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Harmony minister speaks out: Gill wants tougher legislation against forced conversion
Minister cites ‘sexual lust’ as the key reason men force non-Muslim girls to convert.
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Taking sides: Money matters divide FATA parliamentarians
Estranged lawmakers complain of being sidelined.
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Shrinking wallets?: FATA senators claim drop in affluence
Only two lawmakers show increase in wealth .
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Liaquat Jatoi eyes alliance with PML-N
Founder of Sindh Awami Ittehad to address meeting with Nawaz on Monday.
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Seoul nuclear summit : Pakistan to make case for NSG membership, again
Discussion to be held on halting spread of nuclear weapons, restoring faith in nuclear energy.
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Pakistani products: Access to Japanese markets sought
Fahim is in Japan to participate in a business dialogue aimed at exploring avenues of cooperation with Japan.
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Improved: Trade with Singapore reaches $2b
“Our trade with Asia is more than any other region of the world,” Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Singapore
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Across the border: ‘Agri sector to lead trade’
With an Indian market, there is a lot of potential for trade of fruits including kinnow and dates
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Cricket: Ganguly to lead Pune Warriors in IPL
Ganguly is also a mentor of the franchise and will be involved in multi-tasking in the absence of a head coach
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Boxing: WBC quashes Haye’s hopes
Haye does not currently possess a licence, and it is thought that the BBBC is not be willing to hand him one soon.
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Football: Milan in crisis ahead of Roma clash
The champions have seen a succession of injuries strike down their regular forwards.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka recall Randiv for England Tests
Randiv picked up 37 wickets in five first-class matches this season.
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Golf: Top-ranked Tseng shares LPGA lead
Winner in two of four starts this year fired a five-under par 67 to grab a share of the first-round lead
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Report: Public schools lacking furniture, playgrounds
A total of 161 schools across 85 districts were monitored
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Reception: Interest in French language might be waning, but the ambassador has a plan
Schools, universities to be engaged to promote interest in the language.
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Cops caught napping: Carjackers make daring escape from lock-up
Suspects cut iron bars and scaled a wall without anyone noticing.
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Pak-Turk friendship body chief gets Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Around 350 of the 500 members of the Turkish parliament are a part of PTFA.
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Initiative: 800 lanterns released in the air for peace
The proceeds from the event will fund a school for special children.
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Controversial lease: CDA lost Rs1.8b in Gun Club deal
Internal audit report blames the loss on the lack of proper lease agreement.
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Government apathy: ‘Small dams need of the hour’
Work on Shelman water supply scheme has not even begun despite a lapse of 10 years
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Environment conservation: Students in green run a marathon to spread awareness
About 250 people of ages three to 18 plus participated in the event.
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Bloody rivalry: Teenager shot dead in Shehzad Town
Five armed men opened fire on a teenager in front of his house
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Software development lab: Pakistan beats India and Sri Lanka to get contract
World Bank picks Lahore from SAARC region to set up research lab.
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Muslim Town flyover: Shahbaz blames power outages for delay in project
Shahbaz Sharif announced a new deadline for the project, April 18.
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World record attempt: 1,300 youth paint 41,000 sq-foot canvas
3,500 litres of paint consumed in day-long effort.
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Sharif to the youth: ‘You want real change? Look up our record’
Nawaz and Shahbaz bring up corruption allegations in Pakistan Day speeches.
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Basketball: Islamabad announce squad for event
Event being organised by the Pakistan Basketball Federation in collaboration with Wapda from March 24 to 31.
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Cycling: Shakeel clinches event
Shakeel outpaced 40 other cyclists as he covered distance of 154 kilometres in five hours, one minute and 12 seconds
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Rescue 1122: Ahmad Raza awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Raza got the civil award for his public services on August 14, 2011 by the Government of Pakistan
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Lecturers’ posts: Qualifying exam on Sunday
Candidates could get latest updates about the test time and other relevant information on the websites of the GCUF
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Allama Iqbal open university: Foundation stone of 37th campus laid
Campus named Hadayat Campus is being established near Shaikh Zayed International Airport with at cost of Rs210 million
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Elections: Media Club elects new office bearers
President, general secretary elected unopposed as the rival group did not submit nomination papers for the election.
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Homicide: Man shot, killed
26-year-old Babar was shot by attackers who called him on his cell phone and called him outside his house
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Tragedy: Mill worker found dead
The body was recovered by some workers who were drawn to the site by the stench coming from it.
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Uplift schemes: Tree plantation sought
Commissioner visited Government Girls College in Rajahana being completed at a cost of Rs60 million.
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Faith healers: An amulet-a-day keeps the doctor away
The ‘medicine men’ descended from a local saint can cure all diseases.
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Fearing voter backlash: PML-N likely to reject proposals on US ties
Party leadership debates options, weighs in favour of appeasing its right-wing vote bank.
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Worsening times
Secret to ending violence against women may lie in altering mindsets, granting women greater security, empowerment.
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Eradicating polio from Pakistan
The lack of proper governance and accountability are jeopardising efforts to rid the country of this disease.
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Outcry: Govt warned not to restore NATO supply
DPC stages rally in Peshawar, Jirga held in Miranshah; JUI-F holds bike rally
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Desi Hustlers: Fusing the best of two worlds
Brother-duo mixes traditional Indian music with hip hop and rap.
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Some 'give and take' needed to resolve Balochistan crisis: Magsi
Governor Balochistan says it is the responsibility of the provincial government to stage talks with leaders.
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Security: Cell phone services in Balochistan suspended on Pakistan Day
Officials say suspension effort to keep check on militants, PPP MNA denies security is the reason behind it.
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Sialkot rally: Nawaz, let it go; your turn is over, says Imran
According to sources, more than 50,000 people attended the rally.
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President of Pakistan-Turkey Friendship Association receives Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Kayaturk has helped Pakistan get Turkish assistance in fields of transportation, energy generation.
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Suicide attack 'kills five' at mosque in Khyber Agency
Three loyalists of local militant group Lashkar-i-Islam and two civilians were killed in Akakhel town in Tirah valley.
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Honoured: Khar praises Saving Face
Adds 'the documentary indicates our responsibilities towards social issues in Pakistan.'
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Royal Visit: Thai Princess visits Harappa
Says visit was quite informative and she enjoyed witnessing an important site which is part of global history.
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Raising Awareness: Pakistan to observe Meteorological day
The theme of World Meteorological Day 2012 is 'powering our future with weather, climate and water.'
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Investiture Ceremony: 67 to receive national awards today
Those listed as Sitara-i-Imtiaz recipients include Mohammad Qavi Khan and Aslam Azhar.

















































