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Malala undergoes two operations

LONDON, Feb 3 (AP): A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her skull and restore her hearing, the British hospital treating her said Sunday. [caption id=\"attachment_5902\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"295\"] Malala Yousufzai[/caption] Birmingham\’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital said doctors for 15-year-old Malala […]

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Building guidelines to reduce disaster risks

Gilgit-Baltistan Ministers for planning and Works Raja Azam and KPK Minister for population welfare Salim Khan represented their respective  governments. Representatives from donor agencies including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, Academia, AKDN sister agencies and various public sector institutions and development agencies

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Long march ends in deal

[/caption] ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Tahirul Qadri\’s long march and subsequent sit-in in Islamabad ended after he struck a deal with the government on Thursday night. PM Pervez Ashraf Ashraf signed the Islamabad declaration with the agreed terms. President Asif Ali Zardari also approved the document. Qadri and Naek then read out the terms of the

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Tribesmen pile bodies outside governor's house in protest

PESHAWAR, Jan 16: (Reuters): Pashtun tribesmen from northwest Pakistan dumped 15 bloody bodies in front of government offices on Wednesday, protesting against what they said were extra-judicial killings by security forces in the latest challenge to the government\’s authority. The protest in the northwestern city of Peshawar follows a three-day sit-in by members of the

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