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For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Mar-2014/1600-pakistani-women-murdered-370-raped-in-2013 For news details Read on : 1600 Pakistani women murdered, 370 raped in 2013 KARACHI- At least 1601 women were killed in Pakistan in the name of honor or for other reasons in 2013.

Pakistan is one of a few countries where the polio virus is endemic. The country faces opposition to eradicating the virus from extremist groups that continue to attack polio workers.

Pakistan's cities are unsafe from Islamist militant attacks due to their porous security, the country's defense minister said after suicide bombers and gunmen killed 11 people in an assault on a court in the capital earlier this week.

Six people were convicted by a court in Kandhkot, Pakistan, on March 1 in connection with the 2011 murder of Pakistani Geo News reporter Wali Khan Baar.

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KARACHI: Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries in firing and grenade attacks in the Lyari area of the metropolis on Thursday.

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/sp-health/06-Mar-2014/one-quarter-of-all-maternal-deaths-in-pakistan-caused-by-postpartum-hemorrhage For news details Read on : One Quarter of all maternal deaths caused by Postpartum Hemorrhage in Pakistan Karachi- Consultant Gynecologist Dr Nighat Shah said today that 24 to 27% women die from ... (more)

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/karachi/06-Mar-2014/rangers-arrest-1887-recover-3236-weapons-in-6-months For news details Read on : Rangers arrest 1887, recover 3236 weapons in 6 months KARACHI- Pakistan Rangers Sindh has arrested 1887 criminals and recovered 3236 weapons in the last six months during targeted actions in Karachi, ... (more)

In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, Pakistani students take notes during class at a charity school founded by Humaira Bachal, in Karachi, Pakistan.

In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, Pakistani students take notes during class at a charity school founded by Humaira Bachal, in Karachi, Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: While vehemently condemning the terrorist attacks in the country Pakistan Ulema Council head Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said that he strongly condemned all forms of violence in the country and offers his undeterred support for maintaining peace in the country, while claiming terrorists being trained by Afghan intelligence were behind ... (more)

Former U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter suggested that for the U.S. to forge a better relationship with Pakistan the focus on governmental relations needs to be dimmed.

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/national/05-Mar-2014/pakistan-medical-association-demands-immediate-dissolution-of-pakistan-medical-dental-council For news details Read on : Pakistan Medical Association demands immediate dissolution of PMDC Karachi- Secretary General Pakistan Medical Association , Dr Mirza Ali Azhar, demanded ... (more)

ISLAMABAD: In a survey commissioned by Shell Pakistan, 9 out of 10 Pakistanis surveyed ranked the cost of energy as the most important issue for them while 8 out of 10 consider having access to adequate energy supplies in the future is critical.

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Secretary Shahid Khan has said 42 threat alerts and 22 reports about a possible terror attack were communicated to the administration and police before a judge was killed in Monday's strike at a court here.

Lawyers representing Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a landmark treason case said on Wednesday they had been threatened with beheading and urged a new venue for the trial.

People from Pakistan's troubled southwestern Balochistan province have marched over 2,000 kilometres to Islamabad to demand their political rights and civil liberties.

Five years after it collapsed under Taliban rule, the once-thriving silk industry in the Swat valley of northwest Pakistan is still in shreds, leaving thousands without work and entrepreneurs like Shaukat Ali counting the cost.

According to a comprehensive United Nations survey on drug use in Pakistan, some 6.7 million people, or 6 percent of the population, used drugs at least once in 2013.

The negotiators met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed the status of the talks following the deadly suicide attack on a court in Islamabad that killed 11 people on Monday, the PM office said.