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Khanzada's martyrdom: PM, others express profound grief
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the killing of Punjab Home Minister Col (retd) Shuja Khanzada in a terrorist blast at his Attock residence. In an official statement, the premier said: “The ...
Punjab home minister, 20 others killed in suicide hit   The News International
Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Home minister martyred in home town   The Nation
Firstpost
Daily Times
Calcutta Telegraph
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40 militants killed in NWA airstrikes
The Nation
Lahore - Pakistan Army aircraft swung into action and pounded hideouts in North Waziristan, killing 40 terrorists, hours after Punjab home minister was killed in a suicide attack on Sunday. Forty terrorists were killed and several injured in ...
PAF bombing kills 40 militants in NWA   The News International
Shawal air blitz kills 40 terrorists   The Express Tribune
'Restoration of peace encourages O&G firms to invest in Waziristan'   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Press TV
Ahram Online
Pakistan Today
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Search for crashed plane in Indonesia's Papua gets underway
Reuters
... * Map of Papua region: link.reuters.com/nak45w. By Fergus Jensen and Hidayat Setiaji. JAKARTA Aug 17 (Reuters) - Search and rescue teams prepared to scour mountainous, heavily forested terrain on Monday in Indonesia's eastern region of Papua ...

Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane found, no word on survivors   Hindustan Times
Indonesian plane crash: Debris spotted in mountains   CNN
Searchers locate wreckage of missing Indonesia plane   Fox News
The Guardian
Financial Express
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Govt summons Pakistani envoy as LoC firing death toll reaches 6
Times of India
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The ministry of external affairs summoned high commissioner Abdul Basit to express India's anger after Pakistani heavy artillery continued to pound villages along the LoC in Jammu & Kashmir killing a 40-year-old woman on Sunday, ...

Thousands flee Poonch as Pakistan's ceasefire violations kill six in two days   Firstpost
India giving befitting reply to Pak on ceasefire violations   Moneycontrol.com
India violated ceasefire 70 times since July: Basit   The Express Tribune
The Nation
Daily News & Analysis
Daily Times
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KP contractors arrested, misappropriated amounts recovered
The News International
PESHAWAR: Seven contractors have been arrested in tribal and semi-autonomous Frontier Regions (FRs) for taking advance payments for development projects which they either never launched or left halfway. The misappropriated amount was recovered as ...

7 contractors held over malpractices   The Nation
7 FATA contractors held for getting fake advances   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Institutional mismanagement: Crackdown launched against contractors, govt ...   The Express Tribune

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Joint operation by Rangers, police in Karachi leaves five militants dead
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: An operation by law enforcement agencies early on Monday morning against suspected militants in Karachi left at least five members of a banned organization dead, Express News reported. According to initial details, the Rangers and police ...

4 BLA terrorists killed   The Nation
3 BLA militants gunned down in Karachi operation   Daily Times
Karachi: 5 terrorists killed in Rangers, police joint operation   DunyaNews Pakistan
Radio Pakistan (press release)
Daily Pakistan
Pakistan Today
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First Haj flight leaves for Madina
The News International
LAHORE: The first special Haj flight on Sunday left for Madina Munawara from the Allama Iqbal International Airport here carrying 357 pilgrims. The pilgrims were seen off by Federal Secretary, Religious Affairs, Sohail Amir, Haj Director (Lahore) Saeed ...

Air India crew to get Rs 10000 'Haj incentive' to be on time   Mid-Day
Registration for low-cost Haj begins   Arab News
Air India to operate special flights for Haj pilgrims   Livemint
The Shillong Times
Siliconindia.com
Times of India
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Affected families form another body
The News International
PESHAWAR: The families affected by the Army Public School (APS) attack last year formed another body here on Sunday in the name of “Ghazis' Forum” with a list of demands to the government. Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, ...

Military courts   Daily Times
#NeverForget: Federal govt asked to apologise to APS victims   The Express Tribune

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Senate committees in search of space to set up offices
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Many of the Senate standing committees are in search of space to establish offices, as there is also a proposal to give live coverage to the proceedings. For instance, according to sources in the Senate Secretariat, in Australia, the ...
'Senate committees' issues to be resolved soon'   Daily Times
Senate Standing Committees' issues to be resolved soon: Raza Rabbani   The Nation

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50000 to jostle in 32000-capacity Dubai stadium for PM's address
Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on the first day of his two-day visit to the UAE. Modi will address a crowd of more than 50,000 people at Dubai International Cricket stadium which has a capacity of only 32,000 ...

On Day 2, PM Modi Will Address 50000 in Dubai After Business Talks in Abu Dhabi   NDTV
Day after Modi begins visit, UAE allots land for first temple in Abu Dhabi   Firstpost
On Modi visit, UAE govt allots land to build Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi   Financial Express
Moneycontrol.com
Times of India
The Nation
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