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Forces net 9/11 suspect's passport in SWA

October 30, 2009
Forces net 9/11 suspect's passport in SWA

ISLAMABAD As the military operation Rah-e-Nijat is successfully progressing against terrorists in South Waziristan from three different directions, security forces have discovered a passport of Said Bahaji, one of the plotters of 9/11 Twin Towers terrorist attacks on the US. Well-placed security ...

Clinton finds it 'hard to believe' Pakistan on Qaeda

Clinton finds it 'hard to believe' Pakistan on Qaeda

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dispelled the impression that America prefers India over Pakistan. America ...

SBP foresees gradual economic recovery in FY-10

SBP foresees gradual economic recovery in FY-10

October 30, 2009

KARACHI Looking ahead for improved outlook of the domestic economy, the State Bank of Pakistan has projected 2.5 to 3.5 per cent ...

International
Aitzaz deplores Dogar's campaign against judiciary

Aitzaz deplores Dogar's campaign against judiciary

October 30, 2009

NEW YORK - Aitzaz Ahsan, a prominent Pakistani lawyer and former Supreme Court Bar Association president, has criticised Justice ...

Radical Islamic leader killed in FBI raid: report

Radical Islamic leader killed in FBI raid: report

October 30, 2009

NEW YORK - The FBI shot and killed a man who was described as a leader of a radical Muslim group while eight men were arrested in ...

Taliban vow to intensify pre-poll Afghan attacks

Taliban vow to intensify pre-poll Afghan attacks

October 30, 2009

KABUL (AFP) - The Taliban vowed Thursday to intensify their attacks in the build-up to Afghanistans presidential election next ...

Britain flays evictions in East Jerusalem

October 30, 2009

LONDON (AFP) - Britain on Thursday condemned the unacceptable evictions of Palestinians in east Jerusalem and urged the Israeli ...

Militant killed in FBI raid

October 30, 2009

NEW YORK - The FBI shot and killed a man who was described as a leader of a radical group while eight men were arrested in ...

Dozens of security force members held over Baghdad bombs

October 30, 2009

BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than 60 soldiers and policemen, including 13 officers, have been arrested over twin bombings in central ...

East-west rift hampers EU talks on climate funds

October 30, 2009

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union efforts to agree a stance for global climate talks ran into trouble Thursday because of a ...

US scientist faces death for plot to spy for Israel

October 30, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A leading US scientist who had worked at the White House and NASA could face execution for offering to sell ...

'Bill Clinton nixed wifes VP chances'

October 30, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama seriously considered picking former foe Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate ...

Obama wants detailed Afghanistan analysis: WP

October 30, 2009

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama, working on his Afghanistan strategy, wants a detailed analysis of the situation in ...

DRS to be implemented during Lanka's series in India

October 30, 2009

MUMBAI Indias batting prodigy Sachin Tendulkar may have reservations over referral system (the ICC has named it as a ...

Shakib guides BD to victory

October 30, 2009

DHAKA (Agencies) Hosts Bangladesh eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second One Day International at the ...

Safina hobbles out, battles for Australian Open fitness

October 30, 2009

DOHA (AFP) Russias Dinara Safina hobbled out of the WTA Championships here on Wednesday, surrendering the year-end world number ...

WADA asks ATP for explanations after Agassi admission

October 30, 2009

LONDON (AFP) World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey has asked ATP chiefs to shed light on allegations made by ...

Manou to replace injured Paine for India ODI series

October 30, 2009

SYDNEY (AFP) Graham Manou will replace injured wicketkeeper Tim Paine for Australias one-day series in India, Cricket Australia ...

Business
Area under cultivation reduces to 1.1m hectares

Area under cultivation reduces to 1.1m hectares

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - The net area under cultivation of Pakistan has been declined to 21.2 million hectares from 22.3 million hectares due to ...

US exits recession

US exits recession

October 30, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy exited severe recession in the third quarter, posting the strongest growth in two years as ...

KSE losses continue as index loses 82 more points

KSE losses continue as index loses 82 more points

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - The KSE 100-index lost another 82 points or 0.90 percent on Thursday as selling activity grabbed the local bourse while ...

