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Police brutality: Handicapped man accuses police of torture
Files complaint with DPO, threatens to file a lawsuit against accused officials.
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Gas theft case: Bailable arrest warrants issued for NAB DG, FIA director
Salaries of officials to be blocked if they fail to appear at the next hearing.
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Court accepts petition of alleged militant sentenced under FCR
This court will not sit silent when fundamental rights of citizens are curtailed in this manner, says PHC CJ.
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Power failure: Enraged protesters take to the streets against electricity cuts
Water shortage worsens in Peshawar and surrounding areas.
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Retracing Nato routes: Politics of access in the Pak-Afghan region
The current security predicament faced by the Af-Pak region has much to do with its history.
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Tablighi Jamaat members: Eight Pakistanis languishing in Eritrean jail since 1993
Govt urged to help in release of missing preachers.
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K-P departments told not to buy ‘luxury’ vehicles
Luxury vehicles had been purchased during the 2010 floods, which drew the PAC’s ire.
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Polio eradication: Two more suspended for providing expired drops
All four FATA health officials now stand suspended; new committee to be formed to probe the case.
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Tourists start flocking to Swat for summer festival
Organisers say a plethora of activities lined up for adventure enthusiasts.
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Militancy: A progressive voice for tribal women silenced in targeted attack
At 25, Farida Afridi relentlessly struggled for the rights of women and children.
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Civil society calls for three-fold plan to improve primary education
Speakers urge development of infrastructure, training programmes for teachers and a revised curriculum.
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Distressed: Helpless burn victim awaits relief
Seeks assistance from govt and donor organisations for treatment.
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1 security official killed, 4 injured in Bajaur blast
FC personnel were conducting a search operation in the area when a remote-controlled bomb detonated.
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Greener pastures signalling threat for IDPs
Under constant fear, most are ruling out the option of exodus to large cities.
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Border tensions: Afghan troops cross into Kurram, kill two tribesmen
Security official says two tribesmen were killed in Upper Kurram in clashes with 60 Afghan soldiers.
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Six militants from Afghanistan killed in Upper Dir: Officials
Dozens of militants had infiltrated the Afghan border to attack a checkpost.
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Clerics pass edict against funerals of NGO beneficiaries
Kohistan clerics form 34-member committee to decide future line of action.
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North Waziristan drone attack kills eight militants
Fighters belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s faction target of the attack, say sources.
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Domestic violence: Woman seeks custody of infant son
Claims Mirpur police refused to lodge complaint against abusive husband.
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Kidnapped and made to beg for 10 years, physically-challenged man returns home
2.5-feet-tall Hussain was found begging outside Ayub Medical Complex by his cousins.
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Power project opened: Electricity removes decades of darkness in remote village
The micro hydropower station will provide electricity to 110 houses in the area.
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Taliban commander killed in Dir operation: Officials
Mansoor was shifted to a hospital in Afghanistan where he succumbed to his injuries.
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Judicial panel extends tenure of four PHC judges
CJ recommends a year-long extension in the tenure of four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court.
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Extra-judicial killing?: Cops accused of killing unarmed man
Over 400 villagers block Khanpur – Taxila road for over 3 hours.
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Disease outbreak: Measles ‘claims’ eight lives in Torghar
Locals say children died in past week; officials deny reports, say medical teams dispatched to affected areas.
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US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan: Officials
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on the compound in Shawal district.
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1-year extensions recommended for 4 PHC additional judges
Judicial Commission meeting chaired by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Islamabad.
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Writ Petition: PHC presses govt on drone strikes issue
The court adjourned the hearing till July 18.
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Harassment charges: Hazara varsity official transferred to Haripur
" We have not found any substantial proof of harassment of the girls by the HOD, says
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Capacity building: Empowering the disadvantaged
442 persons from marginalised communities to get money to start their own businesses.
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Eight soldiers dead in Bara explosion
An official said that they were patrolling the area when the IED exploded and injured the personnel.
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Protest: Disabled persons demand rights
Call for social and financial security, quota in govt jobs.
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Hazara varsity: Two teachers accused of harassment
Students register complaint, demand termination of the faculty members; five-member inquiry committee formed.
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Khyber Agency: Peace militia volunteers killed in roadside blast
Two members of Tauheed-ul-Islam were patrolling the area when the explosion occurred.
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Bomb kills 4 FC personnel in Bara: Officials
The incident took place in Bara, the main town in Khyber.
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Radio Mullah re-emerges as security threat
Fazlullah's men control a 20-km stretch in Afghanistan described by nearby US troops as 'the dark side of the moon'.
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Peace militia chief, three aides killed – possibly by Taliban
Bazid Khel militia and his three aides went missing three days ago.
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Three ‘missing’ persons’ bodies found in Haripur
According to victims’ families, their cases were being heard by Peshawar High Court.
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Groundbreaking: Work on hydropower plant begins in Swat
Project will generate 84 megawatts of electricity and will completed within five years at a cost of Rs15 billion.
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Curbing polio in FATA: More funds, workers sought to run drive effectively
Officials request Rs199 million to continue campaigns, say activities being carried out using last year’s funds.
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Riots: Power, water outages spark protests in Nowshera
Major roads blocked, Pesco officials attacked.
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Anti-Taliban leader, 3 associates shot dead in Peshawar
Bodies were found around 7:00am; four of them had been shot at close range, says senior police official.
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1,035 ‘missing men’ freed on surety bonds, PHC told
Some 895 have been sent to internment centres, says official.
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NGO denies talks with Taliban over anti-polio ban
NRDF chairman appeals for international mediation.
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Boat capsizes off Australia: Dozens of Kurram tribesman were on board doomed vessel
Around 140 of the asylum-seekers on board were from Pakistan.
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District education forum: Private schools join hands to protect rights
Role of PIEMA is believed to have become ineffective as it has failed to protect the rights of the private schools.
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Supporting torture victims: Law, mechanisms needed to rehabilitate victims
Despite rectifying UN convention, no palpable steps taken to curb abuse.
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Drone strike kills 6 in N Waziristan: Officials
Unmanned aircraft fires two missiles on suspected militant compound in Shawal area.
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Suspected TTP militant killed in police encounter
Militants clashed with police in the Gula Khan Zangal, an area bordering Khyber Agency.
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Budget cuts: University staff observes nationwide black day
Demand release of Rs12b the govt has withheld; restoration of HEC’s status.