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Vote counting starts in crucial Pakistani election
Vote counting got under way on Monday after a lacklustre turnout in Pakistan’s parliamentary elections, which passed off relatively peacefully despite fears of sabotage by…
Pakistan govt refuses to allow Bhutto march
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will not be allowed to hold a protest procession across Pakistan because it would violate a ban on political rallies imposed under the current…
Quake: Doctors rush to contain diarrhoea outbreak
Health workers rushed to contain an outbreak of acute diarrhoea among hundreds of earthquake survivors at a squalid tent camp, and the Pakistani army appealed to donors on…
Quake toll jumps to 79Â 000, say regions
New casualty figures from the South Asian earthquake have pushed the death toll to more than 79 000, regional officials said on Wednesday. The new numbers come as two strong…