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No martial laws in future, says President
ISLAMABAD, April 9: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that there would be no military takeover in the country in future owing to various ‘corrective measures’ taken by the government....
Bill moved to ban use of women in ads
ISLAMABAD, April 9: As many as 21 members of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have submitted a private members bill to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking punishment for those companies and individuals...
US indicts Pakistani trader
WASHINGTON, April 9: The US government has formally charged a Pakistani businessman with illegally exporting devices from the United States that can also be used in developing nuclear weapons....
Eight die as wagon rams into trailer near Pindi
RAWALPINDI, April 9: At least eight persons were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger wagon rammed into a trailer near the Tarnol railway crossing in the small hours of...
PML chief unhappy over MPs’ attitude
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has taken notice of the attitude of federal cabinet ministers and warned them of a action if they...
NAB moves to relieve Faisal
LAHORE, April 9: The NAB prosecutor-general on Saturday submitted before an accountability court a consent for withdrawal of a reference against Federal Minister...
‘Falling dollar can hit certain states’
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The World Bank has warned that the countries that have
accumulated large dollar-denominated reserve holdings can face acute pressures
and potential investment...
No objection to ‘words’ says Bugti
QUETTA, April 9: Jamhoori Watan Party president Nawab Akbar Bugti has said that a statement issued by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed on the Dera Bugti issue is not a joint statement...
Afghanistan provided 10 ambulances
QUETTA, April 9: Pakistan has handed over 10 ambulances to an Afghan diplomat, which will be used by different hospitals in Afghanistan and further strengthen ties between the neighbouring countries....
Washington briefly shuts Yemen embassy
SANAA, April 9: The United States shut its embassy in Yemen on Saturday for what it called “administrative work” after Britain suspended operations at its mission, citing a “credible security threat”....
Charles and Camilla marry after 35-year affair
WINDSOR (England), April 9: Britain’s Prince Charles finally married the love
of his life on Saturday at a humble town hall, in marked contrast to his
spectacular cathedral wedding...
US unhappy over religion column
WASHINGTON, April 9: The United States has expressed its unhappiness over the inclusion of religion column in Pakistani passports....
Musharraf condoles pope’s death
ISLAMABAD, April 9: President General Pervez Musharraf visited the embassy of
Holy See on Saturday and expressed his heart-felt...
Over 100 teams to attend meeting on UN reforms
UNITED NATIONS April 9: Over 100 delegations to the United Nations General
Assembly will attend a meeting dubbed as “Uniting for Consensus” organized by
like-minded states...
China vows to improve ties with India
BANGALORE, April 9: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday expressed the hope for narrowing differences on a lingering border dispute and taking the ties to a “new height” between the two...
Five former Kashmiri fighters wounded
MUZAFFARABAD, April 9: At least five of the 27 detained former Kashmiri freedom
fighters were wounded allegedly during a clash with other prisoners in the
central jail on Saturday...
Moon not sighted
KARACHI, April 9: The Rabi-ul-Awwal moon has not been sighted and the first of Rabil ul Awwal will fall on Monday (April 11). This was announced by the chairman of the...
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