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Support to continue for peace process: US
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The United States is looking into Pakistan’s case for greater market access and will continue to support the ongoing Indo-Pakistan dialogue process to ensure it moves forward. These...
New bid for NFC accord
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The provincial finance ministers will meet on Thursday at the Balochistan House here to make a last-ditch effort to reach some understanding on the sixth National Finance...
Musharraf stresses dispute resolution
ISLAMABAD, May 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday underscored the need for Pakistan and India to move forward on dispute resolution for a mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation. Addressing...
Hurriyat leaders to get warm welcome
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The federal cabinet on Wednesday welcomed the proposed visit of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Ansari faction) to Pakistan and expressed its desire that Syed Ali Gilani also boards...
Optimism as Siachen talks begin today
ISLAMABAD, May 25: India and Pakistan dialogue on the Siachen issue begins here on Thursday amid guarded optimism of some forward movement on the two-decade old conflict over the world’s highest...
New policy orientation for development likely
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The National Economic Council (NEC) at its meeting on Friday will set seven major policy directions to ensure maximum outcome of the development expenditure, it is learnt. The...
PM wants economic potential unlocked
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday underlined the need for the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying it would help tap the tremendous economic potential of South Asia...
EU, Iran decide to extend N-talks
GENEVA, May 25: The European Union and Tehran on Wednesday gave themselves another two months for a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, deferring any immediate referral of Tehran to the United...
Pakistan, Afghanistan have close ties: Karzai
WASHINGTON, May 25: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan have close friendly relations. “Friendship and economic cooperation are two things in which both the countries should concentrate...
Sunil Dutt dead
MUMBAI, May 25: Bollywood’s first “angry young man” who later became a politician, Sunil Dutt, died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 75. Mr Dutt, whose movie...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
MUMBAI, May 25: Bollywood’s first “angry young man” who later became a politician, Sunil Dutt, died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 75. Mr Dutt, whose movie...
