For G-6 residents...: The sufferings under the curfew
By Imran Naeem Ahmad
ISLAMABAD: Though the operation against the Lal Masjid militants is now over, there appeared little signs of the curfew on Friday in Sector G-6 being lifted as people wondered how long their miseries would continue. Now, the wait is finally over and the curfew will... 
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Protest demonstration held against Lal Masjid operation
Staff Report
RAWALPINDI: Madrassah students staged a protest against the Lal Masjid operation at Raja Bazaar on the call of Wafaqul Madaris and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on Friday. The main protest rally initiated from Madrassah Taleemul Quran, a seminary of Deobandi school of thought,...
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Encroachments in Cantt causing traffic jams
ISLAMABAD: Encroachments spreading from Dhok Syedian Chowk to Chungi 22 in the Rawalpindi cantonment limits are causing traffic jams throughout the day.
Residents and traders said that illegal road encroachments by street vendors and cars parked on the road were the mian cause of the traffic...
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No female orphan found from Jamia Hafsa
ISLAMABAD: The claim that numerous female orphans were inside Jamia Hafsa lacks substance, as a Daily Times survey has found that almost all girls have been handed over to their parents, not relatives, meaning none of them were orphans.
Over 44 girls and seminary principal Umme Hasaan surrendered...
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NUML guards administration, humiliating visitors: students
By Saadia Khalid
ISLAMABAD: The administration and security staff of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) are harassing and mistreating students visiting the university for information and admissions.
Numerous students told Daily Times that they had come from far-flung areas...
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Police seize explosive material
ISLAMABAD: The Ganj Mandi Police conducted a raid in the Narankari Bazaar area and recovered large amounts of explosive material.
According to the Ganj Mandi station house officer (SHO), the police raided a godown where explosive materials were manufactured. Police arrested three people and recovered...
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Storm leaves roads littered with trees
ISLAMABAD: A strong storm that struck Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday evening wreaked havoc on the city, uprooting hundreds of trees and causing widespread damage.
The storm, which the Met Office said raged in at a speed of approximately 148 kph, disturbed traffic.
Such was the intensity...
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280 people have died so far in flood-hit areas
ISLAMABAD: The death toll in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan and Sindh has reached 280, said National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen (r) Farooq Ahmad Khan, while addressing a press conference on Friday.
He said 157 people were still missing in the areas, but the...
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Use of over 90% injections irrational: doctors
By Jamila Achakzai
ISLAMABAD: A vast majority of patients in Pakistan still prefer injections to taking medicines orally, but experts say most of the injections are administered unnecessary and this practice should be avoided. They warn that the overuse of injections is increasing at an...
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Retaliation
Activists of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal thrash movie posters during a demonstration on Murree Road against the operation on Lal Masjid. online
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