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Earthquake 2005: Balakot
Residents in Balakot continue to live in shelter homes, six years later.
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Earthquake 2005: Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad was the site of the epicentre of the 2005 earthquake.
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World Habitat Day 2011: Lahoris reminisce Canal’s grandeur, lament felling of trees
Environmentalists bemoan govt short-sightedness vis-à-vis natural habitat.
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Dengue alert: Scamsters, skeeters and suckers
Do you hear that distant buzzing noise? Listen carefully…it’s getting louder and louder.
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The tenth-grader who taught 1,000 students
Ghulam Qasim has run the only school in Bhakkarwaala for 17 years by himself.
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Promises of a ‘pir’: ‘We can cure anything — even dengue’
As the fever claims more lives, people turn to faith healers.
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For Humaira Shahid, the fight for democracy starts with legislation
Her achievements include a bill against private lending, made a law in 2007.
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For a Guantanamo survivor, the worst is not over
Freed from custody in 2008, Iqbal is still routinely harassed by Punjab police.
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World Literacy Day: Dark days don’t stop the determined
Despite a medical condition, Sadaf became her family’s first degree holder.
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On Defence Day, families of defenders demand recognition
Soldiers’ families criticise alliance with US, govt’s dual policy .