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Securing educational institutes: Police-led team to hold security audit
A 34-member police-led team will hold the security audit
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Kidnapping case: Lakhvi challenges his physical remand
Lakhvi’s counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi maintaineds second FIR was fake and registered with mala fide intention
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Despite hefty allocations, most CDA projects yet to start
The most prominent among these is the construction of phase-II of Margalla Highway
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Islamabad: Optimism overshadows skepticism as residents welcome 2015
Islooties share their hopes, wishes and expectations with the coming year, and look back at 2014
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North Waziristan: 23 militants killed in Shawal air strikes
Militants kill three policemen in Buner district of K-P
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Nacta meeting: Provinces asked to identify ‘jet black terrorists’
Terrorists identified will be tried in proposed special trial courts
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Enforced disappearances: 1,265 cases still pending, says report
CIED says it has disposed of 1,098 cases till December 2014
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Musharraf assassination plot: Former air force officer executed in Peshawar jail
Niaz Muhammad was convicted by a military court in 2005
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Five dead in New Year's Eve clashes on India-Pakistan border
Clashes kill four Pakistani Rangers, one Indian border guard
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Expressing wariness: Special courts not a permanent solution, says Qureshi
PTI vice chairman says the party fully backs the govt in the fight against terrorists
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Govt proposes law to curb terror financing
Bill seeks to make it mandatory for financial institutions to report suspicious transactions
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2014 report: Pakistan most dangerous country for journalists, says IFJ
At least 14 journalists and media staff were killed in the country last year
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Dispelling fears: In Senate, PM Nawaz defends special courts
Says all stakeholders unanimously supported these courts.
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POL prices slashed by as much as Rs14 per litre
Following the cuts, the price of petrol has come down to Rs78.28 per litre from Rs84.53 per litre
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Military courts: No consensus on constitutional cover
Prime minister convened a meeting of top civil and military officials on Thursday
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KSE notice: NBP to conduct due diligence of Burj Bank
It is expected that the task would be completed in a short time frame.
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
The rupee weakened at 100.4/100.6 against the dollar in the inter-bank market on Wednesday
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23 terrorists killed in latest air strikes in Shawal
Four militant hideouts were also destroyed in the attack
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National Action Plan: PM convenes high-level meeting on Thursday
Army chief, DG ISI are also expected to attend the meeting
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Game changers of 2014
We anticipate that New Year brings more game-changing moments that elevate the status of our entertainment industry
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Yay or nay?: Facepalm moments of 2014
It’s time to look forward to the New Year with the hope that our celebrities from the mistakes made in 2014
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'Reports of my marriage are greatly exaggerated!': PTI chief
Imran Khan has neither confirmed nor denied a Daily Mail report that he married journalist Reham Khan on Dec 27
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Govt will not take any extra-constitutional steps to set up military courts: PM
Nawaz says government is working within the ambit of the Constitution to implement National Action Plan
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'Commission finds no counterfeit votes in NA-122 ballot bags'
After inspection of 234 polling stations, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq's votes increased by 89
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2014: The year in quotes
The revelatory, heart-breaking, funny, and sometimes downright bizarre things that people have said this year
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Saudi beheads Pakistani heroin smuggler
The kingdom executes 13th Pakistani prisoner for drug trafficking since mid-Oct
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PM calls on Afghan president, discusses counter-terrorism efforts
The prime minister said the two countries were committed to transform the mutual relationship
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Two Rangers personnel killed by Indian BSF in Shakargarh
Pakistan summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner and lodged a strong protest over unprovoked firing
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Pakistan most dangerous country for journalists in 2014: report
Overall, the number of journalists who died in targeted killings or shootings around the world rose to 118 in 2014
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Security forces launch operation against terrorists in Swat, Buner
Operation launches after terrorists kidnapped four policemen from Buner on Tuesday
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Adored Afridi leaves vacuum for fans and advertisers
Cricketer announces he is quitting one-day cricket after next year's World Cup
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Setback to govt: PPP, PTI oppose constitutional amendment on military courts
PTI accuses ruling party of appeasing military
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Illegal detention: Father of Jamia Hafsa student moves top court
Seeks safe return of his daughter Uzma Qayyum
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Father, son shot dead in Quetta
Assailants open fire at vehicle on Sariab Road
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Lakhvi challenges his physical remand in kidnapping case
Counsel for alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks argues police filed fake case against his client
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Local govt vote: Delaying tactics will not be tolerated, says CEC
Asks provinces to follow ECP’s directives on LG polls
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The tragic death of Mutahir Rauf
An assailant guns him down on Dec 7 in Chicago
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Traditional honour: Zardari anointed tribal chieftain
Asif Ali Zardari had earlier publicly announced that his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would be next chieftain
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Operational preparedness: Zakaullah reviews PN’s projects
Zakaullah expresses satisfaction over operational readiness of Pakistan Navy
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Held for ransom: Third doctor kidnapped from Quetta
Whereabouts of all the three doctors are unknown
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Kashmir murder spotlights polygamy among British Pakistanis
Second wife, living in England, allegedly orders murder of seventy-year-old man in Azad Kashmir
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Another hanged in Peshawar for attack on Musharraf
Strict security enforced during execution, unauthorised persons not allowed in the vicinity of the prison
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Twin challenges shake govt confidence
2014 has seen federal govt struggling with the fallout from anti-government sit-ins as well as the war on terror
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Foolproof monitoring: Flaws picked out in strategy to plug terror financing
Subcommittee urges security agencies to proactively use Anti-Money Laundering Act
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Extreme depression: Death row convict dies of brain hemorrhage
Convict had been sentenced to death for committing a murder in Lahore’s Factory area
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JI leader sentenced to death for war crimes
A T M Azharul Islam becomes 16th person, 11th JI leader to be convicted of atrocities by International Crimes Tribunal
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Countering terror: Panel proposes wartime role for media
Change suggested to counter the narrative of extremists and terrorists in the country
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Speedy trials: Military courts will be unconstitutional, says ex-CJ
Chaudhry urges govt to set up more civilian courts
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Peshawar tragedy: Opposition threatens to boycott concluding speeches
Senators demand PM or Nisar wind up the debate; seek briefing on counter terror steps
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Among provinces: Balochistan police gets lowest salaries
Low salaries have hamstrung the force fighting the menace of terrorism for the last couple of years