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Only 30 lawyers stage sit-in

June 15, 2008
Only 30 lawyers stage sit-in

Islamabad (Agencies) - Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan has compared the condition of Pervez Musharraf to a vehicle, which is completely shattered but its radio is on and playing. Addressing the participants of lawyers' Long March aimed at reinstatement of the ...

One dead as US missiles rain on SWA

One dead as US missiles rain on SWA

June 15, 2008

ONE person was killed as US missiles fired by a spy plane rained on South Waziristan on Saturday night, a private TV channel ...

Nawaz hints at more long marches

Nawaz hints at more long marches

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League - N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said the reinstatement of the deposed judges will be according to the ...

One-time tax on big houses, cars planned

One-time tax on big houses, cars planned

June 15, 2008

LAHORE-The Punjab govt has proposed imposition of one-time heavy tax on the luxury items including vehicles and residences in the ...

International
Pakistan overwhelm India to clinch tri-nation cup

Pakistan overwhelm India to clinch tri-nation cup

June 15, 2008

DHAKA - Pakistan defeated India by 25 runs in the final of the tri-nation series here at the Sher-e-Bangala National Stadium on ...

Bell tolls for Black Caps

Bell tolls for Black Caps

June 15, 2008

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ian Bell responded to the challenge of opening with an unbeaten 60 as England thrashed New Zealand by nine ...

Australia in complete control

Australia in complete control

June 15, 2008

BRIDGETOWN (AFP) - Openers Simon Katich and Phil Jaques batted through the entire morning period to help Australia fortify their ...

Rules relaxed for ball change after 30 overs

June 15, 2008

DHAKA - Agreeing to the complaints of the players that they were unable to watch the ball properly as it gets older, the ...

Ashraf's advice worked?

June 15, 2008

DHAKA  - In the recent times the Pakistan Cricket Board has been receiving advices from former captains like Imran Khan, ...

Big support for Pakistan

June 15, 2008

DHAKA - The Pakistan team that brought gloom to the Bangladesh fans here earlier in the league matches lifted them by flaying all ...

Holland cruise into quarters, France on verge of elimination

June 15, 2008

BERNE (Switzerland) (AFP) - France stood on the brink of elimination Friday after Holland maintained their dream start with a 4-1 ...

Buffon keeps Italy alive but only just

June 15, 2008

ZURICH (AFP) - A penalty save by Gianluigi Buffon spared Italy a second defeat of Euro 2008 but the world champions' involvement ...

Nadal makes Queen's semi breakthrough

June 15, 2008

LONDON (AFP) - French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached the Queen's semi-finals for the first time after out-lasting Ivo ...

Federer in Halle semis without dropping a set

June 15, 2008

HALLE (Germany) (AFP) - World number one Roger Federer is in Saturday's semi-finals of the Halle ATP tournament after racking up ...

US, France call on Syria to establish ties with Lebanon

June 15, 2008

PARIS (AFP) - The United States and France on Saturday jointly called on Syria to establish "friendly" diplomatic ties with ...

27 found dead in China mine blast

June 15, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) - Twenty-seven workers have been found dead while seven remain trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in ...

Six killed, 100 hurt as 7.2 magnitude quake hits Japan

June 15, 2008

KURIHARA (AFP) - A powerful earthquake tore up hills, fields and roads in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least six ...

US space shuttle lands safely

June 15, 2008

CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery landed safely in Florida Saturday, capping a successful mission to deliver and ...

Floodwaters swamp Iowa city, 20 perish

June 15, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, (AFP) - Rising flood waters swamped this central US river city on Friday, forcing residents to flee their ...

Damascus warned over Iran

June 15, 2008

PARIS (AFP) - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday jointly urged Syria to break with Iran ...

Baghdad minibus bombing kills two

June 15, 2008

BAHGDAD (AFP) - A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Baghdad on Saturday, killing two people and wounding another eight, an ...

