Four booked for beating woman, killing unborn child
LAHOREHARBANSPURA police on Thursday registered an FIR against four people for allegedly beating a pregnant woman resulting in the death of he
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The man who buried Jinnah…
KarachiSitting on a stool next to a poorly decorated flower shop in the Kacchi Qabristan in Old Golimar is 80-year-old Noor Muhammad, who has
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KEMU students protest exam irregularities
LAHOREStudents of King Edward Medical University (KEMU), under the banner of the Students Action Committee (SAC), staged a protest rally and a
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Political violence continues in city
KarachiIn yet another incidence of politically-motivated violence in the city, senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi and Shabab-e-Mill
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Allotment policy for official
IslamabadThe government has approved new allotment policy 2009 for the government and hostel accommodation, which will be effective from June
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JIK announces to observe protest day today
KARACHI: The Jamat-e-Islami Karachi (JIK) has announced observation of protest day to mark protest against the target killing of the party activists including secretary general Shabab Milli and Sajid Nazeer across metropolis on Friday. In a statement released from the Noor-e-Haq organization, it is stated that the JIK will observe protest day on Friday across Karachi featuring the demonstrations to be staged outside mosques.A big protesting demonstration will be staged at Banaras Chowk after Asar prayers, statement said.The Ameer JI Sindh Asadullah Bhutto, Ameer JIK Muhammad Hussain Mehanti and other leaders will address to the demos, statement added.The killing of Nazeer Sajid is an open terrorism being practiced in Karachi and JI will keep countering this menace with iron hands unless the arrest of the culprits involved in this heinous crime.
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Grand anti-encroachment operation ordered in Lahore
LAHORE: The Commissioner Lahore Khusroo Parvez has ordered a grand anti-encroachment operation ahead of monsoon season with a view to clean all the stagnant drains and for removal of encroachment over them.He issued orders during a meeting with the officials from WASA and LDA here on Thursday.He also directed DCO Lahore to monitor the operation to make it effective and result-oriented.
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Pakistan News
U.S. Envoy Tours Pakistan Refugee Camp (NPR)
U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke visited camps in Pakistan for those displaced by the government’s offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley. Some 3 million Pakistanis have fled the war zone. Holbrooke expressed sympathy to those displaced by the fighting.
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Centre asked to enact education budget raise
LAHORETHE Punjab government has recommended to the federal government to give a legal shape through an Act of Parliament to the increase in al
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ICC T20 World Cup kicking off today
LONDON: The ICC World Twenty20 tournament is kicking off today with England to be facing the Netherlands in the opening match at Lords.England are feeling positive ahead of their first Group B match following a convincing win over the West Indies in a warm up game on Wednesday.Captain Paul Collingwood said, “We know we”re going to have to play to our absolute potential to get to those semi-finals, but there’’s a lot of confidence around at the moment and it’’s all good - there’’s a real feelgood factor in the team.”England will look to improve their record in the limited overs tournament after only winning one game in the inaugural cup in South Africa two years ago.India are favourites to win and they face Bangladesh in Group A on Saturday.The group stages are made up of the top 12 cricket-playing nations in four groups of three.The top two from each group go through to the Super Eights made up of two groups of four.The semi-finals consist of the top two teams in those groups and will be played at Trent Bridge and The Oval.The final takes place at Lord’’s on Sunday 21 June.
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