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Rimsha case: Cleric Khalid Jadoon granted bail
Jadoon's lawyer says police have no evidence of his involvement in the case.
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Indian acting legend Bachchan celebrates turning 70
Bachan marked his birthday with a lavish celebrity party, drew hundreds of fans to cheer their hero outside his home.
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Malala has 70% chance of survival: Doctors
Malala moved to Rawalpindi for further treatment.
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Sher Afgan Niazi passes away
Niazi suffered from liver cancer and was unconscious for the past four days.
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Cracker bomb explodes in Benazir International Airport parking lot
The bomb exploded while BDS officials examined a suitcase for explosives.
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12% of 50,000 FC personnel are Balochistan natives, IGFC tells CJ
Chief Justice says no one, including FC, police and Levies forces, feels secure in the region.
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Death in custody: Three more suspects arrested
Police official close to the investigations says suspects were arrested following a statement given by the ASI.
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NUST confers degree on Bosnian president
The degree was awarded by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in recognition to his services towards world peace.
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World Sight Day: Call to address avoidable blindness
World Sight Day on October 11 is raising the alarm on the need to fund and support eye care systems.
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World Mental Health Day: Need to remove stigma associated with mental illnesses emphasised
34% of the population is suffering from depression or feels stress: Doctor.
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Govt urged to provide better support to senior citizens
A bill for the well-being and comfort of senior citizens will be submitted to NA soon.
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Links: NUML, RCCI to work together
Affiliation will further boost NUML’s relations with business community, says NUML Rector Masood Hasan.
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Dual office case: LHC offers president ‘another chance’ to obey orders
Govt’s counsel insists court’s orders were not prohibitory in nature.
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Accounts scrutiny: PAC meets today to mull how to summon SC registrar
Meeting poised to settle 8-year row between judiciary, Parliament.
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Drones kill five militants in North Waziristan
Missiles fired on a compound in Hurmaz village of Mir Ali tehsil.
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JUI-S mocks MMA revival announcement
JI expresses surprise over its exclusion from the alliance.
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Targeting women: Malala, Taliban’s third female victim
The ruthless militants have previously targeted and killed two women from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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National Assembly: Lawmakers condemn Malala attack in unison
Resolution demands that govt bear all medical expenses of the injured.
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Gen Kayani visits hospital to oversee treatment
EU says it is an ‘assault on basic human values’.
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Paying tribute: Chaklala renamed Nur Khan Airbase
Nur Khan’s sagacity in handling the activities of the base reflected his organised approach as a commander: PAF...
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Drive-by shooting: Community police official gunned down
The unidentified criminals escaped after killing two.
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Space research: ‘GNSS will be functional by 2013’
GNSS allows a small electronic receiver to determine its location using time signals transmitted from the satellites.
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International day of the girl child: Civil society wants end to child marriage
Civil society of Pakistan has planned a number of events to observe the day.
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Hazard: Oil tanker catches file
Jand Police have registered an FIR against the driver.
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NA proceeding: ‘No sheesha bars in five-star hotels’
Around 37 sheesha cafés were raided and sealed in the city while 47 cases were pending before the courts.
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Baldia factory fire: Five more victims identified
Two other individuals, Masoodul Hasan and Faizan, were identified earlier.
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Literature and coexistence: Two-day conference in Khairpur
Scholars from 13 countries will present their papers at the event.
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Breaking and entering: Men kill 12-year-old girl in her home
No case was registered till the filing of this report.
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Football: Ronaldo in line for Russian return, says Pepe
Ronaldo has a shoulder injury and Pepe is suffering from a thigh strain.
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Golf: Olazabal calls up Tiger-tamer
Olazabal says Molinari’s achievement in halving his singles match against Woods was vital.
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Formula One: ‘Gangnam Style’ hits South Korean GP
Korean sensation Psy will wave the chequered flag at his home grand prix.
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Formula One: Grosjean rues ‘stupid mistake’
Mark Webber branded Grosjean ‘a first-lap nutcase’.
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Golf: McIlroy suffers early knock out
McIlroy failed to progress after losing his second match to former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.
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Senators shower praise on ‘icon of courage’
JUI-F members stock short of condemning the incident outright.
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Balochistan conundrum: Hearing spotlights ‘crumbling’ Khuzdar situation
CJP says province is not govt’s priority; claims everyone is responsible for crisis.
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Pakistan at ‘high’ risk of food crisis: Report
Food Security Risk Index ranks Pakistan 27th among 46 nations.
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After a five-year hiatus, PIA resumes flights to Swat
Saidu Sharif airport had been shut down after militants took over the valley in 2007.
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Bone of contention: PML-N sidelined over accountability bill
Challenges NA panel’s composition, urges ANP, MQM to oppose bill.
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War in Afghanistan is jihad, says Imran
PTI chief condemns attack on Malala Yousafzai.
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Issues MNAs glossed over during sob session
Still, ‘they’ came, intercepted the school van and vanished after pumping a bullet in Malala’s head.
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Funding for Murree water project halted: Court summons MNA, CM’s secretary
Petitioners said since the advent of present set up in Punjab, government had spent over Rs2.5 billion on the project.
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Angry black coats: Lawyers group fails to disrupt US activists’ event
Delegation was invited to discuss drone attacks by Democratic Lawyers Association.
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Bid on Malala’s life: ‘Can we let bigots kill our children?’
Rights activists gather to show their angst, solidarity with the symbol of resistance.
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Arts Magazine: NCA principal barred from leaving country
The petitioner has accused college officials of spreading obscenity and “promoting anti-islamic thoughts”.
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Anti-Taliban protests: ‘We want our daughters to be like Malala’
Lawyers, civil society and political parties protest, hold meetings.
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Plow at home: Govt selling kitchen gardening packets
116-gram packet containing the seeds of eight vegetables is being sold at Rs50 per packet, says as official.
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Youth festival: Healthy baby wins Rs10,000
The competition was held under the Punjab Youth Festival.
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Unfulfilled promises: Farmers protest against water logging
Farmers passed a resolution demanding lining of canal and ensuring that water in canal not exceed approved 500 cusecs.
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Rabi festival: ‘UAF to hold outreach activities’
UAF will next organise an egg day on October 12 and a goat show from October 19 to October 21.
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Trade with uk: ‘Targets need to be met’
President stressed for achieving mutual trade targets set under the Pakistan-UK Trade and Investment Roadmap.