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Faisal Raza Abidi calls for Chief Justice to resign
Abidi levels serious allegations against the Chief Justice, claiming among other things that he misused his authority.
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Kidnapping & extortion: Police ecstatic over toys to tackle cell phone crime
Two devices will be able to locate a criminal and extract evidence.
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Unemployment leads to terrorism, extremism: Farooq Sattar
All stakeholders should play their role in eliminating poverty and joblessness from the country: Federal minister
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FO dispels notion that Malala attack being used to justify N Waziristan operation
Foreign Office spokesperson hints that NWA operation may be discussed with Grossman.
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Pakistan slowest in getting poor girls into schools: Report
Pakistan has 2nd highest number of out-of-school children in world and 2nd highest number of girls out of schools.
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Pakistan safe for visiting sides: Jayasuriya
Jayasuriya will captain the International World XI against Pakistan All Stars, led by current allrounder Shahid Afridi
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LHC directs federal govt to block blasphemous material on Google, YouTube
Orders issued during proceeding on petition filed by JI leaders seeking a ban on blasphemous material on the Internet.
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Karzai warns Pakistan over 'using' extremism
Islamabad's strategy of supporting insurgents was hurting Pakistan too: Afghan president
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Fazlur Rehman announces restoration of MMA
JUI-F chief says Jamaat-e-Islami will be invited to the next meeting.
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SC directs Rehman Malik to present report on dual national parliamentarians
Court grants Malik immunity from court appearances, orders for investigation of dual national lawmakers.
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No record of political cell in President House: Military secy
Former MI chief presents 21-year-old diary before judicial bench, says it has each and every detail of all accounts.
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Malala shooting: Same extremist mindset killed my mother, says Bilawal
Bilawal was speaking on the fifth anniversary of the Karsaz incident.
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Malala stable in UK hospital as support floods in
Doctors said Malala Yousafzai spent a second comfortable night at the highly specialised Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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Malala's attacker was held, freed in 2009: Sources
Believed to be in his 30s, Attaullah is on the run and may have fled to neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Crime: House burgled
A case was registered but no arrests or recoveries have been made yet.
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Averting accidents: Road safety institutes to be set in major cities
IG urges engineers to suggest ways to address commuters’ problems.
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Power woes: Marble factory owners demand separate feeder
Factory owners are being asked to pay Rs800,000 for the installation of a separate power transformer.
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Unfreezing Funds: SC orders payment of salaries to IRS employees
Division bench of SC passed order on verbal request of ministry’s counsel, to lift restriction on funds frozen since.
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Investiture Ceremony: New student council at IISC takes charge
The Japanese Counsellor, Toshikazu Isomura, was the guest of honour on the occasion.
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National Voters’ Day: ‘Let judicial officers perform poll duties’
Commission requests CJP to allow judiciary to participate as returning officers.
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Career counselling: Two-day symposium concludes
The symposium was organised by British Council’s Education UK programme at the COMSATS.
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Illegal kiosks: CDA given two weeks to submit report
Petitioner's counsel argued that it was the CDA’s primary responsibility to remove illegal kiosks.
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Defamation: Former DAG files Rs100 million suit against Yasin Azad
‘Sevadar’ Khurshid Khan says by polishing shoes in India, he was promoting peace, tolerance.
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Crackdown on sheesha: Cafes in posh sectors raided to check violation of ban
Team comprising four ACs confiscated 75 sheesha from 18 cafes.
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Stone carving: A glossy attempt to keep ancient art alive
Despite lack of patronage, stone carver innovates to keep the family tradition alive.
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‘Model city’: New plan to plunge Isloo into darkness
Energy conservation measures include cut in usage of streetlights, ban on gas generators among others.
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Novel achievement: Pakistani authors crowd literature long-list
Four Pakistani writers long-listed for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
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Fake degree case: Arrest warrant for sports minister withdrawn
He had failed to appear in court on Wednesday during a hearing over his alleged fake degree.
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US imposes sanctions on 3 Pakistan-based men
Three men are suspected of backing terrorist organisations
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Watch for Moharram: ‘Nine militants out on bail plan more attacks’
Intelligence report sent to IG Punjab says suspects have contacted comrades in banned outfits.
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Dual nationality case: SC drops proceedings against Shahbaz Sharif
Raja Riaz tells court he does not have evidence proving Punjab CM’s nationality status۔
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A million children miss out on polio immunisation
Polio control cell has been non-functional since March 2012.
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Majority vote: Senate passes Drug Regulatory Authority bill
DRA will regulate, enforce and monitor provision of quality medicines.
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MQM’s stance: Altaf lashes out at military role
Blames Balochistan violence on law enforcement agencies’ ‘incompetence’.
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Moon sighting: Eidul Azha on Oct 27
The announcement was made after 6 confirmations were received.
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Bakery beating case: Shahbaz Sharif’s son-in-law arrested
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had earlier ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
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Benazir’s murder: SC rejects plea to register fresh FIR
Supreme Court maintains FIR can only be filed by heirs of the deceased.
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Standard chartered: Commitment to SMEs reaffirmed
Standard Chartered in June launched the country’s first SME Centre.
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
Overnight rates in the money market closed higher at 9.90%, compared to Tuesday’s close 8.50%.
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Gender equality: Congressman urges education for girls
House Democrat member said Malala was targeted for promoting education for women.
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Shootout: Argument ends with three dead
Official says a man had a quarrel with another man, both started firing at each other after heated argument
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Countering terrorism: Belgian militant reportedly killed
The dead was a Belgian-Tunisian al Qaeda recruiter who allegedly mentored an extremist.
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Alleging discrimination: Protest against raid on Baloch locality
BNP leaders Agha Hassan Baloch and Ghulam Nabi Marri addressed on the occasion.
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Bakery beating: Elite Force men granted bail
Television news channels have been airing footage of the eight men beating up Irfan, a worker at a bakery in Defence.
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Afghan endgame: US envoy Grossman to visit Islamabad later this week
Officials maintain luring the Taliban for negotiations will be his main priority.
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Football: World Cup preparations concern FIFA
Fifa is to make a final decision in November on venues depending on progress of the work on stadiums.
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Football: Pepsi, TCF join hands to promote sports
PepsiCo Pakistan donated a football field to foundation.
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Tennis: Cibulkova battles into round two
Simona Halep upset Nadia Petrova in tough three-setter 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to set up a second-round match with Vesna Dolonc
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Golf: Woods, McIlroy to play in Abu Dhabi
Both say they had been impressed by the Abu Dhabi Golf Club course.
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Football: England urge action against Serbia
There were claims that several England under-21 players were subjected to racist abuse.