100 die in Pakistan as two factories go up in flames (Second Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) At least 100 people were killed in Pakistan when fire engulfed two factories, one in Karachi and the other in Lahore, a media report said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Rockets fired at Pakistani politician’s house
August 20th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The house of the chief of a Pakistani tribe, who is also a former member of the Balochistan provincial assembly, was attacked with rockets Monday, a ... Read more...
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No ban on women shopping alone in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Officials in Pakistan's northwest tribal region have refuted media reports that said women have been banned from going out for shopping alone during the holy month ... Read more...
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Pakistani girls killed for dancing reported alive
June 18th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Five Pakistani girls who were reportedly killed on the orders of a tribal council for dancing and clapping with two young men in the northwest tribal ... Read more...
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Pakistan to release 23 jailed Indian juveniles
June 14th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) A total of 23 Indian juvenile prisoners lodged in Sindh province's jails in Pakistan will be released soon, according to a provincial minister.Sindh Law and Prisons ... Read more...
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Pakistan provincial minister quits
April 4th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Dost Muhammad Khosa, Pakistani Punjab's commerce and investment minister, resigned Wednesday following a case being registered against him after an actress whom he had married went ... Read more...
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A Pakistani minister owns almost a town!
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) A provincial minister in Pakistan owns a tract of land that equals a small town - 24,338 acres to be precise. Another wears diamond-studded Rolex watches ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM hints at early elections
February 20th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday hinted at the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections.The parliamentary elections are scheduled in early 2013.The prime ... Read more...
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Pakistani minister’s home electricity cut, restored
December 13th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Electricity supply to a Pakistani provincial minister's residence was disconnected as he had not paid the bills and restored only after he coughed up Rs.300,000 to ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister quits
November 19th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Sharjeel Inam Memon, information minister of Pakistan's Sindh province, has resigned, a media report said Saturday.Memon tendered his resignation from the provincial cabinet to President Asif ... Read more...
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Pakistani minister escapes Taliban fire
October 31st, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) A provincial minister of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a miraculous escape Monday when he was fired at by suspected Taliban militants, police said Monday.Amjad ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawmakers condemn NATO airspace violation
October 17th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Lawmakers in Pakistan's Balochistan province Monday accused NATO jets of violating Pakistani airspace and demanded that the government halt the intrusions.Provincial minister Engineer Zamruk Khan told ... Read more...
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Zardari pulls up Sindh minister
August 24th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 24 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told a provincial minister, who asked Interior Minister Rehman Malik not to make frequent visits to violence-hit Karachi, that he ... Read more...
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When two Pakistani ministers quarrelled
August 23rd, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a provincial minister who lost his cool and told Interior Minister Rehman Malik not to frequently visit violence-hit Karachi. Malik ... Read more...
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Israeli weapons used in Karachi unrest: Rehman Malik
July 18th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) The use of Israeli-made weapons indicates "foreign hands" behind the Karachi unrest, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said."Over 200 persons have been arrested and Israeli-made weapons ... Read more...
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Two dead, 14 hurt in Peshawar blast
July 1st, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Two people were killed and 14 others injured when a vehicle exploded Thursday night in northwestern Pakistan's Peshawar city, Xinhua reported.The blast occurred around 9.30 p.m. ... Read more...
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Two dead, 13 hurt in Peshawar car blast (Lead)
July 1st, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) At least two people died and 13 were injured when a car blew up Thursday evening in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city, officials said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister shot at
May 16th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 16 (IANS) A minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province had a narrow escape Monday when his convoy was shot at by unidentified gunmen, a media report said.Finance Minister Asim ... Read more...
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UN chief slams attack on Pakistan’s military training centre
May 14th, 2011 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
United Nations , May 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Friday condemned the attack at a military training centre in northwest Pakistan, which reportedly killed over 80 ... Read more...
