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18 Khasadars dead in suicide attack

February 11, 2010
18 Khasadars dead in suicide attack

KHYBER AGENCY At least 18 personnel of Khasadar Force including Line Officer Jamrud were killed and 12 others got injured when a suicide bomber rammed his car laden with explosives into a patrol vehicle here at Wazirdand area near Karkhano Check Post on Wednesday. Assistant Political Agent Jamrud, ...

Accountability Bill to reflect masses' aspirations: Gilani

Accountability Bill to reflect masses' aspirations: Gilani

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday assured the National Assembly that the upcoming Accountability ...

10 killed in tunnel collapse

10 killed in tunnel collapse

February 11, 2010

QUETTA At least 10 drug addicts were killed and another was wounded after a tunnel collapsed at Jail Road of Quetta on ...

International
Afghans stun Irish on opening day of shocks

Afghans stun Irish on opening day of shocks

February 11, 2010

DUBAI (AFP) Afghanistans seemingly inexorable rise in the cricket world took another step in the right direction here on Tuesday ...

No sweat for Djokovic in first round romp

No sweat for Djokovic in first round romp

February 11, 2010

ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands) (AFP) Novak Djokovic began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy ...

Riesch hopeful as Vonn eyes Vancouver treble

Riesch hopeful as Vonn eyes Vancouver treble

February 11, 2010

WHISTLER (Canada) (AFP) American skier Lindsey Vonn is finding it hard to contain her excitement after putting the finishing ...

China juggernaut faces Korean roadblock

February 11, 2010

VANCOUVER (AFP) - China and South Korea headline Asian hopes at the Winter Olympics starting Friday, with the once-supreme Japan ...

Haas advances as Roddick readies for action

February 11, 2010

SAN JOSE (California) (AFP) Fourth-seeded German Tommy Haas needed a tiebreaker to get past wild card Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 ...

Teachers, students increasingly under attack: UNESCO

February 11, 2010

UNITED NATIONS A new report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found that ...

Clashes over arrest of Sri Lanka ex-Army Chief

February 11, 2010

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands of Sri Lankans, protesting the arrest of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, clashed with ...

Iran shuns US isotopes offer as sanctions clock ticks

February 11, 2010

TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday spurned a US offer to supply it with medical isotopes if it stops further enriching ...

Yemen nears deal to end war with rebels

February 11, 2010

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen is close to reaching a deal with northern rebels, a government official said on Wednesday, aiming to end ...

Somali clashes kill 24

February 11, 2010

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Violence in Mogadishu killed at least 24 people Wednesday, and thousands of Somalis fled the capital ...

War deaths 'increasing' ahead of Afghan assault

February 11, 2010

OUTSKIRTS OF MARJAH, Afghanistan (AFP) - The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that war casualties were increasing around a Taliban ...

Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail: United Nations

February 11, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - Efforts to persuade Afghanistans farmers to stop growing illegal opium have failed in the past year, the United ...

Fresh snow misery hits eastern US

February 11, 2010

NEW YORK - The second major snowstorm in a week swept up the U.S. East Coast, piling on already snowbound Washington, where most ...

Lebanese PM warns of escalating Israeli threat

February 11, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft are making daily incursions into Lebanese air space, creating a very dangerous situation, ...

Palestinians arrest Al-Qaeda suspects

February 11, 2010

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian security forces have for the first time arrested a suspected cell of Al-Qaeda ...

Business
Remittances rise over 21pc to $5.2b

Remittances rise over 21pc to $5.2b

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis continued to show a rising trend as an amount of $5,198.13 million was ...

Inflation may rise to 16pc: PIDE survey

Inflation may rise to 16pc: PIDE survey

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Government policies are not sufficient to curb the soaring inflation, as it is expected to be around 16.50 percent in ...

Rains to boost wheat output

Rains to boost wheat output

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistans wheat output may be a million tonnes more than recent forecasts after rains in the past week ...

Oil prices extend gains

February 11, 2010

LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rose further on Wednesday, mirroring rebounding global stock markets, as hopes grew for a ...

Accord for ECO Reinsurance Co inked

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The signing ceremony of Articles of Agreement for the establishment of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) ...

KSE 100-index loses another 53 points

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - The equity market witnessed another dull day on Wednesday because of higher than expected inflation figures, which were ...

Debt-laden Greece crippled by public workers strike

February 11, 2010

ATHENS (AFP) - A strike by Greek civil servants Wednesday brought the debt-laden country to a halt amid reports that Germany is ...

IMO gets payment out of rules

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has paid the outstanding dues of International Maritime Organization (IMO) against the ...

