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Pak Taliban threaten ‘Sharia’ punishment for women seeking identity cards

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned women living in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan against going to the office of the National Database and Registration

Individuals involved in terrorism don’t make country ‘terrorist state’: Rasheed

Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said if any individual belonging to any country is involved in acts of terrorism than that does ...
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Pak Taliban bans co-education in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan

The Taliban has imposed restrictions on co-education in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan after banning girls’ education in Swat.   Pamphlets attributed to the ...
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PML-Q won’t be a party to conflict between PML-N, PPP

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that unity among all political forces is required in Pakistan, and added that he did not ...
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Pak Govt. giving covert support to Taliban in Quetta to suppress Balochs

The Pakistan Government is providing covert support to the Taliban to capture land in eastern and western Quetta in order to undermine the Baloch nationalist ...
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POK Prime Minister supports Musharraf’s Kashmir formula

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan has said that a four-point formula proposed by former President Pervez Musharraf for resolving the Kashmir ...
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Joe Biden to visit Pakistan on Jan. 9 to defuse tension

United States vice-president-elect Joseph Biden will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit this week on January 9 to defuse the tension between Pakistan and ...
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Resurrect the intelligence services

The recent high-profile terrorist attacks in Pakistan and India have drawn attention to the need for reform of the intelligence services. The large number ...
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Altaf says war on terror ‘must’ for Pakistan’s survival

Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that the war on terror is must for Pakistan’s survival. “Pakistan will have to continue ...
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HRCP asks India-Pakistan to de-escalate rising war fears

While international diplomatic efforts are on to tone down tensions between India and Pakistan, civil society in both countries has urged de-escalation to stem rising ...
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Pak Information Minister admits Qasab is a Pakistani national

Pakistan''s Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said that Ajmal Amir Qasab, the lone terrorist captured after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is indeed

Pak rules out “official support” for “heinous crime” committing Kasab

After accepting that the lone surviving Mumbai gunner is a Pakistani national, Islamabad has now refused to give any official support to Ajmal Amir Kasab.

Pak steps up security for Moharram processions

Authorities in Pakistan stepped up security across the country on Wednesday as Shia mourners began annual Ashura processions to commemorate the martyrdom of the grandson

Mumbai attackers linked to Pakistan: Boucher

United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher, on Wednesday said those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks have

Lahore HC to take up plea against use of Benazir’s image on coins

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Registrar’s Office has fixed the hearing of a petition that seek directions for the government to stop issuing a coin

Mumbai attack: India''s claim that Pak agencies involved disappointing: Qureshi

Pakistan''s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday described as ‘disappointing’ India’s claims that official agencies in Islamabad were involved in the Mumbai attacks. Qureshi,

50 pilgrims to reach Pak on Jan. 8 for 300th birth anniversary of Shada Ram

A delegation of 50 Hindu pilgrims from India will cross the Wagah border into Pakistan on January 8 to attend saint Shada Ram’s 300th birth

Church of England writes new prayer to comfort those sacked amidst recession

With a view to helping the unemployed through troubled times, the Church of England has come up with a new prayer. It has been written

Controversial French minister returns to work five days after giving birth

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has returned to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl.   The 43-year-old glamorous minister, who has

MTV wants women who hate their boobs

MTV has placed an ad looking for women who are not happy with their twin assets.   The ad featuring in Backstage is seeking "real