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Today's Headlines
- Pakistan News, Local National & Sports |
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| Grand jirga signs Hangu ceasefire accord |
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& A grand jirga, representing the Taliban, and Kohat’s regional coordination officer, who represented the authorities, signed a ceasefire agreement on Thursday and decided to resolve through talks all disputes arising out of the Hangu operation.
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| NATO was concerned by a spike in terror attacks but would not enter Pakistan to hunt down militants based there, the alliance`s Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told reporters in Kabul. |
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| Qureshi defends new strategy to combat terror |
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| & Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi forcefully defended here on Thursday Pakistan’s right to have its own strategy to combat terrorism, seeking at the same time international community’s assistance in improving the socio-economic lot of the triba....
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| Champions Trophy stays in Pakistan |
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to keep September’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan despite security concerns, it said on Thursday.
“The ICC board’s teleconference on the location of this year’s Champions Trophy has concluded.....
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| Singh assures Gilani issues to be resolved amicably |
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Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said he is confident that all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, including the Kashmir dispute, will be resolved amicably.
He was talking to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who had call....
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| Italian climbers Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones, who were rescued from the Nanga Parbat on Thursday in a daring operation, pose for a photograph |
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| NAB officers held for beating accused on SC premises |
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Two senior officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) were arrested and sent to jail for showing contempt to the Supreme Court by beating and humiliating an accused within the court premises on Thursday.
On learning about the inciden....
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| Finance secretary appointed by Dar eased out |
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& In a surprise move, the government sacked finance secretary Farrukh Qayum on Thursday and appointed Dr Waqar Masud to succeed him.
Former finance minister Ishaq Dar had appointed Farrukh Qayum a few months ago after removing Dr Waqar Masud.<....
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| Parliamentary secretaries |
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani appointed 14 parliamentary secretaries on Thursday.
The parliamentary secretaries, belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party, are: Mehreen Razzak Bhutto (health), Chaudhry Saeed Iqbal (communications), Ija....
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| A government worker pours adulterated milk into a river here on Thursday. Food products such as milk are adulterated by traders to increase their quantity. Over 2,420 litres of milk were seized and destroyed at various places across the city as part of the government’s drive against adulteration. |
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| US likely to grant non-stop flight rights to PIA |
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& During Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s forthcoming visit to Washington, the United States and Pakistan will sign an agreement to grant non-stop flight rights to PIA, sources told Dawn.
The two countries are also expected to conclude an a....
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| Musharraf offers ‘full cooperation’ to govt |
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President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated his resolve to continue in office and to extend full support to the coalition government in its efforts to solve the problems of terrorism and the economic downturn.
The president was talking to Sindh ....
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| Hopes for relief as world oil price falls |
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The government may revise the prices of petroleum products downward if the oil prices continue to decline in the international market.
Sources told Dawn that the newly-formed Economic Advisory Council has proposed to the government to provide ....
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| Trekkers cross the Ghondoghoro Pass which has been reopened by a mountain rescue team from Hushey and Machulu villages in Baltistan. |
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| Envoy to WTO resigns |
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Pre-empting his expected ouster, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Manzoor Ahmad has resigned at a time when the seven-year-old Doha Development Agenda is nearing completion.
Dr Manzoor, who belongs t....
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| Bush, Singh agree to forge ahead on nuclear pact |
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US President George W. Bush telephoned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday to discuss joint efforts to forge ahead on their countries’ controversial nuclear deal, the White House said.
“Both leaders expressed their desire to see t....
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Business News
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| 6m tons rice output this year likely |
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| Pakistan’s rice output should rise at least by 10 per cent to over 6 million tons in 2008-09 on a larger planted area, officials and growers said on Thursday adding that exports could top 4 million to.... |
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| Oil price Continues falling |
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World oil prices fell slightly on Thursday but held close to $125 per barrel, as Libya said it would halt fuel supplies to key energy customer Switzerland.
Libya is a member of the Organisation.... |
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| Trade policy called ‘India-centric’ |
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| The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on Thursday rejected the Trade Policy-2008-09 and announced that the opposition would take the business community into confidence to launch a countrywide strike as the p.... |
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