district collector said that it was the council’s duty to help create awareness regarding the disease.
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Prison Perks: Cop booked for giving charas
Police officials have registered a case and are investigating.