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Afghanistan security transition by 2010-end

Afghanistan security transition by 2010-end

LONDON (Agencies) World powers welcomed Afghanistans plan Thursday to take responsibility for its security within five years and persuade moderate Taliban fighters to renounce violence with a promise of a new start through jobs, according to a final communique issued after a major conference in ...


National News
Pak enjoy good record at Perth

Pak enjoy good record at Perth

Pakistan never loss a limited over international match against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth where the fourth match of the five-match series between Pakistan and ...

International News
Hillary, Europeans discuss Iran sanctions

Hillary, Europeans discuss Iran sanctions

LONDON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined four European counterparts in London on Thursday to discuss possible tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, a US official ...

Tehran hangs 2 'rioters'

Tehran hangs 2 'rioters'

AU force to stay in Somalia for another year

AU force to stay in Somalia for another year

Entertainment News
Will Smith wants to become US president

Will Smith wants to become US president

JADA Pinkett Smith has revealed that her husband Will Smith is seriously considering swapping his acting career for politics and is even considering one day running for President of the United ...

Hayden Panctticre explains her red hair

Hayden Panctticre explains her red hair

Granddaughter of Teddy Goldsmith found dead

Granddaughter of Teddy Goldsmith found dead

Business News
Oil spillage keeps Pak ports at OPRC level A

Oil spillage keeps Pak ports at OPRC level A

KARACHI - All three ports of Pakistan including Karachi Port, Port Qasim and Gwadar Port are still at level A of Oil Pollution Response Casualty (OPRC) Convention 1990, and have not yet attained ...

Pak, Iran to expedite 1000MW project

Pak, Iran to expedite 1000MW project

World oil prices below 73 dollars

World oil prices below 73 dollars

Regional News

Security fear likely to eclipse spring festival

LAHORE - While the terror fear grips the City, the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) without giving much attention to such apprehension, has planned to organise Jashn-e-Baharan (spring festival) ...

CM will write letter to Governor, says Sana

LAHORE - After a heated debate on the issue of shortage of judges in the judiciary and the resultant miseries of litigants, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the Punjab Chief Minister would write a ...

CM asks MPAs to give suggestions on development projects

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting of parliamentary party of Pakistan Muslim League (N) at Chief Ministers Secretariat, which was also attended by Senior Advisor ...

Rumpus over MPA's remarks against women

LAHORE - Punjab Assembly members setting aside solid commitment against mudslinging on each other Thursday threw the House into an utter disorder on the remarks of PML-N MPA Dr Ashraf Chauhan on ...

A 'planted debate'

LAHORE - Many would be familiar with the phraseology of planted stories, often used to question the veracity of news stories in both print and electronic media; but the term planted debate was heard ...

Rs30.15m scam unearthed in highway patrol police

LAHORE - A scam of Rs30.15 millions has unearthed in the fixation of 250 vehicles of Punjab Highway Patrol in the end of 2008, The Nation learnt on Thursday. As per details, Advisor to Chief ...

Iron thieves expose Railways police performance

LAHORE-Iron thieves have exposed the performance of Pakistan Railways police, which has failed to check the rapidly growing theft incidents in all the sections of the departments due to insufficient ...

Pakistan, Australia U-19 World Cup final tomorrow

LAHORE It is a battle between former champions as Australia and Pakistan go head to head in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 final at Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch tomorrow (Saturday). ...

Mystery shrouds Razzaq's IPL future

LAHORE Confusion reigned supreme over Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaqs participation in this years Indian Premier League as Deccan Chargers denied signing him amid reports that the player has been ...

Holders Pakistan open campaign against Sri Lanka today

LAHORE Arif Mehmood - led Pakistan, on the verge of making hat-trick of gold medals, will take on Sri Lanka when the 16-Match football tournament of the 11th South Asian Games 2010 will explode into ...

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Shelve Chashma-Jehlum power plant: MPs

KARACHI - Describing setting of a proposed controversial power plant at Chashma-Jehlum Link canal as a potential threat to the solidarity of the federation, the Sindh Assembly through a resolution, ...

Police baton-charge protesters

KARACHI - Police on Thursday baton-charged and fired tear gas to disperse a big rally of protestors who were trying to proceed to Sindh Assembly building here on Thursday morning. Around 200 ...

Reopening of money-laundering case ordered

KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the reopening of the fraud case against Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, head of the ARY International Money Exchange Group based in Dubai and Hussain Lawai, ...

Funds delay hinders sewerage plan execution

KARACHI - The funds of Greater Karachi Sewerage Plan S-III is continuously being delayed due to which one of the important projects of the City could not be initiated, sources said. The releasing of ...

Speakers highlight sacrifices of Imam Hussain (RA)

KARACHI - Karachi University (KU) observed Yum-e-Imam Hussain (RA) on Thursday at the varsity campus to pay tribute to the grand sacrifices of martyrs of Karbala. A large number of students attended ...

Transporters demand compensation of burnt vehicles

KARACHI - A group of transporters on Thursday expressed concern over the continuous delay in the compensation of burnt vehicles. These vehicles were burnt during the unrest after the assassination of ...

Quratul Ain, Abeera in KTTA Championship final

KARACHI Islamia Clubs Quratul Ain will face Abeera Ali for top honour of womens singles in the 37th Karachi Table Tennis Championships after they won their pre-finals late on Wednesday evening here ...

Ahsan clinches Junior Snooker title

KARACHI Muhammad Ahsan Javaid, a student from Faisalabad, emerged as new NJI national junior under-21 snooker champion when he recorded one-sided victory in the final by five frames to three over ...

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New transport for Capital on the cards

ISLAMABAD A transport plan is under way which would be materialised in two phases to provide a comfortable public transport system to the citizens of the capital on special directions of the Prime ...

Vilification campaign against judiciary

ISLAMABAD An unknown group of lawyers community has launched a vilification campaign against superior judiciary followed by the defiant speech of premier Gilani in National Assembly. The said ...

FGCW students awarded degrees

ISLAMABAD - About 539 students were awarded graduation and post graduation degrees at the 39th Convocation of Federal Government College for Women (FGCW), here at F-7/2, on Thursday. Advisor to Prime ...

Rain drops welcomed

ISLAMABAD The residents of the twin cities took a sigh of relief on Thursday as nature broke an almost four-month long dry spell in the region. Visitors were seen thronging parks and other ...

Smuggling bid foiled; two arrested

RAWALPINDI Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), Rawalpindi foiled two attempts to smuggle narcotics from NWFP to Punjab and arrested two smugglers including a lady here on Thursday. According to details, the ...

Kundi all praise for Capital police

ISLAMABAD Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, Thursday, admired the role of security forces as well as Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) in the present scenario of terrorism for equal ...

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