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At least 3 killed, 6 injured in Peshawar suicide blast

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:57:29 PST

A suicide bomber in an auto-rickshaw blew himself up in Peshawar on Monday, killing three people, when police stopped him at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Peshawar, police said. "It was a suicide attack. The bomber was in a rickshaw and detonated his explosives when the rickshaw was stopped…

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At least 9 more militants killed, 13 injured during operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:56:22 PST

At least nine militants were killed and 13 others injured in the fresh action of the security forces in South Waziristan Agency areas of Makin, Ladha and Srarogha, a private TV reported Monday. According to sources, the security forces operation Rah-e-Nijat is underway in SWA against extremists. The security forces…

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At least 91 dead in El Salvador flooding

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:48:02 PST

Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town on Sunday, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 91 people, authorities said. Hundreds of soldiers, police and residents dug through rock and debris looking for another…

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Gorbachev opposes additional troops to Afghanistan

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:47:19 PST

Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has opposed the US� move to send more troops to Afghanistan by arguing that the �withdrawal should be the goal� and said the crisis needs to be addressed in consultations with key countries including India and Pakistan. �I think that what�s needed…

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Allied forces �may abandon most of northern Helmand�

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:46:51 PST

A new strategy for Afghanistan that could lead to a British troop withdrawal from a former Taliban stronghold in northern Helmand province sparked immediate controversy yesterday. According to a senior Nato source, Western military commanders in Afghanistan are considering a radical shift in policy that would see British and US…

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Nazim among 13 killed in suicide hit

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:06:20 PST

PESHAWAR � At least 13 persons including a former Taliban sympathiser turned anti-militant nazim of union council Adezai, Abdul Malik, were killed and 43 others got injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near busy livestock market here at Mathani area on Sunday morning. Police sources and eyewitnesses informed…

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Suicide attack thwarted in Islamabad

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:26 PST

ISLAMABAD - The police shot dead an alleged suicide bomber when he was about to blow himself up at a police picket here at Sector E-11. Police officials deputed at the check post on Margalla Road killed the would-be suicide bomber and recovered a suicide jacket from his possession, which…

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How much access has Pakistan given to US?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:11 PST

NEW YORK � Pakistan has denied having any understanding with US that would allow specially trained American units to provide added security for the Pakistani nuclear arsenal in case of a crisis, saying it was capable of dealing with any untoward situation. �Pakistan neither needs any American unit for enhancing…

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Army consolidates gains in SW

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:03:54 PST

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) � Twenty Taliban insurgents have been killed as military tries to consolidate gains in its offensive against the militants in South Waziristan, the army said Sunday. �In the last 24 hours, 20 terrorists have been killed and eight soldiers including an officer were injured,� the military said in…

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No talks on nuclear security: FO

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:03:23 PST

ISLAMABAD � Pakistan has neither held talks with US officials on the issue of security of its nuclear arsenal nor it requires any foreign assistance in this regard. �Pakistan�s nuclear assets are safe and secure. We, as a sovereign state, will never allow any country to have direct or indirect…

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No intention to seize Pak nukes: US

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:02:54 PST

ISLAMABAD � US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson has termed false the allegations published in the press that the United States has been negotiating �understandings� with the Pak military about the security of Pak nuclear arsenal. �These allegations are completely false. The US has no intention to seize Pak nuclear…

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Balochistan package soon, says Gilani

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:02:26 PST

LAHORE � Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was not a matter of winning or losing but a part of the reconciliatory politics pursued by the government in larger national interest. Talking to the newsmen at the residence of PPP Central Executive Committee…

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NAC a bid to protect NRO beneficiaries?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:01:54 PST

ISLAMABAD � After the government�s nosedive on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) issue, the legal and constitutional minds of Pakistan People�s Party (PPP) are now busy evolving a strategy in order to manage its fallout in case the apex court undoes it ab initio, resulting in the revival of all the…

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Musharraf says Afghan intelligence under Indian influence

