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Robbers intoxicate 20 people at hotel
More than 20 people were looted when they fell unconscious after drinking intoxicated tea at a hotel.
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Wali babar case: Arrested suspects went missing say families
Gulshan SSP and Sir Syed Town SHO among other police officials testified in court.
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Contempt plea: SHC orders PIA MD to appear
Managing director of PIA and its manager administration and human resources directed to appear in person on April 21.
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Textile sector: Factories defy reduced gas consumption plan
Industrialists slam outages, complain about low gas pressure.
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Unmet demands: Balochistan doctors continue protest
unior doctors in Quetta have announced that they will close the out-patient departments (OPDs) on Thursday.
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Blown power pylons: Massive outages in Balochistan
Massive power outages have been reported in Quetta and other districts of Balochistan.
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Newly appointed: Joint secretary takes charge
Ghulam Murtaza on Wednesday assumed the charge of the joint secretary senate (BS-20).
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Khyber-pakhtunkhwa: ANP celebrates renaming in Germany
Awami National Party (ANP) Germany chapter will hold a grand gathering of Pakhtuns to celebrate the renaming.
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Turkey: Highest award conferred on Zardari
President Abdullah Gul conferred the highest state order medal of Turkey.
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Rising abuses: ‘239 sexually assaulted in 3 months’
At least 239 women and children were reported to have been raped or molested in the first three months of the year.
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Zab case: ‘PPP in agreement on trial’
President of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter of the party Syed Zahir Ali Shah.
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Senate standing committee: Medical council chided over doctors’ fake degrees
Council has yet to take action against 48 practitioners with fake certificates.
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Balochistan education: Severe shortage of university teachers
Shortage causing immense difficulties for staff to impart quality education.
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Development Initiatives: New UNICEF chief takes charge
Dan Rohrmann took charge as the new representative of the Unicef.
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British Visas: Agents conning students after new policy
Agents filling up counterfeit visa applications and charging large sums of money for the service.
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Fuel crisis: Limited response to ‘indefinite’ strike
Many stations continue CNG supply to consumers in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore.
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Aafia’s lawyers to file appeal against sentence
Siddiqui’s request to fire legal team was not approved by the court.
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HEC devolution: Rabbani says problems being created deliberately
Senator dispels impression that HEC is being ‘targeted’ over the fake degrees issue.
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Pakistan-Turkey joint resolve: Support pledged for Afghan dialogue
Zardari, who is on an official visit to Ankara, said that Pakistan ‘believes in a peaceful transition and...
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Operation Thunder: 18 killed as forces target Taliban in Mohmand
At least 18 militants were killed and 25 wounded in the fighting.
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Federal cabinet approves Hajj policy
Govt to send pilgrims on first-come, first-served basis.
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Gilani to visit Kabul this week
PM to meet Hamid Karzai to discuss Afghanistan’s security situation.
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Pakistan needs $600m to bridge flood recovery shortfall
Money needed for food security, housing, water and sanitation projects.
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Parliamentary committee review case: SC refuses federation’s request for full court
Justice Jawad Khawaja says no arguments permitted on the merits of the case.
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Missing persons: Fed up, SC summons Rehman Malik, home ministers
Apex court castigates govt for inaction, says issue should be debated in parliament.
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ZA Bhutto’s case: Law minister resigns to appear as counsel
Resignation accepted by acting president Farooq Naek.
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We are piling diplomatic pressure on US: PM
Gilani says Pakistan and Afghanistan must draw up a joint strategy against terrorism.
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Health: Diagnostic kits that can be used at home
Each kit has been designed to diagnose a particular disease.
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Fading violence?: ‘80%’ of target killers arrested
Shah says there have been 29 incidents since January this year.
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Tennis: Safarova out of Fed Cup semi
They have lost at the semi-final stage in the last two years.
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Football: PAF and HBL clash in opener
PAF and HBL will clash in the opener of National Bank Football Cup today in Faisalabad.
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Olympics: Athletics gold vital for Games success
China’s failure to win a gold medal in athletics in 2008 hardly tarnished the Beijing Olympics.
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Football: Brazil, Italy climb in FIFA ranking
Brazil beat Scotland 2-0 in their last match, a friendly in London on March 27.
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Football: Evra admits interest from Italy, Spain
Manchester United’s Patrice Evra has confirmed he was the subject of interest from Inter Milan over the summer.
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Cricket: Stags enter semi-final
Chaudhry Sports replied with 187 with Mohammad Khan being their highest wicket-taker, claiming three wickets.
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Snooker: O’Sullivan to visit sports shrink
Ronnie O’Sullivan, who revealed that he came close to withdrawing from the World Championship.
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Golf: Players welcome new PowerPlay game
A new type of golf tournament played over nine holes in three hours .
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Football: Rooney explains swearing mistake
Rooney admits he had lost control when he blatantly swore into a television camera after scoring against West Ham.
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Speculation: Avatar director to bring 3D to TV
Avatar director James Cameron is expanding his 3D vision to the small screen.
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Fragrance : Fergie launches second perfume
Black Eyed Peas star Fergie has launched a second fragrance for her Avon perfume range.
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Recognition: Amitabh Bachchan’s handprint in Krakow
Amitabh Bachchan’s handprint will be placed alongside entertainers like late Michael Jackson in Krakow, Poland.
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Collaboration : Britney and Rihanna join hands
Britney Spears has confirmed she will appear in a remix of Rihanna’s single.
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Comeback: Scream 4 franchise back on track
Wes Craven said he didn’t think it wise to make a fourth movie in the blockbuster franchise.
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Blasphemous: Gaga’s new single upsets Catholics
She takes on the Bible in the upcoming music video for the track.
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Honest means
In a time of hopelessness, it is important to consider all that is good and, perhaps, to consider ways to expand it.
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Pakistan flood recovery sees $600 million shortfall
More than $600 million still to come from donors, with more than $176.5 million for agriculture and food security.
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Sesame Street beams 'American dream' to Pakistan
The US show is being remade for a Pakistani audience to promote "shared values and ideas".
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Kashmiris watch talks but ready to fight
JuD, other outfits say they will give talks with India a chance but they have little faith.
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Submission of Hajj applications start April 15
Minister for Religious Affairs says Hajj quota to be increased by Rs20,000, also 5000 centres to receive applications.
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Hajj scam: Kazmi granted bail
Kazmi had presented a plea earlier requested he be released on bail since no allegations have been proven.