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World Bank suggests three names: Neutral expert on Baglihar
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Pakistan on Tuesday formally received from the World Bank names of three internationally renowned experts on water issues in the first step towards the appointment of a neutral...
Pakistan, EU to strengthen ties
LUXEMBOURG, April 27: Pakistan and the European Union on Wednesday pledged to forge a stronger partnership, saying relations were expanding to cover a range of political and economic questions....
Govt blamed for price hike
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Senators from both the opposition and treasury benches cried out against the prevailing price hike in Pakistan during an upper house debate on Wednesday,...
Pakistan reiterates stand on Baglihar
WASHINGTON, April 27: Pakistan has indicated that it may consider withdrawing its complaint to the World Bank over the Baglihar dam dispute if India suspends work on the project in occupied...
Indian war-games in Punjab next month
NEW DELHI, April 27: India is mobilizing 20,000 troops for May war-games on its northern borders in the largest movement of forces since 2002 when war almost broke out with Pakistan, defence sources said on Wednesday...
Japan to raise N-issue, says envoy
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Japan said on Wednesday that it had serious reservations about alleged Pakistan-North Korea cooperation in nuclear technology and the issue would be raised by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
Six accords signed for oil, gas exploration
LONDON, April 27: Pakistan on Wednesday signed six $42 million agreements with international companies to carry out exploration in the oil and gas sector in Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan
The agreements were signed at the end of a two-day conference on “new
opportunities in Pakistan’s...
Finance ministers’ meeting on NFC award today
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The federal government is holding a meeting of provincial finance ministers on Thursday to discuss the sixth National Finance Commission award and try to finalize it before the announcement of next year’s budget...
Moscow proposes Mideast conference
TEL AVIV, April 27: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Wednesday on
the first visit to Israel by a Kremlin leader...
PM praises army’s promotion system
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday appreciated the
criteria adopted for promotions in the Pakistan Army and indicated that a
similar method would be introduced...
Need for manpower training stressed
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday asked the ministry of labour and manpower to work out an efficient and transparent procedure for selection of skilled and semiskilled manpower for employment abroad...
Iraq PM forms cabinet
BAGHDAD, April 27: Iraqi Prime minister-designate Ibrahim Jaafari announced on Wednesday he had formed a cabinet, more than 12 weeks after watershed elections, as suspected insurgents shot dead a woman MP in the first such assassination since the vote...
US court convicts Muslim scholar
WASHINGTON, April 27: A local Muslim scholar has been convicted of encouraging his followers to join Lashkar-i-Tayyaba and to do jihad against the United States....
US soldier killed
KABUL, April 27: A US soldier was killed when suspected militants ambushed his unit while he was on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Wednesday....
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TEL AVIV, April 27: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Wednesday on
the first visit to Israel by a Kremlin leader...
