No change in Petrol, HOBC prices for Jan: Ishaq Dar
No change in Petrol, HOBC prices for Jan: Ishaq Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar on Thursday announced that prices of petrol and High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) will remain the same for the month of January 2016. The new prices will bec…

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Pak-India Foreign Secretaries meeting schedule being finalized: FO
Pak-India Foreign Secretaries meeting schedule being finalized: FO

ISLAMABAD: The meeting schedule between foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India is being finalized, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Thursday. Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah, in a weekly ne…

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Global growth will be disappointing in 2016
Global growth will be disappointing in 2016

BERLIN: Global economic growth will be "disappointing" next year, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. "In man…

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FIA rounded up two human traffickers
FIA rounded up two human traffickers

Rawalpindi: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two alleged human traffickers including a woman during a raid on a plaza. On a tip-off, FIA officials raided the plaza on 6th Road and …

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Three suspected militants killed in Balochistan's Kech district
Three suspected militants killed in Balochistan's Kech district

QUETTA: Security forces claim to have killed at least three suspected militants, including a militant commander in Balochistan's Kech district on Tuesday morning. "Security forces launched a search o…

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18 killed in suicide attack near Nadra office in Mardan

PESHAWAR: Eighteen people were killed and at least 40 injured when a powerful blast occurred near the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office on Nisatta Road in Mardan, Khyber Pak…

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Lahore gang-rape accused sent on three-day physical remand
Lahore gang-rape accused sent on three-day physical remand

Lahore: A judicial magistrate in Lahore on Monday sent key suspect Adnan and his other eight accomplices on a three-day physical remand in the Lahore girl gang-rape case. The suspects were produced be…

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18th death anniversary of Shaikh Ayaz observed
18th death anniversary of Shaikh Ayaz observed

SUKKUR: The 18th death anniversary of prominent Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz was observed here on Monday. Ayaz introduced modern trends in Sindhi poetry and literature. He wrote more than 50 books of poetr…

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Nawaz and, now, Modi seem willing to try the unconventional.
Nawaz and, now, Modi seem willing to try the unconventional.

WELL, who saw that coming? But now that we have seen it, there’s a big little question — does it make any sense? The reluctant, preliminary answer: it doesn’t really. Welcome as an Indian PM is in Pak…

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میئر کے اختیارات کیلئے ہر پلیٹ فارم پر جائیں گے ، وسیم اختر
میئر کے اختیارات کیلئے ہر پلیٹ فارم پر جائیں گے ، وسیم اختر

میئر کے اختیارات کیلئے ہر پلیٹ فارم پر جائیں گے ، وسیم اختر ایم کیو ایم کے نامزد میئر وسیم اختر کا کہنا تھا کہ بلدیاتی الیکشن سپریم کورٹ کے احکامات پر ہوئے ، اختیارات نہ ملے تو سپریم کورٹ کا دروازہ ک…

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6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts many parts of Pakistan
6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts many parts of Pakistan

KARACHI: An earthquake rocked many parts of Pakistan late Friday night, creating panic among the people who rushed out of their houses and other structures to take safety under the open sky.  However,…

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Case lodged for minor girl’s alleged rape in Lahore
Case lodged for minor girl’s alleged rape in Lahore

LAHORE: A case has been lodged at Race Course police station against nine accused over an alleged abuse of a minor girl. Six persons have also been nominated in the case.  According to police, a 15-ye…

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Modi, PM Nawaz short meeting in Lahore today
Modi, PM Nawaz short meeting in Lahore today

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a short meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today (Friday). The Indian Premier, in a message on social media, said, …

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Sindh, Centre to resolve differences soon: Qaim
Sindh, Centre to resolve differences soon: Qaim

CM tells delegation of bar associations that his govt remains committed to fully implementing NAP  By our correspondent Karachi The chief minister said on Thursday that some legal misunderstandings be…

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Modi, PM Nawaz short meeting in Lahore today
Modi, PM Nawaz short meeting in Lahore today

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a short meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore in the afternoon today (Friday). The Indian Premier, in a message on soci…

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Gen Sharif discusses regional security with Gen Campbell
Gen Sharif discusses regional security with Gen Campbell

RAWALPINDI: General John F. Campbell, Commander Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces - Afghanistan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif discussed issues relating to the re…

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Infant's death: Bilawal orders inquiry into the incident
Infant's death: Bilawal orders inquiry into the incident

KARACHI: Hours after the death of a 10-month-old baby girl due to VVIP security protocol, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said he is anguished over Bisma's d…

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10 Indian vessels seized, 66 fishermen held
10 Indian vessels seized, 66 fishermen held

Karachi Marine forces on Monday arrested 66 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating Pakistan's territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, police said. Fida Hussain Janwari, a senior police official, sai…

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Technical objection delays City schools non-salary funds
Technical objection delays City schools non-salary funds

LAHORE Despite lapse of almost six months of the current fiscal year, the public schools of Lahore, the provincial metropolis, have yet to receive non-salary funds of around Rs500 million, it is learn…