'US to take 100 yrs to recover from Bush'

June 15, 2008

MADRID (AFP) - It will take the United States a century to recover from the damage wreaked by President George. W. Bush, US ...

Japan, China, SKorea take up NKorea at rare joint talks

June 15, 2008

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan called Saturday for cooperation on ending North Korea's nuclear drive as its foreign minister held rare joint ...

Chadian rebels seize border town

June 15, 2008

LIBREVILLE (AFP) - Chadian rebels fighting their way towards the capital Ndjamena took control Saturday of a town near the ...

Business
G8 for oil output boost to ease economic threats

G8 for oil output boost to ease economic threats

June 15, 2008

OSAKA (AFP) - World finance chiefs warned on Saturday runaway oil prices could imperil global economic growth, calling on ...

IMF to probe oil market and role of speculators

IMF to probe oil market and role of speculators

June 15, 2008

OSAKA (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it would investigate the surge in crude oil costs after the G8 club ...

Saudi Arabia plans to hike oil output

Saudi Arabia plans to hike oil output

June 15, 2008

NEW YORK - Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is planning to increase oil production next month by about a ...

Margin on coal imports to hit cement exports: aziz

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - Majyd Aziz, ex-President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has said that the condition of 35 per cent margin ...

Energy demand surges

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - The energy demand has increased sharply owing mainly to economic growth and the attendant rise in per capita income ...

Level-playing field for investors

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said the new democratic government was keen to attract ...

Government urged to withdraw 1pc rise in ST, 35pc L/C margin

June 15, 2008

KARACHI-  Siraj Kasam Teli, a leader of business community,  has urged the government to withdraw one per cent increase ...

Small traders reject budget; see more price-hike

June 15, 2008

KARACHI (PPI) - The small traders have criticised the recent federal budget, saying the raise in sales tax, levy of withholding ...

Pakistan one of attractive destinations for investment

June 15, 2008

RAWALPINDI (APP) - President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday economic reforms of the country are creating an enabling environment ...

Aptma seeks withdrawal of 10pc Withholding Tax on electricity bills

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to exempt the textile industry from the levy of ...

Politics
Indo-Pak judicial body for releasing prisoners

Indo-Pak judicial body for releasing prisoners

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - The Indo-Pak Judicial Committee on Saturday asked the two governments to set free immediately all the prisoners who ...

Pak wants to boost ties with Czech: PM

Pak wants to boost ties with Czech: PM

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed the desire to further strengthen the bilateral relations between ...

Haqqani for efforts to boost Pakistan-US ties

Haqqani for efforts to boost Pakistan-US ties

June 15, 2008

NEW YORK (APP) - Urging Pakistani-Americans to foster democratic values of respect and tolerance for diverse views among them, ...

Shortest 13-year-old in the world?

June 15, 2008

MULTAN - A man claims that his son is the shortest boy of the world in his age group and therefore his name should be included in ...

PPP not distancing itself from public demand: Sherry

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman on Friday said that in past it was only PPP that ...

Mily operation still on: Mengal

June 15, 2008

QUETTA - President of Balochistan National Party (BNP) and former Chief Minister Sardar Akthar Mengal has alleged that ...

Four American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

June 15, 2008

KABUL (AFP) - Four soldiers with the US-led force in Afghanistan were killed in a roadside bomb blast on Saturday, a coalition ...

Polio doctor abducted

June 15, 2008

Armed men abducted a doctor during anti-polio drive in Mohmand Age-ncy, reports BBC. Surgeon-doctor Ziaur Rehman Khalil of Govt ...

One killed, 13 injured in Tando Adam blast

June 15, 2008

TANDO ADAM, (SINDH) (PPI) - A boy died and 13 others injured, two critically, in a bomb explosion at a shop near Ghas Mandi ...

Taliban jail raid frees hundreds

June 15, 2008

KANDAHAR (AFP) - A desperate hunt was under way Saturday for more than 1,100 prisoners who escaped a jail in southern Afghanistan ...

