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Musharraf rules out change in PML
ISLAMABAD, May 16: President General Pervez Musharraf has ruled out any change in the leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and said the government will be there till the elections in 2007...
Shujaat-Jamali row ends
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The war of words between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali ended on Monday...
‘Soft borders no solution’: Kashmir dispute
LONDON, May 16: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that ‘soft borders’ are not a solution to the Kashmir dispute, but could be a step towards confidence building between Pakistan and India....
NA adopts Pemra bill
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The opposition and the government were divided on two occasions in the National Assembly on Monday as lawmakers discussed the police action against a marathon race...
Over 200 protesting farmers detained
QUETTA, May 16: Police arrested over 200 farmers here on Monday after foiling their bid to stage a demonstration outside the Balochistan Assembly in protest against power loadshedding...
Revenue target may be raised to Rs670bn
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The federal government is expected to fix a revenue target of Rs670 billion for the financial year 2005-06 against current year’s Rs590 billion, according to a senior government...
NEC to be asked to raise PSDP by Rs70bn
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC), which meets here on Tuesday, is likely to recommend an increases of Rs70 billion, in next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)...
Pakistan willing to help resolve Palestine issue
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Islamabad next week to discuss the Middle East peace process and matters of bilateral interest with Pakistani leaders....
Settlers oppose Gaza pullout
AL QUDS, May 16: Jewish ultranationalists, some setting tyres ablaze, paralysed rush hour traffic in Israel on Monday in the biggest such protest against a planned withdrawal from settlements in the...
Newsweek urged to retract report
WASHINGTON, May 16: The White House urged the Newsweek magazine on Monday to retract its report about the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at Guantanamo Bay....
Kuwaiti women get right to vote
KUWAIT, May 16: Kuwait’s parliament passed a law on Monday granting women the right to vote and run in elections for the first time, after pressure from the pro-Western Arab state’s...
BD enhances salaries by 53pc
DHAKA, May 16: The government of Bangladesh has announced a new pay scale, raising salaries by 53 per cent on an average, for all public servants under Grade 20. The new...
POL prices unchanged
KARACHI, May 16: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee has kept the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the current fortnight of May 16-31. In a statement, the committee said that during...
NFC award likely to be extended
ISLAMABAD, May 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is expected to extend the existing NFC award for another year owing to the inability of provinces to overcome their differences and reach a...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
KUWAIT, May 16: Kuwait’s parliament passed a law on Monday granting women the right to vote and run in elections for the first time, after pressure from the pro-Western Arab state’s...
