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Islamabad seeks $15bn debt swap
ISLAMABAD, March 15: In the aftermath of debt rescheduling by the Paris Club and recently by the United States, Pakistan is expected to seek a comprehensive over $15 billion multilateral debt-swap...
Pakistanis to decide who can contest: US
WASHINGTON, March 15: The United States believes that the modalities of Pakistan’s October elections and who can or cannot take part in them is something for the people of the country...
Gwadar port pact signed
BEIJING, March 15: Pakistan and China signed a comprehensive agreement here on Friday, finalizing technical details for the construction of the first phase of Gwadar port....
Gang of infants’ smugglers busted
KARACHI, March 15: Police recovered 11 kidnapped children, seven girls and four boys, with their age ranging from two months to three years, from a bungalow in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Friday, and...
People to get back licensed weapons
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The government has decided to return the licensed weapons which were surrendered by the people voluntarily during arms control campaign throughout the country, an official source said....
Musharraf opposes clash of civilizations
TOKYO, March 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf warned on Friday against compartmentalizing civilizations and called on the world community to address political disputes on the basis of rights of the people....
SGS case: SC stays arbitration
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the petition of Swiss company SGS, and stayed the arbitration proceedings between the government and Swiss company, not only in...
39 Indian fishermen arrested
KARACHI, March 15: The Maritime Security Agency on Friday night arrested 39 Indian fishermen on the charge of fishing in Pakistani waters, the officials said....
President back home
ISLAMABAD, March 15: President Pervez Musharraf returned here late Friday evening after undertaking “an extremely fruitful and productive” official visit to Japan....
Strike brings Valley to a standstill
SRINAGAR, March 15: Police in occupied Kashmir used teargas for the third straight day on Friday to disperse Muslim demonstrators protesting controversial remarks that appeared in a newspaper about the region’s...
Oil prices increased up to 7.8pc
KARACHI, March 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Friday increased the prices of petrol, light diesel oil (LDO), high octane blending component (HOBC), kerosene, JP-4 and JP-1 by 4.87...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
NEW DELHI, March 15: The Ides of March have come, said Julius Ceasar. “Aye, but not gone yet,” said the soothsayer. On Friday, much of India was trying to divine the...