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:01:22 PST

NEW YORK - The Afghan intelligence apparatus works under Indian influence and routinely blames Pakistan of harbouring the Afghan Taliban, who are actually based in and operate from Afghanistan, former President Prevez Musharraf said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "We have concrete evidence of Indian involvement," he said in…

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India deepens defence ties with Israel

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:46:29 PST

Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will undertake a 4-day visit to Israel from Sunday to foster defence ties. During the visit, Kapoor will hold discussion with senior Israeli Defence officials on enhancing the already strong military and strategic ties between the two countries. The defence trade between India and…

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Govt to continue policy of free media: Gilani

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:18:46 PST

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the PPP led government will continue its policy of complete independence for media. He was talking to Governor Punjab Salman Taseer who called on him at the State Guest House here on Sunday. �The strength of democratic institutions lies in the supremacy…

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Australia beat India in 6th ODI, take unassailable 4-2 lead

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:18:20 PST

Australia beat India by six wickets in the sixth one day international of the series at Guwahati and won the ODI series 4-2. Shane Watson was the top scorer for the winners with 49 runs. Harbhajan Singh took wickets for India. Earlier, Australian pace bowlers Doug Bollinger and Mitchell Johnson…

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12 killed in Nepal bus accident

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:17:32 PST

A bus veered off a remote mountain road and plummeted about 700 feet (200 meters) Sunday in western Nepal, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others, officials said. The accident occured near Hungasapur village, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Katmandu, and rescue teams were sent to…

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20 militants killed in SWaziristan: ISPR

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:16:57 PST

At least 20 militants were killed in skirmishes with security forces in South Waziristan tribal region in last 24 hours. Eight security men including an officer were injured during clashes. According to a statement of ISPR Sunday, security forces captured large cache of arms including machineguns during search operation in…

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Gilani invites Nawaz on Nov 12 luncheon

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:41:23 PST

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani invited Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on luncheon on November 12 at Prime Minister House,a private TV reported Sunday. Both the leaders are expected to discuss the present situation in the country and National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) among other issues in…

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MQM will end feudal, elitist system in the country: Altaf Hussain

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:40:54 PST

MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has said Muttahida Qaumi Movement will end the feudal and elitist system in the country. �After assassination of Quaid-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan corrupt people dominated the politics in country,� Altaf Sunday said while addressing Meet the Press in Skardu on telephone from London. The political dynasties…

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PPP govt to continue policy of free media: PM

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:40:11 PST

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said the PPP led government will continue its policy of complete independence for media. He was talking to Governor Punjab Salman Taseer who called on him at the State Guest House here on Sunday.�The strength of democratic institutions lies in the supremacy of…

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India worried over rise of terror in Pak, Afghanistan: Manmohan

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:09:39 PST

Worried over the rise in terror incidents in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday asked the global community to extend sustained cooperation for dealing with the menace for ensuring stability in the region. �We are very worried about the rise of terrorism in our neighbourhood, particularly…

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President, PM condemn Matni suicide attack

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:35:58 PST

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday strongly condemned the suicide attack in Matni, Peshawar and death of Union Nazim. The two leaders termed the attack that killed the UC Nazim Aydze Abdul Malik as barbaric and said the government will continue efforts to…

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At least 12 killed, 36 injured in Matni suicide blast

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:22:23 PST

A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban UC Nazim struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the UC Nazim and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said . The bomber also wounded 36 people outside a property of UC Nazim Abdul Malik on the outskirts of the…

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Only kins of judges getting relief: Gondal

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:59:50 PST

LAHORE - Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Vice President Munawar Iqbal Gondal has said that sons and relatives of judges should not be allowed to do legal practice within their (judges) jurisdiction to uphold the slogan of independent judiciary. Addressing a Press conference held on Saturday in Karachi…

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Pak-Iran ties to get boost, says Shahbaz

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:58:50 PST

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Iran is a brotherly country of Pakistan and their bonds will get stronger in the time to come. He said people of Iran and Pakistan hold close affinity on many counts as such their relations would cement further…

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NRO issue 'buried forever': PM