Tehran rejects new offer on N-plan

June 15, 2008

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Saturday its answer to an offer from world powers over its nuclear programme would depend on how the ...

Entertainment
Mariah Carey's wedding is off

Mariah Carey's wedding is off

June 15, 2008

MARIAH Carey has reportedly called off her second wedding to new husband Nick Cannon because she can't get it funded. The ...

Walking a little can go a long way

Walking a little can go a long way

June 15, 2008

WHAT if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay ...

Pigeons show superior self-recognition abilities to three-year-old human

Pigeons show superior self-recognition abilities to three-year-old human

June 15, 2008

KEIO University scientists have shown that pigeons are able to discriminate video images of themselves even with a 5-7 second ...

Alba will be a strict mom

June 15, 2008

New mom Jessica Alba will practice tough love. "The baby isn't getting away with nothing," Romany Malco, who joins Alba and ...

Best friends

June 15, 2008

AS far as lifelong friendships go, Muschi thinks her large and loveable friend Maeuschen is the cat's pyjamas. The feline, ...

Carbon offset chocolate is candy with a conscience

June 15, 2008

CHICAGO (AFP) Want to buy a day's worth of carbon offsets with your chocolate bar? How about donating to breast cancer research ...

Islamabad
Traffic sense among drivers, public stressed

Traffic sense among drivers, public stressed

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Muhammad Zubair Hashmi said to maintain traffic discipline, it was ...

A saviour of nature on canvas

A saviour of nature on canvas

June 15, 2008

Fauzia Aziz Minallah's paintings being exhibited at the Gallery Civil Junction is quite a feast to the eyes of visitors. ...

Some development projects being put off

Some development projects being put off

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Science and Technology is planning to put off some of its development projects due to cut in the ...

Distressed Azeri woman seeks justice

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD - After excessive struggle of four years an old woman Farida Jaffery, hailing from Azerbaijan, now in Islamabad with ...

People want relief in commodities' prices

June 15, 2008

ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Former federal minister and president of Awami Muslim League (AML) Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that the common ...

Karachi
CDGK razes 1,500 illegal huts

CDGK razes 1,500 illegal huts

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) authorities on Saturday demolished around 1,500 huts at Katchi abadis in ...

Loadshedding makes  Karachiites' life miserable

Loadshedding makes Karachiites' life miserable

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - Hours long unannounced load shedding compelled the citizens to launch violent protest as angry mob attacked the KESC ...

Zardari meets PPP Karachi office-bearers

Zardari meets PPP Karachi office-bearers

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Karachi Division office bearers here on Saturday held meeting with PPP Co-Chairman Asif ...

Safari Park to get another elephant

June 15, 2008

KARACHI - City government has finally decided to upgrade the status of Karachi Zoo and Safari Park by inducting a number of ...

Marri seeks change in police mindset

June 15, 2008

KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri has said that in order to get solved the problems faced by the masses, it ...

PTI terms budget 'rich-friendly'

June 15, 2008

KARACHI (PR) - The Secretary-General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Dr Arif Alvi has said that the PPP government has ...

Lahore
Rs 17 billion proposed for poverty reduction

Rs 17 billion proposed for poverty reduction

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - The government has proposed allocation of Rs 17 billion for the 'Special Initiatives for Poverty Reduction' programme in ...

Accused admitted to bail

Accused admitted to bail

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - Justice Khurshid Anwar Bhindar of the Lahore High Court has admitted a zina-bil-jabbar accused to bail holding that the ...

CM orders statistical survey of livestock

CM orders statistical survey of livestock

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that in order to increase livestock production and to protect the cattle ...

Children Film Festival begins at Ali Auditorium

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - Pakistan's first ever nine-day Children Film Festival began at the Ali Auditorium, Ferozepur Road, on Saturday ...

PEC to be dissolved after irregularities figured out

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided to dissolve the Punjab Entertainment Company after figuring out huge number of ...

Confession before police carries no significance

June 15, 2008

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has held while accepting bail of a dacoity accused that confession of an accused person before the ...

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