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PM for ‘give & take’ on NFC
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The provincial finance ministers and the federal government have agreed to start discussions on the sixth National Finance Commission (NFC) award and finalize it before the next budget....
Baglihar must be settled on treaty’s basis: Aziz
MANGLA, April 28: Failure to resolve the Baglihar dam issue in accordance with the Indus Basin Water Treaty would create immense problems for Pakistan, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on...
Expert to be named by May 9
WASHINGTON, April 28: India and Pakistan are required to submit their response by May 9 to a list of neutral experts the World Bank has submitted to them, diplomatic sources told...
Prospects for Kashmiris role in process good: Kasuri
LONDON, April 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Thursday the chances for Kashmiris’ participation in the ongoing Pakistan-India talks “have increased following President General Pervez
Musharraf...
India objects to AJK team’s meeting in Brussels
NEW DELHI, April 28: India has expressed its reservations over a meeting in Brussels between European Commission officials and Azad Kashmir President Anwar
Khan, news reports here said on Thursday...
Firing near Dera Bugti
QUETTA, April 28: Heavy firing was reported from the village of Jalwala of Dera Bugti
district late on Wednesday night. The firing continued for several hours,
official sources confirmed...
Hasty vote on UN reforms opposed
UNITED NATIONS, April 28: Pakistan on Wednesday cautioned against any rush to a
‘divisive vote’ on the UN Security Council reforms...
‘Tussle’ delayed judges’ appointment: official
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Federal Law Secretary Justice (retd) Mansoor Ahmed Khan on Thursday informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that vacancies in Sindh and Punjab High Courts had not been filled...
Indian peace group offered conditional visa
NEW DELHI, April 28: Pakistan has softened its attitude to an Indian peace group that has been walking from New Delhi towards the Wagah border since March 23 by authorizing visas...
Pakistan’s anti-terror campaign lauded
WASHINGTON, April 28: Few countries suffered as much from terrorism in 2004 as Pakistan, and few did as much to combat it, says the latest US report on terrorism. ...
British court upholds ‘designer babies’
LONDON, April 28: Britain’s highest court ruled on Thursday that the creation of so-called “designer babies” to treat siblings with genetic disorders was lawful. In a unanimous decision, the Law Lords...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy on Thursday
asked the government...
