Pakistan troops in Taliban urban warfare (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Pakistan said Monday troops were locked in bloody street battles with Taliban fighters in the northwest as rival politicians united behind the offensive to eliminate Islamist militants.

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Lady police prostitution racket

LAHORESSP (Operations) told the Lahore High Court on Monday that three police officials had been suspended while one was given a show-cause no

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Laid-off expats advised to invest in agri-business

KARACHI: Expatriate Pakistanis losing jobs and coming home to an already saturated job market facing downsizing and rising unemployment is an alarming

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Govt admits fudging figures, lowers growth rate

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday revised the national growth rate downwards from 2.37 to 2.15 per cent, Adviser to the PM on Finance, Shaukat Tarin

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Building authority to check high-rises, SC told

LAHORETHE Punjab government has assured the Supreme Court of Pakistan that it is making measures to ensure construction of high rises accordin

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LHCBA fails to reach consensus on polls

LAHOREONCE again the general house of Lahore High Court Bar Association failed on Monday to reach a consensus over the dispute of holding fres

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Pakistan making more nukes, claims NYT

WASHINGTON: US members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked b

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US prepares to ferry aid to Pakistan’s northwest (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The US military is preparing to fly in humanitarian aid to Pakistan to help the nearly 1.5 million people forced to flee fighting in the country’s northwest, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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Senior officials hold open courts

LAHOREAdditional Chief Secretary Javed Aslam and provincial secretaries held open courts outside their offices at Civil Secretariat on Monday.

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Nation speaks with one voice: crush militants

APC backs military operation; people asked to help IDPs; Gilani pledges to eradicate terrorism from Swat; says no compromise on N-assetsBy Asi

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