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Imran all praise for spirit of youths

TANK, Oct 7: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Chief Imran Khan addressed crowds gathered in Tank on Sunday after being disallowed by authorities from entering South Waziristan. The PTI leadership decided to hold a public meeting in “Jahaz Ground” in Tank instead of KotKai, Dawn.com reporter, Sajjad Haider, who is travelling with the convoy quoted the PTI official […]

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Pakistan reach semifinals

South Africa reached 122 for five in the 17th over in pursuit of the 153 required for victory against India, sending Pakistan into the last four on better net run rate along with Australia. Sri Lanka will play Pakistan and Australia face West Indies in the semi-finals. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan handed a shock 32-run

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PM opens work on mega projects

GILGIT, Sept 28: On his first official tour to Gilgit-Baltistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday launched two multi-million dollar projects at the Korakorum Highway (KKH) which included realignment as well as upgradation of Karakuram highway. [caption id=\"attachment_4535\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"PM in Gilgit.-- Pamir times\"][/caption] The two projects are aimed at restoring the historic

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Call to restore past glory of Silk Route

MANSEHRA, Sept 5: Speakers at a conference here on Wednesday stressed the need for restoring the past glory of Silk Route to bring educational revolution in the country. There were about 1,700 universities between Taxila and northern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on that route in the ancient times, they said. The three-day international conference titled Rediscovering

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Next stop – Tajikistan

KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend the scope of their transit trade agreement to include Tajikistan as part of the overall effort to promote regional economic cooperation. A joint statement, issued simultaneously from Kabul and Islamabad at the culmination of talks between Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and President Hamid Karzai, said the

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Governor Pir Karam hospitalized

GILGIT: Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Pir Karam Ali Shah has been admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, said a press release issued from  the governor secretariat here.  “He is in a good state of health and hospitalized for proper check-up and complete examination,” the press release said. It added that the governor went

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Ismailis celebrate Imamat Day today

GILGIT/CHITRAL, July 10: The Ismaili community in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are observing the 55th Imamat Day on Wednesday.  Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, ascended the Imamat on July 11, 1957, upon the death of his grandfather and the 48th Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. As usual,

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