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Supreme Court orders action against ex-MNA
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to take action against PPP’s ex-MNA Amir Yar Waran.
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Apex court tells police to produce missing man
During the course of proceedings of a suo motu case for the recovery of Hassan Sharjeel, the missing son of Shakeel Turabi.
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Govt asked to win over India
The government has been advised to to persuade India to give up its opposition to the Diamer-Bhasha power project.
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Stricter media laws planned
The government is learnt to be planning to introduce stricter defamation laws in a bid to rein in the ‘hostile’ media.
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Lawyer sends reference against LHC CJ
Advocate M Zubair Bulqan Rana has sent a reference for misconduct against Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice.
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PML-N lawmaker resigns for being ‘ignored’
MNA Muhammad Faiz Tamman from NA-61 (Chakwal-II) submitted his resignation to the National Assembly speaker on Friday.
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Police identify one of the suicide bombers
The scenes of carnage at one of the most popular shrines in the world was caught on camera by closed-circuit television.
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Snap election no solution: PM
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has refused to accept snap elections as a panacea to the country’s problems.
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The other explanation for security breach
Malangs and devotees at Data Darbar have appeared unanimous in reasoning that the saint must not have been in his grave.
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Fire breathing clerics call for revenge
The leaders of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) openly advocated violent revenge.
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HEC declares PML-N MPA's degree as fake
The Higher Education Commission declared PML-N MPA Khwaja Islam's BBA degree as bogus on Friday.
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Data Darbar bomber identified, protests around the country
The suicide bomber who blew himself up in the ablution area of Data Darbar has been identified.
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Terror descends upon the Darbar
At least 37 people were killed and another 175 injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks that rocked the Data Darbar.
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Recital stirs hope in contemporary poetry
A poetry sampler at Kuch Khaas recently presented a selection of Pakistani poetry in English representing major poets.
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Rs22b project aims to tackle water shortage
CDA has chalked out a Rs22 billion project to address water shortage in Islamabad.
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ACE riddled with dishonest, disinterested officials: DG
DG ACE explicitly expressed his dissatisfaction with ‘work-shirking, inexperienced and unmotivated’ officials at the ACE.
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Govt mulls law to shield fake degree holders
The government is secretly working to enact a law that would allow lawmakers with fake degrees to evade graduation clause.
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Reactors will be open for IAEA inspection: Qureshi
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said nuclear reactors built under the Pak-China civilian nuclear deal will be open for inspection.
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Rs100m explosive scanners ‘unimpressive’
Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam has termed the two explosive scanners worth Rs100 million as "ineffective".
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SCBA may take law minister to court
The SCBA is considering filing a lawsuit against Babar Awan for distributing funds among lawyers for personal gains.
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NA gives nod for establishing Islamabad High Court
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to establish a high court in Islamabad, but not before Prime Minister...
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Govt to scan ISAF supply containers
Pakistan has decided to tighten the procedures currently in place for handling Afghanistan-bound containers.
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Govt must stop unauthorised drone strikes: LHC
The LHC said that if the government hasn’t secretly consented to drone strikes, it should adopt measures to stop them.
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Consumers get electric shock
The government hiked electricity tariff by 7.6 per cent for all categories of consumers under a condition slapped by the IMF.
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Pakistan, India to swap prisoners’ lists today
Pakistan and India will simultaneously exchange lists of prisoners in other’s custody in Islamabad and New Delhi.
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17-year-old girl killed to save honour
Sania Bibi was shot dead on Wednesday by her uncle Hamid Khan in their native village of Tamer.
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CDA pushes posh sector residents into blind alley
The CDA has created a number of plots in the green belts of Sector I-8 in violation of of CDA'a master plan.
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Redundant depts mock govt’s claim to austerity
The Punjab government needs to look no further than its doorstep to make its austerity drive more credible.
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PML-N MPA disqualified by LHC in fake degree case
The LHC disqualified Malik Yasir Raza, acting on a petition challenging the validity of Raza's educational certificate.
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No relief in gas loadshedding
The federal government has rejected the demands of CNG owners and industrialists to stop gas loadshedding.
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IRSA rejects increased water quota for Punjab
The Indus River System Authority rejected Punjab’s demand to increase water quota on Wednesday.
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LHC bars Punjab education boards from increasing admission fees
The LHC's Rawalpindi bench barred the education boards in Punjab from increasing admission fees of private students.
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Three suspected terrorists rounded up in Lahore
Three suspected terrorists have been arrested from the Shalimar area of Lahore.
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Centre allowed role in devolved ministries
The federal government will continue to oversee matters relating to foreign agreements.
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Unfinished drainage project hampers life
The mega drainage project of Sukkur, which was expected to be completed by December 2009, is still lying incomplete.
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Mukhtar Mai in Jamshed Dasti’s crosshairs
Jamshed Dasti has allegedly threatened gang-rape victim Mukhtar Mai to withdraw her appeal against the accused rapists.