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Targeting terrorism: Only 4% of terror suspects convicted
Increase in absolute number of attacks, decrease in number of deaths this year.
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Suicide bombers attack South Waziristan army base, one soldier dead
Army officials say attackers drove in from Afghanistan.
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Taliban suicide car bomber wounds 6 in attack on Bannu police station
Taliban immediately claim responsibility for attack.
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Benazir Bhutto assassination: Malik promises to make revelations in his book
Says Afghanistan will held be responsible for cross-border raids by Taliban.
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President’s consent: Extension of K-P Local Government Act approved
Approval enables local government institutions in provincially administered areas.
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In the line of duty: ‘Committed to defeating militancy’
Funeral prayers for both policemen offered in Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines.
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Karachi unrest: CJ Khan says illegal weapons root cause of increased violence
The metropolis has turned into a place where residents are constantly afraid for their safety says PHC CJ.
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Convicted terrorist given two life sentences
Bucha is sentenced for attacking DPO office in DI Khan and for facilitating suicide bombing on DSP Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
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Preserving history: Pashto Cultural Museum inaugurated
Museum director calls for donations of artifacts from across the province.
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International Disability Day: ‘Nearly 18m in Pakistan suffer from disabilities’
Participants say ignorance, lack of opportunities keep special people out of the workforce.
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Targeted attack: Two policemen killed in roadside explosion
Another two personnel injured; officials say bomb was hidden in a pile of garbage.
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Elections preparation: PPP wins disgruntled politicians from PML-Q, PTI
Nighat Orakzai and Iftikhar Jhagra to join ruling party.
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Free electricity?: Govt departments asked to clear dues by end-December
Tesco says it will cut off supply if outstanding bills are not paid by the deadline.
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Nawaz claims credit for govt’s tenure completion
Former minister Khwaja Hoti joins after leaving PTI.
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Militancy: Three killed in Swat ambush; two schools torched
The doors, mats, and windows in both the schools were burnt.
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Militancy in Mohmand: Two militants killed planting roadside bomb
Paramilitary soldiers defusesd another IED near the site of the blast.
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Illegal logging : Residents of Malam Jabba rally to save their dwindling forests
Say the timber smugglers can fell down hundreds of trees in just 30 minutes.
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Mohmand Agency: Jirga agrees on NA nominee
Goes against democratic norms, some argue.
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Without a trace: Police official, four others kidnapped in Hangu
Militants kidnap relatives and blow up a Khasadar’s house
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Electoral adjustments: No alliance before MMA is reorganised says JUI-F
Says it is an ‘honour’ that other parties want to join alliance.
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Lagging improvement: K-P far behind on Millennium Development Goals
Experts say that solution is better coordination from all departments affecting nutrition.
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Terror attacks fail: Suicide bomber, aide killed in untimely explosion
BDS defused bomb strapped to motorcycle using water
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Another direction: Khyber Steam Safari train resumes its magic after 2007
Train trip from Peshawar to Attock has begun recently.
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Saved by security forces: ‘We had no idea they were taking us to a Taliban training camp’
Three young Karachi boys retell being rescued from becoming suicide-bombers, released on Saturday.
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Laptops and a talk with PM Ashraf for Malala's recovering friends
The PM congratulates the two girls on their recovery and the resumption of their studies.
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Higher education: For residents of Swabi, promise of a varsity
The Ambar University will be the first university in the district.
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Wooing investors: K-P sets up investment board
Also part of the board will be four representatives from different clusters of the economy.
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Bifurcation: PPP hopeful for new Chitral district
The division was to be announced by the prime minister during a November 29 visit to Chitral.
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Identity theft: Illegal SIMs spread fear among North and South Waziristan’s residents
While there is no mobile coverage, businessmen and students go outside the agency and acquire mobile phones.
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Protest: ‘Keep Lowari Tunnel open throughout the week’
NHA set a condition that the tunnel will be opened for only three days in a week during the winter.
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Mysterious murders: Bodies of two kidnapped persons found
Mahazud Din and Mumtaz Rahman went out for a stroll late Friday afternoon but never came back.
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Health woes: In Swat, one doctor for 100,000 people
People in Gwalerai suffer due to lack of doctors, facilities at the area’s only BHU.
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Threat to peace: Body of peace volunteer found in Haleemzai
Several jirgas have been held by the administration, hoping to maintain peace.
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Fallen in the line of duty: Remembering Mattani’s counterterrorism fighter
Kifayatullah was gunned down by militants in broad daylight in October 2009.
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Individual accountability: Think before you vote, says PHC CJ Khan
Asks legal fraternity to start radio show advising masses about basic rights.
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Candidates For 12 Ucs: PTI’s files nomination papers
Party leaders claim it has more than 7,000 workers in Shabqadar and over 47,000 workers in Charsadda district.
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Party politics: Jhagra being wooed by both ANP, PPP
PTI indifferent, says it has ‘heard rumours’ of departure.
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Premature detonation: Suicide bomber, aide killed in explosion
Police initially believed a bomb was planted in the bike, but closer inspection revealed a suicide vest had exploded.
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Mullah Nazir orders Mehsud tribes to vacate Wana
Combined jirga of Mullah Nazir's faction and Aman Committee demands that IDPs and militants of Mehsud tribe leave...
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Drone strike kills senior al Qaeda leader in South Waziristan
Drone targets house, vehicle in the Sheen Warsak area near Wana. Al Qaeda leader Abdur Rahman Yamani.
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Consultation: Assessing damage from disasters and interventions in K-P
Education sector, particularly female education, has been severely affected by conflict in the region, says Akbar Ali.
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Switching alliances : Disgruntled Shazia finally joins PPP
Conflicts with provincial leadership made her quit PML-N
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Survey states: 88% women in Fata unaware about HIV
Dr Rafiq said a total of 260 HIV positive patients from Fata were registered at the Hayatabad Medical Complex.
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Suffocated: Two dead, 12 unconscious from inhaling coal fumes
Victims exposed to carbon monoxide all night as the room had no ventilation.
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Targeted attacks: Five off icials injured in twin IED explosions
Abdullah Azam Brigade claims attacks targeting khasadar, levies
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IED blasts: Three killed, six injured in separate explosions
A similar incident occurred in Matta Mughal Khel area of Shabqadar, says a local police official.
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Security concerns: PHC refuses to transfer Sufi Muhammad’s case to Peshawar
Pashto singer Ghazala Javed’s murder case to be heard in Swat now.
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Minors recovered from terrorist group to appear before court
Children were being transported from Karachi to Waziristan to be trained in terrorist activities.
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Demanding justice: Relatives of deceased missing persons protest at press club
Protesters placed bodies on Shershah Suri Road and chanted slogans.
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Afghanistan: Clock ticking for foreign-funded media outlets as endgame nears
Over 100 small radio stations with limited/local reach are being run from US military bases.