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Afghan foreign minister skips ECO meeting amid rising tensions
Cross-border shelling, closure of border has strained ties
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Iranian President Hasan Rouhani arrives in Pakistan
World leaders are arriving in the federal capital to attend the summit beginning tomorrow
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Zardari slams Nawaz for failing to highlight national issues at international forums
Nothing much has changed since PPP handed over power to PML-N, he said
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AKUH labs become first Pakistani lab to be recognised globally
College of American Pathologists gives coveted international recognition
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UN urges aid access to Yemen ports to avert looming famine
World body says nearly 3.3 million people in Yemen including 2.1 million children are acutely malnourished
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Jamshoro accounts official held over corruption allegations worth Rs110 million
The accused misused authority in releasing of salaries to over 100 illegally appointed teachers - NAB
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Russia lauds Operation Radd-ul-Fassad
Russian Ambassador to Pakistan calls on Gen Qamar Bajwa
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India to release 39 Pakistani prisoners as goodwill gesture
Prisoners include 21 Pakistanis who have served out their sentence in India and 18 fishermen
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Pakistani martial artist makes world record by crushing 77 cans with his elbow
Rashid had to try his strength on the unopened cans and crush them to a minimum width of 3cm in 60 seconds
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Parliamentary leaders agree to re-establish military courts for two years
Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed says extension will be accorded from January 7, 2017
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Panama Papers case: Bilawal doubts SC will rule against Sharifs
Courts usually do not give verdicts against the family, says PPP chairman
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Serious gaps in census planning pointed out
These gaps may affect credibility of the exercise in some areas: Senate panel
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Non-payment of dues: Daily wage staffers boycott examination duties
Threaten to continue strike till salaries, pending for four months, are paid
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Bulletproof car case: IHC reserves verdict
Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi and Justice Aamer Farooq reserved verdict
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Nisar tells Punjab govt to conduct judicial inquiry
Family says no official had contacted them about the inquiry, demands CJP take suo moto notice
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Tourism conference: Coherent strategy needed to build tourism economy
The first ever conference on tourism, technology and entrepreneurship starts in Abbottabad on Sunday
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Mystery death: Woman dies of strangulation
A young woman dies at a hospital in Iqbal Town under mysterious circumstances
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Trafficked victim was a con artist, SC told
The court had taken suo motu notice of reports that a 40-year-old woman from Rawalpindi had been sold
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Adjournment motion: MPA wants Gawala Colony shifted
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Nabeela Hakim Ali submits an adjournment motion in the Punjab Assembly secretariat
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Holiday declared in twin cities for March 1
District administrations notify half-holiday for today
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Funds allocated: Rs400m budget presented for Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan district council presents a budget worth Rs400 million for six months
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Trump plots 9.2 per cent rise in defence spending
The president does not have the final say on federal spending
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Policeman shot dead
A policeman was gunned down by unidentified suspects in Faisalabad
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Dewan Cement posts profit of Rs235m, up 99%
Dewan Cement’s share price came down to Rs27.62, down 5% from its last day’s closing price
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Govt redefines literacy for count
The government has expanded definition of literacy by incorporating in it the basic numeracy skills
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Number of mobile broadband users increases to 38.269m
695,000 subscriptions added in January alone
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Idle hands: Sanitary workers go on strike against WASA in Hazara
The protesting workers also staged sit-in protests
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SBP eases import procedures via land routes of Afghanistan
Routing of shipping documents against registered contract through banks will not be mandatory
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Power Cement’s earnings fall 24%
Company records Rs132m profit in Oct-Dec quarter
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Border fencing: Torkham no longer ‘soft crossing point’: officials
Mechanism will be devised allowing only people with valid documents to enter Pakistan
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Mughal Steel to invest Rs1 billion for expansion
Announcement comes as part of 6-month financial results in which profit dipped 2%
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Objectionable content: Block ‘blasphemous pages’ on social media, directs IHC
Ministries of interior, IT along with FIA and PTA told to submit replies in a week
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FPSC under fire after CSS paper leak on social media
Candidates demand fair investigation into matter on immediate basis
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Robbery gone bad: Woman among three get life for murder
The convicts have also been directed to pay a fine of Rs100,000 each
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Fake stents: NA panel calls for cancelling doctors’ licences
Says action should be taken against those who sold and implanted substandard or fake medical devices
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Green Pakistan: MoCC forms 19-member steering committee
Committee includes representatives from four provinces, AJK, G-B and FATA
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BoI chairman optimistic over economic outlook
Says all indicators are positive as country en route to resolving energy crisis
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Administrative matters: No official to take ‘acting’ charge: CDA
The authority directs its formations to discard the practice with instruction to withdraw any order issued previously
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Bank Alfalah posts profit after tax of Rs7.9b
Earnings per share were reported at Rs4.96 as compared to Rs4.73 reported in December 2015
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Sub-urban perspective: IAP convention from March 10
This year’s convention has been based on the theme of Sub-Urban Perspective – Defining the periphery
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Dewan Motors posts loss after tax of Rs23m
Loss per share amounts to Rs0.26 in Oct-Dec
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Hitting back : Marriyum censures Imran, Bilawal
Marriyum Aurangzeb says PTI chief is the Bal Thackeray of Pakistan
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Dolmen City REIT’s profit declines 18% to Rs2.28b
Fall comes due to notable drop in fair value of investment property
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G-B governance: Projects launched in all districts
Barkat Jamil says elimination of corruption, restoration of the rule of merit, and development are main focus areas
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China to build automobile city in Gwadar
Analysts have advised owners of local automobile industry to start joint ventures with Chinese
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ACE reply sought in wheat spoilage case
The ACE launched an inquiry in 2014, but permission was given to register an FIR against his client on January 1, 2017
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Health grounds: Court rejects Langove’s request for exemption
Balochistan CM’s former aide appears in a wheelchair before accountability judge
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Standing Committee: Development budget for PC approved
During the meeting MNA Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal stressed the need to bring drastic reforms in the country’s health sector
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Hepatitis-B: K-P set to launch ‘vaccination at birth’
Between five and eight per cent of the total population is infected by the disease
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SC orders action against illegal Hajj operators
Eight-page ruling rejects bail application of accused involved in running fake travel agencies

















































