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No compromise: PTI amasses thousands at anti-drone sit-in
Imran Khan says peace cannot prevail in the region till drone attacks are halted.
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Lawyers’ boycott courts
Haq argued the US had now extended its attacks from the tribal areas to settled areas.
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Family dispute: Man opens fire at sister, mother-in-law
Police official says the injured were then rushed to Lady Reading Hospital where Basigha succumbed to her injuries.
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College woes: Parents lament recognition of Al-Razi Medical College by PMDC
Say it lacks basic facilities required to teach MBBS students.
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A tight fit: GPGC Mardan students to study under tents as AWKUM occupies premises
Government college’s property has not been vacated even after a four-year contract expired.
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Targeted for speaking freely: Journalists call for protection of lives
Nov 23 was marked as the International Day to End Impunity.
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Taking a stand: K-P government finalises NATO blockade strategy
Party workers from the PTI-led coalition will organise sit-ins at various places in the province to obstruct routes.
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Intra-party rifts: Senior provincial PPP leaders ditch leadership meeting in Karachi
Party members hint some leaders were not content with the new K-P president.
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Catch-22: ‘Choking supply routes will affect thousands of traders’
Associations argue everyone is open to attack as NATO and transit trade containers are not distinguishable.
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PTI protest: Peace cannot be attained till drone strikes are stopped, says Imran
Shireen Mazari says Saturday's rally was first step in building up to the block that will start on Sunday night.
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Hangu drone strike: K-P govt to organise mass protest in Islamabad
Emergency meeting of K-P cabinet held; three-member committee formed to plan protest.
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Filling the space: Ad hoc teachers to be regularised in K-P, FATA colleges
Around 56,000 applications received for 1,139 vacancies.
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Political, religious parties took out rallies across K-P, denouncing drones, Rawalpindi incident
Day passed by unmarred with the exception of an incident in which nine people were injured.
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Save the date: JUI-F reconvenes grand jirga in Peshawar
According to Maulana Fazlur Rehman, there is a need to start anew after drone strikes disrupted peace process.
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In anticipation: K-P home dept finalises stringent security measures
Protests expected today and tomorrow across the province against drone strikes, Rawalpindi violence.
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In gunny bags: Three bodies found in Khyber Agency, one in Kohat
Relatives of one deceased protested in Peshawar.
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Target killings: Four people gunned down, two injured
Police claim suspects used 9mm pistols and motorbikes to get away.
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Digging for the truth: Former IGP granted 14-day physical remand in weapons scam
Statement from co-accused used as grounds for detention.
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Bursting at the seams: Out of house, home and prison cell
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa jails are increasingly overcrowded with few plans to increase space or build new facilities.
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World Philosophy Day: UoP philosophy dept faces existential crisis
The department wore a deserted look as not a single student showed up.
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November 23: PTI protest set to start in the shadow of first K-P drone strike
Opposition to US attacks inside Pakistan has shaped the party’s rhetoric.
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In anticipation: Home department finalises stringent security measures
Officials to arrange aerial and CCTV surveillance, inflammatory slogans disallowed.
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Did you know?: IMDb inaccessible in Pakistan
IMDb is a prominent source of reliable news and box office reports on films, TV programs.
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An ever watchful eye?: K-P to launch Peshawar Safe City Project
The scheme will provide state-of-the-art technology to secure Peshawar.
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Defying laws of supply, demand: Hospitals fall far behind WHO standard for pharmacists
Posts remain vacant while hundreds of graduates remain unemployed.
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Drive-by shootings: Two policemen killed in separate attacks
Assailants gun down constable outside Assembly of God church.
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Security measures: All Saints Church gets biometric enabled gates
After the September 22 attack, the govt has started installing security cameras all around the city.
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Final verdict: Court orders interment centre to let detainee meet family
Special arrangements made for petitioner’s family to meet son.
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Health facilities: WFP says malnutrition an emergency in K-P
Over 350,000 children die in Pakistan every year before their fifth birthday, 35% of deaths are due to malnutrition.
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Innocent until…: Sessions judge to probe alleged explosives case
If the case was wrongly registered, legal action will be taken against police, added the court.
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Roundtable conference on peace soon
The conference has been launched by Insaf Profession Forum and will take place at the end of November in Peshawar.
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Universal Children’s Day: Activists to hold awareness programmes, gatherings today
Say focusing on child rights is crucial to ensure a bright future.
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Peace talks: Governor says dialogue only way to restore peace
Shaukatullah Khan claims Pakistan is not interfering in Afghan matters.
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World toilet day: Nowhere to go
The lack of public toilet facilities and ensuing sanitation problems plague urban centres as well.
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Threats abound in Pakistan, amid wide network of Afghan SIMs
There was no written agreement between Pakistani and Afghan telecommunication companies of providing roaming services.
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Safety first: Govt given a week to cough up policy on doctors’ security
Medical health associations threaten to boycott OPDs on November 26 if demands not met.
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Illicit practice: PHC expresses concern over illegal gateway exchanges
Says national exchequer sustains losses worth millions of rupees.
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His dark materials: An Afghan artist’s take on war
After years of conflict nearly killed contemporary art scene in Peshawar, Abdulrab Habibyar is trying to bring change.
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Actor’s car attacked, mother killed
No FIR had been registered by the victim’s family till the filing of this report.
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Jilted QWP minister retaliates with Rs1b suit against Imran
The fallout with the PTI is QWP’s first major challenge in its rather short history.
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Choking Nato supplies: PTI, coalition reschedule protest in view of security
Imran says the sit-in against CIA-led drone strikes will now be staged on November 23 instead of November 20.
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Positions vacated: K-P governor accepts QWP minister’s resignation
Khattak also issues notices for the removal of parliamentary secretaries belonging to QWP.
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In the driver’s seat: ‘PTI’s coalition partners were in the dark on QWP eviction’
JI, AJIP leaders say matter of filling vacant ministries not discussed yet .
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Amid the beat of drums: Kalash leader to be laid to rest after three-day wake
As per tradition, Singh will be placed in the Madukzhal after three days of singing, dancing.
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Ahmad Zahir: the Elvis Presley of Afghan music
The late artiste heralded a new dawn for pop music in the region.
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Time for reform? PHC issues notices over sentencing of tribesman
The accused was arrested under one charge, but convicted under another.
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Muharram 10 violence: Ulema, leaders demand de-escalation of violence after Rawalpindi incident
DPC meeting called for Monday to discuss Friday’s clashes.
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Open market: The knotty problem in pricing nuts
Wholesalers say the cost of procuring dry fruit, bribing officials and paying taxes makes it hard to keep rates low.
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Stealing the thunder: Minister refutes allegations of taking credit for ANP’s initiatives
Sirajul Haq says it is merging previous projects in order to make a larger programme.
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PTI to meet today over closure of Nato supply routes
Will chalk out a strategy which will be announced later at Officer’s Mess.