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Troops shoot dead two protesters in Sibi

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:25:20 +0000

QUETTA – Two persons were killed and five others, including a TV cameraman, received injuries when security forces on Saturday opened fire on protesters in Sibi.
A large number of people blocked the National Highway near the bridge over River Nari in Sibi during the wheel-jam strike called by the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) to protest the killing of the wife and daughter of lawmaker Nawabzada …

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Fifteen die as bus set on fire near Sibi Armed men sprinkled the Quetta-bound bus with petrol parked...
Two shoot each other dead .. .. KARACHI – Nine people were killed in separate...
Man killed after grenade thrown at Sibi brothel QUETTA – A man was killed and seven others, including...

Shutter down strike observed in parts of Balochistan for second day

PAK NEWS — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:18 +0000

QUETTA: Complete shutter down strike was observed in parts of the Baloch populated areas of the province for the second consecutive day against the killing of family members of a Baloch chieftain Meer Bakhtyar Khan Domki. According to the reports reaching here, complete shutter down strike was observed in Naseerabad, Jaffarabad, Mastung, Sibi and other [...]

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Strike in parts of Balochistan QUETTA: A strike was observed in different parts of the...
Shutter-down strike against target killings .. .. QUETTA – A complete shutter-down strike was observed...
Shutter down strike on Baloch leaders murder in Balochistan Many parts of Balochistan including the provincial capital city...

Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring

PAK NEWS — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:25:14 +0000

United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, according to reports. The Washington Post first reported that Panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood Israel would launch an attack over the next few months. CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama …

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Israel to strike Iran within months: US WASHINGTON – US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta now believes...
CIA chief Leon Panetta in secret Israel talks on Iran: report CIA chief Leon Panetta has held secret talks in...
US miffed as Israel hints at unilateral strike on Iran N-sites Israel could launch a unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities...

Margat attack toll rises to 15

PAK NEWS — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:25:13 +0000

QUETTA – At least 15 Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in clashes in Margat area, some 60 kilometers east of the provincial capital here on Wednesday.Defunct Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. According to a statement of Frontier Corps, miscreants on Tuesday midnight attacked four check posts of FC established in Pakistan Mineral Development …

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Death toll in Charsadda suicide attack rises to 18: officials The death toll from a suicide bombing on a...
Death toll rises to 27 in S.W. Pakistan Taliban attacks QUETTA, Pakistan: The death toll from a Taliban attack that...
Death toll in Lower Dir suicide attack rises to 46 “The death toll in the attack has now risen to...

Man killed after grenade thrown at Sibi brothel

PAK NEWS — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:25:12 +0000

QUETTA – A man was killed and seven others, including three women, wounded when unidentified men lobbed a hand grenade grenade at a brothel in Sibi on Wednesday.According to police, unidentified people hurled a hand grenade at a house in Killi Dur Muhammad area of Sibi and fled. The grenade went off, killing Wazir Khan and wounding seven others. The injured and dead were shifted to hospital. The …

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One killed, four injure in hand-grenade attack .. .. At least one person was killed while four...
Grenade attack kills one in Khuzdar QUETTA: A man was killed and six people were injured...
Grenade attack on PIA staffer’s house QUETTA – House of a PIA official was attacked...

SC questions arrests sans fixing responsibility

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:25:15 +0000

ISLAMABAD –The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered to release two of the owners of pharmaceutical companies on bail and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit an investigative report in the drugs reaction case on Feb 6.The Supreme Court was informed that no doctor or owners of any pharmaceutical company was arrested on the direction of the provincial government.The order was …

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DG questions FIA’s inquiry report on Steel Mills ISLAMABAD: FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed startled the Supreme...
SC warns against vilifying judges ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court warned on Saturday against “impugning...
Tanzania seizes 179 kg of heroin, arrests Pakistanis We have arrested four suspects, among them two Pakistan...

Heads roll as Shahbaz orders judicial inquiry

PAK NEWS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:25:21 +0000

LAHORE – As the death toll continues to rise with every passing day, the Punjab government has decided to request Lahore High Court for judicial inquiry to find out cause of deaths occurring due to use of medicines provided at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and fix responsibility on the persons responsible for this tragedy.
Punjab Chief Minister has directed all administrative departments …

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CM Shahbaz orders judicial inquiry into counterfeit medicine case Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered a...
Shahbaz orders judicial inquiry on results’ errors .. .. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has ordered an...
PIC drugs scam Heads roll amid rising death toll LAHORE, Jan 28: The Punjab government on Saturday night removed...

Four shot dead in Balochistan

PAK NEWS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:25:17 +0000

QUETTA – Four people were killed and three others wounded in separate incidents of firing in Sibi and Quetta Saturday.
In the first incident, unidentified armed men sprayed a volley of bullets on Abdul Salam and Din Muhammad in Sibi, killing them. Citing old enmity as the motive behind killing, a police official said the deceased were the residents of Mangochar and came to Sibi to attend …

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Worker of MQM-H among six shot dead in Karachi Police conducting a snap checking in the Gurumandir area...
BNP-M leader shot dead .. .. QUETTA – Three people were shot dead, including...
Two shot dead, 5 injured in Balochistan violence .. .. Two people were killed and five others injured...

France to withdraw from Afghanistan early

PAK NEWS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:25:13 +0000

PARIS – President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France would pull its forces out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. After meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Paris, Sarkozy said France had decided to transfer security in the eastern Kapisa province to Afghan forces from March of this year.
“The pursuit of the transition and this gradual transfer of combat responsibilities …

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Denmark to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014: PM .. .. Denmark is to immediately begin a gradual withdrawal...
Sarkozy hints France could recognise Palestinian state France's president Nicolas Sarkozy. -AFP Photo PARIS: France may...
Afghan president sends condolences to France Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered his condolences to France’s defense...

The great ethics debate VI

PAK NEWS — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:25:10 +0000

In the final part of a six-part series on ethical journalism, the topic of reporting on survivors of abuse is explored. When is it okay to name a victim, if ever? How to not become judge, jury and executioner - where does the responsibility of the journalist end? Abbas Nasir explains on how to report on heinous crimes and survivors. View part [...]

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The great ethics debate The video in this blog is part one of a...
The great ethics debate II In part two, of a six-part series on ethical journalism,...
Journalism or artistry? REMEMBER the Khabarnama at nine that used to be the...