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Today's News


Front Page

Iraq fate hanging in balance after Saddam’s execution
Women’s rights bill resubmitted to assembly
Three Eids in NWFP
Pilgrims perform stoning ritual
Musharraf urges Leaguers to rise up against extremists
15 killed in accident near Vehari
500 missing as ferry sinks off Indonesia
Trade bodies shall apply for licences afresh: New law enforced
World Bank calls for studying new energy options
Second phase of Safta tariff cuts notified
Ex-dictator’s exit will do Bush no good
Hanging will make matters worse, says Pakistan
Burial near Tikrit: TV
World rights groups slam ‘victor’s justice’
Execution unfortunate, says India
OIC calls for calm
Asad Marri killed by agency men, says mother
2 PAF officers promoted


National News

Nawaz says PML-N true successor to Quaid’s League
PML, allies to contest polls jointly: Aziz
Experts for reforms in education sector
Compensation sought for displaced people: Taunsa project
Rashid sees positives, failures in 2006
Petrol bomb attack at PPP office
‘Muslims without any league today’
Path to paradise gets narrower for the poor
Adiala jail prisoners complain of torture
Edibles’ price hike hit middle class in 2006
Free mammography service planned
Young girl commits suicide
Man stabbed to death, another shot dead
Contraband seized
Local liquor sale up again
Transporters cry foul: Tax overcharging
Level crossings a nuisance
Abducted schoolboy found murdered
Probe into community board affairs
Three blind murders traced
Unscheduled outages
Security beefed up
Highway robberies
Two shot dead
Two held with smuggled arms
1.77m prank calls to Rescue 1122 in 2006
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International News

Execution divides world opinion
Baath party urges Iraqis to avenge hanging
Riyadh criticises timing
Palestinian Eid marred by mourning for Saddam
Saddam ‘remained fearless, honest’
Forces in Iraq vigilant: Pentagon
Maliki to reap benefits from execution
Hanging stirs death penalty controversy
Joy and sadness prevail in Middle East
Thousands pay final respects to Ford
Blast shakes Madrid airport
Bush seeks shelter in armoured vehicle
Putin signs bill to ban casinos
Earthquake in Gulf of Aden
Lula wonders: justice or revenge
Kenyan aid plane crashes
Violence, ambition fed Saddam’s rise and fall
Invasion of Baghdad: Bush & Julius Caesar compared
Gift sparks debate on propriety
Lack of Afghan war crime trials shows ‘double standard’


Local News

KARACHI: Muslim League postage stamps
KARACHI: ATC seeks medical report of Akhtar Mengal
KARACHI: Plan finalised for waste disposal during Eid
KARACHI: PPP unhappy with govt performance
KARACHI: NICH symposium to begin on Jan 12
KARACHI: 2007 Save Indus River Year: Sana
KARACHI: Master Plan 2020: can it deliver?
KARACHI: 77pc fatal accidents by commercial drivers
KARACHI: Rise in polio cases blamed on Bugti area turmoil
KARACHI: 50 deprived of vehicles, cellphones
KARACHI: Electricity bill date extended
KARACHI: Bail granted
KARACHI: Tight security measures for Eid, new year
KARACHI: No funds for Lyari NGOs
KARACHI: Traffic mess in Baldia
KARACHI: 45,000 jobs in six months
KARACHI|: MA results
KARACHI: Govt creating jobs, says Ibad
KARACHI: Robbers joke with victims after hold-up
KARACHI: Altaf calls for Mengal’s immediate release
KARACHI: Youths told to prepare for future
KARACHI: 329 deported from Oman reach city
KARACHI: Certificates for SIUT volunteers
PESHAWAR: Stipend for private TMOs restored
LANDI KOTAL: Jirga fails to broker Tirah ceasefire
HARIPUR: PPP plans criteria for election tickets
HYDERABAD: Nazim seeks community help for sanitation
HYDERABAD: Irregularities in Zakat deplored
PESHAWAR: Firing banned on new year night
SHIKARPUR: Tribute paid to Shaikh Ayaz
HARIPUR: Economic conditions improving, says Omar
PESHAWAR: Robber arrested
PESHAWAR: Better health facilities stressed
KHAAR: Missile attack


Business News

35 additions to KSE list of ‘defaulter’ companies
Exporters blame officials for creating hurdles
Deadline for converting MTUs into RTOs missed
US plan for safety of oil installations in Gulf
Rs1,952.115m recovered for land regularization: Illegal allotments
Price of 17 items shows rise
KSE chief vows to raise taxes issue with govt
LPG supplies suspended
Mega US telecom merger
Crisis looms after Belarus-Russia gas talks falter
Commodities mixed at end of record-breaking 2006
OECD reiterates ECB may raise rates
World’s top copper consumer China sees falling demand
World stock markets savour 2006 gains
Oil prices finish higher
Iran to give Iraq $1 billion reconstruction loan
Dollar lower against euro
German tax revenues seen rising
Retailers see downturn in early 2007
World’s top steel maker seals price rise deals with Asia
S. Africa private credit soars
Holiday mood prevails on cotton market
Gwadar to offer trade prospects to exporters
Trade with Korea jumps to $843m
10 service sectors offered to foreigners
FPCCI chief wants rise in power generation
Under-sea cable network
Asia’s Internet slowdown eases
Bush signs trade law with Vietnam
Bush signs trade law with Vietnam

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Sports

South Africa level series with resounding win
Mushtaq named assistant coach as PCB takes U-turn
Shoaib’s exclusion surprising’
WADA sends notice as PCB retains its stance
We can beat South Africa, claims Inzamam
Vettori calls for improved showing
England keen to ruin retirement party
‘Australia will miss Warne, McGrath’
Aussies hail rise of Clark
Benson out of hospital
Ronaldo gives Fergie perfect birthday present
‘Federations to be held accountable for performance’
Thailand outclass Vietnam to lift King''s Cup
Royal family member honoured in New Year’s list
National Sports beat Delhi Sports in KCCA clubs event
Army hold KRL to goalless draw
Ex-football star alleges corruption
Pele’s son released from prison
Hopman Cup France shock US
Terrorist ends year on a high note
Nosha outclasses rivals to win feature event
2006, an eventful year in LRC history
Hingis returns to scene of comeback
Nicol continues to lead women squash rankings
Fans protest
England’s oldest surviving Test cricketer dies
Four-goal Tariq leads team to win
Pakistan Open to herald start of tennis events


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