JF-17 plane’s maiden flight next week: Pakistan-China joint venture
RAWALPINDI, Aug 30: The first prototype of JF-17 Thunder aircraft, jointly manufactured by China and Pakistan, would take off on its maiden flight early next week....
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Iraq mourns as toll rises to 125: Ayatollah Bahar al Uloom quits
NAJAF, Aug 30: US forces and Iraqi police on Saturday detained four people in connection with the car bomb attack ...
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Repeal of Hudood law recommended
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has recommended to the government that the Hudood Ordinance should be repealed, and asked the authorities to draft a...
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Dams an economic issue: Jamali
KARACHI, Aug 30: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said here on Saturday construction of dams was not a political but an economic issue and should be looked at from an...
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Govt to release wheat stocks to check price
RAWALPINDI, Aug 30: The Government will start releasing wheat from its own stocks next month in view of the continuous rise in its prices of wheat and those of wheat flour,...
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18 Taliban held in Chaman
QUETTA, Aug 30: The law enforcement agencies on Friday night arrested 18 Taliban from the border town of Chaman....
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EU warns Iran of ‘bad news’ over snap inspections
TEHRAN, Aug 30: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday warned it would be “bad news” for Iran if it does not accept snap International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections...
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Two Hamas men killed
GAZA, Aug 30: An Israeli army helicopter fired several missiles at a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing two Hamas activists in the latest violence battering the US-backed roadmap....
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Efforts being made for Govt-PPP dialogue
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: Reports of contacts between the government and PPP chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto are being given increasing credence here by well-informed sources who name two very important personalities, one...
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WTO agrees to cheap drugs for poor states
GENEVA, Aug 30: A decision by the World Trade Organization on Saturday broke an eight-month deadlock over access to cheap, generic prescription drugs for poor countries facing a public health crisis....
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10 killed in Fateh Jang accident
RAWALPINDI, Aug 30: At least 10 persons died on the spot and six sustained critical injuries when a speeding passenger bus collided with a van at Jand-Fateh Jang road on Saturday....
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42 die in China
BEIJING, Aug 30: At least 42 people have been killed in landslides and floods caused by heavy rains in different parts of China, state media and officials said on Saturday.—AFP...
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