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News for Sunday, 15 Apr 2012

Gunmen attack embassies, parliament in Kabul

Gunmen launched multiple attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, assaulting Western embassies in the heavily guarded, central diplomatic area and at the parliament in the west, witnesses and...

Shutter down strike in Quetta

Life came to a standstill as wheel-jam and shutter down strike was observed in Quetta city on Sunday on the call given by the Hazara Democratic Party and the Balochistan...

Curfew relaxed for 6 hours in Gilgit

Curfew in the violence-wrecked city was relaxed on Sunday for six hours on 13th day on its imposition, however ban remained imposed on wearing jackets and shawls and assembly of...

Bangladesh confirms Pakistan tour

Bangladesh has agreed to tour Pakistan for two matches which would be the first full internationals in the country since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked...

Nearly 400 escape in Bannu jailbreak

Nearly 400 prisoners including militants escaped early Sunday from a jail outside the town of Bannu after an attack by insurgents armed with guns, grenades and rockets, officials said. More than...

Nawaz Sharif to visit Gayari Sector

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Mian Nawaz Sharif will visit Gayari Sector of Siachen on April 17. A news channel quoting sources reported Sunday that the PML-N president would...

Falling chairs

On making pilgrimages

As President Zardari stood up clumsily to deliver his annual address to parliament his chair fell. His sage said it was a bad omen – “Beware the ides of...

Lie down in the shade

Information and facts don’t necessarily make up the truth

It is reassuring that India has a Right to Information Act but not a Right to Truth law. Information assembles sifted facts;...

PTI and its discontents

Starry-eyed idealism no more

It was a crisp morning in Lahore, on the day before Halloween, last year. Political pundits had made their predictions, and partisan hacks...

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