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Govt made major shift in terrorism policy: Nisar
Interior minister says security forces will now target militants in their hideouts.
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TTP committee conveys requests to Taliban shura
Coordinator of Taliban committee Maulana Yousaf Shah says positive response is expected.
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Abdul Sattar Edhi: Rallying for peace in Karachi
Accompanied by workers and school children, Edhi takes out peace rally from city’s Bolton Market.
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Laws against harassment
K-P senior minister recommends ‘women should not attend co-education institutes’ to shield themselves from harassment.
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Surgical strikes: 30 militants die in Waziristan air raids
Ahmadzai tribesmen of Wana sub-division reiterate their pledge to honour the 2007 peace agreement.
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Delayed hangover: Stripper police official loses job
Drunk policeman found dancing on the road among five cops dismissed for various infractions.
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Expressing solidarity: Baloch marchers reach Gujar Khan
The marchers intend to present their demands to the United Nations in Islamabad.
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Convocation: NUST mulls technology park
Top performers get special awards.
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State sell-off: Legislators, trade unions oppose privatisation
Speakers criticise past privatisations, question logic of further sales.
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Open Day: City School makes learning fun
Provides students and parents a forum to interact and learn about various disciplines.
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Circular logic: In CDA, leading source of complaints made chief complaint officer
Official referred to as ‘king’ of HRD under investigation for illegal recruitment, forgery, other charges.
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Domestic security: Innovative solutions for cyber, real world threats on display
Tenth International Safety and Security Exhibition and Conference begins.
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Create and seek: Incubating entrepreneurship
Private companies and universities trying to bring about an attitudinal change in freshmen.
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Endangered heritage: Hindu community struggles to protect its temples
Buildings under serious threat from greed and neglect.
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Peace negotiators hold informal meeting
Govt team repeats stance that stalled dialogue would be resumed only after TTP declares unconditional ceasefire.
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Prolonged illness: Alyssa the lioness at Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo dies
District Wildlife Officer Naveed Tariq says lioness Alyssa suffered stroke in May 2013 & never recovered.
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More clarification: Sartaj rejects report on Syria policy shift
PM adviser’s policy statement fails to satisfy opposition.
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National Security Policy draft: ‘Use of chemical, biological weapons cannot be ruled out’
Draft mentions that terrorism has inflicted a loss of $78 billion to Pakistan in the last ten years.
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Corporate Initiative Employers’ Fair 2014: Recruiters look for Pakistani students at UK campuses
There are more than 10,000 Pakistani students studying in the UK currently, says Pakistan High Commissioner for UK.
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Asmatullah’s killing: TTP blames Pakistan, American agencies
Shahidullah Shahid claims the agencies have launched an alternate programme to drone strikes.
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35 missing persons’ case: Freed men rejoined militants, SC told
Top court orders K-P govt to produce seven missing persons on March 4.
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Looking past the smokescreen
Sartaj Aziz is fully conversant with the craft of confusing facts through manipulative use of diplomatic jargons.
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Biased/unbiased: The parallel justice system in rural Pakistan - a close scrutiny
Jirgas may intend to serve justice, but verdicts are not always fair and just, especially when related to women.
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Leave the birds alone: ‘Houbara bustards are our guests, we should protect them’
Members of Mahol Dost Shehri demand an end to issuance of permits to hunt the bird.
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Fiscal year 2014-15: ‘Trimmed’ uplift budget proposed for next year
Economists warn of repercussions from reducing PSDP share.
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Plan of action: Govt gives go-ahead for ‘preemptive strikes’
Security official says state will not tolerate any more violence.
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Quest for peace: National security policy wins cabinet nod
Nisar will brief National Assembly on ‘operational part’ of policy today.
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Helping hand: China signs agreements worth $30b
China will install 10 power plants in Thar Coal project.
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Rice output: ‘Production expected to reach 7m tons’
Rice is grown in Sindh, Balochistan and Southern Punjab regions during the rabi season.
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
The rupee ended weaker at 105.00/105.05 against the dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday.
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Amir Khan Foundation and Fun City treat SOS children
SOS Village homes are built with sincere efforts, generous support and love irrespective of blood relations.
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Gul Ahmed showcases limited edition collection at Fashion Pakistan Week 6
Gul Ahmed introduces a new Spring/Summer line that is a departure from their usual offerings.
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Sindhi, Punjabi, Balochi & Pashto should be declared national languages: SA
Before Partition, Sindhi had the status of a national language: PML-F MPA Mahtab Akbar Rashdi.
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SC orders 7 missing persons to be presented on March 3
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja, was hearing the case.
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Use of chemical, biological weapons by non-state actors cannot be ruled out: NSP draft
According to the draft, Pakistan suffered a loss of $78 billion over the past decade due to numerous acts of terror.
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Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 12 runs
Thirimanne scored 102 runs while Sangakkara scored 67 while Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul picked up 2 wickets each.
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Village gives girls pioneering sex education class
Teachers operating in the village of Johi, Sindh say most families support the sex education project.
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Rocket attack: Tribesman’s house damaged in Jamrud
Official says he along with family members retaliated and forced the militants to flee.
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Bomb explosion: FC vehicle destroyed in roadside blast
Improvised explosive device was planted by unidentified militants in Shagai area of Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency.
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Shootout: Robber killed, two cops injured
During robbery one of Imran’s children was able to inform his father about the robbery via text message.
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Give us our rights: Teachers to protest outside assembly
Around 4,882 college teachers’ posts out of sanctioned 10,208 have remained vacant for last 5 years, claims Panhwar.
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Canal water theft: Cases registered against 37 men
Police register against them and their accomplices on a complaint filed by an Irrigation Department SDO.
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Financial problems: Man commits suicide
A 24-year-old man commits suicide by jumping in front of a train.
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One pound fish: Shahid Nazir’s bail extended
Shahid Nazir is accused of a leasing fraud case.
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Three day drive: Anti-polio drive kicks off in Balochistan
As many as 6,000 teams will vaccinate more than 2.2 million children in 32 districts of province over next three days.
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Employer fair: Pakistani firms meet students at Brunel
Andrew George says Brunel is proud of its strong ties with Pakistani student population which is both large and active
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Sisters clinch gold medals in skiing competition
Air Marshal Athar Hussain Bokhari attends championship as chief guest.
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Informal labour: Domestic workers to get training, rights education
DW4DW hopes to raise domestic workers’ incomes by at least 50 per cent.
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The country needs an HEC chairman
The prime minister has yet to pick out Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) chairperson.
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Rubbishing reports: No change in Syria policy, Senate told
Leader of the house dismisses media reports as ‘propaganda’.

















































