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9/11 anniversary: As tears unite Americans, the spotlight shifts to Abbottabad
The last abode of Bin Laden competes with Ground Zero in terms of media interest .
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Athletics: Blake smashes Berlin record
Jamaica’s world 100-metre champion Yohan Blake equalled his personal best of 9.82 seconds
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Golf: Hat-trick of wins for Dyson
Simon Dyson claimed his third Dutch Open title in six years
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Football: Maradona happy with Aguero move
Aguero, 23, scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 defeat of Wigan Athletic
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Football: Juventus make impressive start
Three goals followed in the second half with Simone Pepe
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Boxing: Klitschko retains heavyweight title
Won by a technical knockout of Polish challenger Tomasz Adamek in the 10th round in Wroclaw.
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Cricket: Mushfiqur jumps into captaincy fray
Bangladesh wicket-keeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim says he will give his best if he is made the captain of the team.
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Hockey: Lahore Academy triumph in final
Lahore Academy won the All-Pakistan Under-16 Triangular Hockey tournament defeating Banu Academy 3-2 in the final
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Textile sector: Loss of investment feared
PEW) on Sunday said investors are losing interest in the textile sector which is the largest foreign exchange earner
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Deadly row: Three people dead over land dispute
Men have been fighting for over four to five years over four acres of agricultural land
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Kidnapping update: Traders issue an ultimatum
KTAC have given a 48-hour ultimatum to the government for the recovery of a trader who was kidnapped
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Higher studies: Admissions open in SSUET
SSUET will hold the aptitude test on November 20
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Forgotten lessons: Quaid’s lessons good for today, says Ebad
the golden principles of unity, faith and discipline can help cope with the challenges being confronted by the country
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Armed attack: Two policemen injured by armed men
Armed men opened fire on a police picket in front of the Qazi petrol pump, injuring two policemen
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Search operations: ANP’s reaction to Rangers operation
ANP still supports the Rangers operation despite the fact that they have arrested a lot of our workers.
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Conference for journalists: Roundtable talk on attacks on media
Journalists from all four provinces of the country and AJK narrated their incidents in the discussion.
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Promoting environment: Pakistan Forest Institute to be made a separate department
Status of PFI be developed as a separate department, under the administration of the Environment Department.
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Housing for all: Govt’s claims unfulfilled and under-construction
Three years on, not even a fraction of the number of planned housing units have been constructed.
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Tragedy: Man killed in road accident
Kashif Ali travelling on his motorbike with another person when they were hit by a Toyota Prado
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Corruption: Man arrested, four found guilty for embezzlement
The scheme was delayed on multiple occasions, and despite revising its cost up to Rs10 million
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Land for children’s hospital in Peshawar acquired
Hospital will help reduce child mortality rate in K-P.
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Whisked away: An ‘elevated passageway’ in the absence of roads for the deprived villagers
The indigenously designed chairlift is a source of relief for locals who faced difficulties commuting.
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In Swat, the remains of an ancient castle disappearing due to neglect
The castle was built in the 9th century during the Hindu Shahi period .
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Fake degree case: Two years on, 90-day inquiry still pending
Investigation Officer changed multiple times but inquiry still at starting block.
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Recreational ride: A train that fails to live up to expectations
Variations in the promised plan of Margalla Tourist Train spoil the experience.
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Vanishing act: The curious case of the ‘stolen’ injections
Three blood-cancer patients lose expensive vials to a mysterious refrigerator.
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Positive measures: NHA employees to be regularised
the daily wagers and contractual employees of the NHA would be regularised this month.
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Transportation issues: No fixed rates for CNG vehicles
Around 70 per cent of commuters are believed to be suffering
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Women’s work: Free legal aid for women
SBWC has registered over 904 cases since its inception and over 520 have been settled and 282 are under process.
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Dengue awareness: Wardens and volunteers hand out pamphlets
Pamphlets about dengue fever distributed to motorists at 39 locations in the city on Sunday
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Medical education: Credit transfer from abroad criticised
PMA says policy will benefit rich students who fall short of merit.
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Counting cases: ‘We have an epidemic and need more help’
Faisalabad count now rises to over 77 patients in major hospitals.
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Dawat-e-Islami comes under military’s radar
Intelligence agencies warn against growing influence of the preaching group in the armed forces.
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New alignment: PPP in secret talks with Musharraf’s party
Discussions focus on a possible tie-up between the two and the former president’s return to the country.
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Backdoor channel: Zardari, Nawaz keep in touch through aides
PPP leadership believes and hopes that Sharif would take the lead to save democracy in case it was challenged.
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Floods in Sindh: Two more districts declared ‘calamity-hit’
A total of six million people have been affected by the floods so far, according to the chief minister.
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Pir processing: Toddler castrated to ‘free him from temptation’
Pir mutilates 2-year-old after the child’s mother vowed to make him a ‘malang’.
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Rs280m lost to power theft every year
Gilgit-Baltistan recovers only 13 per cent of electricity dues.
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Seminar: Together we can
We were told that the dengue mosquitoes only grew in clean water. Later we learnt the mosquito could grow anywhere.
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Emergency measures: Army joins dengue fight on Sharif’s request
Medical camps set up in DHA, Cantonments; HED sets up awareness camps in city.
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Poultry: Quail farm at UVAS upgraded
UVAS has completed upgrade of a quail farm; establishment of a modern quail meat processing plant at a cost of Rs30m
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Well-ing up: Young boy recovered by Rescue 1122
The well had stairs but they broke and he had a bad fall
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Murder: 1 killed, 1 injured in drive-by shooting
two brothers Hafiz Naveed and Asif were at their shop when armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on them.
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No going back: Woman killed days after wedding
Woman was shot because she wished to visit her parents after the wedding.
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Shopping district: Store owner attacked
A shopkeeper was attacked after he told several people not to stand in front of his shop on Saturday.
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Catching killers: CIA arrest 5 accused of double murder
CIA police officials have arrested five men accused of killing two brothers over property on Sunday.
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Letting investment slip away: Going, going, gone
Korean chemical giant’s Pakistani arm fights to keep $500m investment alive.
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Gilani in Tehran: Iran to give $100 million for flood affected in Sindh
Iran's Interior Minister to visit Pakistan next week. Pakistan to import 1000 MW electricity from Iran.
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Good governance issues in South Asia
Pakistani concerns are entirely on different aspect of governance, on lack of quality legal and judicial systems.
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What 9/11 has meant to Pakistan
My fear was General Musharraf would be blinded by desperate need to use the invasion to gain international legitimacy.