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Addressing a meeting of the CCI, Gilani stressed the need for drawing a strategy to deal with the catastrophe. Full Story

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Afridi says players aware of 'fix' dangers
“The people are coming from the ICC (International Cricket Council) and they are always talking about these things.”
Shahid Kardar hinted as new governor of State Bank
The post of governor fell vacant on June 2 when Syed Saleem Raza resigned for ‘personal reasons’.
Relief fund for flood victims before Eid: Kaira
The new approved council will distribute Rs 20,000 to flood hit peoples, said the Information minister.
US drone kills five in North Wazirstan
The strike occurred in Khar Qamar, a village in Datta Khel area, and was the fourth drone attack the past four days.
Three killed as troops fire on protesters in Kashmir
Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed when Indian forces fired live ammunition to disperse protesters.
Authorities race to protect Dadu, Johi
“The situation is a bit serious in Johi town and Dadu. We are taking all-out measures to save them from ravaging floodwaters.”

IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

After the floods: Possible effects on Pakistan’s farmland

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An inconvenient truth
"Nineteen Arab hijackers have forever left a black mark on 23 per cent of the world’s population."
Police reforms
Consider this: is policing a provincial or local responsibility or is it a federal one?
Journalists at risk
Journalists shoulder the responsibility of reporting from potentially dangerous situations and locations.
‘Hearts, minds and floods’
A lesson from the adverse view of people in the West is that before joining their wars we must think twice.
Kashmir’s struggle and the injustices
An acute political bankruptcy in a region which has lived with military repression: Naqvi
Cricketers’ suspension
Suspending the principal accused not only benefits Pakistan cricket but also the game at large.