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Seminary fumes over publicising Sami’s fatwa in local media

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PESHAWAR: In yet another major set back to the polio programme, the Fata Secretariat lands in trouble for publicising fatwa (religious decree) of Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, in the local media through paid advertisements without the permission and knowledge of its administrator Maulana Samiul Haq. Maulana Yusuf Shah, a spokesman of Maulana Samiul Haq, […]


Polio vaccination refusals declined by 60pc in 2012: HRCP

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KARACHI: The polio vaccination refusals declined by about 60 per cent in 2012 when compared to 2011, says State of Human Rights in Pakistan, a report compiled by non-governmental Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). But Pakistan continues to be one of the only three countries in the world where polio still exists – the […]