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PML-N meets today to decide coalition’s fate
ISLAMABAD, May 11: A crucial meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-N’s central working committee and parliamentary group will be held here on Monday amid fears that the two major parties in...
‘Forward bloc’ in contact with Gilani
LAHORE, May 11: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani went on a political offensive on Sunday and held meetings with Najaf Sial, a leader of the PML-Q forward bloc, and Mian...
Army deploys tanks after new clash in Darra
DARRA ADAMKHEL, May 11: Army deployed tanks in Darra Adamkhel after security forces clashed with militants on Sunday while the road between Kohat and Peshawar has been blocked....
No progress in May 12 cases, lawyers’ killings
KARACHI, May 11: With no resolution yet of the judicial crisis, little progress has been made in investigations into the May 12, 2007, violence in Karachi while the September killings of two senior lawyers have also been put into cold storage....
PPP wanted to protect PCO judges: Nawaz
LAHORE, May 11: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif says his party is more interested in reinstating deposed judges than the modalities to be adopted for the purpose....
US media predicts collapse of government
WASHINGTON, May 11: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has advised Pakistani leaders to avoid a confrontation with President Pervez Musharraf, the US media reported on Sunday....
Over 1,000MW capacity of industries dormant
LAHORE, May 11: Loadshedding can be reduced by 30 per cent if subsidy is offered to bring online 1,083 megawatts of private generation kept offline because of economic reasons, according to experts....
Militants’ hideout raided, eight held
QUETTA, May 11: Security forces continued a search operation in some areas of Dera Bugti district on Sunday and arrested eight suspected militants. They also claimed foiling an attempt to blow up a bridge....
Woman of Pakistani origin honoured
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11: California Congresswoman Grace Napolitano on Saturday honoured Zubeida Khan, a Pakistani-American community activist, with the ‘Woman of the Year Award’ for the 38th Congressional District for her...
Two Indian troops among 10 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 11: Indian forces and suspected Muslim militants clashed on Sunday in two incidents in occupied Kashmir, killing 10 people, including three civilians and a news photographer, the army said....
Hezbollah, Druze clash in mountains; toll rises to 53
BEIRUT, May 11: Lebanon’s factional violence spread to the mountains around Beirut on Sunday where gunmen from the Hezbollah movement battled Druze supporters of the ruling coalition.The...
‘Silent tsunami’ upsets family life across Asia
SYDNEY, May 11: From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn....
UN task force on food crisis meets today
UNITED NATIONS, May 11: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will chair the first meeting of the UN Task Force on the Global Food Crisis on Monday, the UN has announced....
Blackouts hit Gaza as plant shuts down
GAZA CITY, May 11: The Gaza Strip faced new blackouts on Sunday after its only power plant shut down as it received no fuel from Israel in four days, senior Palestinian officials said....
Sudan severs ties with Chad after rebel attack
KHARTOUM, May 11: Sudan on Sunday severed diplomatic ties with Chad, accusing Ndjamena of backing a first Darfur rebel assault on Khartoum, and slapped a multi-million dollar price on the head of the alleged mastermind....
Import deal violates WHO rules: PMA: Rabies vaccine
RAWALPINDI, May 11: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has alleged that an agreement between the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Butantan Institute of Brazil on the import of cell...
Audit finds discrepancy in savings scheme record
ISLAMABAD, May 11: The audit department has found that post masters-general (PMGs) are not keeping details of stocks of National Savings Certificates of over Rs176 billion, and warned of the risk of embezzlement and misuse....
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GAZA CITY, May 11: The Gaza Strip faced new blackouts on Sunday after its only power plant shut down as it received no fuel from Israel in four days, senior Palestinian officials said....