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:25:13 PST

PATTOKI - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said the issue of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) had been �buried forever�. He said the NRO was tabled in the Parliament in accordance with the Supreme Court�s verdict but the decision to withdraw the same had been made in consultation…

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ATC seeks proof against Mumbai suspects

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:24:00 PST

RAWALPINDI - Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No. 1 Saturday directed the prosecution to provide the confessional statement of Ajmal Qasab, the main accused being tried in India for allegedly launching the Mumbai attacks, and other documentary evidence relating to the seven suspects arrested in Pakistan for their alleged role…

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Sherpao for Pak-Afghan grand jirga

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:22:30 PST

ISLAMABAD - President Pakistan People�s Party (Sherpao) and former interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has expressed the view that the people to people contact between Afghanistan and Pakistan will greatly help eliminate the menace of militancy from the region. He proposed that grand Jirga with participants from both the…

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'Spy' becomes target-killing victim

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:21:00 PST

QUETTA - Some unknown armed men gunned down a person, suspected to be working for the agencies, in District Awaran on Saturday. According to reports, Abdul Ghafoor received multiple wounds and died on the spot after assailants targeted him with automatic weapons. The attackers managed to escape from the…

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Pervaiz Ashraf's arrest warrant issued again

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:20:17 PST

RAWALPINDI - A local court Saturday, once again, issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and others for not appearing in the court despite repeated summons. Magistrate Rai Afzal Kharral issued the non-bailable arrest warrants of Federal Minister Raja Pervaiz, and Shahzada Kosar…

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10 militants arrested in Kurram

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:19:24 PST

KURRAM AGENCY - The security forces arrested 10 suspected militants during a search operation in Lower Kurram Agency on Saturday. According to details, the security forces launched search operation after the imposition of curfew in Sadda Bazaar and apprehended 10 militants. Besides this, the forces got control of various…

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Nato airstrike kills 7 Afghan securitymen

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:18:19 PST

KABUL (AFP) - Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a Nato airstrike in remote western Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Saturday. �Due to a Nato forces airstrike on November 6 in Badghis province seven Afghan security personnel (both Afghan army and national police) were…

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'New' Osama videotape released

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:17:28 PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al-Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a US-based terrorism monitoring firm. �On Nov 6, 2009, Al-Qaeda�s as-Sahab Media released a new video from Osama,� it said without giving further details. Meanwhile, the new tape is the Pashto-language version…

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ML root cause of backwardness: Nawaz

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:16:45 PST

CHILAS (Online) - PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that repeated subversion of Constitution, imposition of martial law, derailment of democracy and lack of rule of law are the reasons for backwardness of the country. Addressing a public meeting in the area of Chilas Saturday, Nawaz said, �A person…

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Corruption costs poorer states up to $40b a year

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:10:39 PST

DOHA (Reuters) - Corruption costs developing nations $20 to $40 billion each year, while emerging markets and financial centres are increasingly havens for stolen assets, a top World Bank official said Saturday. Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said �concerted global action� by both developed and developing states was needed to stem…

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Hamas offers olive branch to Fatah

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:09:52 PST

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions. Sounding conciliatory after raising the political ante against Abbas following his call for national elections last month, Meshaal…

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Iran set to reject N-plan

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:09:13 PST

TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions. Under the plan thrashed out in talks…

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US army base plagued by suicides

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:08:21 PST

WASHINGTON - Suicides are a serious problem at the huge Texas military base in Fort Hood, Texas, where an Arab-American officer went on a spree on Thursday, records show. According to The Washington Post, 10 of the 117 active-duty Army soldiers reported to have committed suicide this year were stationed…

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Chinese PM reaches out to Muslims

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:07:22 PST

CAIRO (AFP/Reuters) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao sought to reassure the world�s Muslims about his country�s goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority. �The relationship between Chinese civilisation and Islamic civilisation goes back years,�…

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Impossible: Hasan's grandfather

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:06:44 PST

AL-BIREH, West Bank, (Reuters) - The grandfather of a US Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act. �He is a doctor and loves the US�…

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UNSC urges Afghan govt to address challenges effectively