BISP reducing poverty in Pakistan

February 11, 2010

UNFORTUNATELY the poor and underprivileged people of Pakistan have been suffering due to lack of a comprehensive social ...

Investment oppurtunities discussed

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - A four-member delegation from M/s IRG United States of America Wednesday visited Board of Investment and ...

Politics
India ready to resume composite talks: Shahid

India ready to resume composite talks: Shahid

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD India has accepted Pakistans stance and agreed to resume the composite dialogue, Pakistans High Commissioner to India, ...

Brig dies in convoy ambush

Brig dies in convoy ambush

February 11, 2010

PESHAWAR Two personnel of Pak Army including a pilot and a gunner are feared to be dead as their gunship helicopter crashed in ...

No Pak-India water war: Ranganathan

No Pak-India water war: Ranganathan

February 11, 2010

LAHORE Indus Water Commissioner of India G Ranganathan on Wednesday ruled out possibility of war between India and Pakistan over ...

NAB okays plea bargain of BoP scam accused

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Executive Board of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday gave approval to the plea bargain of Sh ...

Commanders review security situation

February 11, 2010

Islamabad Pakistan Armys top brass met Wednesday with COAS General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani in the chair, and thoroughly took stock ...

Finance Ministrys role in budget making reduced

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday decided that Government would present Medium Term Budgetary Framework for the next ...

Malik gets bail before arrest

February 11, 2010

PESHAWAR Additional Sessions Judge confirmed Interior Minister Rehman Maliks bail before arrest here on Wednesday. The Interior ...

UK forced to disclose CIA material

February 11, 2010

LONDON (Reuters) The British government failed on Wednesday in a legal challenge to keep secret US intelligence material ...

Indians instrumental in bringing 'justice' to Aafia

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The US government has reportedly used Indians with malafide intentions and prejudice against Pakistan in order to ...

US undecided on Pakistan offer to mediate with Taliban factions: NYT

February 11, 2010

NEW YORK - The United States has not made up its mind about Pakistan's offer to mediate with Taliban factions like the Haqqani ...

US urged to consider 'conditions-based' civilian N-deal with Pakistan

February 11, 2010

NEW YORK - An American expert has proposed that the US consider a conditions-based civilian nuclear deal with Pakistan as a way ...

'System can't survive anymore'

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, has said that present system cannot survive anymore, as even the rulers ...

SC directs ECP to submit record

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Election Commission of Pakistan to submit record and documents relating to ...

Troika sets agenda

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday apprised ...

Haqqani in Capital after Aafia case flop

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - In a bid to clear his position after he badly failed to pursue Dr Aafia Siddiquis case efficiently, Pakistans ...

Inflation up by 13.68pc

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The hike in electricity and gas tariffs in January last has exerted an upward pressure on general price level, as ...

Nisar seeks debate on PAC reports in NA

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Ch Nisar Ali Khan, who is also Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, ...

Nawaz regrets point-scoring

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday deplored the ongoing point-scoring campaign by certain political parties ...

DG ISI gets extension for one year

February 11, 2010

The government has extended the tenure of Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt-Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha, ...

Afghan avalanches kill 165

February 11, 2010

SALANG, Afghanistan, (AFP) - Rescuers recovered the bodies of 165 people killed by a series of avalanches on a treacherous Afghan ...

JUI-F wins Lakki by-poll

February 11, 2010

LAKKI MARWAT JUI-F candidate Naseer Muhammad Khan has won the by-elections for PF-75 (Lakki Marwat-II) with a heavy ...

Nato trawler robbed in Karachi

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - Unidentified armed persons Wednesday robbed a trawler carrying supplies for NATO forces fighting against Taliban when ...

India to test new 5,000-km Agni missile

February 11, 2010

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India on Wednesday said that it will test-fire over 5,000-km range nuclear-capable Agni-V ...

SC seeks report on murder of journalists

February 11, 2010

LAHORE The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the Interior Ministry to submit report on progress on investigations into the ...

Entertainment
Google Buzz launched in bid to topple Facebook, Twitter

Google Buzz launched in bid to topple Facebook, Twitter

February 11, 2010

GOOGLE has launched a new social network in a bid to take on community giants Facebook and Twitter. Called Google Buzz, the new ...

'Sleeping Beauty' who sleeps for two weeks at a time

'Sleeping Beauty' who sleeps for two weeks at a time

February 11, 2010

SHE is known to her family and friends as 'Sleeping Beauty - but her life is no fairytale. Louisa Ball, 15, sleeps for two weeks ...

Angelina Jolie visits Haiti

Angelina Jolie visits Haiti

February 11, 2010

ANGELINA Jolie began two days of meetings with Haiti earthquake victims in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee ...

