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Saleem Shahzad murder: Probe commission to be formed soon, says Rehman Malik
Commission to include a member each from the Islamabad police, Punjab police and journalist community.
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Delhi to host next round of visa talks
Pakistan-India Joint Working Group on Bilateral Visa Agreement concludes meeting, decides to continue dialogue.
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Awaiting resolution: Sacked doctors resume emergency duty
Ministers assure junior physicians their demands will be considered.
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Contempt of court: Supreme Court indicts FIA chief
Malik Iqbal destroyed every case: CJP.
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Nisar forewarns of ‘tough time’ ahead for government
Opposition leader says PML-N losing patience with administration’s indifference.
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NFC disbursements: Provinces to get Rs1.3t share in federal taxes
Provinces will receive Rs38.2 billion for development projects .
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Fiscal allocations: NA gets Rs1.8b, Senate Rs1.04b
Rs541m set aside for Prime Minister Secretariat, Presidency allocations increased to Rs473m.
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Foreign assistance: Pakistan expects Rs414b in aid this year
The amount is 42.7% higher than what the country received last year.
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Sheikh outlines laissez-faire vision for economy
Minister lets his inner economist free, leaving the populists hanging.
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Power sector: Govt to end tariff differential subsidy
Load-shedding in coming financial year threatens economic growth.
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Special session: Cabinet approves budget
Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh briefed the prime minister and his cabinet colleagues about the budget proposals.
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Pakistanis among 150 dead as boat capsizes
The overcrowded boat carried migrants fleeing fighting in Libya.
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Employment benefits: Federal security apparatus gets Rs50b
About Rs4.7 billion has been set aside for salaries of the security personnel in the federal capital.
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Budget 2011-2012: Defence spending up by 12%
The military establishment had sought an 18% increase.
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Budget 2012: A predictable budget
Govt set to spend Rs2.8 trillion, removes several tax exemptions, restricts expenditure growth to below inflation.
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MQM-H case: Jail stopped from shifting Afaq to another facility
Judges seek record in another petition.
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Karate: Championship kicks off tomorrow
70 fighters from all over the country, including Gilgit, Fata and Kashmir are participating in this tournament.
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Wanderlust: ‘Media in Pakistan is being limited by the few giants controlling it’
Willi Germund covers South Asia for 10 newspapers and regrets he did not learn the languages of the places he visited.
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‘We just could not hold our nerves’
Aisam rues quarter-final loss, looks forward to Wimbledon.
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Playing it the legal way
Afridi serves ‘plea’ to the PCB, wants his NOC renewed to be allowed to play for Hampshire.
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Grenade attack in Karachi injures 25
Police are investigating the blast.
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Drone strike kills 5 in South Waziristan
Identities of those killed in the attack were not immediately known,
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Silencing Pakistan
Those who seek to change the narrative, can be silenced in Pakistan. The socially liberal will be denied their voice.
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Operation in North Waziristan (II)
Perhaps another alternative to a military thrust is to start a political process.
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Operation in North Waziristan
I would like to ask the writer some questions.
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Ali Azmat: Back with a bang, literally
Ali Azmat is set to release “Bum Phatta” next week.
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Government only interested in completing its tenure: Ch. Nisar
Nisar says opposition sloganeering to make government realise burdens on poor people.
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PEMRA issues notice to channels for 'provoking anti-national sentiments'
Geo, Dawn, News one, and Dunya issued notices for violating section 20, rule 15 post-PNS Mehran attack.
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Finance Minister presents Budget 2011-12 amidst chaos
Budget for fiscal year 2011-12 announced with an outlay of Rs 2.5 trillion.
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Civil Hospital Opd: ‘No electricity for the last eight days’
Civil hospital’s physiotherapy and x-ray departments unable to work for the last eight days because of a blackout.
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World Digestive HealthDay: Experts discuss importance of hygiene
Experts demanded the mandatory provision for potable water for people
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Sexual Harassment: ‘Law enforcers should be sensitised’
Foundation Resident Director Mehnaz Rehman has urged for law enforcers to sensitise people
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School Competition: ‘Awareness on drug abuse needed’
It is our prime duty to create awareness among the youth about the hazardous consequences of drugs
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Restive Balochistan: Levies recover two bodies
Two bullet-riddled bodies were recovered by the Levies Force from Lasbella district on Thursday.
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Abbottabad Operation: Formation of commission challenged
The constitution of a judicial commission to probe into the Abbottabad operation has been challenged
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People’s Problems: ‘Make Fata secretariat responsive’
Barrister Masood Kausar ordered officials to make the secretariat well organised and responsive
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Bomb Disposal Squad: ‘Up to 25% terror acts foiled in K-P'
Malik said that the squad had defused 250 kilogrammes of explosives and averted major terror plots.
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Parachinar Crisis: Youth seeks assistance of senior judge
SC senior judge Justice Javed Iqbal has expressed concern over the injustices done to the people of Parachinar
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Court Orders: Three acquitted in blasphemy case
Three Christians were acquitted in a blasphemy case on Thursday.
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Currency: Rupee eases amid demand for dollar
The rupee declined further on Thursday to close at 86.05 against the dollar
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Forex: Reserves rise to $17.34b
Foreign exchange reserves rose to $17.34 billion in the week ended on May 28
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Laurels: Bond Advertising wins award
Bond Advertising emerged as the triumphant winners of the PAS Awards
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Short-Term: Meezan Bank’s credit rating upgraded
JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co Ltd (JCR-VIS) has maintained the medium to long term entity rating of Meezan Bank Limited
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White Goods: Chinese media team visits Haier plant
A delegation of the Chinese media visited Haier’s state-of-the-art industrial park in Raiwind
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Investments: JS Capital Protected Fund IV matures
JS Investments has announced the maturity of JS Capital Protected Fund IV.
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Afridi calls in lawyers for county permission
Sources close to Afridi say letter not a legal notice as such but seeks permission for him to play county cricket.
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Day 3: Hundreds of militants storm Upper Dir
Hundreds of militants on Friday again besieged Upper Dir, shortly after troops claimed to have regained control.
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Al Qaeda had warned of Pakistan strike
Several weeks ago, naval intelligence traced an al Qaeda cell operating inside several navy bases in Karachi.
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Pakistan, US agree to resume joint intel ops: Foreign Ministry
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against militants.
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'Lashkar-e-Taiba threat to US'
LeT is a potent terrorist organization, says Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.