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Story of an Innocent Angel Killed by Doctors Hospital Lahore.
On November 29, 2009 at 3 am in the morning my 3 year old daughter, Imanae, spilt hot water on her wrist. My wife and I immediately took her to Doctors Hospital and Medical Center in Johar Town, Lahore. Although it was a very small burn, we chose to go to the hospital as our baby was in a lot of
Review of Five American National Terrorists apprehensiosn in Sargodha.
By Rauf Klasra Even in these testing times, when the prime intelligence agencies are unnerved in the face of their failure to trace the deadly terrorists before they strike at will, an unsung hero, who happens to be a common inspector of Sargodha police, is said to have made his department pr
TV channels agree on code of conduct – Dawn News
ISLAMABAD: Electronic media managers from eight prominent television channels have evolved first-of-its-kind voluntary framework to standardize professional guidelines regarding coverage of terrorism. According to a press release issued here on Thursday, representatives of KTN, Samaa, Dawn Ne
I didn’t come only for happy talk: Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday defended her decision to publicly air America’s grievances against Pakistan, saying that she had not come to the country for ‘happy talk’ alone. Her three-day trip, which ended on Friday, was aimed at getting frank, open discus
Pakistan ‘hard to believe’ on Al Qaeda: Clinton – Dawn
LAHORE: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton struck an assertive tone in Pakistan on Thursday, hitting out at its government over Al-Qaeda and calling for better management of the economy. Clinton has spent the last two days in Pakistan trying to bolster the civilian government and counter r
Moderate earthquake hits northwest Pakistan-Dawn
ISLAMABAD: A 5.0 magnitude shallow earthquake jolted northern Pakistani cities Friday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The tremors were felt in several northwestern Pakistani cities, including Peshawar, and the capital Islamabad, at 12:46 pm, chief
Suspected US drone kills 18 in Bajaur – Dawn News
KHAR: At least 18 militants were killed after a suspected US drone targeted a Taliban shura meeting in the Bajaur agency's Damadola area. According to local sources, a Taliban shura meeting was underway at the time of the strike and the Tehrik-i-Taliban's deputy chief, the notorious Maulvi Fa
Gilani chairs meeting on security: Operation close to achieving goals: Kayani
Dawn News: ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday chaired a high-level meeting on the security situation in the country, highlighting an unprecedented cooperation and coordination between the top civilian and military leadership. The prime minister assured that requirements
Talks over aid, militancy as Kerry meets Gilani, Kayani – Dawn
ISLAMABAD: Military sources said General Kayani told visiting US Senator John Kerry that the Pakistan army is not opposed to US assistance, but that there should be no conditions on Pakistan’s national security. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani met with US Senator John Kerry
Security blunder – Dawn News
Dawn Editorial : At a time when militants are using all means at their disposal to attack state institutions, there is no room for security lapses. Hence the recent report that police and army uniforms and paraphernalia are being sold in Kohat despite a ban is distressing to say the least. The
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