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Deposed high court judges reject fresh oath offer
LAHORE, May 13: In another twist to the ongoing controversy over the restoration of the pre-emergency judiciary, the federal government has offered fresh oath to the deposed judges of the high courts....
Serial blasts rock Jaipur; 80 killed
JAIPUR, May 13: A series of bomb blasts on Tuesday at markets in the northern Indian city of Jaipur killed 80 people, the Rajasthan state home minister said....
Breakthrough claimed in talks with Swat militants
PESHAWAR, May 13: The NWFP government on Tuesday claimed a breakthrough in talks with Taliban militants in the Swat district and said the insurgents had agreed to extend a ceasefire till the next round of talks....
Prisoner swap ahead of peace deal with militants
TANK, May 13: The government and South Waziristan militants prepared on Tuesday for a reported prisoner swap as part of efforts for a formal peace agreement....
America paid $500,000 to Pakistan for arrest of Canadian
OTTAWA, May 13: Court documents made public here show a US intelligence agency paid a bounty of $500,000 to Pakistani military officials who arrested a Canadian citizen wanted for links with Al Qaeda, according to a newspaper report....
China quake: death toll 12,000; thousands missing
MIANYANG (China), May 13: Rescue workers sifted through tangled debris of toppled schools and homes on Tuesday for thousands of victims buried or missing after China’s worst earthquake in three decades,...
Paramilitary soldier killed in Bajaur attacks
KHAR, May 13: A paramilitary soldier was killed and another soldier and a 10-year-old girl were injured in clashes with militants in the Bajaur Agency on Tuesday morning....
Govt accused of doing little to check price spiral
ISLAMABAD, May 13: PPP’s Naveed Qamar quietly stepped into the finance minister’s shoes on Tuesday after the collapse of the coalition cabinet to face an outcry in the Senate against one of the country’s most painful price hikes....
Constable gunned down in Quetta attack
QUETTA, May 13: A police constable was gunned down and another constable and an inspector were injured in an attack here on Tuesday....
Army chief meets defence minister
RAWALPINDI, May 13: Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar assured Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday that the government was fully committed to modernising the armed forces to enable it to effectively meet internal and external challenges....
Change in PML-N stance blamed for coalition break-up
ISLAMABAD, May 13: A change of heart on the part of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif on the issue of retaining judges of the superior courts appointed after Nov 3,...
150 Taliban killed in Afghan operation, says governor
KANDAHAR, May 13: International and Afghan troops forged ahead with an offensive against the Taliban near the Pakistani border on Tuesday, with a governor insisting 150 rebels had been killed in the past week.US...
Bangladesh elections in December
DHAKA, May 13: Bangladesh will hold its long-delayed general election at the end of December, ending the rule of a military-backed government that seized power and declared a state of emergency more than 16 months ago....
India resists pleas to ease rice export curbs
NEW DELHI, May 13: Indian rice traders urged the farm minister on Tuesday to ease restrictions on exports, but the government stood its ground, top exporters said....
Lebanon army ready to use force
BEIRUT, May 13: A precarious calm returned to Lebanon on Tuesday after the army warned it was ready to use force to restore order after six days of bloodshed that have shaken the nation....
Saudi Arabia warns Iran over Lebanon ‘coup’
RIYADH, May 13: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warned on Tuesday that Iran’s relations with the Arab world would be affected if Tehran was supporting what he described as a “coup” in Lebanon....
Former emir of Kuwait dies
KUWAIT CITY, May 13: A former emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Saad Abdullah al-Sabah, has died after a long illness, the royal court announced on Tuesday in a statement broadcast by state television....
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ISLAMABAD, May 13: The nine federal ministers of the Pakistan Muslim League-N submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday....
JAIPUR, May 13: A series of bomb blasts on Tuesday at markets in the northern Indian city of Jaipur killed 80 people, the Rajasthan state home minister said....
