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Rickshaw art: ‘Jalnay walay ka mun kaala’
From Maula Jutt to muhawras, rikshaw art has come a long way.
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‘Three Cups of Tea’ author ordered to pay $1m
Greg Mortenson will step down from board of his charity for 'financial transgressions'.
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Local bodies elections would empower the people: SC CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry
Chief Justice says by not holding local body elections, provinces bypassed their constitutional obligation.
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Abducted Pakistani teen starved to death in Greece: Police
Police say the teenager had been held captive from October 2010. His body was found by relatives in January.
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‘Obama is a terrorist, not Hafiz Saeed’
President LBA says America challenged Pakistan's honour by declaring Saeed a terrorist.
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Difa-e-Pakistan Council calls on Zardari to cancel India visit
DPC leaders say US announced bounty on Hafiz Saeed as a pressure tactic to get NATO supply routes reopened.
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Made in Pakistan: India reciprocates with Pakistan expo
The 4-day show is expected to get 30,000 attendees every day from the Indian trade industry and international buyers.
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Currency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
In the currency market, the rupee ended firmer at 90.30/35 to the dollar.
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Bok privatisation: Court maintains stay order
The petitioner say conspiracies are now being hatched to privatise the bank.
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Al Baraka bank: Operating income grows by 177%
On the balance sheet side, total assets of Al Baraka Bank Pakistan grew by 19% to reach Rs72.5 billion.
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Petroleum Prices: Baloch traders protest against hike
Say increase in fuel prices would affect prices of all other essential commodities causing high inflation in country.
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Terror Attack: Girls school blown up in Nowshera
There were no casualties as nobody was present when the explosion occurred.
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Geared Up: Mirpur braces for Sharif’s visit
The PML-N emerged as the runners-up in the last general elections in AJK.
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Technical failure: Rehman Malik’s helicopter makes emergency landing
Interior minister, as well as other officials onboard, remain safe.
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Sharif brothers' shine given by me, can take it away: Zardari
PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah says Zardari's words 'lowly act', Maryam Nawaz Sharif condemns statement.
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Pakistan-US ties: JUI-F adamant on not reopening Nato supplies
PCNS members deplore announcement of $10 million bounty on Hafiz Saeed.
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Hizb-e-Islami peace delegation to hold talks with US, Afghan officials
Want meaningful dialogue in transparent manner for Afghan problem, don't believe in secret dealings, Hizb-e-Islami.
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Teaching hate: Punjab textbooks spreading bigotry, hate says NCJP
Social studies and Urdu text books target Hindus, Christians and spread misinformation, report cites.
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Chief Justice orders FIR against accused ministers
Issues addressed include target killings by security agencies.
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PTI seeks details of Zardari, Manmohan meeting
Dr Mazari demands the government to take parliament into confidence by sharing the contents of Zardari-Singh meeting.
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Memogate: No threat of military coup after May 2 raid, says Pasha
Had a military coup been planned ISI would have known, says former DG ISI Pasha.
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Unresolved Dispute: Dr Fai vows to continue struggle
Says experience of six decades shows that the Kashmir dispute would not go away.
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SC Petition: Application filed for recovery of missing prisoner
The petitioner stated Jamshed Raza was abducted outside the jail by officials of secret agencies.
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In Remembrance: AJK premier eulogises ZAB
Says Bhutto was the leader of the downtrodden and disadvantaged segment of society.
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Unrest in Karachi: Malakand-style operation urged
K-P minister wants indiscriminate deweaponisation.
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G-B unrest: PML-N accuses leaders of orchestrating violence
G-B PML-N Chief Coordinator Siddiqul Farooq says G-B CM and Rehman Malik instigated the violence.
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Acid Attack: Wife defaces husband to reunite with ex
Disgruntled wife throws acid on husband, leaves him blind in one eye.
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Creative demonstration: Waziri tribesmen stage ‘dancing protest’
Hundreds in North Waziristan perform Attan against transfer of college.
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Drone attacks: PHC questions accords between Pakistan, US
Ministry of Interior, Defence seek time to reply in US air strikes case.
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Heart Problem: Haqqani pleads to skip memo hearing
Haqqani's counsel says client to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at American National Institute of Health.
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Crossing the LoC: The long, long wait for the bus in Kashmir
Divided families are suffering from procedural delays across the LoC.
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Joint session of Parliament: Fuel price hike set to eclipse review
Opposition, allied lawmakers say they will bring up the price hike when session resumes today.
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Capacity building: Pak-Japan join hands to revamp teaching system
Besides training, the project also aimed to help teachers prepare lesson plans for government schools.
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Google takes wraps off internet glasses
Glasses can snap photos, initiate videochats and display directions at the sound of a user's voice.
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Failing exams: Three school boys commit suicide
One of the students studied in fifth grade while the other two were students of eighth grade.
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New questions for PCNS as PML-N ends boycott
It is estimated that more than 100,000 containers will be used if Nato pulls out its equipment through any land route.
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Aftermath: Section 144 imposed in Skardu
On the directives of Interior Minister Rehman Malik, mobile phone services jammed in Gilgit.
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$10 million reward: Islamabad seeks ‘evidence’ as Hafiz Saeed mocks US bounty
Washington says notice against JuD chief meant to seek evidence for conviction, not his whereabouts.
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NATO supplies, military bills: Pakistan, US agree on new framework
Negotiations to begin once parliamentary review of ties with US is complete.
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MNA moves IHC against govt for withholding funds
Court issues stay order restraining govt from using funds allocated for Shangla elsewhere.
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Thefts at Parliament Lodges, again
Two similar incidents in a span of few days cast doubt on security measures.
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Power woes: ‘Energy crisis an outcome of poor governance’
CRCP demands transparency, participatory decision-making to counter the crisis.
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Art exhibit: The symptomatic behaviour of art
Lahore-based artist switches gears from realism to abstract.
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With a little over half of ICT covered in March, polio threat looms large
Despite showing an improvement of 5%, the coverage nowhere close to WHO standards.
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Health hazard: Vegetables growing in contaminated water
The secretary general of PMA, Prof. Mirza Ali Azhar, said that sewerage is less harmful than industrial waste.
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Cultural expedition: When young explorers go a’digging
Trip sheds light on Islamabad’s culture to schoolchildren.
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AJK development: Projects worth Rs7 billion approved
Development projects of Rs118.418 million in the education sector, a Rs1.697 billion project for SERRA.
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Protest against energy crisis: When the lion roars and nobody cares
Number of protesters much less than the PML-N leaders were expecting.
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Missing maid: SC judge slams Prosecution Dept
The judge was hearing a case for the recovery of a maid allegedly abducted from the Shadman house of her employer.
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Weinstein’s abduction: Accused sent on 14-day judicial remand
Dr Weinstein was abducted from his house in Model Town’s J-Block on August 13, 2011 by 11 men.














































