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Brunei to increase bilateral trade: Aziz holds talks with Bolkiah
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7: Pakistan and Brunei on Saturday resolved to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation and to start flights between the two countries. During their 45-minute meeting, Prime...
Peshawar put on high alert: Four die in accidental blast
WANA, May 7: Four tribesmen were killed and one was injured on Saturday when a rocket they were trying to dismantle exploded in Wana, an official said. Meanwhile, the authorities in...
Navy orders Rs78 billion equipment from US
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan Navy has placed with the US an order for eight P3-C Orion aircraft, six Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems and at least 60 Harpoon Missiles worth a total...
Chaudhry Iftikhar named new CJ
ISLAMABAD, May 7: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday appointed Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, as the next chief justice. He will assume the office...
Salaried class likely to get tax relief
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The government is considering a relief package for the salaried class raising the income tax exemption limit and reducing the number of income tax slabs. Sources told Dawn...
Delhi insists on pipeline plan
NEW DELHI, May 7: India will not be deterred by US opposition to a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan as it is imperative to meet the country’s energy...
Indian team arrives
LAHORE, May 7: An eight-member Indian delegation, led by its Indus Water Commisoner D. K. Mehta, reached here on Saturday for three-day talks on the Kishan-Ganga power house dispute. The delegation...
Monabao link to be ready by year-end
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan Railways will complete 130km Khokhrapar-Monabao track to facilitate passengers travelling between Pakistan and India by December this year. “Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed the railway ministry...
Al Libbi’s arrest stirs US nuclear fears
WASHINGTON, May 7: There’s a serious possibility of Al Qaeda trying to steal nuclear weapons in Pakistan, says a report released recently by a Harvard University study group. The report, launched...
Car bomb kills 18 in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, May 7: A car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad on Saturday as a foreign security convoy drove past, killing 18 people, including four foreigners. At least...
Japan, China agree to improve ties
KYOTO (Japan), May 7: Japan and China agreed on Saturday to try to improve strained ties and meet soon to discuss a disputed gas field, but the two Asian giants remain...
Peacekeepers called back
KATHMANDU, May 7: Nepal has recalled four soldiers serving with UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate sex abuse allegations, an army spokesman said on Friday. “If found...
Indian team to visit Pakistan next week
ISLAMABAD, May 7: An Indian delegation headed by Vice-Admiral Arun Kumar Singh, Director-General of Indian Coast Guard, will visit Pakistan next week as part of the ongoing dialogue to bolster relations...
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7: Pakistan and Brunei on Saturday resolved to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation and to start flights between the two countries. During their 45-minute meeting, Prime...
KYOTO (Japan), May 7: Japan and China agreed on Saturday to try to improve strained ties and meet soon to discuss a disputed gas field, but the two Asian giants remain...
