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Saudi Foreign Minister: Clinton talks about women driving ban
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also said that “the subject of driving did come up”
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Militancy: Car bomb kills three near Peshawar
Peshawar’s bomb disposal chief Hukam Khan said up to 50 kilograms of explosives were packed in the car
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'US needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs US'
Former US ambassador to India says trappings of a US-Pak relationship are causing some heartburn in India.
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Twitter Alert: In memory of Benazir Bhutto
Friends and supporters showed an outpouring of love and encouraged people to donate blood on her birthday.
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Nawaz lashes out at govt for corruption
PML-N chief says corruption has reached proportions never seen before.
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Pakistan to play ‘home’ series in UAE
Dubai and Abu Dhabi to host matches against Sri Lanka and England.
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Robbers escape with cash, gold worth Rs9.4m
CCTV cameras at the civil secretariat branch of the NBP were non-functional because of the ongoing construction work.
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Sri Lanka officials head to India for T20 league talks
SLC officials hopeful India will succeed in releasing players to participate in the inaugural T20 league.
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UN assembly to give Ban new term as leader
With no challenger to force a contest, the 192-member General Assembly will confirm the new term by consensus.
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Missing persons: 2-day deadline to appoint tribunal head
Supreme Court says kidnapping for ransom cases should be separated from missing persons' cases.
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Teachers protest abolition of education projects
Sit-in to protest abolition of National Education Foundation, Basic Education Community Schools continues for 2nd day.
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Ireland looks to Pakistan to help solve doctor shortage
Irish health officials visit India and Pakistan, find more than 420 experienced doctors willing to work in Ireland.
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Free units: Employees of power companies protest withdrawal
Gilani had earlier announced the withdrawal of select privileges for employees of public-sector companies.
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Peace committee leader among three killed in Peshawar car bomb
DSP Matani confirms blast was a car bomb which killed peace committee chief Ijaz Bacha, and a policeman.
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Pakistan ranks 12th on failed states index: Report
Pakistan moves from 10 to 12 on the failed states index published by Foreign Policy magazine.
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Obama to reveal Afghan troop decision tomorrow
US president to map out an endgame for a 10-year war that has exacted a fearsome human and financial toll.
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MV Suez sinks: All crew members board PNS Zulfiqar
Pakistan Navy dispatches PNS Zulfiqar to ferry the sailors back home, expected to dock on Thursday.
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Real contest for AJK premiership between PPP leadership
Many stalwarts face a tough time in their elections as old rivalries resurface.
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Balochistan insurgency: Section 144 imposed after bomb attack in Quetta
Police suspected the target could have been shops owned by Shias.
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National Assembly proceedings: Payments to ad agencies draw opposition’s ire
PML-N wants information ministry’s budget allocations blocked till the issue is settled .
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Pakistani prisoner in Rajasthan one step closer
A mercy petition for Chishty has been forwarded to the Rajasthan governor.
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Detaining CIA moles: Haqqani defends decision
Husain Haqqani defended Pakistan’s decision to detain five informants who aided the CIA in tracking down OBL.
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Violence against doctors: Charges against Balochistan officials
Additional Session Judge has directed authorities to lodge an FIR against the provincial health minister
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World Refugee Day: Repatriation remains lowest in 20 years
Despite 197,600 refugees being able to return home in 2010, number of people repatriated remains lowest in 20 years.
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Trilateral Summer School: Young diplomats finding innovative solutions
Professionals from Pakistan, Germany Afghanistan develop network of cooperation.
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‘Climate change a threat to human security’
Speakers say country facing agricultural, water challenges and degradation of natural resources.
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Budget 2012: Gilgit-Baltistan presents Rs15.4 billion budget
Journalists boycott session after government fails to meet their demands.
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AJK election campaign: Nawaz ups the ante against Zardari
PML-N leader on a five day tour to help party candidates for the LA elections.
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Incest case: Court asks police to submit report by 29th
Victim, 18, alleged that her father raped her.
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Senate takes up cause of NCHD’s unpaid teachers
House leader told to resolve the issue of arrears of some 17,000 teachers.
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Busted: Abducted man recovered, two kidnappers held
Special police team sent to Peshawar to bring back alleged kidnappers and the victim.
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Climate change: Government launches three mega projects to increase forests
Projects will be launched during current fiscal year to bring arid and semi arid land under forestry.
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‘Wajibul Qatl’ remark: Awan knocks on SC door against Sanaullah
Asks for formation of judicial commission to investigate minister’s statement .
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Man chops off wife’s nose, claims she was cheating
Woman’s alleged boyfriend later arrested from man’s house.
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Unanswered question about the Abbottabad episode
Instead of blaming the FO, we should ask how a man with a globally-known face could live here for 5 years.
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Lowari Tunnel: Immediate release of funds demanded
Construction has been suspended since last year.
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Handicapped girl’s ordeal: Rape victim dies under unexplained circumstances
Family refuses to allow autopsy.
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Samjautha Blast: Hindu radicals charge-sheeted
The National Investigation Agency filed a charge-sheet in a court against five Hindu radicals.
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Safety measures: Flood protection walls completed in DI Khan
Walls protecting hundreds of acres of fertile farmland from erosion and improving farm yields and people’s livelihood.
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Ex-policeman immolates himself in Supreme Court protest
Man pleading for justice set himself on fire to attract Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s attention.
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Enraged lover kills girl and her sister, injures another
Asad Ali burst into the Noor Group of hostels’ premises and committed the double murder in a fit of rage.
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School head arrested, after pre-arrest bail rejection
The headmaster stole solved papers and provided to students for money.
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FC complex incident: Pakistan protests over US soldiers’ misconduct
US army personnel tried to crash the gate of the Frontier Corps Complex in Peshawar a few days ago.
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ARY Gold reference: Principal secretary to President seeks acquittal
Says the prosecution could not prove his involvement in multi-billion scam.
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‘Pakistan-India talks to focus on terrorism’
India’s foreign secretary due to visit Pakistan this week.
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Afghan reconciliation talks: Pakistan worried about being left out in the cold
Govt seeks ‘greater transparency and clarity’ from US about negotiations with Taliban.
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Literacy for the masses: Working to raise dismal standards of education
School reforms in Sindh propose standardised tests, more accountability.
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Seeking answers: CJ names heads of Abbottabad, Shahzad probes
Justice Javed Iqbal to head May 2 commission; Justice Saqib Nisar to head Saleem Shahzad murder commission.
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Police detain 9-year-old girl with suicide vest
Minor girl says she was abducted by terrorists and left near a checkpost with a suicide jacket.
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Industry Woes: ‘Fertiliser shortage harms farmers’
Fertiliser dealers had created the shortage and were selling a bag of urea for Rs1,500