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Polling held for new Arts Council governing body On Breaking News
Polling held for new Arts Council governing body On Breaking News

Karachi Polling for the annual elections of the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi was held at its premises on Sunday. Earlier, before the commencement of the polling process, a general body meeting of …

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Sindh govt resolution on Rangers powers misses ‘terrorism
Sindh govt resolution on Rangers powers misses ‘terrorism

KARACHI: Sindh government forgot to add the most relevant word ‘terrorism’ to its resolution granting extension to Sindh Rangers.  However, the provincial government in its second letter to the Federa…

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Imran Khan sees PTI’s govt in near future
Imran Khan sees PTI’s govt in near future

MIANWALI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said he can see his party’s government in the country in the near future. Addressing the 3rd convocation of NUML University here…

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Dean Jones deportation: Ch Nisar orders action against private airline
Dean Jones deportation: Ch Nisar orders action against private airline

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar on Sunday ordered action against Emirates airlines, hours after Australian former cricketer Dean Jones was deported from Islamabad for lacking the required…

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Man dies, as he tries to take selfie with moving train in Rawalpindi
Man dies, as he tries to take selfie with moving train in Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: A young man was killed on Tuesday after being hit by a fast-moving train as he tried to take a selfie with it in Rawalpindi, officials said. Jamshaid Khan, 22, who was an employee of the ra…

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APS martyrs anniversary: Holiday announced by provincial govts
APS martyrs anniversary: Holiday announced by provincial govts

KARACHI: Punjab and Balochistan have announced public holiday for Wednesday which marks anniversary of the martyrs of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar.  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced h…

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Journalists in Pakistan face challenging conditions: US Consul General
Journalists in Pakistan face challenging conditions: US Consul General

KARACHI: US Consul General Brian Heath has stated that the journalists in Pakistan face challenging and dangerous conditions. Brian Heath was talking to journalists during his visit to Karachi Press C…

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Corps Commanders express solidarity with families of APS martyrs
Corps Commanders express solidarity with families of APS martyrs

RAWALPINDI: A Corps Commanders meeting presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday was given comprehensive briefings on internal and external security situation of th…

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Let's not be frozen in the past, Pakistan NSA tells Indian newspaper
Let's not be frozen in the past, Pakistan NSA tells Indian newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's national security adviser Lieutenant-General (R) Naseer Khan Janjua Janjua has termed his recent meeting with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval a "good beginning", saying it is …

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Pakistan confirms joining Saudi-led counter-terror bloc
Pakistan confirms joining Saudi-led counter-terror bloc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday confirmed joining the Saudi Arabia's 34-nation coalition against terrorism, however it said the extent of participation in counter-terrorism activities was yet to be d…

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ISPR’s new song pays tribute to martyred APS students
ISPR’s new song pays tribute to martyred APS students

RAWALPINDI: Two days ahead of the first death anniversary of students who had embraced martyrdom in an armed attack on Peshawar's Army Public School, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) releas…

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Sindh Assembly resolution trims Rangers’ special power
Sindh Assembly resolution trims Rangers’ special power

KARACHI: Days after the deadline of Rangers paramilitary force’s special police-like powers expired, Sindh Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution, extending its stay in Karachi and the province b…

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PM announces to observe Dec 16 as ‘National Education Resolve Day’
PM announces to observe Dec 16 as ‘National Education Resolve Day’

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced to observe December 16, the day when terrorists attacked Army Public School Peshawar and martyred more than 140 people including 132 children, as a…

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Malala for quality education to end terrorism
Malala for quality education to end terrorism

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM: Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai has stressed for quality education to end terrorism and defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred. Malala was speaking at…

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Man dies, as he tries to take selfie with moving train in Rawalpindi
Man dies, as he tries to take selfie with moving train in Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: A young man was killed on Tuesday after being hit by a fast-moving train as he tried to take a selfie with it in Rawalpindi, officials said. Jamshaid Khan, 22, who was an employee of the r…

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Bilawal Bhutto pays rich tribute to APS martyrs
Bilawal Bhutto pays rich tribute to APS martyrs

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid glowing tributes to 132 children among 140 innocent people who were martyred in a horrific terrorist attack on Army Public Scho…

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Pakistan successfully test fires Shaheen 1A ballistic missile
Pakistan successfully test fires Shaheen 1A ballistic missile

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of Shaheen 1A ballistic missile, capable of delivering different types of warheads to a range of 900 kilometers. The flight test was …

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25 killed, 70 injured in Parachinar market blast
25 killed, 70 injured in Parachinar market blast

LeJ Al-Alami claims responsibility PARACHINAR: At least 25 people were killed and 70 others sustained injuries in a bomb explosion triggered by a remote-controlled device in a second-hand clothes mar…

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Let’s see whether MQM backs Rangers’ powers: Sindh CM
Let’s see whether MQM backs Rangers’ powers: Sindh CM

KHAIRPUR/LARKANA: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that the Rangers “are with us, and they will remain with us in the future as well” and that the tendency to create a controversy over the…

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PM Sharif, regional leaders perform groundbreaking of TAPI pipeline
PM Sharif, regional leaders perform groundbreaking of TAPI pipeline

ISLAMABAD/ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif along with other regional leaders performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline pro…

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Parachinar market explosion leaves 18 dead
Parachinar market explosion leaves 18 dead

PESHAWAR: At least 18 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a crowded Sunday bazaar near the Eidgah market in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram tribal agency, officials said. Independent sourc…

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Rangers’ ‘special powers’ likely to be...
Rangers’ ‘special powers’ likely to be...

