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‘As long as the parties deny responsibility, killings will continue’
Karachi’s open secret is slowly tearing it apart.
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Power generation: Electricity shortfall eases
Shortfall in the country dropped to 3,310MW on Tuesday from 3,400MW as total power generation stood at 13,495MW.
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In cold blood: KESC legal adviser found dead
Police investigate personal fight and possible links to utility’s golden handshake scheme problems.
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Industrial areas: PM asked to pay surprise visits
prime minister to pay surprise visits to industrial areas to know the problems faced by the business community.
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Oil terminal: ‘Second phase to cost Rs313m’
Work on the second phase is expected to be completed within a year.
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Foreign exchange: Tourism bags $790m in three years
Pakistan’s stunning Himalayan peaks and magnificent valleys with historical places and forts are the main attractions
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Dangers ahead
Washington insiders speak of increasing anger with Pakistan, starting with reduction in aid, blaming all on Pakistan.
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War of words: MQM rebuts Mirza, blow by blow
Mustafa Kamal says former home minister is attempting to drive a wedge between Sindhis and Mohajirs.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan reconciliation — VI
Question is if Ibrahim Haqqani had Jalaluddin’s approval for talks with Americans and what can Haqqani be offered?
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My passion for cricket has faded: Inzamam
Former captain admits he does not follow the national team’s fortunes.
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Greenshirts go pale against Japan
Pakistan hockey team suffer shock 3-1 loss in Asian Champions Trophy
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Football: Ramsey keen to play for Britain
Declared his interest in playing for a British football team at next year’s London Olympics.
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Boxing: ‘Pacquiao punches like a woman’
According to Mayweather’s father and celebrated trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior.
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Football: Iraq beat Singapore in qualifier
The visitors pressured the Singapore goal from the starting whistle.
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Golf: Westwood and Bjorn to lock horns
Will lead the Britain and Ireland team in next week’s Seve Trophy match against continental Europe.
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Golf: Brunei to host Royal Trophy 2012
The tiny Southeast Asian sultanate is the second country to hold the event after Thailand.
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Football: Brazil struggle to beat Ghana
Struggled to beat ten-man Ghana 1-0 in a friendly at Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground.
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What does ‘Bangladesh’ mean?
No one will tell you what ‘Bang’ in Bangladesh means, except some bold joiners of the dots in ancient history.
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Karachi violence: PTI calls for a ‘governor’s rule’
PTI chairman says statements of Zulfiquar Mirza should be taken seriously.
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Fighting dengue fever
As long as dengue patients remain in the area, the threat of the virus cannot be wiped out.
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Strings’ joyride to India
Pakistani pop band shares details of their ‘spontaneous’ trip to Mumbai.
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MQM has machinery for violence in Karachi: Asma Jahangir
SCBA president says JIT reports show how operations are carried out and how cells operate in the city.
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3G auction: Another InstaPhone in the making?
If the government auctions three 3G licenses, a market will emerge with three 3G operators and two GSM operators.
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Riphah University student guns down vice principal
RIU authorities say that the student was suffering from depression and had attempted suicide in the past.
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Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Qaddafi deal
Convoy of between 200-250 vehicles given escort by army of Niger might be joined by Qaddafi en route for Burkina Faso.
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Indian PM Singh's on 'historic' Bangladesh visit
Visit comes months after Singh triggered row with comments that many Bangladeshis were "anti-Indian".
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Counting Licenses: FIA’s inquiry on weapon permits
FIA ordered to conduct inquiry into total number of arms licences issued by the ministry of interior since 2000.
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Cultural Heritage: UNESCO Award for Hunza fort
900-year-old Altit Fort in Hunza has received the 2011 Unesco Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
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Deadly Plunge: Three killed, 18 injured in road tragedy
Those killed were identified as driver Karamat Ullah Khan, Maria Bibi wife of Dr Fazal Mehmood and Taj Abdullah.
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Narcotics: Huge cache of drugs seized in August
ANF seized around 1,912 kilogrammes of narcotics, including opium, morphine and heroin from different cities.
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Gilgit Unrest: One dead, one injured in Gilgit attacks
Tension gripped the town on Monday after a man was shot dead in the Basin area.
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Defence Day: Soldiers honoured 46 years on
September 6 is marked to pay tribute to valiant soldiers, who died fighting for the defence of the country.
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Lawyer wants FIR registered against interior minister
SC advocate Tariq Asad alleges Rehman Malik guilty until proven innocent.
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PCB defends handling of spot-fixing
PCB says it did everything it could to defend the players, including hiring top British lawyers.
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Family of GHQ attack convict allowed jail visits
Brother withdraws petition from Lahore High Court.
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NICL scam: Moonis seeks immediate hearing of petition against Zafar Qureshi
He had sought a stay order from the court on its directive to reinstate Qureshi.
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Intra-party election: PML-N riddled by rifts over key party posts
Nawaz Sharif shortened trip to Saudi Arabia, arrived in Pakistan Monay to chair meeting of key party members.
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Six killed, 29 injured in road accident near Bukharian
Bus completely smashed after collision, had to be cut through to retrieve the injured.
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WikiLeaks: Kayani warned India of possible attack on Israelis
Cables also reveal that Zardari stopped Kayani from launching Waziristan operation.
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Bipolar focus: PPP may go for early polls after Senate race pans out
PML-N wants parliamentary elections before Senate race.
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Return of militancy: Army launches operation in Swat – again
Two dead in clashes just when the situation returned to ‘normal’.
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Karachi violence case: SC assures support ‘against pressure’ to Sindh police chief
IGP Durrani complains of Rangers’ uncooperative attitude.
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Garnering support: PPP MPs throw weight behind Mirza
Call former home minister ‘a brave man’ and ‘the voice of [PPP] voters’.
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‘Baloch separatists willing to talk peace’
PPP senator in Balochistan discloses that Baloch insurgents are willing to negotiate with govt.
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Warding off flood effects: Bilawal seeks world support to tackle disasters
Says use of force alone not enough to blunt extremism.
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Rs5b plot to be auctioned to ‘favoured’ company
Housing minister hastily calls for proposals for commercial development of govt land.
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PPP-MQM negotiations: Still no progress on coalition talks
President calls Altaf Hussain; Wassan predicts MQM rejoining govt in a week.
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On Defence Day, families of defenders demand recognition
Soldiers’ families criticise alliance with US, govt’s dual policy .
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Fertiliser Import: 35,000 tons of urea arrives
Two more vessels each carrying 25,000 tons of urea are scheduled to arrive at the port on September 7 and 8
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Insurance Claim: Pakistan Steel receives Rs310m
The ship struck a rock in the sea and eventually sank as water made its way into the vessel.