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Dictatorship taking last breath: Shahbaz

June 09, 2008
Dictatorship taking last breath: Shahbaz

LAHORE - Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that though he did not believe in political victimisation, but a fair accountability of those who had indulged in massive corruption in the past eight years would be taken to task and the looted wealth would be ...

Musharraf not a constitutional President: Asif

Musharraf not a constitutional President: Asif

June 09, 2008

JEDDAH (APP) - PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari maintained that his party does not acknowledge Pervez Musharraf as a ...

Package not person-specific, says Gilani

Package not person-specific, says Gilani

June 09, 2008

JEDDAH (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said the proposed constitutional package does not relate to any ...

Biometric system to restart at border

Biometric system to restart at border

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik has said Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to resume biometric ...

International
Afghan mujahideen commander faces drug charges in NY

Afghan mujahideen commander faces drug charges in NY

June 09, 2008

NEW YORK - An Afghan mujahideen commander says he was duped into coming to the U.S. to help authorities fight the Taliban and was ...

Afridi, Riaz bowl Pakistan to victory

Afridi, Riaz bowl Pakistan to victory

June 09, 2008

DHAKA (AFP) - Shahid Afridi and Wahab Riaz shared six wickets to script Pakistan's emphatic 70-run victory over Bangladesh in the ...

Nadal crushes Federer in final

Nadal crushes Federer in final

June 09, 2008

PARIS (AFP) - Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the French Open final for the third year running on Sunday and joined ...

Italy have an edge over Netherlands

June 09, 2008

S PERVEZ QAISER Two-time champions France are the favourite to win their first match of the 13th Euro Cup Football tournament ...

Sidebottom seals series win for England

June 09, 2008

NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Ryan Sidebottom's devastating spell of four wickets for five runs in 19 balls propelled England to an innings ...

Haji Gulzar claims to provide 5,000 jobs to youth

June 09, 2008

RAWALPINDI - Central Chairman, Pakistan Amn Party (PAP) Haji Muhammad Gulzar has said that he would provide minimum 5,000 jobs to ...

Iraq will not be used against Iran: Maliki

June 09, 2008

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday tried to reassure Iran over a planned security pact with Washington, ...

Laura Bush on surprise visit to Afghanistan

June 09, 2008

BAMIYAN (AFP) - US First Lady Laura Bush kicked off a visit to Afghanistan aimed at showing support for the war-ravaged nation ...

Khaleda, Hasina to be freed

June 09, 2008

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's army-backed emergency government is preparing to free the country's top two political party leaders ...

China quake lake still rising

June 09, 2008

DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - A swollen "quake lake" in southwest China continued to rise Sunday despite intensive efforts to drain ...

Israeli threat to Iran sparks backlash

June 09, 2008

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli officials on Sunday slammed a senior minister's threat to attack Iran unless the Islamic republic halts ...

G8, Asian powers urge oil production hike as prices soar

June 09, 2008

AOMORI, Japan (AFP) - Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in ...

Qaeda cell busted in Iraq

June 09, 2008

RAMADI, (AFP) - Iraqi police on Sunday dismantled an Al-Qaeda cell of would-be suicide bombers in western Iraq and seized 50 ...

Canadian cop dies in Afghanistan

June 09, 2008

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian soldier has died in an accident in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry said on Sunday. ...

Talks only with 'reconcilable' tribals, says Pak embassy spokesman

June 09, 2008

WASHINGTON - The new Pakistan government's strategy does not envisage negotiations with the terrorists or withdrawal of troops ...

Politics
Musharraf must show statesmanship: Haqqani

Musharraf must show statesmanship: Haqqani

June 09, 2008

WASHINGTON - Amid mixed signals being sent out by Pakistan's new government about President Pervez Musharraf's future, Ambassador ...

Mengal for scrapping  Gwadar Port, IPI projects

Mengal for scrapping Gwadar Port, IPI projects

June 09, 2008

BNP leader Akhtar Mengal has demanded of the government to end all projects including Gwadar Port and IPI gas pipeline launched ...

'Q' divided over 'long march'

'Q' divided over 'long march'

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) is divided over the lawyers' proposed long march for the restoration of deposed ...

BBC reporter among 16 dead in Afghanistan

June 09, 2008

KABUL (AFP) - An Afghan reporter for the BBC was found dead in southern Afghanistan on Sunday as authorities reported that 15 ...

7 die in Tokyo stabbing frenzy

June 09, 2008

TOKYO (AFP) - A man went on a stabbing spree Sunday in a busy Tokyo neighbourhood famed for comic-book subculture, killing at ...

Taliban claim attack on police checkpost

June 09, 2008

PESHAWAR- Amidst arrest of four alleged militants from a house in Tank City, NWFP on Sunday, Tehrik Taliban Spokesman Maulvi Omar ...

Pak movie fails to revive HK cinema

June 09, 2008

SRINAGAR (Agencies) - The first Pakistani movie screened in India in over four decades failed to revive the flagging fortunes of ...

Punjab government revives LG commission

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD - PML-N government in Punjab has revived virtually non-functional Commission for Local Government and Community ...

Iran sees oil at $150 a barrel this summer

June 09, 2008

TEHRAN (AFP) - Oil will hit 150 dollars a barrel this summer, Iran's representative at the OPEC oil cartel predicted on Sunday. ...

