Leader of opposition to be appointed in May: Speaker
WASHINGTON, April 25: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain told Dawn on Sunday that he intended to appoint the leader of the opposition by the middle of next month....
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Unification of PML on May 2, says Jamali
HONG KONG, April 25: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said here on Sunday different factions of the Pakistan Muslim League would announce their merger on May 2 so as to collectively work for the welfare of the masses.
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MMA yet to decide on NSC's membership
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Secretary-General of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, said here on Sunday his alliance would decide whether or not to accept the membership of the National Security Council
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Shahbaz's return Pakistan's internal affair: S. Arabia
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, April 25: Many in the government still believe that exiled PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif will not return to Pakistan anytime soon, despite his claims.
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JI wants withdrawal of troops
KARACHI, April 25: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad urged the government on Sunday to immediately withdraw troops from tribal areas. He praised the agreement between the government and the tribal elders and said the government should have trust in these people.
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Tribesmen surrender weapons: 50 detainees freed in Wana
LANDI KOTAL, April 25: Elders of the Kukikhel tribe on Sunday voluntarily handed over a large quantity of arms and ammunition to government officials in response to a de-weaponization campaign launched in tribal areas.
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Top militant vows to continue jihad
WANA, April 25: A top tribal militant pardoned by the Pakistan government has vowed to continue jihad but pledged that he would not use the Pakistani soil to launch attack on neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Anti-money laundering law being vetted
ISLAMABAD, April 25: Pakistan has informed the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee that it is actively considering early enactment of an anti-money laundering law.
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Transport sector causing Rs180bn annual loss: WB
ISLAMABAD, April 25: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to substantially improve its transport sector, which causes at least Rs180 billion annual loss to the economy, to reap the benefits of rising growth.
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Sindh wants NFC formula made public
ISLAMABAD, April 25: Sindh has asked the federal government to make public the multi-factor formula for horizontal distribution of net proceeds of the federal divisible pool under the sixth National Finance Commission (NFC), Dawn has learnt.
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Jamali opens investment meeting in HK today
BEIJING, April 25: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will inaugurate a first-ever investment conference in Hong Kong on Monday. Official sources told APP here that leading Chinese companies and Pakistani businessmen have been invited to attend the conference.
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Judicial group to meet today
ISLAMABAD, April 25: Pakistani and British officials are set to meet in Islamabad on Monday to discuss ways for a closer cooperation in curbing terror financing and money laundering and to look at legal migration schemes, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
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Islamabad issued twice as many visas as Delhi
ISLAMABAD, April 25: For every 10 visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals, Pakistan has issued 19 to Indians in the first quarter of this year that marked the high point in Indo-Pakistan relations....
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Leading exporter dies in plane crash
SIALKOT, April 25: A leading exporter was killed while pilot and a technician were injured in an air crash at Loopowali village near Sambrial, Daska tehsil, on Sunday morning.
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India likely to buy warships from abroad
NEW DELHI, April 25: India's naval chief Madhavendra Singh said on Sunday the navy was mulling plans to buy warships from abroad due to a potential shortfall by domestic manufacturers in the next two years.
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Indian electoral battle shifts to crucial state
LUCKNOW, April 25: India's keenly fought electoral battle shifts on Monday to Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state that is widely expected to decide whether
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Four killed in Mosul rocket attacks: Suicide strikes disrupt oil export
MOSUL, April 25: Katyusha rockets hit a hospital, a hotel and a police facility in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing two hospital and two hotel workers and wounding 13 people, police said.
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Blast toll in N. Korea rises to 161
BEIJING, April 25: The death toll from a train blast in North Korea has risen to 161 people, a Beijing-based Red Cross official said on Sunday. "We have heard from our people in North Korea that the death toll has risen to 161," said Niels Juel
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