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Fehmida says ECO energy cooperation plan off track
Council elects Mirza as president of Parliamentary Assembly of ECO.
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Emergency landing: PIA plane crash lands at Muscat airport
The PIA flight PK-259 took off from Sialkot, while the incident occurred as the plane landed in Muscat.
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Hatf (IX): Pakistan conducts successful missile test
NASR specially designed to defeat all known Anti-Tactical Missile Defence Systems.
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Shahzeb Khan murder: Shahrukh Jatoi to be tried as an adult
Court asks authorities to transfer prime suspect to Central Jail.
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Bomb blast: Explosion partially damages LEA’s office
According to the bomb disposal squad, the explosives were placed in a polythene bag and left near the office wall.
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Gas leakage: Child dies in house inferno
injured were taken to a basic health unit where doctors referred them to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.
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Malakand agency: Unidentified attacker kills four people
Levies informed the villagers and handed over the bodies to relatives after postmortem.
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International moot: Exploring untapped potential for better results
Speakers urge sustainable use of natural resources of K-P and FATA.
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Separate Incidents: Two dead; house robbed
Abdullah shot himself with a pistol fire over a domestic issue, police said.
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Researchers asked to produce quality work
Dr Sheikh said that it is the job of the supervisor to guide the researcher and ensure that quality work is produced.
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Lecture on democracy: ‘Pakistan lacks prerequisites
Bajwa said he expected change through mass movements rather than initiative from the political elite.
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School encroachments create public headache
Most are set up in residential areas.
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Helping hand: Japan pledges Rs35m grants for three NGOs
The grant will benefit 12,000 people in Chitral, Haripur and Murree areas.
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Road widening: Marrir Chowk diversions creating further headaches
Detours are creating traffic jams all along Benazir Bhutto Road.
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Do no harm: As doctors’ strike continues, so does patients’ suffering
Young doctors observe partial strike in Pindi hospitals.
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Land scam inquiry: Chief commissioner to submit report in March
Circle registrar allegedly involved in setting up fake housing societies.
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Unanimous: Twin cities air unsafe to breathe
Rawalpindi had higher levels of NO2 and O3 than Islamabad, according to the FJWU study.
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Demanding compensation: Rah-e-Nijat victims to stage sit-in
The tribesmen have started their journey to stage a sit-in outside the Parliament House till their demands are met
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PSO cuts by half furnace oil supply to power plants
Cash crunch puts pressure on oil marketing giant as stocks fall.
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Enticing investors: ‘Policies made Pakistan pro-business’
PM invited the British investors and businessmen to invest in Pakistan.
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Combating crisis: Govt seriously pursuing IP pipeline
The project will be completed by December 2014, says official.
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Agri-products: Punjab govt to double trading fee
Government was charging Re1 per quintal on the sale and purchases of agricultural products for the last 16 years.
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Justice is blind: SC turns tables on Qadri with help of the Queen
Questions cleric’s right to file petition against election commission, his legal standing to address the top court.
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Fake Institutions: SC orders inquiry into ‘ghost’ schools
District and sessions court judges across Pakistan to survey and submit a report by March 18.
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Voter verification: Polling authority seeks another extension
Provincial election commissioner Mehboob Anwar blames numerous strikes in city for delay.
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Outbreak continues: Another measles victim dies
Three-year-old Tehmina Ali Baksh passes away in Civil Hospital.
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11 houses burnt down in Matli
Villagers and fire brigade officials spend three hours dousing flames.
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No plans to return: Fake documents prove official still has govt cars
Acting speaker, Shehla Raza, orders inquiry into documents provided by PML-Fleader Imtiaz Shaikh.
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More provisions: Bringing up old resolutions
National Peoples Party’s Masroor Jatoi brings up resolution he had earlier moved regarding creation of new provinces.
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Forced ‘conversion': Parking lot encroached in Clifton
National Peoples Party MPA Arif Mustafa Jatoi questions local government minister.
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Deterrence against aggression: Iran is a nuclear power, says Larijani
Parliamentary speaker hopes Pakistan will support Iran if US attacks.
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No-go: Eight-year-old killed in family feud
The body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
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Short circuit: Three houses gutted
No one was injured.
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Alleged torture: Protest as man dies in police custody
The body has been sent to the DHQ hospital.
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Short breaks: Suspects caught shortly after they flee
The three men had filed a petition in the court seeking bail, which was denied on Monday.
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Disqualification plea: LHC reserves verdict
Petitioner had asked the court to disqualify Latif because he was not a ‘righteous and honest’ person.
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Bahawalpur-South Punjab: President’s letter submitted in LHC
The court will again take up the matter today.
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Murder: Man shot dead near Barkat Market
No case had been registered at the time this report was filed.
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Lahore Metro Bus Service
It is unfortunate that even major development projects in Pakistan are carried out on an ad hoc basis.
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Opposition politicians back young doctors’ protest
President Zardari sent YDA a message of support, says spokesman.
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Metro Bus: Overcrowding, ill-discipline mar first full day of service
MBS general manager sees conspiracy in users ‘occupying’ buses.
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Explosives trigger gas pipeline explosion in Karachi
Sui Gas sub station damaged, but no loss of life reported.
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After New York, Seedlings is screened in Lahore
The film’s producer feels film-making needs to revolutionise.
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Delayed justice?: Apex court orders investigation into 'ghost' schools
The chief justice takes up a petition on ghost schools filed by a Sindh based charity almost a year ago.
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ECP reconstitution: SC questions legitimacy of Tahirul Qadri’s petition
Qadri says only elected representatives are not allowed to hold dual nationality.
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Pakistan test fires Hatf IX missile: ISPR
NASR, with a range of 60km, and in-flight manoeuvre capability can carry nuclear warheads of appropriate yield.
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First in history: Rupee weakens to 100 against dollar
The rupee has now lost 39 per cent of its value against the US currency since March 2008.
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Martyred policemen: 5 years, 178 funerals
The lawn of Peshawar Police Lines wears a sad, but graceful silence.
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Stranded in Saudi: 700 innocent Pakistanis duped by Turkish company
As embassy remains useless, they appeal to President, CJ.
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Kabul mission: NATO force gets new US commander
Dunford takes over from US Marine General John Allen.

















































