2015-02-02 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Nation   

4 militants encountered   
The Nation
KARACHI - Four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in a shootout with Crime Investigation Department (CID) of police on late Saturday night in MPR Colony, Orangi Town. According to the police, the militants belonging from the Khan ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Science

ABC Online   

People urged to think about impact of kitchen sink Hunter's wetlands   
ABC Online
Hunter residents are being urged to reconsider what they tip down their drains as part of World Wetlands Day. The Ramsar Convention, an international treaty to protect and conserve wetlands, was signed 44 years ago today, with the Hunter Estuary Wetlands ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Health

The Nation   

Polio workers escape attack in Peshawar   
The Nation
PESHAWAR - Amidst attacks on polio workers, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department carried out one-day polio immunisation campaign in Peshawar on Sunday where 754,000 children of 97 union councils were readministered polio drops.
One-day anti-polio campaign: KP HD administers polio drops to 754000 children   Business Recorder
Polio: 0.75m children inoculated   The Express Tribune
Bike riding banned as anti-polio drive kicks off in Peshawar   The News International
Pakistan Today   
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The Express Tribune   

Fresh polio cases reported in Pakistan   
Zee News
The first cases of the new year were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Dawn online reported. A health ministry official said that the new cases were reported from Nowshera, South Waziristan and Sindh.
Three new cases take country tally to six   The Express Tribune
Imran to open 'Sehat Ka Ittehad' campaign on Feb 8   International News Network

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Cancer surgery conference from 4th   
The Nation
LAHORE - Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan is organising 7th International Cancer Surgery Conference in Lahore on February 4-5. Over 500 surgeons from all over Pakistan will participate in the conference. Founding president of the society, Prof Arshad ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Entertainment

The Nation   

Miranda asks fans to vote her   
The Nation
She regularly espouses the virtues of natural products such as rosehip oil and noni juice - ingredients that feature in her skincare range, Kora Organics. And it seems supermodel Miranda Kerr was onto something when she launched the brand in 2009, after it ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Sports

The Hindu   

Maxwell leads Australian ODI win over England   
The Nation
PERTH - A career-best performance by much-maligned all-rounder Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to a crushing win over England in the one-day international tri-series final at the WACA Ground on Sunday. Maxwell took the highest score of 95 to help ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Technology

The News International   

Unverified SIMs   
The News International
The discovery of 5000 illegal SIMs in May 2014, held by just one apprehended terrorist in Karachi, came as a rude surprise to the otherwise highly informed Sindh Assembly. It is for just such occasions that Mir Taqi Mir wrote his famous couplet “jaane na ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Business

The Express Tribune   

Dar Knows Best   
The Nation
The government announced another reduction in fuel prices on Saturday, imposing a further five percent sales tax. They are making certain that the consumer does not get any relief from the fall in oil prices and the whole explanation by Finance Minister Ishaq ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan Pakistan

The Nation   

PTI and senate elections   
The Nation
The PTI is finally going to become part of the same parliament [by contesting the upcoming senate elections] that Mr Khan protested against and derided for the 126 days of his sit-in outside Parliament House”. Why would the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) ...

2015-02-02 Pakistan World

NDTV   

Strong push for Fahmy's release as Egypt frees Al Jazeera colleague   
The Globe and Mail
Canadian diplomats will meet again Monday with Egyptian officials in Cairo to press the case of imprisoned journalist Mohamed Fahmy, one day after his Australian colleague was released and Canada was told Egypt is actively considering Mr. Fahmy's ...