Both parties decided to hold meetings on the outstanding issue of the fate of local govts to devise a line of action.
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PM constitutes committee on austerity measures
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Bajaur’s anti-Taliban tribal elder beheaded
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Linear thinking
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Has the establishment’s protocol become rather sophisticated compared to cruder methods employed in the past?
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE
Christians make up less than three per cent of Pakistan’s 167 million people and are generally poverty-stricken.
HISTRIONICS
From humble beginnings to an uncertain future, Pakistan’s banknotes have mirrored the nation’s history.
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‘Copenhagen was supposed to deliver a binding treaty, not hollow promises’: Pakistani negotiator.
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The significant wealth destruction wrought by the recession will continue to impact growth in the region.
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Hundreds of Muslims joined scores of Christians in Gulmarg to kick-off a snow festival coinciding with Christmas.



