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'289 people were killed for not getting Rs200m extortion'
The News International
KARACHI: The Baldia Town factory fire case took a new turn on Friday when a terror suspect from a political party disclosed before the seven-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that Ali Enterprise garment factory was set on fire by members of a political ...

Forgotten Tragedies   The Nation
Rangers' report blames MQM for Baldia factory fire   DAWN.com
Baldia factory fire was an arson attack: JIT report   Daily Times
The Express Tribune
Khaleej Times
Pakistan Today
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PM, COAS decide to step up National Action Plan
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Friday decided to expedite the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorists. The decision was taken during COAS ...

10616 suspects detained after APS attack   The Nation
Govt to continue funding army for capacity building: PM   Daily Times
Pakistan army chief meets Nawaz Sharif, discusses security issues   Economic Times
Business Standard
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Business Recorder
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'No solution but to persist with YouTube ban'
DAWN.com (blog)
ISLAMABAD: The government told the Senate on Friday that there was no way to block blasphemous content on video-sharing website YouTube without banning the entire site itself. However, the fact that hundreds of Internet users across the country continue ...

PTA not able to block all objectionable contents on YouTube: Anusha   PakistanHerald

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The Simla hindrance
The News International
Pakistan and India went to war over Kashmir three times since independence. At all those times, both were non-nuclear states. But now if the two countries go to war over Kashmir, it will be a war between two nuclear-armed countries. This fact places a heavy ...

Chinese president to visit Islamabad this year   The Nation
India is under illusions on Kashmir issue, says Foreign Office   DAWN.com
War of words continues between Islamabad, New Delhi   Daily Times
Business Recorder
The Hindu
Pakistan Today
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Nobody allowed to take law into own hands: IHC
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Hearing Mumtaz Qadri's appeal against his conviction for murdering the Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for his alleged remarks against the blasphemy law, a two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday observed that ...

Killer be treated as per law: IHC   The Nation
'Is criticising blasphemy laws blasphemous'   DAWN.com (blog)
One who violates constitution has to face consequences: IHC   Daily Times
Business Recorder
International News Network
Pakistan Today
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Obama pledges to work with Pakistan for regional stability
The News International
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to work with Pakistan for achievement of strategic stability in South Asia and viable peace in Afghanistan, as the United States underlined its strong and vital relationship with the country. “We will ...

Obama vows to work with Pakistan for Afghan peace   The Nation
Obama commits to working with Pakistan for South Asian stability, Afghan peace   Business Recorder
Pak finds passing reference in Obama's security strategy   Business Standard
Pakistan Today
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Shikarpur bombing mastermind 'almost identified': Nisar
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday informed the National Assembly that the mastermind of the Shikarpur suicide bombing had almost been identified. Sixty-one people were killed and over 50 injured when a bomb tore through a ...

MPs unconvinced of govt's steps against terror   The Nation
Mastermind of Shikarpur Imambargah bombing traced: Nisar to Lower House   Daily Times
Shikarpur blast: mastermind identified, Nisar tells National Assembly   Business Recorder
The Express Tribune
Pakistan Today
PakTribune.com
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Family of US hostage of Islamic State says hopeful she is still alive
Daily Mail
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The parents of an American humanitarian worker held hostage by the Islamic State group since August 2013 said on Friday they are still hopeful she is alive, after the group said she was killed in a bombing by Jordanian fighter jets.
US could not confirm killing of American hostage   Business Standard
US says no proof for IS claim American killed in airstrike   Zee News
Doubts About ISIS Claim That Airstrike Killed Kayla Mueller   NBCNews.com
CBS News
Brisbane Times
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Schedule for LG polls announced
The News International
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced that the local government (LG) elections would be held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in May, in Punjab in November and in Sindh in March next year. It goes without saying that yet ...

KP, Punjab to hold LB polls this year   The Nation
Sindh wants local govt polls next year   DAWN.com
New dates surface for LG polls in three provinces   Daily Times
Business Recorder
Central Asia Online
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Vice President Biden Won't Attend Netanyahu's Address to US Congress
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Friday that he would not attend the speech to Congress by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel next month, further escalating a diplomatic flap that has already soured relations ...

McDermott joins growing boycott of Netanyahu speech to Congress   seattlepi.com (blog)
Netanyahu Visit to Congress Threatens to Deepen Splits   Wall Street Journal
Two prominent black Democrats: We won't attend Netanyahu's speech   Haaretz
New York Daily News
Voice of America
Christian Science Monitor
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