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Taliban’s revenge: 80 killed in Pakistan suicide blasts (Third Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a training centre for Pakistani security personnel Friday, killing at least 80 people and injuring over 100. The ... Read more...
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Pak provincial minister says suicide bombers being sold like commodities
April 28th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, April 28(ANI): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that suicide bombers are being sold like a commodity, and that it has become a profitable business."A suicide bomber can ... Read more...
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Parsi businesswoman kidnapped in Pakistan (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) A Parsi businesswoman has been kidnapped in Pakistan's Quetta city, about 10 years after her politician-husband went missing after also being abducted.Nilofar Abadan, wife of former ... Read more...
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Parsi businesswoman abducted in Pakistan
March 9th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) A Parsi businesswoman, the wife of a former provincial minister who was abducted 10 years back and is still missing, has been kidnapped in Pakistan's Quetta ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister shot at
March 7th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A minister in Pakistan's Sindh province, Muhammad Zubair Khan, had a narrow escape when he was shot at Sunday night by unidentified gunmen, media reports said ... Read more...
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MQM minister escapes assassination bid in Sindh
March 7th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad (Pakistan), Mar 7(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MPA and Provincial Minister Muhammad Zubair Khan has reportedly survived an assassination bid by unknown gunmen in Hyderabad, the second largest city in Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Pakistani evacuees from Libya complain of Pak embassy’s non-cooperation
March 1st, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): The Pakistani nationals who came back from Libya have complained of the Pakistan embassy's non-cooperation during the difficult time when they were stranded in the strife-torn country.A Turkish Airlines ... Read more...
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Four killed in Peshawar suicide blast (Lead)
January 31st, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Jan 31 (IANS) At least four people, including a senior police official, were killed while 15 people were injured Monday in a suicide blast in this capital city of northwestern ... Read more...
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Baloch towns observe shutdown strike over student leader’s arrest
December 13th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Pakistan), Dec.13 (ANI): Several towns in the Pakistan province of Balochistan observed a shutter-down strike on Sunday in protest against the arrest of Balochistan Student Organisation (BSO) leader Abdul Qayyum in ... Read more...
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Officer, soldiers among 11 killed in two terror attacks in Pak
October 23rd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct 23 (ANI): A lieutenant-colonel, five soldiers and five civilians were killed in bomb attacks on a paramilitary convoy in Orakzai Agency as well as a mosque near Peshawar.Lt-Col Mohammad Yousaf ... Read more...
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Rs.20 mn for security at shrines in Pakistan province
October 12th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) A sum of Rs.20 million has been allocated for bolstering security at the shrines spread across Pakistan's Sindh province. The move comes after a terror attack on a ... Read more...
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Musharraf has ‘lost his senses’ after losing dictatorship: Raja Riaz
October 10th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 10 (ANI): Former President Pervez Musharraf has lost his senses after losing his dictatorship, and has now been giving contradictory statements about the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), its leadership ... Read more...
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ISPR denies reports of airport in Swat being handed over to US troops
October 5th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Mingora, Oct 5 (ANI): People of Swat district have expressed grave concern at unconfirmed reports that the United States and NATO intend to permanently stay in Swat, on the pretext of building ... Read more...
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Canada’s first Indian-origin woman minister dead
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Vancouver, Sep 22 (IANS) New Delhi-born Sindi Hawkins (earlier Satinder Kaur Ahluwalia), who became the first Indian-origin provincial minister in Canada, died in Calgary Tuesday after a prolonged battle ... Read more...
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Three killed in blast at Pakistan minister’ home (Lead)
September 9th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) At least three people were killed and six wounded when a car bomb exploded inside the residence of a provincial minister in Pakistan's Balochistan province Thursday, a media ... Read more...
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‘Militants will exploit sentiments of flood-hit Pakistanis’
August 20th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Two senior leaders in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Friday warned that militant outfits would try to exploit the sentiments of the flood-hit people and that help from ... Read more...
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