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ARD to work for restoration of Constitution
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The ARD component parties vowed on Thursday to stay united beyond the elections with a view to getting the original Constitution restored. The alliance decided to launch the...
Karzai survives bid on life; 30 killed in blast
KABUL, Sept 5: Afghanistan was rocked by two shattering attacks on Thursday, with President Hamid Karzai surviving an assassination attempt in Kandahar hours after a massive car bomb in Kabul killed...
Musharraf hints at tailored democracy
KARACHI, Sept 5: President Pervez Musharraf has said that his government is tailoring democracy to match the country’s needs and requirements....
Irsa setup to be changed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The government is expected to make drastic changes in the composition of Indus River System Authority (Irsa) shortly to form an independent body of irrigation experts to cleanse...
Al Qaeda rescuers’ houses face demolition
BANNU, Sept 5: Tribesmen in Janikhel village on Thursday agreed to let the authorities demolish the houses of those involved in snatching four suspected Al Qaeda militants along with four others,...
Bush relieved at Karzai’s survival
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: US President George Bush was relieved to hear that his key Afghan ally, President Hamid Karzai, was not hurt in an assassination attempt, a White House spokesman said...
Japan, Pakistan to boost economic ties
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Japan and Pakistan, agreed to enhance economic cooperation in a meeting between Seiken Sugiura, Sr Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, and Finance Minister, Shaukat Aziz, here on Thursday....
Stronger PAF can help lower tension, says US senator
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: The United States should help strengthen Pakistan’s defence, particularly its air force, if it wants to reduce tensions in South Asia, a US senator said on Thursday. If...
Two more activists killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Sept 5: Gunmen killed two more pro-India political activists in occupied Kashmir on Thursday, police said....
Talks to be held with elected govt: India
NEW DELHI, Sept 5: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was quoted on Thursday as saying that New Delhi was prepared to talk with any government that takes power in Pakistan...
Peace move to end ME conflict: EU
RIYADH, Sept 5: The Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moeller, who presented the roadmap of a EU Middle East peace draft to the governments of the region, has said the new...
EU observer assured of fair elections
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan on Thursday assured chief of the European Union observer mission, John Cushnahan, that the Election Commission has taken adequate steps to hold...
Bangladesh elects new president
DHAKA, Sept 5: A former Dhaka University professor and Vice- Chancellor of the private sector State University of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, was declared unopposed President of Bangladesh yesterday....
36pc dividend for Hubco shareholders
KARACHI, Sept 5: The Board of Directors of the Hub Power Company Limited (Hubco) has recommended a final dividend of 36 per cent (Rs3.60 per share) for the year ended June...
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The ARD component parties vowed on Thursday to stay united beyond the elections with a view to getting the original Constitution restored. The alliance decided to launch the...
