Cabinet okays draft NSC law
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The federal cabinet approved on Wednesday the draft law for setting up a National Security Council through an act of parliament. The cabinet meeting, which was presided over by Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali, also approved the establishment of a Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Organization (Pipro).
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Scientists' petitions heard in chamber
RAWALPINDI, Jan 28: The Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court conducted on Wednesday hearing of petitions challenging the detention of officials working in country's premier nuclear research laboratory at Kahuta, in chambers where only lawyers were allowed entry.
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Another KRL official released
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Another senior official of the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Dr Abdul Majeed who was picked up for questioning by an intelligence agency, was released on Wednesday, sources close to him told Dawn.
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A.Q.Khan not under house arrest: Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has denied reports that nuclear scientists A Q Khan was under house arrest. In interviews with TV channels, the minister also said thatthe debriefing of scientists would endbefore Eid.
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US downplays concerns over sale of N-secrets
WASHINGTON, Jan 28: The White House on Wednesday downplayed concerns that Pakistani scientists sold nuclear secrets on the world black market, citing Islamabad's assurances that such activities were "part of the past."
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Provinces' revenue projections rejected
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The federal government has rejected the five-year revenue and expenditure projections submitted by the provinces to the National Finance Commission (NFC)
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SC constitutes Jail Reforms Committee
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The Supreme Court constituted on Wednesday a Jail Reforms Committee comprising advocates-general of all the four provinces and the Attorney-General of Pakistan
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Shahani's kidnapping: suspects quizzed
BANNU, Jan 28: The criminal investigation department (CID) has begun interrogating the key suspects in the kidnapping of Naeemullah Shahani, Punjab minister for sports and culture.
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US operation inside Pakistan: report denied
WASHINGTON, Jan 28: The Pakistan government has denied that it would allow a military operation by US military reaching inside Pakistan to try to destroy Al Qaeda network as reported by Chicago Tribune on Wednesday.
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Affected chickens to be destroyed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The federal cabinet approved on Wednesday the recommendations of the health ministry to ban inter- provincial movement of chickens and destroy all affected birds in the southern part of Pakistan.
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Lake water may have caused flu
FAISALABAD, Jan 28: Poultry experts of the University of Agriculture who are investigating the outbreak of avian influenza (AI H7) in Karachi
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Indian visa office in Karachi soon: HC
KARACHI, Jan 28: India is opening a camp visa office in Karachi very soon, the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr Shiveshankar Menon, told a meeting of businessmen of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry here on Wednesday.
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Pakistan, India to cooperate in science, pharmacy
NEW DELHI, Jan 28: India and Pakistan on Wednesday said they had identified sectors such as pharmaceuticals, education and science and technology as possible areas for cooperation, a visiting Pakistani official said.
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Vajpayee calls for economic cooperation with Pakistan
DEHRA DUN, Jan 28: India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday called for bilateral economic cooperation with Pakistan, and offered to sell foodgrains to Islamabad, at a BJP public meeting here.
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Bank holiday
KARACHI, Jan 28: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of the SBP Banking Services Corporation will remain closed from Feb 2 to 4, on account of Eidul Azha.-APP
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Six killed in Iraq hotel attack
BAGHDAD, Jan 28: Killings continued in Iraq on Wednesday as six people died in a suicide blast at a minister's Baghdad hotel. The powerful bomb, said to have been hidden in an ambulance
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8 Palestinians killed as Israel raids Gaza
GAZA, Jan 28: Israeli soldiers shot dead eight Palestinians when tanks raided the edge of Gaza City on Wednesday. The Islamic Jihad said five of its fighters were killed in the deadliest Israeli raid in Gaza for one month.
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Probe clears Blair, censures BBC
LONDON, Jan 28: A British inquiry into the death of Iraq weapons expert David Kelly lambasted the BBC on Wednesday, dealing a setback to the venerable public broadcaster on the eve of a review of its charter.
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