Army officers to be part of new ATCs: Law amended to expedite terrorism cases
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The federal government amended on Thursday anti-terrorism law providing that a three-member anti-terrorism court (ATC) would consist of a judge, a magistrate and an army officer not below...
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World Forum opens to discuss global issues
NEW YORK, Jan 31: The five-day meeting of the World Economic Forum opened amid tight security here on Thursday with the world’s top business leaders, politicians and academics at hand to...
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Karzai seeks more funds : Address to UK cabinet
LONDON, Jan 31: Afghanistan’s interim leader, Hamid Karzai on Thursday addressed a meeting of the British cabinet in Downing Street, asking for greater security assistance for the smooth functioning of his...
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War option divides Indian voters
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Indians are polarized along a left-right spectrum over their relations with Pakistan, with supporters of the rightwing Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) canvassing for war and communists...
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Supreme Court orders re-arrest of Imam, 20-year jail sentence
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Qari Mohammad Sharif, an Imam of a mosque, who had brutalized his wife, Zainab Noor, should be lodged in jail for...
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SC issues notice to AG in judges’ case
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The Supreme Court issued on Thursday notice to the attorney-general for Feb 27 on a petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association, challenging the elevation of three...
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Commanders review war preparedness
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: A Corps Commanders meeting was informed here on Thursday that Pakistan was likely to be immensely benefited from the reconstruction work in Afghanistan that had jointly been planned...
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Rumsfeld applauds Pakistan’s support
WASHINGTON, Jan 31: United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld praised Pakistan on Tuesday for “doing a great many things to be helpful to the US military and government”....
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Suspect in newsman’s kidnapping found dead
KARACHI, Jan 31: A suspect wanted in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping case has died. When a police party reached his residence in Ahmedpur Sharqia to investigate, fateha was being offered for...
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Woman dies in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 31: A woman was killed on Thursday in Indian shelling from across the Line of Control in a southern border village , an official said....
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Justice Jehangiri retires
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Chief Justice Mohammad Bashir Jehangiri on Thursday laid robes as the Chief Justice of Pakistan, clearing the way for Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad to take oath as the...
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Voters’ list: date of enrolment extended
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday extended the date of sending enrolment forms to registration officers/assistant election commissioners till Feb 11....
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Khamenei calls Bush bloodthirsty
TEHRAN, Jan 31: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday called US President George W. Bush “bloodthirsty” in a speech broadcast in part on state radio....
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Sattar due in Paris on 4th
PARIS, Jan 31: Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar will be in Paris on Feb 4 and 5 for a series of meetings, notably at the French Foreign Affairs’ Ministry....
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Mansurul Haq released
RAWALPINDI, Jan 31: Former Naval Chief, Mansurul Haq, was released here on Thursday after he paid $6.2 million to the National Accountability Bureau....
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Diesel prices lowered
KARACHI, Jan 31: The diesel and JP-4 prices have been reduced by Rs0.37 and Rs0.38 to Rs14.74 and Rs13.48, respectively. The Oil Companies Advisory Committee kept the prices of other products...
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