Elderly man finds match, weds 75-year old lady

June 09, 2008

KHANEWAL (APP) - An 85-year old man Abdul Ghani has contracted marriage with a 75-year old widow Asia at a village of district ...

7 security men freed in Darra Adamkhel

June 09, 2008

Seven security personnel, who were abducted by armed persons on Saturday in Darra Adamkhel, were freed on Sunday, reported BBC ...

Three killed in scrap godown explosion

June 09, 2008

GUJRANWALA (APP) - Three persons were killed while two others sustained serious injuries when a mortar bomb went off in a scrap ...

Entertainment
Ange's twins: The truth

Ange's twins: The truth

June 09, 2008

WANT to know whether Angelina Jolie has given birth or not? Well, the verdict is in... Ange's legal team has stepped in to set ...

Brain sparks

Brain sparks

June 09, 2008

PARIS (AFP) - Relentless evolution towards more intelligent species may have been driven not just by progressively larger brains ...

Keys keeps it real amid distractions of fame

Keys keeps it real amid distractions of fame

June 09, 2008

ALICIA Keys knows how to hold her own. In 2004, rap's G-Unit posse got into a chair-throwing melee with some fans at Hot 97's ...

Taylor & Kellie team up for new song

June 09, 2008

COUNTRY cuties Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler are teaming up for a new song on Kellie's upcoming album. The song is a "get back ...

Swedish diver describes brush with dragon in Indonesia

June 09, 2008

A Swedish diver who spent two nights marooned on an Indonesian island with four other Europeans told Sunday how she had to fight ...

Islamabad
Amir, Farhan to clash in CAS Squash final today

Amir, Farhan to clash in CAS Squash final today

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD - The final of the 19th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship will be an all-Pakistan affair as ...

Utility stores to be set up at village level: Wattoo

Utility stores to be set up at village level: Wattoo

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Primer Minister on Industries and Production, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo has said that government has ...

407 outlaws held in May

407 outlaws held in May

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABD- Federal Capital Police arrested 407 outlaws during May 2008, involved in robberies, burglaries, vehicle and motorcycle ...

Oh conviction, thy name is Shammi

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD - An exhibition of oil and water paintings of Sofia Hameed (Shammi) was inaugurated at Hunerkada yesterday. Entering ...

Zakat Council approves Rs 7.37b budget for 2008-09

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Central Zakat Council has approved the Zakat budget havinng size of more than Rs 7.37 billion for various ...

Pirwadhai bus stands depict misery, negligence and ill-management

June 09, 2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pitiable conditions at  Pirwadhai Bus Stop - the major point connecting the twin cities with entire ...

Karachi
Asif's drugs case handed to Dubai attorney general

Asif's drugs case handed to Dubai attorney general

June 09, 2008

KARACHI (AFP) - An official inquiry into the drugs case against Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif in Dubai is over, with the ...

Chakki flour price jumps up to Rs 32/kg

Chakki flour price jumps up to Rs 32/kg

June 09, 2008

KARACHI - A substantial surge has been witnessed in the prices of flour in city once again as government seemed helpless to take ...

Provinces cripple powers of local govts

Provinces cripple powers of local govts

June 09, 2008

KARACHI - The provincial governments have crippled the powers of the Local Governments (LGs), causing hurdles in continuing the ...

'Inflation destroys pharma industry'

June 09, 2008

KARACHI - Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufactures Association (PPMA) has said that high inflation rate in the country and ...

Ex-Army men living in glass houses casting stones at their benefactors

June 09, 2008

Plato, the Greek philosopher who gave the concept of justice must be turning in his grave witnessing the ex Pakistan army men, ...

Public transport mess further worsens in City

June 09, 2008

KARACHI (PPI) - The public transport problem has further worsened in the biggest city and economic lifeline of the country, ...

Experts for establishment of tumor registry to detect cancer

June 09, 2008

KARACHI - Pakistan is in dire need to develop a "Tumor Registry," to ensure early detection of malignancies and protect lives of ...

Lahore
Shoaib appeal hearing deferred for a week

Shoaib appeal hearing deferred for a week

June 09, 2008

LAHORE (Pakistan) (AFP) - A tribunal hearing Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against a five-year ban has been put off ...

Belgium down Pakistan in  hockey opener

Belgium down Pakistan in hockey opener

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - Atrocious umpiring decisions helped Belgium carve out 3-2 win against Pakistan in the first hockey test at Dragon Hockey ...

Opp sets up protest camp in front of PA

Opp sets up protest camp in front of PA

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - The opposition in the Punjab Assembly comprising PML-Q boycotted the assembly proceedings for chief minister's election ...

Aitzaz unveils details of long march plan

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - President Supreme Court Bar Association, Ch Aitzaz Ahsan Sunday divulged the details and schedule of lawyers ...

Resources' dearth challenge for environment

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - In an attempt to create a deeper understanding of the crucial importance of environment, the Aga Khan Planning and ...

Getting a new CM

June 09, 2008

By the time these notes appear, Mian Shahbaz Sharif should once more be Punjab Chief Minister. This would bring to an end the ...

25 tax officers will be shifted to other districts

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - The Excise and Taxation Department Punjab has decided in principle to transfer more than 25 excise and taxation officers ...

Shahbaz urged to take revolutionary steps in agri sector

June 09, 2008

LAHORE - The businessmen and agriculturists on Sunday has said that a new era of development, good governance and justice will ...

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