Several others were wounded in the suicide blast in the worship place in the northwestern Mardan town.
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Blast in Quetta rally kills 25, injures over 100
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Grief, anger mark National Assembly session
Mr Sattar said the stand taken by Altaf Hussain and the MQM is not for a change of government. -
Govt may overhaul system of electricity billing
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World Bank, IMF agree to give $550m
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Track-II dialogue seeks implementation of CBMs
Participants at the Pakistan-India Track-II dialogue have called upon the govts of the two countries to facilitate talks. -
Malik against religious gatherings in the open
Rehman Malik urged the Shia community not to hold mourning processions in open places to avoid more suicide attacks.
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Pakistan suffers more bloody attacks
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Crash investigation
The families and friends of the 152 victims who died in the crash need to achieve a degree of closure. -
Sectarian violence
Perhaps it is time that checks were replicated at checkpoints along procession routes. -
Lahore attacks condemned
Above all, these are people who are neither sincere to themselves, nor to their religion, country or its people. -
Objectives Resolution
Through the 18th Amendment, the govt has restored a crucial portion to the Objectives Resolution. -
Delegates’ humiliation
Pakistan should officially ask the US for an explanation and the latter must conduct a thorough investigation.
WEATHER - PAKISTAN
Cities
MOUNTING AGGRESSIONS
Violent outbreaks among the survivors are impeding the provision of relief goods which are already too slow coming.
IN RETROSPECT
Will the acts of charity and extreme generosity continue even after the month of Ramazan is over?
POINT OF VIEW
The establishment of a democratic system is crucial if the government is to recover from the devastation of the floods.
TRAUMATISED
“We are still scared of the water, but if our home is rebuilt, we want to go back home.”
BUSINESS
“Unless people get seeds over the next few weeks they will not be able to plant wheat for a year.”
TECHNOLOGY
Some estimates suggest that India will have more than 1.1 billion phone subscriptions in the next two years.




