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Insecurity shadows Sino-Pak economic ties
If insecurity and violence continue in Pakistan, its bilateral engagement with China will remain below expected pace.
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‘No blanket amnesty for PML-Q dissidents’
PML-N decides to invite only those legislators whose constituencies lack party presence.
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Gujrat, Mianwali to move under LHC Pindi bench
Lawyers cite convenience and distance.
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Illegal detention: Court seeks reply from Punjab government
Lady doctor moves court for recovery of her son.
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More money, more convenience: Growing houses on farm land
Land meant for agriculture being transformed into housing societies.
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Court of arbitration: ‘Ex-adviser caused delay in Kishenganga case’
Indus water commissioner says former adviser wanted lawyers of his choice.
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Abbottabad operation: Did Malik know of raid 15 minutes after it began?
Interior Minister told Al-Arabiya he ‘knew’ but disowned the statement hours after .
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PIA employees to get salary raise
MD announces increase in insurance coverage and promotions.
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SBP launches financial innovation programme
‘Payments through Blackberrys will reduce corruption and transaction costs’.
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Defence budget to rise by 12%
Wide discrepancies between ‘stated’ military budgets and actual expenses.
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Miffed over PM’s speech, senators stage walkout
Members say Gilani undermined the Senate by addressing NA session first.
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Formal response to US raid was ‘inadequate’: Kayani
Requests a joint session of parliament on the Abbottabad operation.
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PPP, PML-N lash out at each other
Chaudhry Nisar gave a fiery speech accusing both the military and civilian leaders of incompetence and deceit.
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Gilani spurns accusation of ‘complicity or incompetence'
Military officials to brief joint closed-door session of Parliament on May 13.
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Morale boost: Kasuri, Akhtar demand commission for OBL killing
Former ministers, Kasuri and Humayun Akhtar, say full story of the raid must be revealed.
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Afridi in trouble after remarks
Limited-overs captain served show-cause notice by the PCB.
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Faizan’s family returns, buys house and car
Families of Raymond Davis' victims had gone "underground" after the diyat payment.
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Pakistan to repatriate OBL's Yemeni wife
Aml Ahmed Abdul Al-Fatah Al-Sada, will be repatriated back to Yemen from Pakistan.
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Bin Laden raid not be swept under the carpet: Rabbani
Parliamentary Committee on National Security terms the US raid a violation of sovereignty.
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Twitter Alert: Criticism aplenty for Gilani's OBL speech
Local twitterati comments on statements by PM Gilani in his parliamentary address.
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Osama bin Laden raid reenacted in Counter Strike
Gamers replicate Al Qaeda leader’s compound as new mission map for popular first-person shooter video game.
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Asma Jahangir calls for judicial probe into Abbottabad operation
SCBA president says Pakistani govt should not compromise on its sovereignty and national interests.
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Last rites: Dr AQ Khan’s brother buried
His funeral prayers were offered at Rehmania Masjid, where Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was also present.
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Commonwealth games: Sri Lanka boxer stripped of gold medal
Stripped of his Commonwealth Games gold medal after he failed a second doping test for a banned steroid.
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Football: Zidane defends Blanc in quota row
Urges national coach Laurent Blanc not to resign over a racial quota row which has thrown the game into turmoil.
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Protest: Rally in favour of ISI and Osama
The protesters burnt effigies of US President Barrack Obama, as well as posters and the US flag.
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Slapstick sport: Kabaddi where slapping scores points
A unique kabbadi match was recently played in the district as players were given points for slapping their opponents.
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Computers and taxes: New system allows instant refunds
Locals in the area appreciated the new measures and said that these would allow them to process their taxes instantly.
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Education: GCU gets funding for library
HECP has also approved construction work on a new Basic Science Block for the campus.
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Wapda: Durrani tours Mirani Dam
Wapda chairman Shakil Durrani visited the Mirani Dam Project.
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Road safety: The ‘L’ is for learner
The CTO said that many accidents had occurred due to the carelessness and negligence of learners.
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Animal care: UVAS Centre starts cancer treatment
UVAS has been performing close to 100 surgeries every day and has started cancer treatment of pets.
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Shalgashe-belja road: Construction work begins
The federal government is fully concentrating on the development of backward areas in the country.
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Murder and terrorism: Czech police detain Pakistani suspect
Czech police have detained a Pakistani national wanted on an international warrant for murder and terrorism.
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Security lapse - President, PM must step down: Imran
Imran Khan lashed out at the political leadership following the Abbottabad fiasco.
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Judges’ appointment: Parliamentary Committee meets today
Chaudhry Shujaat will represent the government in the parliamentary committee.
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Assistance: Kuwait to finance local projects
KFAED announced that it would assist in the financing of the Bhasha dam and desilting of Tarbela Dam projects.
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KESC CBA on hunger strike: Sindh High Court declares strike illegal
A division bench of the Sind High Court has declared hunger strike of the KESC CBA illegal.
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Lost record of ZAB case presented in SC
CJ says court found references from the record indicating Bhutto case inquiry had been conducted thoroughly.
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Bin Laden death great for Muslims: Salman Ahmad
Salman Ahmad hails OBL's death as a victory, demands answers about Bin Laden's presence in Pakistan.
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Neighbours say Bin Laden death won't spoil wedding
"Osama isn't my problem. I can't postpone my wedding because of his death," says Nasir as he prepares for his wedding.
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Judiciary-parliament friction set to increase
SC summons lawmakers who won by-polls in absence of a duly-formed ECP.
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India-Pakistan talks: No breakthrough expected on Wullar water project
Pakistan says the project is in violation of the Indus Water Treaty.
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CNN applies for uplink permission
BBC, other foreign news channels yet to get show-cause notices.
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Pakistan ranks 77th in mothers’ index
Afghanistan turns out to be the world’s toughest place to be a mother.
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Hydropower generation: K-P to spend Rs108b on 11 hydel projects
Projects will add 684.6 MW electricity, helping overcome the power crisis.
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Preparing to count: House-listing was only mock census
Officials conducting the exercise discuss shortcomings.
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Europe day: Coherence in a changing world
EU marks the symbolic date when Robert Schuman put forward his ideas on a united Europe to bring lasting peace.
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Higher education: Fortune favours the developed?
HEC officials say those students are given scholarships who meet criteria.
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Delay in border pass issuance hamper trade
Tourists, traders need passes to go to China, but G-B govt slacking on issue.