High cost of input, market prices responsible: Aptma

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - Market forces and high cost of input including cotton and PSF are mainly responsible for the increase in price of yarn ...

Businessmen flay gas tariff-hike

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - FPCCI and the entire business community have condemned action being taken by Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to ...

Agriculture sector needs focus to boost economy

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali Thursday said that agriculture sector should be ...

Govt to facilitate Pasco for paddy procurement

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - Punjab Agricultural Minister Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has said that government of the Punjab will facilitate and cooperate ...

Infrastructure, industrial corrosion cost Pakistan $3b every year

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - Pakistan has been incurring a loss of about $ 3 billion per annum on account of infrastructure and industrial corrosion ...

ICCI sees vast scope of trade with China

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan and China have vast scope to enhance bilateral trade and economic relations for which concerted ...

Asia must adapt to 'new world' despite fast recovery

October 30, 2009

SEOUL (AFP) - Asia is leading the way out of the global economic slump but must adapt to a new world of softer demand in major ...

Politics
Nawaz urges US to remove Pak concerns

Nawaz urges US to remove Pak concerns

October 30, 2009

LAHORE The display of incessant exchange of smiles, instead of fruitful talks, reigned supreme throughout the meeting between ...

Taliban blame Blackwater for Peshawar blast

Taliban blame Blackwater for Peshawar blast

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD (NNI) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud has blamed the controversial American private firm Blackwater ...

Drone attacks, NATO posts discussed

Drone attacks, NATO posts discussed

October 30, 2009

RAWALPINDI (Online) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani here at GHQ on ...

Consensus on multi-factor formula likely

October 30, 2009

PESHAWAR Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tareen said on Thursday that all stakeholders have agreed to a great extent to ...

Ban on live coverage of terror attacks proposed

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that councils of complaints have been ...

Opposition seeks details of NRO beneficiaries

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD Expressing serious concerns about the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), PML-N and PML-Q parliamentarians have ...

Sindh feudals drive police out of area

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD The kidnapping saga of Punjabi women taken into captivity in Sindh spun into further confusion, when a Punjab police ...

Pakistan welcomes Singh's stance on dialogue

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD The stalled peace process is likely to get a fresh lease of life as both Pakistan and India have once again agreed to ...

Peshawar blast toll reaches 108

October 30, 2009

PESHAWAR (Agencies) - The death toll in the Peshawar blast mounted to 108 on Thursday. A parked car packed with explosives blew ...

Islamabad's suburbs become criminal hideouts

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD - The unnoticed influx of criminals into the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), including its suburban areas, raises ...

US speeds military aid to Pakistan to fight Taliban

October 30, 2009

NEW YORK - The United States has quietly rushed hundreds of millions of dollars in arms, equipment and sophisticated sensors to ...

PAC directs to fix responsibility

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Planning and Development Division to fix responsibility on the ...

Parts of NWFP, Punjab jolted

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Strong tremors were felt in many areas of Punjab, NWFP and the federal capital on Thursday night at around ...

Iran delivers response on N-fuel deal to IAEA

October 30, 2009

TEHRAN (AFP) - Irans envoy to the UN atomic watchdog confirmed he had delivered Tehrans response on Thursday to a nuclear fuel ...

Sikh devotees ignore Indian warning; travel to Pakistan

October 30, 2009

DESPITE Indian governments warning on travelling to Pakistan, more than 200 Sikh devotees on Thursday went to Pakistan through ...

SC directs consensus on sugar policy

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday expressed displeasure over the sugar price report presented by ...

Entertainment
Jude Law backs with Sienna

Jude Law backs with Sienna

October 30, 2009

JUDE Law and Sienna Miller are reportedly back together. The British pair - who started a romance on the set of 'Alfie in 2004 ...

Little Miss Sunshine to play Helen Keller on Broadway

Little Miss Sunshine to play Helen Keller on Broadway

October 30, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage actress Abigail Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie comedy Little Miss ...

Bad driving in your genes?

Bad driving in your genes?

October 30, 2009

BAD drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists. People with a particular ...

Kim Kardashian plans wedding to Bush

October 30, 2009

KIM Kardashian has secretly started planning her wedding to beau Reggie Bush, according to reports. The socialite - who recently ...

