Pakistan Intensifies Effort With Thrust Into Swat’s Main City (Washington Post)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 23 — Pakistani troops pushed into the largest city in the contested Swat Valley on Saturday and fought block to block with Taliban militants in an apparent escalation of the army’s effort to retake the picturesque area, which has become a symbol of insurgent defiance and…

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Selectors drop Mehrullah from Asian Boxing squad

KARACHI: Asian gold medallist Mehrullah Lassi failed to stage a comeback as Pakistan on Saturday announced a six-member boxing squad for the Asian Box

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Medicolegal report confirms Arifwala girl was raped

LAHORETHE Punjab Medicolegal Surgeon has confirmed that Kiran Amjad, 12, was sexually assaulted and injuries to her body resulted in her death

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Govt committed to providing best health facilities: PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said the PPP government was committed to providing the best health care facilities to peopl

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Musharraf-Shaukat Aziz power

ISLAMABAD: A spokesman for the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has clarified the news item published on May 23, 2009 in The News in which it

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Three killed in various areas

KarachiThree people were killed in separate incidents on Saturday. Zakir Jutt (22) and Hakim Jutt (23) died when a piece of heavy rock fell o

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Rs750m budget estimates prepared amid speculations

RawalpindiThough the Rawal Town Tehsil Administration (RTTA) has prepared its budget estimates for the year 2009-2010, yet it is not sure whet

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MQM to discuss KESC situation with President Zardari

KarachiA Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) delegation will meet President Asif Ali Zardari on May 27 and discuss the situation of the Karachi Ele

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Strike paralyses life in city

KarachiCivic and business activities were seriously affected in the city on Saturday owing to a strike call issued by a nationalist political

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Keep business out of politics

KARACHI: The strike call for May 23 left the business community of Karachi angry as they said that they suffered losses worth billions of rupees with

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