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Obama approves more aggressive Taliban fight
'This is using the forces we have...in a better way, basically, as we go through this fighting season' Secy Ash Carter
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The dual life of Taj Muhammad
Tea-maker holds record for most knuckle push-ups in 60 minutes
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Mosque tragedy: Malik Riaz announces Rs1m each for victims’ families
Promises to fund construction of the Karachi mosque.
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Is Shahbaz running the show ‘unofficially’ in PM's absence?
Rana Sanaullah dismisses speculation, says CM is too busy in Punjab
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Finance Bill, 2016 : Our budget proposals ignored, say senators
Lawmakers dub process a ‘futile exercise’, claiming it has reduced the upper house to a debating society
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PTI decides to reclaim ‘batsman’ symbol from rival
Splinter group applied for the symbol and was allotted
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Six-month record: Nisar lauds ANF over drug bust
The ANF operations up to June 2016 have led the agency to seize 49.12 Tons of Narcotics
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Migrating in panic: Clashes lead to village abandonment
The people are migrating of their own free will and there is no government effort to help them settle
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Midair tyre burst: UK-bound flight makes emergency landing in Karachi
About 150 passengers and over half a dozen crew members were on board when the plane’s tyre burst mid-air
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Balochistan sweetens terms for investment
Province can be made self-sufficient by developing mining sector, says secretary finance
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Pakistan, France deportation row defused
The envoy added that France wants to work with Pakistan on the issue of deportees
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Minority lawmakers seek social, religious rights
PTI lawmaker said any legislation on minorities’ rights is being blocked
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Green Pakistan Programme: Climate ministry seeks provinces’ input
MOCC officials say the programme would be formally launched in July with a tree plantation campaign.
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Green Islamabad: Natural beauty of capital under threat
Authority has increased the number of new sapling from 400,000 to 500,000 during the Spring Tree Plantation Campaign
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Capacity building: NAB reviews training courses
Will add up in overall performance, says chairman
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Proactive approach: Obama approves broader role for US forces in Afghanistan
Decision also allows greater use of US airpower
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‘Deception’ charge: SC to sample beverages in trademark dispute
Company barred by SHC from selling products challenges verdict in top court
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Wedding or abduction? Man booked for ‘kidnapping’ woman
Police say the couple eloped married woman goes missing in unrelated case.
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Security risk: Emails in Clinton probe dealt with planned drone strikes
The Democratic presidential nominee had sent classified emails using a private server
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Education reforms in K-P
The district of Charsadda alone, has over 50 higher secondary and high schools running without a principal
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Ailing Edhi declines Zardari’s offer of treatment abroad
Senator Rehman Malik conveyed offer to philanthropist
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Mazari reiterates demand for an apology from Asif
Warns of exposing the matter to world via women’s caucus
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ADB approves $100m loan for M-4 motorway
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will provide another $100m following board’s approval
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FIA arrests : Man with fake ID held at airport
Three human traffickers arrested in separate raids in Rawalpindi.
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Clear message: US drone strikes will imperil ties, says Pakistan
Gen Raheel, Aziz seek action against TTP safe havens in Afghanistan
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Panama leaks inquiry: PTI’s patience wearing thin on ToRs
PTI hints at quitting parliamentary committee
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‘Erroneously’ transferred : Planning commission wants CDWA project taken back
Climate ministry refuses to take over project till NAB, FIA inquiries completed.
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Six killed as awning collapses at mosque
Rescuers pulled out worshippers from under the awning and moved them to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
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Light rain: Mercury goes down by 10 degrees
PMD forecasts more rains for the twin cities over the next 24 hours.
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Currency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
The rupee appreciated against the dollar at 104.1/104.3 in the inter-bank market on Friday
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Week-on-week: SPI rises 0.80%
During the week, average prices of 18 items rose in a selected basket of goods
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Visit to boi: South Korea to invest in solar projects
BoI DG highlighted the investment opportunities in various sectors of the economy, especially energy
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Not enough: ‘Minimum wage should be Rs20,000’
They also said prices of essential items had gone up with the start of Ramazan
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Law and order: ‘Robber’ killed in shootout
The spokesman said the deceased was wanted by Khurarianwala police for nine robbery cases
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Justice: 150-year jail term for acid attacker
Akram had confessed to the crime during trial
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Law and order: DPOs get control of traffic police
The IGP was separately briefed by Muzaffargarh DPO and Lahore CCPO about recent incidents of violence against women
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Encroachment: Private school, govt depts issued notices
The lawyer said the school management had blocked the road causing problems for the locals
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False news: Man seeks FIR against journalists
Waris Ali submitted that they had published a report claiming that his son, Yasir, had died in a road acciden
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Wife abducted for embracing Islam
Younas submitted that he and Rukhsana were born Christians but had converted to Islam a few weeks ago
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Job insecurity: IHC stays Utility store GM’s firing
On May 19, the IHC issued a notice to the USC management seeking submit para-wise comments
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F-7/2 College: Prof Makhdum new principal
She will take the charge upon the retirement of Prof Talat Samiullah on June 20
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Targeted: Man shot, injured
A complaint with the local police stating that Munir Khan shot him outside his house
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Raids: Seven outlaws held, liquor, hashish seized
He said that the Khanna police nabbed three accused Shehzad Masih, Abdul Qayum alias Bila and Ejaz
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Illegal Weapons : Rangers arrest six suspects
The suspects were shifted to the local police station for further investigation
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Conviction : Man sentenced to month behind bars
Muhammad Asif, the convict, was booked by Bhara Kahu police under Control of Narcotic Substances
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Proclaimed offender arrested after six years
During the initial investigation, the suspect confessed to burgling a house in E-11/4
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Academia: Rise in admissions at AIOU
The varsity has also been arranging face-to-face classes for science students
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Busy streets: Double-parking banned during Ramzan
The CTO has appealed to the citizens to cooperate with traffic police to ensure smooth traffic flow on roads
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Student’s career, varsity reputation on the line as MUET scandal unfolds
Aijaz Arain claims he applied for duplicate degree after losing original in car theft.
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Celebrating local authors: HEC gives national award to OUP book
The HEC awards, introduced in 2006, grant an award every year to a publication for its originality

















