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:05:05 PST

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Friday called on the new Afghan government to effectively address the challenges facing the country, including security and good governance. Austria�s UN Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting, the Council President for this month, read out a Council statement to the Press after a closed-door…

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'UN not withdrawing from Afghanistan'

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:04:32 PST

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed, the other day, that the world body is not withdrawing from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there. Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that included Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council on the recent developments in the war-torn…

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Anti-malaria drive to continue till '12

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:02:29 PST

KARACHI - Sindh government has extended the period of the Provincial Malaria Control Programme for the next three years till 2012 with estimated cost of Rs471.789 million. According to officials, the project was originally approved by PDWP in September 2006 with a cost of Rs152.185 million for the period ended…

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KESC cuts 8,968 illegal connections

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:53 PST

KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), during its recovery drive �Name and Shame� campaign, disconnected 8,968 non-paying consumers in a week. FIRs had been registered against 7 domestic and industrial illegal electricity users. Addressing a media briefing here on Saturday, Zahir H Rizvi, director distribution, and Ayesha Eirabie,…

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Civil Defence faces funds dearth

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:15 PST

KARACHI - Despite clear-cut directives by the federal government, the Sindh government had not yet started the activities of Civil Defence department, sources informed The Nation on Saturday. One of the reasons of poor official working and not holding the activities in the department is stated to be not merging…

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JSQM takes out rally for Sindh rights

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:59:27 PST

KARACHI - The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Muhaz (JSQM), a nationalist party of Sindh, on Saturday took out a rally for creation of �Sindhu Desh� as a separate country and termed that the Pakistan has not served the interests of Sindh. The rally started from Mazar-e-Quaid to Tibet Centre on MA…

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Money won�t buy you love

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:58:50 PST

The recent fiasco over the Kerry - Lugar Bill and the aftermath that followed, had forced the American government to rush over senior diplomats and politicians to �explain and remove the misconception, misunderstanding and apprehensions� about the Bill, which are shared by many Pakistanis, including our army generals. All…

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Germs mingle most on palms, feet, forearms

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:58:07 PST

KARACHI (PPI) - A new atlas of bacterial life on and within the human body has uncovered the fact that your palms, feet and forearms are a veritable United Nations of germs. The scientists, using sophisticated gene-sequencing technologies, pinpointed specific bacterial types and where they like to thrive on and…

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DHRP decides to expand protest camp

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:50 PST

ISLAMABAD - The Defence of Human Rights Pakistan (DHRP) has decided to contact all missing persons� relatives across the country to expand its protest camp organised in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan following their principled stance of recovery of missing persons. The deadline of Interior Ministry of…

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PTV union demands ZTBL employees' reinstatement

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:08 PST

ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Television (PTV) Workers Association held a protest demonstration to express solidarity with the workers of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) demanding of their reinstatement here on Saturday. The protestors were holding placards inscribed with slogans like �sack the incompetent President of ZTBL�, �reinstate the sacked office-bearers of CBA…

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Kh Asif urged to tender apology

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:54:25 PST

ISLAMABAD - All chapters of Khawateen Mahaz-e-Amal or Women Action Forum (WAF) have expressed outrage at PML-N MNA Khawaja Asif�s outburst against women MNAs on special seats, as he labeled them holder of �khairati (charity) seats� during the National Assembly session on November 5, says a press release. In a…

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Seven outlaws held

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:53:37 PST

ISLAMABAD - The city police arrested seven accused involved in selling of liquor and weapons and recovered liquor and weapons from their possession. A police spokesman said that Islamabad Police arrested seven accused involved in selling liquor and police recovered 11 bottles of liquor and five illegal pistols along with…

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CDA holds mock rescue demonstration

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:53:03 PST

ISLAMABAD - The Directorate of Emergency and Disaster Management personnel of CDA conducted a fire drill and mock rescue exercise here on Saturday. The successful mock exercise was conducted on very small scale by the CDA and no other civic departments participated in the adventure, as it was just a…

