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Local bodies polls may be delayed
ISLAMABAD, May 14: A meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League leadership here on Saturday appeared to have left a question mark about whether local bodies elections would be held by the...
HR activists beaten as police foil marathon bid
LAHORE, May 14: The police severely beat up and arrested scores of rights activists, including women, who tried to hold a mini-marathon here on Saturday. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights (JACPR) had announced to organize the marathon from the Qadhafi Stadium to the Kalima Chowk...
Punishment sought for sacrilege
ISLAMABAD, May 14: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday urged the United States to carry out a thorough investigation into the reported sacrilege of the Holy...
Afghan protests toll rises to 14
KABUL, May 14: Afghanistan’s US-backed government was trying to restore order on Saturday after 14 people died in increasingly violent protests against the alleged desecration of the Koran by interrogators at...
Four blasts rock Gwadar
QUETTA, May 14: Four powerful explosions in Gwadar rocked the newly-constructed port area on Saturday night, official sources said. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported. “Four...
Govt building destroyed in Khost
KHOST, May 14: Suspected Taliban insurgents used rockets to destroy a government building in Afghanistan’s southeastern city of Khost near the Pakistani border on Saturday, an official said. But no casualties...
Kashmiris must have role in talks: Kasuri
SYDNEY, May 14: Pakistan wants meaningful and result-oriented talks with India to resolve all-outstanding issues including Jammu and Kashmir and believes that Kashmiris must be associated with the dialogue process....
US promises thorough probe into desecration
WASHINGTON, May 14: The United States has assured the Muslim world that the inquiry into the alleged desecration of the holy Quran would be “thorough and transparent” and those found involved...
Gas project can be force for peace: PM
LONDON, May 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan can be ‘a force for peace’ in the region. “It is a...
Pakistanis stranded in BD seek citizenship
DHAKA, May 14: Dozens of the stranded Pakistanis demonstrated here on Saturday and demanded Bangladeshi citizenship and solution to their problems. They submitted a memorandum to the ministry of disaster management...
2,000 illegal residents held in Jeddah
RIYADH, May 14: More than 2,000 illegal residents, including criminals and prostitutes, were nabbed in a security swoop in Jeddah on Saturday. The arrests bring the total number of those held...
14 killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD, May 14: Iraqi insurgents killed at least 14 people in urban bombings on Saturday, while families hid in their homes or fled to the desert to escape heavy fighting between...
‘New Delhi wants Saarc summit in November’
DHAKA, May 14: Bangladesh said on Saturday India favours holding the twice-postponed summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) in Dhaka in November. Bangladesh has been canvassing the...
Mahmoud Abbas to meet Musharraf
LAHORE., May 14: President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmuod Abbass is to make a stopover in Islamabad on May 19 on his return from Beijing. According to diplomatic circles he will...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
LAHORE, May 14: The police severely beat up and arrested scores of rights activists, including women, who tried to hold a mini-marathon here on Saturday. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights (JACPR) had announced to organize the marathon from the Qadhafi Stadium to the Kalima Chowk...
ANDIJAN (Uzbekistan), May 14: A military crackdown in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan left several dozen dead as hardline President Islam Karimov blamed Islamic extremists on Saturday for the violence ...
