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Six British investigators to begin grilling suspects in Imran Farooq murder case today
Scotland Yard team to wrap up mission in two to three rounds
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Change of command: Khasadar line officer replaced
I have been replaced on the wishes of the political administration officials
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Across Punjab : Over 1,000 sub-inspectors await promotions
Hundreds of posts of inspectors have been lying vacant in the Punjab police.
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Abolishing slums : Workers’ party, slum residents to resist plans
According to report in 2014, over 80,000 people living in capital’s katchi abadis
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Paratha party: Couple brings street food back in vogue
Paratha stand captures uncontested market space in the capital
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Court Diary: IHC sees flurry of activity vis-à-vis capital’s LG polls
LG Bill has not been approved by the Senate and IHC
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Point and shoot : ‘Not to risk is not to live’
Photographer Sa’adia Khan was diagnosed with dyscalculia when she failed her GCSE Maths exam
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Ad-hocism: Education, research take back seat at arid university
Many top administrative posts vacant for years, professors given additional portfolios
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Bad bargain: Vendor attacked with petrol
He said the boy was rushed to Dera Ghazi Khan DHQ hospital
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Chairlift on the Margallas: CDA, PTDC asked to seek environmental assessment
EPA writes to CDA, PTDC asking them not to initiate work sans assessment report
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On course : Attock excise office raises Rs150m
CNG station owner and a plaza owner have not paid their annual property tax so far
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Speeding car: Two children among three killed
The bodies and wounded children were shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
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Routine audit: Utility stores to be closed tomorrow
The utility stores are being run by the Ministry of Industries and Production
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Grant approved : AEOs to get Rs15,000 in allowance
The provincial education secretary schools had already given approval to the grant
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Land record service centres: Applications sought for new inductions
those who have a diploma in information technology and computer studies will be given preference
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Learning the mother tongue: Let your children swipe through alif, bay, pay
Sukkur IBA students launch education app, Urdu Qaida, for parents looking to teach their children
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Karachi heatwave death toll crosses 1,200: Health Department
Reports suggest only 10 people died in rest of the province and not 80 as reported earlier
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212 organisations formally banned by Pakistan
171 outfits declared as proscribed by foreign affairs ministry, 60 by interior ministry; JuD put on watch list
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Federal govt, K-Electric directly responsible for heat wave deaths: Memon
Information minister criticises K-Electric for existence of dilapidated power system despite issuing high bills
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Afghan interior minister postpones Pakistan visit
Afghan interior ministry says visit has been postponed owing to Afghanistan's security situation
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23 militants killed in North Waziristan, Khyber Agency airstrikes
ISPR says a huge ammunition dump was also blown up in strikes in Khyber Agency
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Tahirul Qadri to arrive in Lahore tomorrow
PAT chief will leave London today and reach Lahore at 7:20am tomorrow
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Muslim pilot in India appointed guardian of orphaned Hindu children
Ground-breaking decision by the Delhi High Court is being praised and perceived as a cross-religion triumph
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Flouting court orders: Hindu body files plea against K-P over temple’s reconstruction
Also tells court that the Sindh govt has not implemented its security plan for minorities
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‘Controversial’ changes: FATA MPs agree on some reforms
PM is likely to hold consultations with parliamentarians and stakeholders of tribal areas
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Defamation: Top court reserves verdict in case filed against Imran Khan
Iftikhar Chaudhry had earlier filed a Rs30 billion defamation lawsuit in the court against the PTI chief
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Economic Corridor: PTI seeks opportunities for all provinces
Justified share to all provinces will also promote peace and prosperity among the countrymen
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Development Agenda: UN ambassador stresses on child rights
UNICEF’s annual meeting was being held at a time of great opportunity and great challenge
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Unhcr Figures: 1.6m Afghan refugees in Pakistan
UN refugee agency had facilitated the return of 3.8 million registered Afghans from Pakistan
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Insider Trading: Ex-Qualcomm exec jailed, fined $500k
He had also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of his insider trading using an offshore shell company
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Fleet-Management Business: Canadian firm to buy large chunk of GE
GE has said the business includes $9 billion in assets
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People’s Bank Of China: Central bank cuts interest rate further
The PBoC has now cut interest rates four times since November
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Speedy relief: Federal ombudsman favours drastic changes in laws
Reforms drawn up to give an effective role to federal and provincial ombudsmen
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Heatwave aftermath: Weather experts call for action plan on climate change
Various locations across Pakistan are under the extreme influence of climate change
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BBC report: Inquiry at local level has started, says Rashid
Says MQM avoiding giving reaction to the allegations
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Srinagar unrest: Protest against desecration of mosque
hanting slogans in favour of freedom and against India, the angry protesters pelted stones at the picket of the CRPF
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Floods kill 81 in India’s Gujarat state
Relief work continues amid evacuations
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Passing the buck: Bilawal blames Centre for heatwave deaths
We must continue to highlight the incompetence of the federal government in meeting the energy challenge
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Bridging the gap
The need to establish a strong connection with culture dominates a vast portion of Pakistani literature in English
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Additional power: PM approves unused PSDP for power plants
Three redundant power facilities will be revived by next summer
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Lid lifted on shady work of corrupt officials
Muhammad Saleem, alias KK, is a KMC employee who has opened 21 fake accounts
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India ‘funding MQM since 1994’
His statement was recorded on May 30, 2012, at the Edgware police station
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Crackdown intensifies: FIA gets 90-day detention powers
Suspect in Imran Farooq murder case shifted to Islamabad
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Blistering heatwave: Inquiry into blackouts begins as Nawaz prepares to fly into Karachi
Federal govt team meets K-Electric’s management, seeks records since privatisation
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Vote-fraud probe: Poll supervisory body admits slip-up by POs
Says incompetence might be behind broken seals
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Reshuffling: Senior police officers given new offices
PSO to IGP Tariq Rustam Chauhan has been promoted and appointed Telecommunications DIG
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Eight years on: Two degree colleges at Dhok Syedan in doldrums
The two degree colleges were approved eight years back but work on the structures has been going-on at a snail’s pace
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Climate change: Global warming behind erratic weather patterns
Farmers in upper parts of country forced to shift mode of farming
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Karachi heat wave: Pop art for a purpose
Young artist Faizan Raza raises money for heatstroke patients in Karachi by selling art pieces
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Anti-smoking laws: ICT admin says progress made to implement law
Administration says Rs1 million in fines imposed on violators since Jan 2014
















































