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ASI, teenage girl killed in Shershah shoot-out

KARACHI, Feb 4: A policeman was killed in a shoot-out with bandits and a teenage girl caught in crossfire died in the Shershah area on Saturday, police said.

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Russia, China veto West-backed UN resolution on Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4: Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a UN Security Council resolution which backed an Arab League plan for a political transition in Syria as the violence continued unabated in the country.

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Appeal against contempt charges soon

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: An intra-court appeal requesting the Supreme Court to suspend its decision of framing contempt charges against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to be filed in a couple of days.

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Hina Khar to visit Russia

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said on Saturday that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would visit Russia next week for holding talks on bilateral relations and the regional situation.

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PM to discuss Afghan peace in Qatar

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: With Doha getting ready to host a political office of the Taliban, Afghan reconciliation will be a major theme during Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s visit to Qatar next week for signing energy and investment agreements.

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Senate elections

SO it seems that the old conspiracy theory is being trotted out again. Talking to reporters in Lahore on Friday, Prime Minister Gilani claimed, “Six months ago, I had pointed out that conspiracies were being

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Pro-women legislation

A THOMAS Reuters Foundation poll of gender specialists reported that Afghanistan in 2011 was the world’s most dangerous country in which to be a woman, due to poverty, poor healthcare and harmful cultural

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An unfortunate incident

IT is unfortunate that some Palestinians should have expressed their anger the way they did. On Thursday, Ban Ki-moon was pelted with shoes, stones and sand as he crossed into the Gaza Strip. Those who

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Stalled reforms

DESPITE the fact that madressah reforms have been on the national agenda for a number of years, it is clear that on the state level these are going nowhere. As reported in this newspaper, the federal interior minister

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Empire strikes back

IN the current US presidential election campaign, President Obama has been accused by his Republican rivals of being “weak” on foreign policy and presiding over America’s decline.

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The Swiss conundrum

WRITE the letter, don’t write the letter, write the letter, don’t write the letter … Sit down with a flower and pluck at its petals and if you’re name isn’t Asif Ali Zardari your almost sure to end at ‘write the letter’.

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Shafia case

THE ending of the trial in which three members of the Shafia family were found guilty of murdering four other members of the family was mercifully brief: just two days of jury deliberation. Mohammad Shafia, a

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The narrative of peace

ACROSS Pakistan today, buildings will be lit up, processions will be taken out and gatherings of durood-o-salaam will be organised to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH). However, if one ponders over it, it is indeed

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The spice is missing

THERE is one exit poll which no Indian election commissioner can ban. It is called ‘word of mouth’.

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Brick by brick

The built heritage in Pakistan is threatened by several factors. Mega development projects create a threshold leading to permanent destruction of precious relics that may come in their territorial influence.

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Eid Miladun Nabi today

LAHORE – The nation is all set to celebrate the Eid Miladun Nabi on the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal today (Sunday) to mark the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with religious fervour and enthusiasm throughout the country.
In Lahore, the celebrations will start with a 21-gun salute, while special prayers will be held after Fajr prayers for the prosperity of the country. Radio and TV …

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China, Russia veto Syria resolution

UNITED NATIONS – Exercising their veto power, Russia and China on Saturday quashed a resolution, backed by the Arab and Western countries, at the UN Security Council, demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down amid escalating violence.
The other 13 members of the council, including Pakistan, voted in favour of the resolution aimed at ending the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. Pakistan …

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