Taliban name Noor Jamal as the new TTP chief after confirming that Mehsud was killed in a Shaktoi drone strike.
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Plot to bomb Lahore PC foiled, six held
SSP Investigation Zulfikar Hameed said that the suspects belonged to the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. -
Bill empowers SBP to change bank management
The State Bank can now impose losses on shareholders, intervene and take control of banks or even restructure them. -
Sheikh Rashid survives gun attack, three others killed
The AML chief was attacked by two masked gunmen at his party’s election office near Mohammadi Chowk. -
Foreign Office counsels caution on India’s offer
Describing the talks offer as a ‘bait’, an official candidly accepted that ‘it had put the Foreign Ministry in a fix’. -
MQM pleads ‘Karachi’s case’ in NA
'Karachi is like a cow which all want to milk but are not ready to give it fodder,' said MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi.
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Going somewhere, or nowhere? — II
When it comes to accountability in this republic, all are asleep: Cowasjee -
Afghan operation
Operation Mushtarak is not doomed to failure, but the question marks hanging over it are very large. -
It is within us
We have to realise that “strategic depth” has to come from within us, says Kamran Shafi. -
A small victory
Pakistan must focus on economic development as a method of countering insurgency. -
Water disputes
The provincial and federal govts owe it to the people to stop bickering and start finding solutions.
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The Rajasthan Royals captain has urged his countrymen not to give in to Shiv Sena’s threats to Australian cricketers.
KARACHI’S POLITICS
A glance at Karachi’s past happenings reveals that every round of violence has resulted in changes in the political scene.
SPORT
Mohammad Abbas became the first man in the country's history to qualify for the the Winter Olympics.
WORLD
Since the disputed presidential poll that plunged Iran into turmoil, authorities have shut down opposition websites.
POSITIVE SIGNS
Religious minorities form some five per cent of the Pakistani population, according to government figures.



