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2 hrs ago | Daily Times

Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Urea prices to increase by Rs 35 per 50kg bag Staff Report KARACHI: Urea prices are likely to be increased by Rs 35 to Rs 1,705 per 50 kilogrammes bag due to changes in general sales tax rate and collection mechanism, analysts said on Tuesday.

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6 hrs ago | AdelaideNow...

Pakistani girl dies in Kashmir border fire

A PAKISTANI girl has been killed after Indian troops opened fire across the de facto border that divides disputed Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals, officials say.

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10 hrs ago | The Peninsula

Five more killed in Karachi violence

ISLAMABAD: Five more persons were killed in overnight firing and violence incidents in different parts of this mega-metropolis city, Pakistan's Geo News reported Wednesday morning.

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13 hrs ago | The Nation

IHC orders allowance payment to officials

Islamabad High Court directed the federal government to pay 20 per cent special allowance without any discrimination to the employees of all the attached departments and corporations of federal ministries.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Asia News Network

ISLAMABAD: Swiss govt calls Zardari case 'time-barred'

The Pakistan PML-N government opened on Tuesday a letter received from the Swiss government which declared President Asif Ali Zardari a 'clean' man in a US$60 million money-laundering case closed by a Swiss court after lapse of a specific period.

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Newkerala.com

India concerned about terror groups in Pakistan: Antony

Pune, June 18 : Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said India is concerned about terror groups operating from Pakistan and Islamabad must initiate strong action against such groups in order to improve bilateral ties.

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Rediff.com

US, Afghan govt to hold peace talks with Taliban

In a major breakthrough, the Taliban on Tuesday announced the opening of its office in Doha, which would hold peace talks with the Afghan government and separate direct parleys with US that could boost Afghan reconciliation process after 12 years of war.

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Daily Times

Islamabad

Neck and neck competition expected in by-election * PTI likely to field Asad Umar * PML-N's Aqeel Anjum wants another shot but party leaders still in search of 'Mr Right' By Kiyya Qadir Baloch ISLAMABAD: Although there is confusion this time among many people... Religious scholars advocate culture of respect for tolerant society ISLAMABAD: Chairman ... (more)

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Suria

Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10,...

A bomb attack killed 10 people, including a provincial lawmaker, and wounded more than 40 others at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.

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The Daily Star

Pakistan says Kerry visit delayed because of Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague speak to the media after their private bilateral meeting on June 12, 2013, in the Treaty Room of the US Department of State in Washington, DC.

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International Business Times

Malala Yousafzai, United Nations Condemn Islamabad Bus Bombing;...

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani advocate for girls' rights to education, condemned the bombing of a school bus in Islamabad.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Newkerala.com

Pakistani leader gets hostess arrested for delaying water

Islamabad, June 17 : A provincial leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz allegedly slapped a bus hostess for not serving water swiftly and later had her arrested for making death threat.

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Daily Times

France condemns Quetta attacks

ISLAMABAD: France utterly condemns the particularly heinous attacks of the June 15 in Quetta that targeted a hospital and the women's university, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.

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PakTribune

18,000 successful applicants might miss Hajj

ISLAMABAD: A total of 18,000 successful government Hajj applicants are likely to miss the pilgrimage due to 20 percent cut in Hajj quota by the Saudi government due to expansion of Masjidul Haram.

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The Nation

Saad Rafique vows to clear encroachments on Railways land

Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that various important steps are being taken to improve the economic condition of Pakistan Railways.

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UPI

Pakistan holds suspect in federal prosecutor's shooting death

Police in Pakistan have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a senior public prosecutor who was investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto .

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Crofs Blogs

Pakistan: Another 105 measles cases reported

More and more measles patients continued to approach public sector hospitals in the province for treatment, enhancing burden on already overloaded health facilities facing severe shortage of necessary drugs.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Asia News Network

ISLAMABAD: Foreign climbers arrive to conquer more peaks in Pakistan

The climbing season has already started in Pakistan with mountaineers attempting not just the 8,000 metres plus peaks but also those seldom summated to set new records.

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Newkerala.com

20 killed in twin bomb attack, firing in Pakistan

Islamabad, June 16 : At least 20 people were killed and 27 others injured in a twin bomb attack followed by firing in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, police said Sunday.

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Daily Times

Citizens rush to picnic spots as weather turns pleasant

ISLAMABAD: The residents of twin cities heaved a sigh of relief with the first shower of pre-monsoon and preferred to enjoy the pleasant weather at different picnic spots of the capital.

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