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Attack on check post
State institutions owe public an accounting of accepting drones and need to take ownership of war against militancy.
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Completion of parliament’s term
Current parliament will be our first ever to serve out its term under a democratically elected president.
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Transitions: Renowned scholar, lawyer Siraj Memon passes away
Funeral prayers to be held on Sunday, February 3 at Sultan Masjid in Karachi.
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A Pakistani abroad: Breathing art in Berlin
How can anyone in Pakistan be inspired when there is no provocative art in our daily lives?
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MQM to go it alone in next polls: Sattar
Farooq Sattar says MQM will contest next elections independently on their manifesto, may give in to seat adjustment.
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Army dismisses another Human Rights Watch report
ISPR statement says HRW report is based on opinions, imprecise facts and biased views.
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Forensic experts exhume Kamran Faisal's body
The body has been exhumed for an independent examination into the cause of death.
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31 killed as militants attack checkpoint in Lakki Marwat
TTP claims responsibility, saying the attack was in response to a US drone strike in North Waziristan.
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Maternal health : Miscarriages on the rise in Landi Kotal
Villagers and doctors say physical exertion takes a toll on expecting mothers.
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Road accident: 24 students injured as school bus overturns
More than 24 students were injured when a school bus turned over on Mardan-Charsadda Road on Thursday morning.
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Uzma Ayub case: ATC acquits all 13 accused, disposes Karak rape case
The orders were issued by Judge Syed Asghar Ali Shah after the charges against the men could not be proven.
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Honouring martyrs: K-P remembers slain policemen
Haroon Bilour says a charity will be set up to look after affected families.
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Narrow escape: Nine injured in blast targeting police van
Bomb was attached at the back of a police mobile patrolling the area.
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FC platoons deployment: PHC serves notices to Rehman Malik, interior secretary
Contempt of court proceedings may be initiated if replies not submitted in time.
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End of tenure: Mass transit system in the pipeline, says K-P government
ANP highlights transport depart’s achievements over four and a half years.
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Pneumonia outbreak claims 70 lives in January
Vaccination teams sent to affected areas, pneumococcal vaccine included in EPI list.
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Northern Bypass: Court serves show-cause notices over construction delay
Bench says negligible funds were allocated for the project despite orders to expedite process.
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UoP vice chancellor shuns rhetoric, urges pragmatism
Says all changes cannot be brought overnight.
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Swift action: Police foil smuggling bid, recover large cache of arms
Police received intelligence reports after which contingents were deployed.
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City government bans recruitment of men
DCO says ban will stay in place till 15% jobs quota for women is filled.
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Aerial bombardment: Govt seeks more time to compensate victims
Asks PHC for 30 days before taking a decision.
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Seeking bail: ‘NOC a must for all Afghan refugees’
Petitioners accused of contravening Foreigners Act 1946.
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New province: Attorney general, advocate general summoned
Political parties represented in the assemblies had no mandate to create new provinces: Counsel
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Doctors: YDA strike continues
Five-member delegation of YDA Punjab called on MQM Deputy Convener.
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Gomal Zam Dam kidnapping: Ansar Burney arrives in provincial capital to expedite recovery of abducted men
Rights activist appeals to the militants, says family members cannot afford to pay Rs160 million.
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Raised expectations: NGO’s office vandalised by ‘beneficiaries’
More than 200 women accuse NGO chairperson of fraud.
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Workers’ deaths: Health, industries secretaries told to submit report in a month
'All such factories must be directed to pay for the workers’ treatment.'
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Target killing: Man gunned down by assailants
Two unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at Rahmatullah on Shabqadar-Mohmand Agency Road near Kajor market.
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Peace operations: Funds for militancy-hit areas lie dormant at FATA Secretariat
Awaits finance division approval to utilise Rs500m.
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Defence Housing Authority: Bill introduced in lower house of Parliament
The 25-clause bill has defined the role and structure of the authority, governing body.
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Anti-polio campaign: ‘Increase in parental refusals, but number still not alarming’
The three-day drive, targeting 60,000 children in the high-risk areas of Islamabad, concluded on Thursday.
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Tennis: Pakistan, Sri Lanka tied at 1-1 in Davis Cup
Aisam, Aqeel to play crucial doubles match in Colombo today.
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Sparking anger: Binoria students stage protest over teachers’ killing
Police register FIR, use CCTV footage to trace escape route taken by suspects.
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Déjà vu: Another whale shark comes to Karachi
The specimen is smaller than the one found in 2012.
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Lift the ban on YouTube
Banning YouTube goes against our image as a moderate, forward-looking and progressive country.
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Great honour: Malala nominated for Nobel Prize
French, Canadian and Norwegian parliament members have all separately nominated her.
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Qatari sheikh’s hunting party attacked in Kech
Banned group Balochistan Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Legal issues: Overseas Pakistanis face voting challenge
Existing laws make international voting impossible, Naek tells Senate.
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Letter to Zardari: Ex-president Tarar demands increase in pension
The former president has also filed a petition in the LHC in this regard.
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Under ECP directive: Pakistan Railways suspend recruitments
Recruitments stopped forthwith despite the fact that the process was nearly completed in several divisions: PR
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Mistrust: Family refuses to dig up Faisal’s grave
We will go to the Supreme Court if an autopsy is conducted without our permission and knowledge: Father
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Kamran Faisal’s death: Top court orders NAB to file reservations in 10 days
Rules that Fasih Bokhari will have to appear whenever summoned.
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Rewarding performance: NAB employees will receive 100% bonus
Summary to increase the salaries on a permanent basis has also been approved by Prime Minister.
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Chronicles of carnage: US ‘war’ in Pakistan regains intensity, states report
In January alone, the CIA carried out six drone strikes in nine days.
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Empowering spy agencies: Amidst walkouts, Fair Trial Bill sails through Senate
Bill passed without opposition from either side of the aisle.
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Setback after setback: Polio campaign suffers double whammy
Karachi’s 14-month polio-free status comes to an end with first polio case of 2013.
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Rest in peace: Dilawar Khan of Adezai peace militia laid to rest
Despite fall out with govt, he was considered a powerful anti-militant figure.
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Bomb defused: Police building targeted in Peshawar
“The device weighed at least two and a half kilogrammes and it was indeed a booby trap," says police.
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Target killing protest: ASWJ condemn killings in Karachi
At the event, Madani also criticised the government for failing to protect the lives of clerics and common people.
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Swat: Widows, daughters shot dead
Police have filed a case against unidentified assailants and launched an investigation.