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Drive against dengue, malaria launched
Three day campaign against dengue and malaria launches in Shah Faisal town.
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Top law officer told to justify amendment
Petitioner says NAB Amendment Ordinance was promulgated without prime minister’s advice.
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Punjab disappoints its beneficiaries
Around 600 beneficiaries of the Waseela-e-Haq programme have been given their first installment while the rest wait.
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13 militants, one soldier killed in clashes
Security forces claim 90 per cent of Orakzai has been cleared of militants.
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Cabinet meets in Lahore today
Federal cabinet to meet in Lahore with current political situation, Pak-US strategic dialogue, gas pipeline on agenda.
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Dear Uncle Sam!
Kashmiri children write letter to US President Barack Obama, appealing for concrete action.
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‘Identify mastermind behind RPPs’
CJP asks Pepco's counsel who conceptualised Rental Power Projects, during a suo moto case.
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Thousands may face deportation
Illegal Pakistani immigrants in UK might be facing deportation in coming months due to fake documents.
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Plots allotted to judges through the PM secretariat
PM Secretariat issues letter to Housing Foundation under judges' names.
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List of judges allotted plots since 1996
Former Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar is on the list of judges that were allotted plots.
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Obama, aide call up President Zardari
Call is an apparent attempt to keep a balance between country's powerful military and fragile civilian set-up.
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Digital meters to curb electricity theft
LESCO hopes to curb electricity pilferage through new a satellite system and digital meters.
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New US ambassador takes charge
Cameron Munter is a career diplomat and close aide of US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Culprits will be caught, Gilani assures MQM
MQM leaders are reluctant to provide information and claim their party did not have any scheduled meeting with the PM.
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Eight steps down
Pakistan is ranked 34th on the global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt in the world.
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Musharraf’s tax files remain unopened
PAC member asks for PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif's records.
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Qureshi meets UN’s Afghanistan envoy
Top UN diplomat tasked with luring Afghan Taliban onto the negotiating table meets Qureshi.
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FG Ebrahim to be ombudsman for The Express Tribune
Ebrahim will act as mediator on issues that may arise from news or opinions appearing in our publication.
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Physicians blame Health Dept for dengue epidemic
Health Dept has failed to control the the country’s worst epidemic, deliberately understated total patients affected.
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Agricultural inputs given to farmers
Flood relief agricultural support program assists in rehabilitation and distribution efforts.
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‘Pioneer of social service’
Importance of providing equal opportunities, ending the unjust distribution of resources highlighted at lecture.
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Survey starts in parts of GB
The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme has started its survey for the Benazir Income Support Program in parts of Gilgit.
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The fever that refuses to fade away
Ministry of health says 137 people were diagnosed with dengue in Islamabad alone, out of which two have died.
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Swat village reels from devastation
Flood washes away 15 houses, another 300 lay submerged, victims ignored by both government and private organisations.
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Adiala Jail chief held in ‘abduction’ case
Two police officers arrested from outside the Supreme Court for the disappearance of 11 men.
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Gilgit plunges into darkness
Long hours of power outages have crippled civic and commercial life in Gilgit.
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Seeking strength in unity
Speakers at a conference expressed concern over the need to coordinate efforts for efficiency in flood rehabilitation
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An elephant in the room
Artist uses elephant analogy to personify the rage he feels living within Pakistan’s politics and society.
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Chief executive removed for ‘misappropriation’
Doctors at the Ayub Medical Institute have hailed the unceremonial ousting of the college’s chief executive.
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PM’s grace bestowed on 16 SC judges
Supreme Court judges quietly allotted residential plots worth millions of rupees in Islamabad’s expensive sectors.
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Time not right for anti-Taliban assault: Military
Pakistan will consider mounting an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan only when other areas are stabilised.
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UK visa processing to be done in 15 days: Theresa May
The British home secretary says the UK will introduce an online system for visa application for Pakistanis.
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Lack of 'Sifarish' seen as main reason for unemployment
Survey reveals lack of recommendation, lack of national resources, increasing population factors behind joblessness.
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Media watch: Pak-US dialogue
Media questions the claim by the foreign minister that the Pak-US dialogue took place on an equal footing.
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Dengue virus continues to spread in Sindh
Dengue virus has so far claimed 16 lives in Sindh, with a total of 80 new cases emerging in the province.
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Security forces in Mohmand, Orakzai kill 11 militants
DG FC Zeb claims Orakzai area has been cleared of militants, and IDPs will move back to their homes.
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India always starts cross-border shootings: DG Rangers
Border security forces of both countries will be discussing issues of unprovoked firing, illegal border crossing etc.
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Pakistan has 99 cholera cases in flood-hit areas: WHO
Confirmed cases of cholera stand at 99, with 26 cases of Congo fever and over 1,500 lab confirmed cases of dengue.
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SC demands written responses
Written reply sought from federation, chief secretaries of Sindh, Balochistan, NDMA regarding breaches in barrages.
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3 killed in Orakzai blast
Three people from the same family killed when a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle went off in the tribal belt.
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Wafaqul Madaris wants Bakhtiar to quit
Senator Nilofar Bakhtiar asked to quit after recommending lifting ban on sale of liquor in govt run restaurants.
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Beneficiaries unsure where to invest
Beneficiaries unsure where to invest first installment of govt microfinance loan programme, Waeela-e-Haq.
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School takeover imperils future of 600 students
Students forced to drop out of government school after illegal occupation by Mingora police following a suicide attack
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Health department gets Rs10 million
Cost for antigen test, platelet bags to be met by the government.
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Pakistan asks for intelligence sharing
Pakistan “creating mechanisms and drawing parameters” to upgrade co-op with British intelligence, security outfits.
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Court directs AG to explain ‘consultation’
Attorney General directed to provide details of clauses in the Constitution pertaining to the “consultation process.”
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Key witness given a prepared draft
Key witness in Benazir murder probe claims that CPO Saud Aziz had given him an ‘already prepared statement’.
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No let-up in Balochistan target killings
Five people, including three labourers and local leader of religious party, killed in separate incidents of firing.
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US still concerned over Pak-Iran gas pipeline
US reiterates concerns over multi-billion-dollar pipeline plan projected to bring gas from Iran to Pakistan.
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Two lawmakers refuse to own up to degrees
Lawmakers refuse to own certificates attached with nomination papers they had filed with election authorities.