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Nation bids adieu to Sarabjit Singh with state honors

May 4, 2013

The mortal body of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh was consigned to flames in his village with full state honors amid mournful emotions. Sarabjit Singh: Indian citizen from Bhikhiwind, Punjab. Inadvertently crossed the zero-line, bordering with Pakistan in 1990, in an inebriated ..

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Renowned singer Shamshad Begum passed away

April 24, 2013

Famous playback singer of Hindi film industry Shamshad Begum (94) passed away. Some of her popular Hindi songs to her name include Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar, Kajra Mohabbat Wala and Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re, Chod Babul Ka Ghar, Leke ..

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Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for the General Elections rejected for second time

April 10, 2013

Former Pakistan President Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for upcoming general elections were rejected for the second time. Pervez Musharraf had filed the nomination papers from four seats- Karachi, Islamabad, Chitral and Kasur. Why Musharraf’s nomination papers were rejected: ..

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Malala Yousafzai inks 3 million US Dollar deal to publish her memoir

April 1, 2013

Malala Yousafzai inked a deal for around USD 3 million to publish her memoir in a book, titled “I am Malala” that will be published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in the UK and Commonwealth and by Little, Brown in the ..

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Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso takes over as Pakistan's 6th interim PM

March 29, 2013

Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath as sixth caretaker Prime Minister of  Pakistan. Justice Khoso held that the caretaker set-up was not going to stay for more than the stipulated period and maintained that elections would ..

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Fact box: Kishenganga Project

March 28, 2013

Recently, India won the legal battle against Pakistan regarding construction of Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project in North Kashmir. What is the issue? Pakistan had pleaded before the Court of Arbitration at The Hague that India’s construction of Project over Kishenganga ..

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Pakistan’s civilian govt completes 5-year term for the first time

March 19, 2013

It was a historic milestone for the people of Pakistan as its Lower House — the National Assembly — and Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government both completed a full 5-year term. This is a first such achievement in the 66-years ..

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Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline

March 14, 2013

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace Pipeline, is a proposed 2,775-kilometer pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Background First conceived in 1989, the pipeline has been under discussion between Iran and Pakistan to enable ..