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23% population still defecates in the open, says report
WSCC country coordinator says improving sanitation has never been on the priority list of the govt
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Dar empowered to issue auxiliary budgets
Minister no longer needs PM’s concurrence for sanctioning supplementary budgets
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Army aware of plots against CPEC, says Gen Qamar
Forces determined to foil nefarious designs of the enemy: COAS
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Pakistan will be paying China $90b against CPEC-related projects
Brokerage house says expected return on investment to be 40% amid inclusion of more projects in CPEC
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Army personnel pay homage to soldier killed in Bannu
Aggrieved family expresses unflinching resolve to contribute further to peace in the country
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Pakistan’s trade deficit reaches record high
Reaches $20.2b for the highest eight-month deficit in country’s history
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Turkish president Erdogan calls Netherlands 'Nazi remnants, fascists'
Rotterdam city authorities had on Friday withdrawn permission for him to attend a meeting to rally support
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Teenager commits suicide in Haripur after parents confiscate mobile phone
Ali Zaman, the father of the deceased, said his son Aqeel Ahmed, 18, was studying at a private college in Haripur
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PM Nawaz urges religious scholars to spread 'true teachings' of Islam
The prime minister says terrorists have tarnished the true image of Islam, while addressing a seminar at Jamia Naeemia
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Iran hands over 35 deportees to Pakistan
According to official sources, these immigrants were living in Iran without legal documents
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Jirga wants Bangash families resettled
Jirga demands to resettle members of Bangash families displaced after sectarian clashes nearly 35 years ago
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Major reservoirs hit dead level: IRSA
Current rains fail to raise water levels
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24,000 attached with alcohol business in Sindh alone
Petition requests top court to suspend March 2 order of high court
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Chinese provinces fizz with fervour for Xi's New Silk Road
Shaanxi is weighing up a proposal for a Silk Road Chinese Folk Culture corridor
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Energy from garbage: IMC mulls Chinese option
Chengdu Xingrong group intends to set up waste-fuelled power plant in capital
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For Pakistan Day: Pigeons join kites in the dock
A handout says there will be a strict ban on pigeon and kite flying
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Search operation: Six Afghans among 10 detained
A total of 350 houses have been searched during the operation
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Lok Mela Folk festival to open in April
Folk artists from across the country will converge to the cultural fare to enthral the visitors during the festival
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Employees’ Attendance: AJK assembly opts for biometrics
Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir says biometric system will check the attendance and punctuality of the employees
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One Constitution Avenue case: CDA told to evolve settlement mechanism with flat buyers
Nisar directs FIA, AG to get stay on inquiry vacated
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Crime Never Pays: Fraud suspect arrested after 16 years
Police say the suspect, who had been declared as a proclaimed offender, was nabbed on Friday by the Sihala police
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Standardised medical facilities for all: CM
Shehbaz says the government has taken comprehensive measures for the improvement of healthcare system
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Treatment plants: KCCI offers to play role of mediator
Decision comes in light of tensions between SEPA, Karachi’s industrialists
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Resolving complaints: OPC appoints six members
OPC Punjab nominates six senior officers to follow up and look after complaints of the overseas Pakistanis
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Symbolic session: Government fails to woo opposition
While govt lawmakers pointed out lack of quorum in parallel session, the speaker designate did not adjourn gathering
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Viral video: Another SHO accused of torture
Man in video claims official beat him for around eight hours, urinated on him
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Parts of state machinery: Military operations helped restore investors’ confidence
AJK president urges young officers to see their country in positive light, shirk corruption
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PSX asks for rationalising capital gains tax on stock sale
Demands tax incentives in an attempt to shore up capital market
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Intimidating the deputy commissioner: QWP lawmaker booked by Haripur police
Seek K-P speaker’s nod to arrest MPA Gohar Nawaz
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Spring delayed: Passing winter dumps three feet of snow
Galiyat valley received over a foot of snowfall
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Headcount: Disabled want to be counted in upcoming census
IHC tells statistics division to hear motivational speaker’s arguments
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Local automobile sales down 7.5%
Excluding sales under Punjab Taxi Scheme, auto sector sees growth
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Military courts: PPP may hum same tune after ‘ritual’ opposition
Government hopes for a breakthrough in talks with main opposition party
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Military courts not a lasting solution: Shah
PPP leader also accuses federal government of non-serious attitude over extending the tenure of military courts.
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PSX welcomes four board directors from China
Quartet, who have 40% stake, replace members from SECP
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ECP places order for 150 voting machines
Commission plans to use in its pilot projects in by-elections later this year to check their utility.
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Stocks continue to bleed, index ends below 49,200
Benchmark KSE 100-share Index falls 0.41% or 200.69 points
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Traders want an underpass in Blue Area
The demand was made after a meeting between ICCI President and members of All Traders Welfare Association Blue Area
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IAPEX exhibition: Modern tools for suburban housing showcased
Exhibition features paint, lighting, flooring, furniture, kitchen and bathroom products
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Army rebuilds mosque blown up by militants
Masjid-e-Shuhada reopens for Friday prayers almost six months after it was destroyed in a suicide bombing.
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Pakistani teenagers: Uri attack suspects return home from Indian custody
Hussain and Khursheed were released and handed over to the Army’s 16 Corps headquarters
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TDAP organises Pakistan-Belarus business forum
Republic of Belarus Minister of Industry Vitaly Vovk attended the forum along with other business delegates
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Pakistan protests acquittal of Ajmer Sharif blast mastermind
Accused Swami Aseemanand was also behind the February 2007 Samjhauta Express terrorist attack
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CSS qualified persons with disability can now join Foreign Service of Pakistan
Lahore High Court struck down provisions which barred persons with disability from joining Foreign Services
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Military courts revival: Double whammy for govt in NA
PPP opposes, JUI-F objects to new proposed law
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Haqqania seminary seeks university status
K-P Assembly speaker asks Maulana Hamidul Haq to devise a plan
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Govt unveils first-ever Rs40,000 prize bond
The launch may also provide an impetus to the national savings
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India-Pakistan tensions: US general warns isolation may cause problems
Gen Votel says even a significant conventional war between two countries could lead to a nuclear exchange.
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Remittances from Saudi, Gulf countries decline 14.9%
Total worker receipts amount to $1.48b in February, down 6.9%
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PTI decides to invoke Hudood laws against PML-N lawmaker
Javed Latif apologises to Murad Saeed for his slanderous comments