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The prime minister said there has been unprecedented progress during the present tenure of the PPP govt through out the country.
3 hours agoSalim Saifullah has been elected as chairman of party's steering committee, while Hamid Nasir Chatta as the chairman for three years.
2 hours agoA youth was killed late on Friday when a soldier accidentally fired his rifle as security forces combed the area for militants, said Indian army.
3 hours agoA roadside bomb hit a police vehicle on patrol in southern Afghanistan, leaving five policemen dead and one wounded.
4 hours agoPakistan's central bank on Saturday kept its key policy rate untouched in a bid to contain expected inflation in the second half of the current fiscal year.
4 hours agoThe two NGO workers who were kidnapped from Multan in January are being held by the Taliban, claimed a senior militant commander Saturday.
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- Talking Balochistan
- Baloch nationalists lay the blame with the government and armed forces, while the government blames ‘foreign hand.’ Who, really, is to blame?
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- Water, culture and identity in Balochistan
- With only groundwater to go on, the depletion of Karezes will spell doom for Balochistan - socially and environmentally.
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- Rage against the machine
- “Accusing social networking sites epitomises deep ethical flaws that cannot be amended through a fatwa or sermon.”
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- ‘Thanks to Allah’
- The knowledge being disseminated to children from the pulpit, TV televangelist shows and textbooks is simply frightening.
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- ‘Owner’ fights police over 40-foot shark
- “We are told to protect and facilitate the people to see this rare fish, but this man is not allowing this,” said an official.
Features
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- The bird of light and wisdom
- Engaging the children through books may not be an easy thing; captivate them and a great deal can be achieved.
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- Women writing for women – a debate
- It is commonly believed that books written by women on women are targeted to ‘blame’ men for victimizing them.
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- The Baloch who is not missing
- Two years and eight months after he was taken away, Jalil stopped being a missing person. He became a dead person.
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- Afghan-Pakistan match a break from war
- Excitement was building in Afghanistan ahead of their historic ODI against Pakistan – even among the Taliban.










