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ANP leader Mukarram Shah killed in Swat
Shah’s car was blown up while he was on his way to an election campaign, TTP claims responsibility.
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Currency Wars: US warns China, Japan and S Korea
Taking a surprise aim at Tokyo, the Treasury raised questions about Japan’s effort to reflate its economy.
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Trade Agreements: US gives Japan nod for mega trade pact
All 11 nations engaged in the negotiations need to approve before Japan participates.
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Economic Recovery: Eurozone approves Cyprus bailout
The EU welcomed the successes of their bailouts to Ireland and Portugal, recently extending their payback period.
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Slain Singer: Ghazala Javed’s murder case adjourned
Ghazala Javed and her father Javed Iqbal were shot dead outside a beauty parlour in Peshawar on June 18, 2012.
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Jui-F: Bomb defused near candidate’s house
A pedestrian informed the police he had spotted a bomb planted near Haqqani’s newly constructed house.
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Tribunal Verdict: Transgender candidate back in race
Rana had challenged rejection of her nomination papers by the concerned returning officer.
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Love For Imran: Barber offers free haircut
All those who tell Bilu they will vote for Khan get free service from him.
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Minority Vote: Hindu community discusses elections
The meeting was told that there were 15,000 Hindu voters in NA-193 and 22,000 in NA-196.
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So Far: 207 absconders netted in 2013
The police also raided various gambling dens and arrested 41 gamblers and stake money.
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In Cold Blood: Hotelier shoots 17-year-old
Hasan went to Safdar Hotel in Mareer Hasan to buy chapatis.
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Police Targeted: Sub-inspector gunned down
Police said Shah was present in the tehsil when unknown men on a motorcycle opened fire at him.
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Elections 2013: PTI members urge merit-based ticket allocation
Form ‘Save-the-PTI’ movement to prevent it from becoming ‘mediocre’.
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Never say never: IDPs in Jalozai camp get another chance at school
An NGO has set up schools inside the camp and has designed a special course for grownups.
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Setting priorities: APC convened to discuss education reforms
Mainstream parties sign declaration on implementing reforms.
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Levelling allegations: PML-N demands transfer of high ranking officials in Mardan
Claims their continued presence is a threat to transparent polls.
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Justice demanded: Protest against killing of FESCO employee
Protestors demand police to register a case against a suspect.
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Emergency situation: LRH copes with Mattani blast victims
Doctors say they have adequate stock of medicines to provide free treatment.
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Polio Campaign: DCO wants cooperation from govt departments
As many as 545,198 children under five years of age would be administered polio vaccine in the district.
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Close call: Mishap turns Badabher police station to rubble
Explosives stored in the facility caught fire after a short circuit.
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Former minister allowed to contest polls
The tribunal will continue to hear appeals against decisions of ROs till April 17.
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21 years later: Questions over development of Sector I-15 remain unanswered
CDA had planned to construct 5,560 plots and 8,000 economy flats in three size categories.
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National immunisation drive: Over 33 million children targeted in new campaign
Security remains an issue; campaigns missed over one million children in the last year.
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Budgetary allocations: Nuclear energy projects to get priority in 2013-14 fiscal
Bulk of PAEC budget is for construction of Chashma 3 and 4 nuclear plants.
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HRCP report: Not a great ’12 for environment and green benches
Performance remains low as courts could hear only 15 per cent of cases filed during 2012, says the report.
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Developing social awareness: Creative arts and sports event held for street children
The event aimed to nurture the skills that will enable them to make productive contributions to society.
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Internet censorship: Interim set-up says YouTube ban will stay
Until anti-Islam video is removed, there is no question of allowing public access to the website.
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Tribunal to hear ex-PM Ashraf’s case tomorrow
35 candidates cleared by Rawalpindi tribunal; 58 by Karachi tribunal.
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Army to supervise printing of ballot papers
The army will provide security from the printing process to the distribution of the ballot papers.
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Polio team attacked: Police fight off militants
Attackers flee after exchange of fire, no casualties reported.
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High treason: Musharraf wants full bench minus CJ to hear petition
Supreme Court office returns application on technical grounds.
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Three-month grace period: 890 Pakistani workers may not benefit from new Saudi rules
Workers hired by Turkish company cannot work or leave the kingdom.
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Continuing violence: Nine killed in Peshawar blast
Taliban deny involvement; election office blown up in Miramshah.
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ASEAN food festival: A wonderland of Asian delights
Indonesian embassy brings regional delicacies to the capital.
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Analysis: Bloodying the ballot
The Taliban consider democracy to be against Islam, and have vowed to disrupt elections.
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Art exhibition: Political commentary captured on canvas
Artist relies on the colour red to depict violence and chaos.
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Discussing elections: New media content controlled by owners, not journalists: Speakers
Decry ownership’s role in approving, censoring stories.
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Careless whispers: Khoso for impartiality amid calls for Habib’s removal
PM warns Malik Habib over statement favouring PML-N chief.
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Insecurity in Balochistan: Mengal casts doubts on transparency of polls
Says he is ready to give up any seat in exchange for missing Baloch persons.
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Elec-tion-ary: [Election-in-1970]
Representation of People Act 1976.
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Security drawdown: PML-N accuses ECP of double standards
Spokesman says ‘low-profile’ politicians provided extra security.
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Awarding tickets: PML-Q names candidates for 10 NA, 19 Punjab Assembly seats
List of candidates for remaining constituencies to be announced soon.
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Suo motu: SC takes notice of ‘lifetime’ privileges
Summons Ashraf, Gilani, Rehman Malik and Qaim Ali Shah.
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Code of Conduct: Let’s bend rules to avoid breaking them
Monitoring officers concerned believe the bypasses are a violation.
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Tug of war: PPP’s infighting hints at division of votes
Reports of Sharjeel Memon receiving party ticket to contest PS-50 leads to differences.
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Bullying at school gets dangerous with Facebook ‘confessions’ pages
These pages have no privacy settings so anyone can access them and read their content.
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Political marketing: Orders for party posters and flags come flying in
Advertisers say that they make the most money in the time leading up to the elections.
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PCB bans umpires over corruption scandal
Ghauri, Anis sanctioned for four, three years respectively.
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Hafeez joins Caribbean Premier League T20
Pakistan captain becomes fourth international ‘franchise player’.
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The TTP threat and elections
The Taliban's fallback plan is to try and disrupt the elections through violence and the threat of violence.
















































