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More than materialism: Debunking plastic promises
Exhibition at Khaas Art Gallery paints the perils of a consumerist culture.
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Exchange programme: Students get one week tour of Japan
The students will visit Japan under “JENESYS 2.0”
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Fair elections: Students call for electronic voting
The students also proposed deploying the army to maintain security during elections.
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Burglary: Robbers strike at house
The robbers beat the owner up with pistol butts when he resisted, and fled leaving him injured.
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Security central: Spotlighting regional concerns in South Asia
The 13th Chaopharaya Dialogue propounded solutions to Pak-India issue, 2014 ISAF drawdown.
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Kashmir self-determination: ‘Launch global awareness movement’
Former Pakistani diplomat says youth should join YFK to express their solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
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Malnourished children: Unicef gets therapeutic food from US
The dietary supplement has to be imported.
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Delaying justice: Court issues arrest warrants for eight police officials over no-show
PHC division bench asks report from NAB for bail application of Raza Ali in weapons scam case.
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Food for thought: PTI quizzes govt over presence of foreign security firms
Asks what measures are in place to prevent the entry of foreign contractors.
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Illegal hydrants: Bomb hoax at the office Sharjeel was to visit
Sharjeel ssays such cowardly acts cannot discourage him and he will continue his campaign against hydrants.
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Overhaul: Chaudhry Nisar takes action against ‘sluggish’ FIA men
Airport staff suspended in wake of ET report.
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Clarifying ambiguities: No Supreme Court judge is a dual national, says SC
PPC, Constitution does not prohibit judges from holding dual citizenship, says court.
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Special court hearing: Arrest warrant against law, claims Musharraf’s counsel
Former president’s legal team submits plea, citing Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 1977.
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Texas town creates: ‘Shahid Afridi Day’
Afridi is currently in the US on the Islamic Circle of North America’s invitation.
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Treason trial: Special court tells Musharraf to appear on Feb 18
Lawyers guarantee Musharraf will appear in court on February 18 after he failed to show up today.
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Female literacy: Four cities to have new women universities
Rs266 million to be sent for the purpose.
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Opposition disgruntled: Disapproval as three ordinances extended
PPO given legal cover for 120 more days.
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Five-year plan: $7m for girls education in distant areas
UN agency Director-General Irina Bokova conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan.
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Rules not drafted: Punjab right to information act still in stillborn state
Government yet to establish an information commission.
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Punjab chapter: New software to help FIA track culprits
Premier internal security agency set to digitalise data with the help of UNODC.
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Senate session: Fear voiced over military-civil disconnect
PPP, MQM, ANP, PML-Q slam government for not taking parliament into confidence.
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Round one: Peace dialogue finally starts
Govt, TTP panels satisfied with talks; security ensured to negotiators in Waziristan.
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Fuel adjustment formula: Revised power tariff in Feb 2014 bills
Hike will not apply to K-Electric consumers.
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Polls in Cantonment areas: SC says it won’t tolerate more delays
Fears govt postponing elections under the guise of legislation.
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Admin vs trainers: Rehabilitation centre, its trainees suffer due to internal disputes
Centre has not been taking any new trainers with the current enrollment remaining at 30.
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FBR set to bring 100,000 new tax-payers under tax net: Senate informed
Barjees Tahir says an additional 1‚00000 tax payers will be brought in the net in each of the following two years.
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Iranian Cultural Week makes an impression on Islamabad
Showcase pays homage to the cultural trajectory of both ancient and modern-day Iran.
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Grey traffic: MoIT wants to up the battle against VoIP, VPNs
Suspected IP addresses should be identified through IPDRs and radius information, and blocked by service provider.
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Covering the legendary Tufail Niazi
Tufail Niazi was always known to be soft-spoken, despite his powerhouse vocals.
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Insider trading? KSE investigates staff access to trading data
Whistleblowers accused senior staff of accessing sensitive trading data via secure network, emails without authority.
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Drugged oranges?: ANF seizes heroin found in fruit crates
Drugs were hidden in 17 of the 3,000 crates of oranges destined for Malaysia.
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Mayor of Port Arthur, Texas declares February 5 ‘Shahid Afridi Day’
Shahid Afridi in US fundraising for his foundation.
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Pakistan had asked US to halt drone strikes, FO says
Our stance on drones has also been endorsed by the international community: FO spokesperson Tasnim Aslam.
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First round: Talks to be held within parameters of Constitution, propose negotiators
Agreement reached that the talks will apply to the troubled areas only; activities that disrupt talks to be halted.
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Waqar Younis submits application to coach national cricket team
Younis says including former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram in the coach selection committee is a great idea.
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Bomb Disposal Squad clears two bomb threats in Karachi
BDS declares Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Head Office safe, defuses bomb in SITE.
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Risky celebrations: Four injured in jubilation firing
Firing in air hit four people at a wedding in Toba Tek Singh.
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Trade ties: Tareen seeks US investment
Shaukat Tareen says Pakistan is free and independent country and it should avoid US economic aid tied with conditions.
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Pakistan, Finland: First business summit inaugurated
Special assistant says Pakistan is investor-friendly country which provides an enormous market for foreign investors.
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Promoting agriculture: Conference on medicinal plants
The initiative is part of US economic growth assistance programme which includes expanding irrigation by 200,000 acrs.
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Fatal accident: Woman killed, three men injured
On Talagang-Chakwal Road accident took place near Kahuta Mor when a speeding car collided with another car.
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Approval granted: KTH to add to its nursing staff
Institutional Management Council, approved appointments of 200 staff nurses and 34 head nurses at hospital.
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Accountability: SHO fined over illegal detention
Family of Amjad said in their petition that police had arrested him on suspicion of theft.
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Crime: Policeman shot dead by robbers
In district Dadu, injured policemen were shifted to Civil Hospital.
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On behalf of govt: Memon allots 200 plots to journalists
Sharjeel Memon says eighty per cent of cost will be borne by provincial government.
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Dangerous criminals?: 16 held during raid at shisha cafe
Official says on night patrolling, police squad received information about illegal operation.
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Currency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
Heavy debt repayments to IMF have dented the central bank’s reserves.
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Immigration: Two arrested over forged documents
Passengers travelling were sent to Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for registration of cases against them.
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Talk at Oxford university: Ex-NADRA boss recalls achievements
Former chairman says UN wanted to use Nadra’s services for post-conflict and disaster management system in Africa.
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Afghanistan withdrawal: Germany offers help post-2014
Interior minister says Pakistan is trying to play its role in bringing about some level of sanity in the region.