Govt to give NFC award by October
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The government has decided to announce the National Finance Commission (NFC) award — a formula of distribution of financial resources among the four provinces and the federal government...
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Shahbaz Sharif’s return ruled out: Benazir to be arrested on arrival: Nisar
ISLAMABAD, July 8: Information and Media Development Minister Nisar Memon has ruled out the possibility of Shahbaz Sharif’s return to the country....
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Lankan minister briefs India on Pakistan visit
COLOMBO, Aug 8: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando on Thursday briefed his Indian counterpart Yaswant Sinha on his latest visit to Pakistan, the foreign ministry here said....
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SNGPL allowed 6.5 per cent increase in price
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has increased the prescribed price of gas supplied by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) by Rs7.13 per thousand cubic feet...
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Irsa move to affect cotton crop: Punjab: Decision to fill dams slammed
LAHORE, Aug 8: The Punjab government on Wednesday resented the Indus River System Authority’s decision of reducing water supplies to the province “at this point of time” terming it “detrimental” to...
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US initiates re-arming of Pakistan: paper
NEW YORK, Aug 8: Recent reports from Washington suggest that the US administration has initiated the process of re-arming Pakistan once again, reminiscent of the mid-80s when the US supplied it...
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PPP leaders claim pre-polls rigging
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The European Union electoral observation mission, headed by John Cushnahan, called on PPP acting secretary-general Mian Raza Rabbani and the party’s finance secretary, Ehsanul Haq Paracha, at the...
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Israel to nine expel foreign protesters
TEL AVIV, Aug 8: Nine foreigners arrested this week by the Israeli army while demonstrating near the West Bank city of Nablus are facing imminent expulsion, an official of Israel’s interior...
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21 killed in fresh Kashmir clashes
 SRINAGAR, Aug 8: Twenty-one people, including eight civilians, died in a surge of violence in occupied Kashmir during a 24-hour period from Wednesday midnight....
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Saudi Arabia not ‘potential’ enemy, says Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON, Aug 8: US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld has rejected reports that Washington considers Saudi Arabia a potential enemy....
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US attack doomed to failure: Saddam
BAGHDAD, Aug 8: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein issued a haunting warning to the United States on Thursday that any new war was doomed to bloody failure, as fears mount that Washington...
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New body to replace UGC
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The cabinet met for the third consecutive day on Thursday and approved the establishment of the ‘Higher Education Commission’ to guide, support and facilitate the universities....
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10 die in US air crash
SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Aug 8: A U.S. air force cargo plane crashed on a mountaintop in Puerto Rico during a storm, killing all 10 people on board, a military spokesman...
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Qazi sees little hope for fair elections
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Jamaat-i-Islami chief, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, on Thursday said, “though there was little hope of fair polls under the Musharraf regime, the political parties, by their participation, wanted to...
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‘Washington tilts toward Islamabad’
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8: Until last week, the American diplomatic effort to head off a war between India and Pakistan had focused sharply on stopping incursions into occupied Kashmir, however, after...
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Coalition soldiers slip into tribal area
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, Aug 8: A group of coalition troops crossed into the Pakistan side of border from Afghanistan early Thursday, but “disappeared” after the arrival of the Scout Force personnel in...
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JUI leader shot dead
QUETTA, Aug 8: Prominent JUI leader and Secretary Information, Mutihada Majlis Amal, District Zhob, Maulana Jamaluddin Harifal was shot dead by unknown assailants near Zhob on Thursday evening....
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United States focusing on deportation absconders
WASHINGTON, Aug 8: The operation against illegal immigrants in the United States has now entered its second phase with the U.S. officials now focusing on “deportation absconders”, a term used to...
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