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Boy, what's in a name? Mobile, radio, computer...

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Mobile, radio, computer are names of instruments, right? No. In a valley in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, these are also the names of people.

People living in Kalash Valley name their child

In first, Pak SC indicts PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday became the first Pakistani head of government to be indicted when the Supreme Court charged the embattled PM with contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pak Cabinet reposes full confidence in Gilani's leadership

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Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday reposed 'full confidence' in Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani following his indictment for contempt by the Supreme Court, even as he said he did not want to be a 'burden' in an

Yousaf Raza Gilani in Pak SC on Monday, to lose power if convicted

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Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Sunday he will resign if convicted by the Supreme Court, where he is due to appear Monday to face contempt charges over his refusal to reo

Gilani in Pak SC today,will resign if convicted

Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Sunday he will resign if convicted by the Supreme Court, where he is due to appear Monday to face contempt charges over his refusal to reo

Gilani faces indictment for contempt

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Beleaguered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before Supreme Court on Monday to face contempt charges that could cost him his job and plunge Pakistan into a fresh political turmoil over hi

Pakistan Supreme Court indicts Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in contempt case

Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday indicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a contempt of court case for failing to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

There was tight security

‘2008 Mumbai terror attacks monitored-managed live by planners from Pak’

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The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks were reportedly monitored and managed live by planners from a rented house in the North Nazimabad neighbourhood of Karachi.

The attack carried out by 11 gunmen had kil

Pakistani boy jailed for stealing kite released

A 14-year-old boy detained by Pakistani police on charges of stealing a kite, was released after he spent a night in jail.

A sessions judge ordered the release of Arsalan, a standard eight student, h

'Benazir killed for backing Lal Masjid operation'

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Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated for supporting the Lal Masjid operation, an anti-terrorism court has been told.

Dawn quoted Magistrate Taufiq Ahmed, who recorded confe

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