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Extremism biggest challenge: Musharraf
QUETTA, April 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan wants to resolve all conflicts with India, including the core issue of Kashmir, through dialogue, as war is not a...
Strike successful, claims MMA
ISLAMABAD, March 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)’s call for a countrywide strike received mixed response in Sindh and Punjab while it met with near-complete success in all the major towns of...
Hashmi shifted to Lahore
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The jailed president of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and acting president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, was shifted to the...
Two Pakistanis among 11 killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, April 2: Eleven people were killed and eight others wounded in four incidents in Afghanistan, marking a surge in an anticipated Taliban offensive against the US-led coalition and Afghan forces,...
Two high court chief justices elevated
ISLAMABAD, April 2: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday elevated chief justices of the Sindh High Court and Peshawar High Court to fill two seats in the Supreme Court. The names of...
Availability of irrigation water to be ensured: PM
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to ensure adequate availability of irrigation water to increase productivity in agriculture sector. He stated this while...
Kashmir militants repeat threat
SRINAGAR, April 2: Kashmiri militant groups on Saturday repeated a threat to attack passengers of the bus service to be launched next week across the line of control (LoC) despite a...
Indian army, paramilitary forces to protect bus
NEW DELHI, April 2: Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday directed the army and paramilitary units in Kashmir to ensure the safe journey of the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus on Thursday. Mr...
PA places West Bank on alert
RAMALLAH, April 2: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday placed West Bank security services on a ‘state of alert’ in a bid to curb rampant security chaos, a Palestinian security...
F-16s’ sale to trigger arms race: Russia
SIMLA, April 2: Russia said on Saturday that the sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan by the US would trigger an arms race in South Asia. “At a time when relations...
Pope John Paul dies
VATICAN CITY, April 2: Pope John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on Saturday evening, the Vatican said in a statement. The news was immediately...
CEC stresses free and fair local govt elections
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Saturday emphasized the need of fairness, transparency and impartiality for conducting the forthcoming Local Government Elections in the country....
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