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CDA awards NOC to FGEHF

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:18 PST

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has awarded No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) for construction of apartments in Sector G-13. Sources in FGEHF said the organisation plans to construct about 1,600 apartments, a pressing requirement to provide housing to the low-income…

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Vettori delighted over New Zealand's turnaround

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:44 PST

ABU DHABI (AFP) � New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes his team�s conscious effort to improve in key areas helped them beat Pakistan and level their three-match series at 1-1. They may have been beaten by 138-runs in the first match on Tuesday but the Black Caps hit back with…

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PCB governing board approves Rs 1.45b budget

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:02 PST

LAHORE � The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) governing board has approved a budget of Rs 1.45 billion for the year 2009-10 after a delay of about five months. The approval was disclosed in the meeting held here at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) under the chairmanship of PCB chief…

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Abu Dhabi offers to host all PCB matches for three years

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:48:28 PST

ABU DHABI � The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been offered to make its home base in Abu Dhabi for three years, this was revealed by Dilawar Mani, the Abu Dhabi Cricket Club (ADCC) chief. Speaking to this scribe at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here, he said, �we…

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Pak-India Challenge Dangal in Dec

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:48 PST

LAHORE � A Challenge Cup Dangal featuring Pakistan and Indian wrestlers will be held here next month with top wrestlers of the country seen in action. Addressing a press conference here, Pervaiz Shahid, chairman CMC Bank Alfalah, said that the competition will be held at Lahore on December 13…

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Federer faces school friend Chiudinelli

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:10 PST

BASEL (Switzerland) (AFP) � Roger Federer puts an 18-match win streak at his home Swiss Indoors tournament on the line Saturday against old school friend Marco Chiudinelli in the semi-finals. The dream scenario in the hometown of both men will be the first for the pair in their tennis…

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Bilal, Tahir win Pairs Event

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:46:24 PST

LAHORE - The 13th Balijee Bridge Championship moves into the third round at the Lahore Gymkhana bridge tables and while the team event commenced at 3 pm yesterday and will be contested on Sunday and Monday to decide the champions for this year. The Pairs Event came to a…

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Beckham raring to play Champions League

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:45:35 PST

LONDON (AFP) � England midfielder David Beckham is relishing the chance to play Champions League football again once he returns to AC Milan on his second loan spell in January. Milan missed out on Champions League qualification last season but are on course to progress from the group stages this…

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India and China qualify for women's hockey WC

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:45:04 PST

Karachi � Former world hockey power India and the fast emerging Peoples Republic of China have qualified for the women�s world hockey cup which will be played in Rosario Argentina in 2010 after the two teams qualified for the final of the women�s Asia cup now in its final stages…

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Ancelotti confident ahead of United acid test

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:44:12 PST

LONDON (AFP) � Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti knows his first Premier League clash with Manchester United will provide the acid test of his title credentials, but he believes the champions have weaknesses that can be exploited in Sunday�s summit meeting. Ancelotti�s side have become the top pick to win the…

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PIA outpace PAF 4-2; Navy keep hopes alive

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:43:21 PST

LAHORE � PIA put up impressive display in first session to outpace PAF 4-2 in the Pakistan Premier Football League thriller at Shadab Football Stadium, FB Area. While Navy also sealed three full points and regained third spot in the table when they earned exciting 3-2 win over HBL at…

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6th decennial Agri Census to start from December

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:38:34 PST

LAHORE - The Pakistan government has decided to carry out sixth decennial Agricultural Census 2010 across the country, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The planning and preparatory work of this nationwide exercise has been completed by the Agricultural Census Organisation (ACO), an attached department of the Statistics…

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FBR sales tax system to remain suspended till Jan 1

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:37:57 PST

KARACHI - Member Domestic Operations (South), Federal Board of Revenue, on the demand raised by the Chairman Businessmen Group and former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdul Majid Haji Muhammad announced pending of �non-active or active but risky� status in e-profile, remove…

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Gold shines as records smashed

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:37:01 PST

LONDON (AFP) - Gold prices struck a series of record highs this week, eventually spiking above 1,100 dollars for the first time, as Asian central banks snapped up the precious metal as an alternative to the dollar. PRECIOUS METALS: The price of gold hit a record high above 1,100 dollars…

