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Kayani goes to PM House, briefs leaders
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave a detailed briefing on security situation to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and heads of the four parties in the ruling coalition on Wednesday....
PML-N won’t oppose MQM joining federal cabinet: Hashmi
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Pakistan Muslim League-N said on Wednesday that although it had some reservations about the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), it would have no objection to the party joining the federal cabinet....
Asif, Altaf agree to forgive and forget
KARACHI, April 2: Asif Ali Zardari and Altaf Hussain have vowed to initiate a “new journey” for the sake of Pakistan, “pardoning” each other for the bitterness of yesteryear....
US asked to refrain from direct military action
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Pakistan on Wednesday advised the United States to refrain from creating an impression of ‘divergences’ on counter-terrorism and speaking about direct action in Pakistan’s tribal areas....
Economic relief package before budget unlikely
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The coalition government is finding it difficult to offer any immediate economic relief to the people because of what is being described as precarious financial position....
14 killed as building collapses in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, April 2: Fourteen people were killed and 28 others were injured when a two-storey building on the Jhumra Road in the city’s Mansoorabad locality collapsed after explosion of some gas cylinders....
Nato seeks direct talks with Pakistan
BUCHAREST, April 2: Nato Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday he wanted direct talks between his military alliance in Afghanistan and the new government in Pakistan....
Kayani in US college’s Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, April 2: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has been selected for the United States Army Command and General Staff College’s International Hall of Fame, the New York Times reported on Wednesday....
Blasts damage Darra bridge
DARRA ADAMKHEL, April 2: A bridge on the Indus Highway in the Frontier Region of Darra Adamkhel was damaged by two explosions on Tuesday night, amid reports that Khasaddar Force personnel have abandoned their positions....
Waziristan road re-opened for returning families
WANA, April 2: Security forces on Wednesday re-opened the Jandola-Wana road for three days to allow the displaced people to return to their homes in South Waziristan....
Five Indians face arrest for fake encounter
NEW DELHI, April 2: A sessions judge in Srinagar on Wednesday ordered the arrest of five army men, including the commanding officer of a unit, involved in an alleged fake encounter...
Two Hizb fighters among four killed
SRINAGAR, April 2: Indian troops have dealt a fresh blow to occupied Kashmir’s main Mujahideen group by killing two of its top commanders during a gun battle that also left a soldier and a civilian dead, police said on Wednesday....
Bush presses for Nato entry of Ukraine and Georgia
BUCHAREST, April 2: The United States pressed for Ukraine and Georgia to be put on track to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as a summit of the alliance began here on Wednesday while key European nations objected to the move....
Symbolic crossing in Nicosia opens today
NICOSIA, April 2: A symbolic crossing through the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, the world’s last divided capital, is set to open on Thursday as a new Cypriot peace drive gains momentum....
More troops for Afghanistan, Iraq opposed
WASHINGTON, April 2: The United States may cross an invisible red line if it keeps sending more soldiers from the army and Marine Corps to Iraq and Afghanistan, warns chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen....
Mugabe loses control of Zimbabwe parliament
HARARE, April 2: President Robert Mugabe fought to survive the biggest crisis of his rule on Wednesday after losing control of Zimbabwe’s parliament for the first time since taking power after independence....
Climate talks hit by concerns over global recession
BANGKOK, April 2: Painstakingly tough negotiations on how to fight climate change are getting even harder as concerns mount that the global economy is heading into recession....
No pressure of time to determine verdict, Diana jury told
LONDON, April 2: The British jury hearing the inquest into the death of Princess Diana on Wednesday began deliberating its verdict on how she and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died in a Paris car crash more than a decade ago....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave a detailed briefing on security situation to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and heads of the four parties in the ruling coalition on Wednesday....
KARACHI, April 2: Asif Ali Zardari and Altaf Hussain have vowed to initiate a “new journey” for the sake of Pakistan, “pardoning” each other for the bitterness of yesteryear....
FAISALABAD, April 2: Fourteen people were killed and 28 others were injured when a two-storey building on the Jhumra Road in the city’s Mansoorabad locality collapsed after explosion of some gas cylinders....
NICOSIA, April 2: A symbolic crossing through the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, the world’s last divided capital, is set to open on Thursday as a new Cypriot peace drive gains momentum....
HARARE, April 2: President Robert Mugabe fought to survive the biggest crisis of his rule on Wednesday after losing control of Zimbabwe’s parliament for the first time since taking power after independence....
