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War crimes trial: JI Bangladesh chief sentenced to death
Verdict triggers violent protests by party supporters
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Shelling at OGDCL workers: Opposition senators put PM on notice
Warn they will stand against govt, if PM does not mend way of governance
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Headcount: Altaf demands census before LG elections
MQM chief criticises PPP government on conducting politically motivated delimitation of union councils
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Security arrangements: Rs1 billion for cameras, scanner gates in Quetta
CM says will put to use modern technology for securing city
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Rules overlooked: Transparency alerts SSGC on tender notice ad
PPR says bidding documents shall be available to bidders immediately after publication of invitation to bid
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Political impasse: ‘Crisis will deepen if resignations accepted’
JI chief asks govt to resolve matter through negotiations
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Political Jirga: Sirajul Haq urges govt to reject PTI resignations
Haq said that the govt, with the acceptance of the resignations, will likely pave the way for mid-term election
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Cross-border firing: Pakistan lodges strong protest with India
Special assistant to PM says New Delhi will have to resume peace talks
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Deadly turn: One killed in road accident
Police say jeep was on its way from Muzaffarabad to Chinari when it fell into gorge near Chakhama Tarran, Hattain Bala
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Ephedrine case: Court indicts Hanif Abbasi, others
Abbasi accused of misappropriating 500kg of controlled narcotics, selling them to drug smugglers
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Big cache: Man held for smuggling weapons
Police seizes 1530-bore pistols with 2250 bullets, 9mm pistol with 5000 shells
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Legal battles: CDA wants lawyers for each wing
Lawyers to be held responsible and answerable in cases where decisions went against authority
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SC tells PM, opposition leader to appoint new CEC by Nov 13
Apex court rejects Khursheed Shah's request for three-month extension to appointment deadline
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Cyclone Nilofar undergoes rapid weakening, may dissipate before making landfall in Pakistan
Storm is likely to further weaken into a depression over northeast Arabian Sea near the coast of Sindh and Gujrat
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World Stroke Day: Women face higher stroke rates than men, say experts
Around 350,000 Pakistanis suffer strokes every year
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Recognising talent: Roots head among influential Muslims
Mushtaq is one of the 32 other Pakistanis on the list including PM Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Abdul Sattar Edhi
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Crime: Car, three bikes lifted within 24 hours
The police registered separate cases but have not found any clue of the missing cars or bikes
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For real change : ‘Lawmakers must go down to the grassroots’
Discussion held on effective implementation of global conventions
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Zakat fund: Needy patients suffer due to officials’ lethargy
Zakat recipients have not received medicines, treatment for three months.
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Polio eradication woes: Provinces come down hard on IMB proposal
Provincial authorities have refused to accept the Independent Monitoring Board’s recommendations
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First among equals: Navy made public housing land into private plots
CDA gave Pakistan Navy land to build flats for serving staff; military planners turned it into residential plots
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PM’s youth loan scheme: Maryam Nawaz’s selection challenged
Petitioner contends chairperson’s appointment was illegal, violates fundamental rights
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Sealed again: Containers placed to secure PTI sit-in site
Police officials say move is aimed at curbing security risks in Muharram.
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Not maintainable: SC throws out pleas against 2013 polls
Says there is no record on whether the elections were rigged or not.
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Military laments ‘disappointing’ Afghan response
DG ISPR alleges militants sheltering in Kunar, Nuristan carrying out attacks.
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Five year old becomes youngest ever Microsoft certified professional
Pakistani-Briton Ayan Qureshi attained the certification at the age of five years 11 months
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PTI’s resignations: Speaker involves ECP after high drama at parliament
PTI MPs insist on en masse verifications, speaker wants them to appear individually.
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Bilateral trade: Germany, Pakistan’s potential discussed
GPTI is created to work hand-in-hand with the Pakistan German Business Forum
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Facilitating textiles: Technical training for 20k youth
Govt is purchasing cotton bales at the support price of Rs3,000 per 40 kilogramme to bring stability in cotton prices
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Action not words: Government needs to take steps
Governments in Pakistan set high targets but never take concrete steps to achieve them, says ICCI president
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
The rupee weakened to 102.8/103 against the dollar in the inter-bank market on Wednesday
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Operation Khyber-I: 8 soldiers, 21 militants killed in fresh clashes near Bara
Security forces carried out a clearance operation in Qamar neighbourhood near Bara in Khyber Agency
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Quota system: SC to take up govt's appeal against FSC judgement today
Five judge appellate bench of the Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan will hear the case
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Sales tax on LNG reduced to 5%, exempted from GIDC
PQA allowed to buy or lease four LNG compatible tug boats, directed to complete procurement before Jan 7, 2015
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Talha Asim set for Red Bull Music Academy
Pakistani musician among 60 participants selected from across the world.
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Cinema is like religion: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Controversial Iranian filmmaker talks about his latest film The President and why he doesn’t live in Iran anymore
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Pakistan summons Indian high commissioner to protest another border transgression
Foreign ministry condemns earlier killing; urges India to restrain its security forces from firing on civilians
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Resignations matter not within ECP jurisdiction, say election authorities
Earlier, NA speaker had said he would consult ECP on the matter of the resignations
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Pakistan -- polio's breeding ground: report
Polio continues to flourish in Pakistan, presenting danger to other countries: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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Precautionary measures taken to minimise Cyclone Nilofar impact: Malik Baloch
Balochistan CM says authorities have been tasked to take precautionary measures from Jewani to Sonmiani-Baloch coast
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300 feared missing as mudslides hit Sri Lanka tea region
Landslides hit a well-known tea plantation east of Colombo on Wednesday morning
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Pakistan will not contact India for talks: PM's adviser
Tariq Fatemi says cross-border tension between the two neighbours arose because of state elections in India
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PTI refuses individual verification of NA resignations
Lawmakers insist NA speaker will have to accept their resignations collectively
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Afghanistan not cooperating with Pakistan Army: DG ISPR
During briefing on ongoing operations, Asim Bajwa say TTP splinter groups have been operating from Afghanistan
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UAE jails Pakistani for Holy Quran drugs haul: Report
Defendant fined $54,500, to be deported after serving sentence
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'Accepting PTI resignations will create atmosphere for mid-term elections'
Opposition jirga warns govt against accepting resignations submitted by Imran Khan's party
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'House of Cards' actress Elizabeth Norment dies at age 61
Norment played Nancy Kaufberger, loyal secretary of Kevin Spacey's character, in the Emmy-winning show
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SC rejects petitions seeking to declare 2013 elections null and void
Bench observes according to Article 225, all election matters should be heard by election tribunals
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Investment Conference: Investors keen to pour money into Pakistan
BOI chief says foreigners also interested in health and education
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Rigging not probed: PTI to hold daily protest demos in front of ECP
Imran says he is ready to face Iftikhar Chaudhry in court