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Harsh diplomacy: Back off, Gilani warns Karzai
APC helped to soften US stance and distance itself from Mullen’s statements, says Gilani.
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No room for heroes: Man beaten for rescuing 3 crash victims
Ahmed’s wife Khadeeja said “It serves him right for trying to be a hero in a country like this.”
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Necrophilia: Black magic and ‘eternal life’
2 arrested for exhuming, desecrating woman’s corpse.
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Torture video: Chief Justice forms committee to probe charges
Video of students being beaten, humiliated aired on private TV; students protest against university administration.
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Family feud: Seven people of the same family murdered
The victims, whose bodies were mutilated, include two children. Police are waiting on autopsy results to investigate.
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Rain plays havoc with crops, orchards
Overflowing rivers submerge fields with cotton crop hit the hardest.
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Optics and optimism: An inventor in Okara
Asad Mehmood’s story is one of ingenuity and improvisation.
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New federating units: Hashmi wants Punjab divided into four provinces
PML-Q Likeminded comes out in favour of new provinces based on administrative, not ethnic, lines.
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Agriculture and aid: FAO warns of food crisis
Last year’s floods destroyed crops over 2.4m hectares of land, additional funding is needed to recover losses.
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Flood funds: UN Habitat helps flood affected bounce back
The organisation has donated $1b for rehabilitation of flood victims so far.