Obama sings at WH concert

February 11, 2010

PRESIDENT Barack Obama on Tuesday night hosted a celebration of the music of the civil rights era, describing it as a movement ...

'Ingredients for life' present on Saturns moon Enceladus

February 11, 2010

SOME of 'the major ingredients for life are present on one of Saturns moons, according to University College London scientists. A ...

Dramatic images of WTC collapse on 9/11 released for first time

February 11, 2010

A TSUNAMI of smoke, dust and debris roars down the streets of New York City as the World Trade Centre towers collapse. These ...

Islamabad
NUML Registrar resigns

NUML Registrar resigns

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Brig (Retd) Obaidullah Ranjha, Registrar of National University of Modern Languages (NUML) who thrashed Prof Tahir ...

Roadmap of action plan for PWDs drafted

Roadmap of action plan for PWDs drafted

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs) leaders drafted the roadmap for the Implementation of the National Plan of ...

Health ministers pledge  to eradicate polio

Health ministers pledge to eradicate polio

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD A meeting of the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee on Polio met here on Wednesday to take stock of the polio ...

CDA to continue water rationing

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD After the recent spell of rain, city managers have adopted a wise drawl strategy from its water reservoirs and have ...

MoWD's programme for Women Day

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) Ministry of Women Development (MoWD) will hold a function A Milestone in the Struggle for Womens Rights to mark ...

Faiz's poetry a beacon of light for oppressed

February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) Faiz Ahmed Faiz has brought revolutionary changes to the way poetry was written, combining socio-political ...

Karachi
Previous government misused Zakat funds

Previous government misused Zakat funds

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - The audit reports of seven districts have unveiled the financial irregularities in the disbursement of Zakat money ...

Pak-Iran relations will be strengthened further

Pak-Iran relations will be strengthened further

February 11, 2010

At the heart of the Middle East there lies a country, which was recognised as Persia for over a century and after that it got its ...

PM to chair meeting on LG system

PM to chair meeting on LG system

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - Sindh Minister of Local Government Agha Siraj Durrani has said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has summoned a ...

Procurement Act discussed

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Wednesday held an important meeting at his Sindh Assembly Chamber and briefed ...

I want an honourable exit: Kamal

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that his tenure has almost finished and he wants to an honourable exit. Addressing ...

Sacking on political basis being reversed

February 11, 2010

KARACHI - PPP Sindh media cell spokesmen MPA Sharjeel Inam memon, Syed Ifran Ali Shah, and Fida Hussain Dhakan have said that ...

Lahore
Greg Chappel turns down PCB's coaching offer

Greg Chappel turns down PCB's coaching offer

February 11, 2010

LAHORE Former Australian captain Greg Chappell has turned down an offer to coach Pakistans embattled cricket team but reports ...

Afridi asked to appear before PCB probe committee

Afridi asked to appear before PCB probe committee

February 11, 2010

LAHORE The inquiry committee probing the reasons of Australia series debacle has asked flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi to ...

Pakistan set to take part in Hockey World Cup

Pakistan set to take part in Hockey World Cup

February 11, 2010

LAHORE The officials of the Pakistan and Indian governments are in contact to pave way for the Pakistan hockey teams ...

One player ruining team spirit and unity: Yousuf

February 11, 2010

LAHORE All the trouble in the Pakistan cricket team is just because of one player, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf has ...

Irshad bowls Lahore Eagles to victory

February 11, 2010

LAHORE Mohammad Irshad bowled Lahore Eagles to a 69 runs win over Karachi Zebras in the RBS National One-day Cricket Tournament ...

Govt believes in actions not slogans: Shahbaz

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the entire province was portraying the picture of ruins when the ...

Hydraulic failures in PIA planes

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - PIA aircrafts met hydraulic failures and technical problems five times within four days of this month, sending panic ...

3 killed in 24 hours: Lahorites left on mercy of dacoits

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - Dacoits went on rampage here in the provincial metropolis and gunned down three people while wounded as many on offering ...

Zakat committees corrupt, admits govt

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - The Punjab government on Wednesday admitted that the Zakat committees were corrupt to the core, and huge embezzlements ...

Flattery can do wonders

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - Flattery has a great role in politics and it can get one to anywhere one likes. This was opined by Punjab Assembly ...

Recover girl in 10 days, orders IG

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Wednesday directed Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Tariq Saleem Dogar to ...

Inquiry committee finds nurse rude with patients

February 11, 2010

LAHORE - An inquiry committee of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has found staff nurse Wajeeha working at Radiology Department behaving ...

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