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2,500MW to be added in national grid soon: Minister

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:36:11 PST

PATTOKI (APP)- Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that 2500 MW from Independent Power Plants (IPPs) and Rental Power Plants (RPPs) would be added in the national grid within next three month. Talking to media at inauguration ceremony of 200MW Nishat Power Plant worth USD…

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RCCI for relief to flour industry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:35:29 PST

RAWALPINDI (APP) - Paresident Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Kashif Shabbir on Saturday �suggested that flour mills should be given subsidy on wheat prices and electricity tariff so this industry could get some relief and earn reasonable profits.� This would also help the masses in purchasing wheat at…

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PTA to make SIM enquiry 668 free

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:34:39 PST

KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to make the SIM information enquiry 668 free in order to facilitate the mobile subscribers more than usual, sources told The Nation. It was told that the inquiry charges are Rs 2/- and to facilitate the currently 95.54m mobile subscribers PTA…

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Housing shortage in Pakistan blowing out of proportion

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:34:00 PST

KARACHI - The housing shortage in Pakistan is blowing out of proportion and to address this serious problem, government, banks and OFI�s would have to take drastic measures. This was stated by Engr Farooq-uz-Zaman while talking to the delegation of Pakistan Mortgage Association headed by Abrar Ameen on their…

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Palm oil imports decline by 33pc in September

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:33:24 PST

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Imports of palm oil into the country decreased by 32.99 percent during the first three months of current financial year as against the imports recorded during the corresponding period of last year. Palm oil imports were recorded at US$.253.373 million during July-September, 2009-10 as against the imports…

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Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:32:54 PST

KARACHI (APP) - Shipping activity remained active at Port Qasim where four ships scheduled to load/offload Containers, 40,074 tones Cement and 15,496 tones Palm were berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal and Liquid Cargo Terminal respectively on Friday. Meanwhile, another container ship also arrived at outer anchorage…

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Pak, Cuba to cement economic cooperation

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:32:22 PST

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Deputy Speaker, Faisal Karim Kundi, Saturday said that Pakistan and Cuba enjoyed cordial relations and both countries have similar views on major regional and global issues. He expressed these views while talking to the Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, Marcos F. Rodrigues Costa, who called on…

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Jackson vexed over not buried next to Marilyn Monroe

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:29:45 PST

MICHAEL Jackson is annoyed he was not buried alongside Marilyn Monroe, according to a medium. Derek Acorah claims he was contacted by the star during a televised seance and reduced fans to tears with his account of the singer adapting to spiritual life. Acorah said the singer wished he had…

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Katie gets whopping sum for reality show

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:29:11 PST

BRITISH glamour model Katie Price has been offered upto half a million pounds to appear in the reality show I�m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here. The reality TV star has been offered 4,50,000 pounds to return to the series which revolves around a group of celebrities stranded in a…

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Pamela's sons want to live in trailer

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:28:32 PST

FORMER �Baywatch� star Pamela Anderson�s children are so fond of living in her trailer that they don�t want to move back to their Malibu mansion when refurbishment work is over. The blonde bombshell almost went bankrupt trying to renovate her Malibu home, but says that Brandon, 13, and Dylan, 11,…

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Comic books are good for children's learning

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:27:57 PST

PARENTS should not �look down� on comics as they are just as good for children as reading books, a new study claims. Researchers believe they can benefit from tales about the caped crusader, Superman and even Dennis the Menace in the same way they can from reading other types…

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Daredevil mother becomes record-breaking base-jumper

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:27:28 PST

ONCE upon a time Heather Swan was a so-called �safe corporate mother�. Then the boardroom executive reached her 40s - and decided it was time for a change and a quite radical one at that because Heather is now a world-record holding base-jumper. These heart-stopping pictures show how the 47-year-old…

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What kids drink at five could affect weight at 15

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:26:58 PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young, study findings hint. Higher sweetened beverage intake, such as sodas and fruit and sport drinks, at age 5 years was linked to…

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