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The military says it has cleared more than 90 percent of North Waziristan and killed about 3,000 militants.

"The premier and the JUI-F chief agreed that MQM's politics is unpredictable and at any time they can return to the assemblies," a PM House official said.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jawad S. Khawaja ordered the cancellation of all licences issued by the federal government to Arab royals for the hunting of the rare bird.

He was in his parked car at a traffic light in the eastern Bahadurabad neighbourhood when four gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on him.

The prime minister expressed satisfaction over the Pakistan army's actions against the terrorists.

Khabaristan Times cleverly shines a light on the country's conspiracy theories and obsessions.

Mushahidullah met the prime minister and explained his position with regards to his earlier BBC interview.

Strikes in two areas of North Waziristan killed 50 militants while strikes in the Khyber tribal region killed another 15.

The airstrikes came a day after a twin suicide attack at the residence of Punjab provincial home minister Shuja Khanzada killed him and 17 others in the country's east.