Rangers’ ‘special powers’ likely to be... HYDERABAD: Terming the matter of Sindh Rangers’ ‘special police-like powers’ as Constitutional, Sindh’s Information Advisor Maula Bakhsh Chandio on Saturda…

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183 hardened terrorists among 3,400 killed in Zarb-e-Azb: DG ISPR
183 hardened terrorists among 3,400 killed in Zarb-e-Azb: DG ISPR

183 hardened terrorists among 3,400 killed in Zarb-e-Azb: DG ISPR Bajwa said support of the entire nation for its valiant armed forces and resolve expressed against terrorism after the Army Public S…

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Bomb kills FC soldier, wounds four in Quetta On Breaking news
Bomb kills FC soldier, wounds four in Quetta On Breaking news

Bomb kills FC soldier, wounds four in Quetta On Breaking news QUETTA: At least one soldier was killed and four others wounded including a passerby when a bomb exploded at a paramilitary checkpoint in…

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NP’s Bizenjo, Malik Baloch assure full support to Zehri as Balochistan CM On Breaking news
NP’s Bizenjo, Malik Baloch assure full support to Zehri as Balochistan CM On Breaking news

NP’s Bizenjo, Malik Baloch assure full support to Zehri as Balochistan CM On Breaking news QUETTA: Assuring full support to PML-N’s Sanaullah Zehri , who has been nominated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sh…

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Mark Zuckerberg says 'will fight to protect’ Muslims rights on Breaking news
Mark Zuckerberg says 'will fight to protect’ Muslims rights on Breaking news

WASHINGTON: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to protect the rights of Muslims, saying they should not fear being "persecuted for the actions of others."  Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post that …

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Rangers extension: Only CM Sindh to decide how, when, says Chandio On Breaking News
Rangers extension: Only CM Sindh to decide how, when, says Chandio On Breaking News

Rangers extension: Only CM Sindh to decide how, when, says Chandio On Breaking News KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information, Maula Baksh Chandio, Thursday said only Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah…

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Lawmakers want Pak-India ‘understanding’ discussed in NA On Breaking News
Lawmakers want Pak-India ‘understanding’ discussed in NA On Breaking News

ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties and Moulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday demanded of the government to take the National Assembly into confidence over what bilateral matters were agreed upon between Pakis…

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SHC summons MQM’s Waseem Akhtar over defamation suit filed by Rangers
SHC summons MQM’s Waseem Akhtar over defamation suit filed by Rangers

KARACHI: Sindh High Court has served notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhar and summoned him in a defamation suit filed by Sindh Rangers. The paramilitary force had filed Rs500 m…

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US stresses for dialogue between Pak, India to work out bilateral issues
US stresses for dialogue between Pak, India to work out bilateral issues

WASHINGTON: The United States has appreciated Pakistan for successfully hosting ‘Heart of Asia Conference’ in Islamabad and said that the US always wanted a safe, secure, prosperous Afghanistan that c…

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ملٹری پولیس حملہ کیس، گرفتار 2 موٹر سائیکل سواروں کو رہا کردیا گیا
ملٹری پولیس حملہ کیس، گرفتار 2 موٹر سائیکل سواروں کو رہا کردیا گیا

کراچی ، تفتیشی حکام نے ایم اے جناح روڈ پر ملٹری پولیس پر حملے کیس میں گرفتار 2 موٹر سائیکل سواروں کو رہا کردیا ہے۔ تفتیشی حکام کے مطابق دونوں افراد کو بے گناہ ثابت ہونے پر رہا کیا گیا ہے۔ تفتیشی ذرائ…

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شہر کی قائدکی ساحلی پٹی پر زلزلے کے جھٹکے
شہر کی قائدکی ساحلی پٹی پر زلزلے کے جھٹکے

کراچی، شہرقائد ساحلی پٹی پر زلزلے کے جھٹکے محسوس کیے گئے۔ریکٹر اسکیل پر اسکی شدت دو اعشاریہ صفر ریکارڈ کی گئی جس کا مرکز سمندر میں تھا۔ ساحلی پٹی صبح دو بجکر چھیالیس منٹ پر لرز گئی ،مکین خوف کے عالم …

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Kill me in an encounter but don’t torture me: Dr Asim

Kill me in an encounter but don’t torture me: Dr Asim

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