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PM Ashraf places faith in country’s political leaders
Ashraf believes two or three parliamentary elections will make a qualitative difference in stabilising democracy.
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Husain Haqqani can’t be forced to come back: Legal experts
Say extradition will not be possible even if the SC demands it.
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NRO implementation case: Giving Qayyum legal cover, govt readies new strategy
Will plead that then AG wrote Swiss letter in 2007 with full support of executive.
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Orakzai bombing: Suicide blast targeting pro-govt elder kills 12
Mullah Nabi Hanfi escapes unhurt; three children among the dead; Upper Dir roadside blast claims four lives.
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Allen talks cooperation after ‘Salala tragedy’
Isaf chief says international forces, Pakistan Army enjoy ‘excellent’ relations.
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Keep Syria off itineraries, Pakistani travellers told
Helpline numbers provided for emergency assistance in Damascus.
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Project managers, architects among top-earning positions in IT
P@SHA survey documents highest-paid professionals.
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Sacred waters: Katasraj lake being rehabilitated
Water level rises after three pumping stations are demolished.
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Permanent staff for Pakistan Sweet Home orphanage
Verdict’s in, the people have voted in favour of the PPP, says Khursheed Shah.
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Protect me from my parents, says girl who ‘freely’ converted to marry Muslim man
The girl’s in-laws claim that she married Amir Baloch under no compulsion.
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Clan Clash: Tribal dispute leaves four people dead
A clash between the Dahani and Sadhaya tribes left four people, including a young boy, dead.
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Revenue Meeting: ‘Tax collection officers to be given incentives’
This year a 28 per cent excess target has been given to the SBR for collection of taxes, said Shah.
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Site Town Case: JUI-F wants murderers arrested
Will protest if those responsible for the murder of JUI-F’s Site Town head Maulana Abdul Rehman are not arrested.
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Extortion Case: Suspect remanded to police custody
The accused was produced by a police officer in the ATC-III on Saturday.
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Cycling: Cavendish not to quit Team Sky
Brushed off suggestions that his ‘difficult’ Tour de France campaign means he is unhappy with Team Sky.
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Football: United draw with Cape Town
Substitute Bebe scored two minutes into stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Manchester United.
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Cricket: Qasmi Sports trounce Dollar East
Ashraf Ali scored 56 and hit three sixes and six boundaries, while Shehzad Ali played a 31-run cameo.
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Boxing: Prescott needs ‘new claim to fame’
Prescott says he has mixed emotions about no longer being the only fighter to knock out Amir Khan.
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Cricket: Don’t shun Bopara, says Ramprakash
Says the young all-rounder should be allowed to grow instead of being brushed aside.
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Football: Smalling to miss the season’s start
After undergoing an operation on a metatarsal injury, according to Sky Sports.
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‘Burma Muslim massacre’: JI calls on government to lodge protest
Munawar Hassan urges government to submit requisition to UN to ponder over the situation.
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Rehman Malik warns against illegal Fitra collection
Malik says government will not allow unregistered organisations to set up camps and collect Fitra by giving "chits".
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Comment: My brand of religion
Should we give powers of propagating different brands of religion on television to hosts?
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Sim Sim Hamara: The show must go on, says Peerzada
Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s Faizan Peerzada is bewildered by corruption allegations.
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‘All political leaders are pro-Pakistan, will consult them for national matters’
Prime minister says all leaders know the 'art of possible' and will be consulted at an appropriate time.
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Bombing kills 9 in Orakzai: Officials
Official says not confirmed if attack was a suicide bomber hit or bomb being assembled went off accidentally.
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Keeping the peace: PM assures of peace in Ramazan
The prime minister assured Sattar that he would not allow the peace in Karachi to be disturbed.
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Illegal hunting: Five booked over killing Nilgai antelope
Game officer Ashfaque Memon seized the skin and body parts of the animal from the suspects.
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Development: KU holds career counseling seminar
The students were then taken through various sessions and activities on ways to use their talents and skills.
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Cleanliness inspection: KMC commissioner visits Civic Centre
He expressed displeasure over broken and open manholes.
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Constitutional clause: Immunity to president, PM challenged
According to Rana, the provision had been included to protect influential personalities in different cases.
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Home at last: Over 1,500 Waziristan families return
IDPs thanked the security officials as well as the government functionaries for making appropriate arrangements.
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Quetta violence: Police official killed in drive-by shooting
The slain policeman has been identified as Muhammad Din.
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Meeting troops: Army chief visits Miramshah
On arrival, he was briefed about operational and development activities being pursued by the army.
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Ramazan 2012: PTCL unveils Islamic services
The Ramazan services menu offers full Quranic recitation with Urdu translation.
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MBA programme: Karachi business school to work with Cambridge
Out of 600 students, 60 have been selected for first semester in September.
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Urban jungle: New website as one-stop portal for Karachi questions
As need for information on urban solutions built, idea for website on Hasan’s work surfaced.
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Lyari project: Vocational training institute named after Aseefa Bhutto
First batch to emerge after six months, says VC.
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Judicial inquiry: Statements recorded for July 13 jailbreak
Jail superintendent and deputy superintendent Gul Muhammad Shaikh have been summoned on July 21.
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Riaz-Arsalan case: JIT to probe offshore accounts
NAB deems move necessary after interview with real estate tycoon.
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Defusing threats: K-P set to acquire four bomb disposal robots
The robots are capable of detecting and defusing explosive devices.
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Militancy: 3 schools blown up in K-P, FATA
Unidentified militants blew up two government schools in the Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.
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Army Act 1952: Apex court takes up dormant petition
Defence authorities, attorney general summoned for last week of August.
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Hussain Asghar heads back to FIA
G-B govt relieves former Hajj scam investigator from his post as the region’s IGP.
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Khanewal stoning episode: SC orders arrest of implicated men
Warns IG of suspension if culprits are not arrested.
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Allies differ: ANP not ready to relent on dual nationality bill
Parties not to discuss bill in parliament.
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Next elections: Zardari tells opposition to wait ‘eight more months’
Advises party leaders to hold negotiations with disgruntled PPP supporters in Lyari.
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Rehman Malik unofficially re-elected as senator
No other party challenged Malik for a seat in the upper house.
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Moon sighted: Ramazan begins in K-P, elsewhere in country
Unofficial moon-sighting committee in Peshawar breaks tradition.
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Travel ban likely if polio threat remains beyond 2013
Citizens may have to sport a ‘No Objection Certificate’, polio vaccination certificate to cross Pak borders.