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The end: Shabistan cinema draws charred curtains
PESHAWAR: Ravaged by the fires fuelled by an angry mob protesting over the blasphemous film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ on September 21, the curtain has now fallen on the historic Shabistan Cinema. The...
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After a year in a coma, class 9 student’s life comes to full stop
PESHAWAR: Aurangzeb Khan’s life was in limbo until Saturday. The teenager had hovered in that nether realm called a coma for one whole year. He drifted away at 7am yesterday, leaving only the...
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Imprisoned in Afghanistan: Naseem says her husband was a scapegoat, not a spy
PESHAWAR: A woman whose husband is behind bars in Afghanistan after being accused of spying, has demanded that Pakistani and Afghan governments take steps for his immediate release, saying that her...
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K-P Assembly session: Consensus on terrorism still a long way to go
PESHAWAR: Political parties’ diverging views on terrorism were most apparent on Friday when Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain reiterated the need to shun terrorism while JUI-F lawmaker Mufti...
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Analysis: Qazi leaves indelible mark on JI politics
PESHAWAR: Qazi Hussain Ahmed has left an imprint on Jamaat-e-Islami’s present and future politics during his 22 years at the party’s helm. He can be justly credited with JI’s current shape and...
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Joint resolution: Lawmakers stand united against ‘undemocratic forces’
PESHAWAR: Without directly referring to Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution against the controversial religious scholar. The resolution said that the...
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Paying tribute: Remembering Maulana Bijli Ghar
PESHAWAR: Friends and colleagues of the late Maulana Amir Bijli Ghar paid tribute to the controversial cleric at Nishtar Hall on Thursday. Maulana Amir Muhammad, popularly known as Bijli Ghar, died on...
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Assembly session: Lawmakers oppose bill on child marriage, human trafficking
PESHAWAR: Treasury benches of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly restricted tabling a Child Marriage Restraint Amendment Bill 2013 on Friday. The bill was moved by Awami National Party (ANP) lawmaker...
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Assembly session: Amendments to Public Service Commission Act referred to...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly referred the issue of amendment to the Public Service Commission (PSC) Act to the concerned committee on Monday. If the amendment is approved,...
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‘People’s mandate’: K-P lawmakers lash out against Tahirul Qadri
PESHAWAR: Provincial assembly members of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday lashed out against Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Tahirul Qadri for his long march to the federal capital and demanded...
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Condemnation: K-P Assembly members express outrage over Bara killings
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly strongly condemned the killings of 18 Bara tribesmen found dead on Tuesday, and demanded an inquiry into the matter. The issue, which has gripped the...
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Analysis: K-P Assembly sessions marred by recent violence, protests
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) assembly has been in session for almost a month. However, recent events have cast a shadow on the assembly’s proceedings and affected its agenda. The current...
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Historical artefacts: The curious case of missing keys
PESHAWAR: The keys to a locker containing precious artefacts, some of which date back to the 2nd century, have been lost by the Directorate of Archaeology, The Express Tribune has learnt. The locker...
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Staging protest: Ad hoc lecturers association to go on hunger strike
PESHAWAR: Following week long protests, the Provincial Ad hoc Lecturers Association (PALC) on Wednesday announced to go on a hunger strike from today (Thursday) to protest against delays in...
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Too little, too late: Free medical attention for deceased teenager
PESHAWAR: A teenager injured in a bomb blast in Dir Lower died last year after over a year in coma. A month after his death, his family received a letter offering free medical treatment – the paper,...
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Initiating dialogue: JUI-F hints at its own version of APC
PESHAWAR: All is not lost for the Awami National Party’s (ANP) proposed all-parties conference (APC), hinted Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday. Addressing his party...
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Trickle-down development: The flipside of welcoming Afghan refugees
PESHAWAR: Refugees who flooded Pakistan following the Soviet invasion and consequent militancy in Afghanistan have often been blamed by their hosts of giving rise to crime, weapons, narcotics and...
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Analysis: JUI-F aims to become linchpin in ANP’s peace overture
PESHAWAR: Amid growing skepticism over whether the Awami National Party (ANP) will be able to muster support from political parties to hold talks with the Taliban, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...
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Analysis: TTP’s peace-talks offer a non-starter?
PESHAWAR: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) offer is likely to cause more uncertainty as it hinges on the leaders of the main opposition party and two largest religious political parties. Apart from...
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Moving on: With peace not in sight, IDPs buy property elsewhere
PESHAWAR: Some internally displaced persons (IDPs) have abandoned the hope of returning to the tribal areas where they once resided peacefully. Driven out of their homes by militancy and consequent...
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