Jackson third on dead rich list

October 30, 2009

POP star Michael Jackson has been placed third in an annual list of top-earning dead celebrities compiled by Forbes magazine. It ...

91-year-old rocks Australia's biggest outdoor art show

October 30, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 91-year-old woman won the top prize at Australias main open-air art exhibition at Sydneys Bondi Beach on ...

Islamabad
Security around Adiala Jail tightened

Security around Adiala Jail tightened

October 30, 2009

RAWALPINDI - Security shield in and around the Adiala Jail has further been strengthened after receiving threats of any possible ...

'Mafia' out to oust CDA Member Engineering

'Mafia' out to oust CDA Member Engineering

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD A mighty mafia of CDA officials and contractors is allegedly intriguing to overthrow Member (Engineering) Tahir ...

AIOU harassing students in name of security

AIOU harassing students in name of security

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD - Security guards of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) are harassing the students in the name of security measures as ...

'Security to be provided to businessmen'

October 30, 2009

RAWALPINDI City Police Officer (CTO) Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan on Thursday said that the government would take every possible step ...

Panic grips residents of twin cities

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD (PPI) - Panic and apprehension have gripped the residents of twin cities after a disastrous car blast in Peshawar Meena ...

CDA to train rescuers on modern lines

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD To efficaciously cope with any emergency situation and to enhance the performance of its Fire Brigade department, the ...

Resilient Fakhar saves Islamabad from embarrassment

October 30, 2009

ISLAMABAD A sparkling innings by Fakhar Hussain (74) helped Islamabad earn 52 runs lead over Quetta in the Quaid-I-Azam Trophy ...

Karachi
Thieves cause Rs 80 million loss to Port Qasim Authority

Thieves cause Rs 80 million loss to Port Qasim Authority

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - The massive stealing of sand, amounting to bout 80,000 cubic metres, from the plots located in the East Industrial Zone ...

Quality health education stressed

Quality health education stressed

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Population Welfare, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, has stressed upon the need ...

Benazir Medical College in Lyari to be functional in '10

Benazir Medical College in Lyari to be functional in '10

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - The first ever Benazir Bhutto Medical College in Lyari is expected to be functional in 2010, said the project director ...

Lifting of vehicles a windfall for traffic cops

October 30, 2009

KARACHI (PPI) - Lifting of motorcycles and cars from 'no-parking zones in the city has become a great source of recorded and ...

Natural ways to treat thyroid diseases

October 30, 2009

KARACHI (PPI) - Natural treatments of thyroid disease are getting popularity due to their low cost and virtually no side ...

40 Afghan nationals held

October 30, 2009

KARACHI - As many as 40 Afghan nationals were arrested on Thursday from different police stations of Gadap Town. On the ...

Plans afoot to hold Pakistan, World XI T20 series in USA

October 30, 2009

KARACHI A Pakistani American has initiated plans to organise a T20 cricket series between World XI and Pakistan XI in near ...

Lahore
Hillary disappoints business leaders

Hillary disappoints business leaders

October 30, 2009

LAHORE-The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton on Thursday disappointed the business community here when she asked them to ...

People protest in City

People protest in City

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - Political workers, civil society activists and the masses staged demonstrations at various places in the City on ...

Peggy ordered not to leave Pakistan with her son

Peggy ordered not to leave Pakistan with her son

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - A local guardian court has restrained a French national woman, Peggy Collin, from removing her son Omar Malik from ...

India behind terror acts in Pak: Nizami

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust and Editor-in-Chief, The Nation Majid Nizami has said that Indian terrorists were ...

Zarco Chief's bail plea dismissed

October 30, 2009

LAHORE - The Lahore High court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Lakht-e-Hussnain, chief executive ZARCO foreign ...

PCB asks manager to get tough on players' statements

October 30, 2009

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued renewed instructions to the newly-appointed team manager Abdul Raquib to maintain ...

Huma not given adequate treatment in Lahore: Wasim

October 30, 2009

LAHORE Sports minister Pir Aftab Shah Jillani has revealed that former captain Wasim Akram was not satisfied with the medical ...

Sports Ministry assures PFF of all-out support

October 30, 2009

LAHORE Federal Sports Minister Pir Syed Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani said that Sports Ministry alongwith the Pakistan Sports Board ...

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