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Indian election commission asks ECP to improve credibility
ECP to hold meeting with political parties on electoral rolls.
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Benazir Bhutto assassination case: Former CPO changes lawyer to delay indictment
FIA to use Mark Siegel’s testimony against Musharraf.
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Terrorist case: Hearing of Mumbai attack case delayed till next week
Court was also unable to record statements of three prosecution witnesses.
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Crossing the LoC: One man’s hope
Karim dreams of visiting his hometown in Indian Kashmir.
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Quetta attack: Acid hurled at four female teachers
Three of them received burn injuries on their faces, hands and legs.
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New policy: Govt may regulate India trade via ‘negative list’
Official trade is currently controlled through a positive list.
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Sindh floods: Gilani appeals to world community for help
UN steps in, starts humanitarian assistance programme in Sindh.
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Border incursions: Suspicions grow about Afghan support for TTP
Analysts say some Afghan Taliban may be aiding their Pakistani namesakes.
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WikiLeaks on Shahbaz airbase: F-16s flew in, with guaranteed US presence at base
PM and PAF clarified that the base was under Pakistan’s control and denied the presence of American officers.
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Altaf Hussain’s speech: Rivals heap scorn, PPP sees upside
PML-N chief counters allegations; ANP leadership denies charges of receiving foreign funds for elections.
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Investigation: US has statistics from 10 Swiss banks
Statistical data from all ten Swiss banks being investigated by the US for helping US clients to dodge taxes.
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Near Collapse: Potential Saab saviour gets good signs
Youngman and Chinese car company Pangda Automobile Trade Company are seeking approval.
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Helping Hand: G8 raises Arab Spring financing pledge
The IMF promised a further $35 billion in funding to countries affected by Arab Spring uprisings.
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Bond-Buying Row: Top German quits European Central Bank
Resigned unexpectedly on Friday in conflict with the bank’s policy of buying government bonds.
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Controlling Crime: Ban on pillion riding lifted
Manzoor Wassan has lifted the ban on pillion riding for motorcycles in Karachi with immediate effect.
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Transitions: PPP Karachi coordinator passes away
Zardari expressed sorrow over the death of Azfar Siddiqui, coordinator for the PPP's central secretariat in Karachi.
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Barely Afloat: Sanghar declared calamity-hit area
DPO Abdullah Shaikh said that Sanghar district has been declared calamity hit as the water level is still rising.
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Prospective Students: Information session at Baqai
Prospective students have been invited by the faculty to attend the session.
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Higher Secondary School Certificate: BIEK pre-eng result on Monday
The board will also organise a prize and certificate distribution ceremony for the position holders.
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Cruel Irony: Teen attempts suicide
She was first rushed to a rural health centre and then to Chandka Medical College Hospital.
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Waseela-E-Haq: Cheque distribution disrupted by rain
Thus, only funds worth Rs150,000 were distributed.
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A Long Wait: Railways will improve with package
The main cause for the crisis is that the goods service has gone down.
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Hockey: ‘Handle pressure, lift trophy’
Pundits predict Pakistan win against India in Asian Champions Trophy final today.
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Golf: Kaymer makes early Dutch exit
Kaymer said he was ‘a little shocked’ at the sudden reversal of form.
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Football: Leverkusen set for Chelsea clash
Leverkusen demolished promoted side Augsburg 4-1 in the Bundesliga.
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Boxing: Haye may postpone retirement
Haye had planned to retire before his 31st birthday in October.
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Cricket: Zimbabwe players move up rankings
Bowlers Chris Mpofu and Ray Price have made significant movements up the bowlers’ rankings table.
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Football: Gattuso given all clear
Gattuso was given the all clear after undergoing tests to resolve a double vision problem.
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Football: Bayern back on top
Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez scored four times.
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Athletics: Blake eyes new mark
The 21-year-old, who profited from training partner Bolt’s false start to win gold in Daegu.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka target Marsh
Marsh has been weighing up the possibility of taking over the position vacated by Trevor Bayliss.
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Hindsight is 10/10
Precisely in 10 years, a nearly unknown entity called al Qaeda had the nerve to take on the ‘sole superpower’.
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Fighting other people’s wars
The war on terror brought internal clashes between jihadi outfits, emanating from the Soviet war, to a boiling point.
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The KESC be praised
The strike is apparently over but my neighbour's complaint remains unheard and we have yet to receive a bill.
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Some sobering lessons
If Islamism was meant to suffer a defeat in the quasi-ideological battle, then the West should be worried.
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The Pakistani victims of 9/11
Spare a thought, though, for those Pakistanis for whom the aftermath of 9/11 meant a forgotten death.
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Duty of politicians to help flood victims: Sharif
PML-N chief says visiting flood hit areas of Sindh as per wishes of President Zardari.
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Altaf has Pashtun blood on his hands: ANP
ANP leaders respond to Altaf Hussain's allegations, say party does not need certificate of patriotism from him.
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Residents stage protest against encroachment operation in Faisalabad
Corporation and district administration carries out operation to clear illegal houses.
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Cricket's grave new world in 9/11 aftermath
The fallout still haunts Pakistan with cricket, the country's number one sporting obsession.
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Security issues: Isaf commander sits down with Kayani
Discusses various topics of mutual interest and ways to improve regional security.
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Domestic violence: Man throws acid on ex-wife
Sambrial police claimed to arrest accused and have registered case against him.
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Pakistan’s judiciary: ICJ to examine institute’s workings
Seeks to examine functioning of judiciary by interviewing and consulting broad range of actors in judiciary.
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Reconciliation is govt’s strength: Awan
Information Minister says government has adopted principle of consensus in politics.
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Balochistan projects: 'Timely completion a priority'
Federal Minister for Communications says work is going on at rapid pace on all ongoing projects in Balochistan.
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Gang rape charges: Case registered against Ayaz Amir
PML-N lawmaker and six others booked for allegedly raping 15-year-old girl.
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US Open tennis: Aisam-Bopanna crash in the semis
Qureshi-Bopanna reached semi-finals after beating Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins of Great Britain.
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‘Transforming Pakistan’: Activist to go on hunger strike
Akhtar urges government to table an anti-corruption bill.
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With us or against us? A decade on, Pakistan is wavering
With tensions now running high, it is clear Islamabad increasingly sees Washington as more of foe than friend.
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Khanpur Dam spillway opened first time this year
Water inflow in rain-fed reservoir to touch its maximum conservation level of 1,982 feet on Friday evening.