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Assembly diary: Can K-P govt actually stop drones, NATO supplies?
Despite unanimous resolution, many ambiguities remain as to what may happen after Nov 20.
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Investment offer: UAE shows interest in renewable energy sector
UAE foreign minister says his country is committed to help address Pakistan’s energy shortages.
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Trading social media: Twitter hits Wall Street with a bang
Twitter was up 74 per cent at $45.27 from the initial public offering (IPO) price of $26 per share set on Wednesday.
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Mutineers punished
Mutiny has always been regarded as the most serious of crimes, attracting the severest of punishments.
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We are all Anwar Congo
Mass murder is rather routine in our world. Rarely there is justice, but this film shows human conscience catching up.
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Militants allegedly kill two policemen in Indian administered Kashmir
Police said the guerrillas appeared to have approached the road from the river and staged the attack.
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Govt rubbishes BBC report on Saudis ordering nukes from Pakistan
Nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudis are ready for delivery, alleges BBC Newsnight.
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Fukushima plant readies for dangerous fuel rod removal
Experts say the operation is a tricky but essential step in the decades-long decommissioning process.
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Mass evacuations in Philippines ahead of super typhoon
Authorities warned Typhoon Haiyan could cause major damage across vast area of central and southern Philippines.
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Turkey PM seen as attacking secularism in war of the mixed-sexes
PM's crackdown on mixed-sex dorms has been condemned by critics as fresh attempt to force strict religious values.
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Qaeda goes all out to silence activists in Syria's Raqa
Al Qaeda is targeting citizen journalists in Syria's Raqa with a wave of kidnappings, beatings and assassinations.
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Obama and Rouhani squeezed by hawks and hardliners
Their nations are estranged by decades of distrust - but Obama and Rouhani share a common political problem.
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China's leaders to meet on economic reform
The four-day session of the full 376-strong Communist Party Central Committee begins Saturday.
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US Senate revives UN disability treaty, fate uncertain
To date it has been ratified by 137 countries, including China, Pakistan, and most of Europe.
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Twitter facts and figures
Some 77 percent of Twitter users are outside the United States.
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US to ‘modernise’ nuclear arsenal
Some members of Congress are wary of the price tag, as the estimated cost is $8.1 billion.
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Afghan endgame: ‘Political transition more important than US pullout’
Pakistani Taliban more dangerous than Afghan, says Ahmed Rashid.
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Haunting past: ‘Aussie Taliban’ vows to fight terror conviction
Hicks was captured in Afghanistan and spent more than five years at Guantanamo Bay.
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Three-year programme: Denmark pours more money into Pak uplift
Fatemi says $50 million Danish help is without strings.
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Terms of engagement: India says talks depend on peace on LoC
Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers meet next week in New Delhi.
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US seeking 'first step' in Iran nuclear talks
This week's meeting is the second since President Rouhani took office in August pledging to resolve nuclear dispute.
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Pakistan’s nukes safe from cyber, other threats: Masood Khan
Pakistan's permanent ambassador to UN says Pakistan fully qualifies to be a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
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Two Pakistanis added to FBI's Cyber Most Wanted list for massive fraud
FBI has offered up to $50,000 each, for information leading to the arrest for each of the suspects.
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Carriage train operations to Turkey to be revived by December
Minister for Railways says for the purpose of reviving the rail link, the Quetta-Taftan track will be upgraded.
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Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned to death with radioactive polonium: widow
The Swiss scientists found a lethal level of polonium-210 in Arafat's body, Al Jazeera television news channel said.
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UN rights chief says Bangladesh trials unfair
A special court on Tuesday sentenced to death more than 150 people accused of murder and arson in a mutiny in 2009
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Kentucky Fried Chicken shuts its doors in Syria
The branch in the upscale Abu Rummaneh neighbourhood of Damascus is the last of seven KFCs in Syria to have shuttered.
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US unveils $75 million for Palestinian building projects
Aim of projects is to promote economic development and tourism, says US Secretary of State John Kerry
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Saudi beheads Pakistani drug trafficker
The beheading brings to 71 the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year.
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Gunmen shoot dead Iran prosecutor in unruly southeast
The gunmen shot dead Zabol public prosecutor Musa Nouri and his driver as he was on his way to work.
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Indonesian plotted on Facebook to attack Myanmar embassy
Separiano, 29, is accused of planning to attack the mission in Jakarta in May.
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Elusive Syria peace talks delayed by rivals' divisions
"But we're still hoping that we'll be able to have the conference before the end of the year," says envoy Brahimi.
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'Aussie Taliban' vows to fight Guantanamo terror conviction
'Australian media tend to still refer to me as a convicted terrorist,' he says.
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One dead in blasts near Communist provincial HQ in China
The findings indicated the blasts were "self-made bombs", Xinhua cited police as saying.
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Indian police arrest lawmaker for whistleblower's murder
Jethwa's killing led to a public outcry and calls for bringing in new legislation to protect whistleblowers.
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Spying report: Germany asks Britain for explanation
According to a media report London has been operating a secret listening post from its embassy in the German capital.
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Global recognition: Local project cited in UN report
SEED is a Pak-Italian mountain conservation initiative.
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GSP Plus: EU vote clears Pakistan's path for duty-free access to European markets
New status has the potential to create one million new jobs besides expanding export base.
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Clampdown on illegal workers felt in several Saudi areas
818 illegal immigrants including two women, were arrested in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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Struggle of Kashmiris cannot be characterised as terrorism: Pakistani envoy tells UN
Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at UN. India dismisses it, saying the disputed region was an integral part of India.
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Pentagon chief warns against over reliance on military power
Hagel outlines priorities that will shape Pentagon.
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Bangladesh court sentences 152 to death for 2009 mutiny
Some 850 people were accused of involvement in bloody rampage that broke out in Dhaka killing 74 people.
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Iran looking for 'content' in new nuclear talks
Despite the positive atmosphere, substantial differences remain as Iran seeks relief from international sanctions.
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India blasts off in race to Mars with low-cost mission
Only the United States, Europe, and Russia have sent probes that have orbited or landed on Mars.
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N Korea progressing on ICBM to strike US: Think-tank
ICBM mock-ups seen at recent military parades in Pyongyang are said to be "less fake" than originally believed.
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China paper blames blind faith of "uncultured" youth for Xinjiang unrest
'Most people who follow extremist forces are elementary-school, secondary-school or uncultured young people.'
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New Jersey police launch manhunt after shooter opens fire at mall
No injuries are reported and a single shot is confirmed as having been fired during the incident.
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Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf IX: ISPR
The missile has a range of 60 kilometers and can carry any type of warhead.
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Terror hunt in Britain: Suspect escapes wearing a burqa
Home Secretary Theresa May, the interior minister, said that the suspect did not pose a "direct threat" to Britain.
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Troubled project: Iran urges Pakistan to finance own gas pipeline, speed up work
Construction on the Iranian side of the border is almost complete.

















































