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OIC must work for prosperity, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday urged the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to focus efforts on poverty eradication, human development for peace and prosperity in the world and project Islam as a peaceful religion....
APHC visit may be delayed
NEW DELHI, May 28: Kashmiri resistance leaders said on Saturday they would be able to apply for the June 2 Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus only on Monday, raising fears that hardly any time...
‘New Delhi should not create hurdles in talks’
NEW DELHI, May 28: Close on the heels of India’s assertions that travel by Hurriyat leaders beyond Azad Jammu and Kashmir is contrary to the understanding reached with Pakistan, a faction...
Meeting on bus service held along LoC
MUZAFFARABAD, May 28: Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Indian authorities on Saturday met along the Line of Control to discuss issues relating to the 5th trans-Kashmir bus, scheduled to roll out...
31 injured in Kashmir blasts
SRINAGAR, May 28: At least 31 people were injured in occupied Kashmir on Saturday in two blasts. Police said seven Central Reserve Police Force personnel and 12 civilians were hurt when...
Rockets fired on Kohlu, Turbat
QUETTA, May 28: Kohlu was rocked when unknown men fired five rockets at the township on Saturday night. “Rockets exploded on the outskirts of Kohlu town causing no casualty,” an official said. Sources said the rockets fired from nearby mountains...
Musharraf urges uplift plans’ completion
KARACHI, May 28: A six-member delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday and discussed various development projects of Karachi and other parts...
‘Blast probe heading in right direction’
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday expressed the hope that those behind the bomb explosion at Bari Imam shrine would be arrested soon as the...
‘US willing to use N-arms’
UNITED NATIONS, May 28: Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Javad Zarif said on Friday that US threat to Iran’s nuclear programme were a “smoke screen to divert attention from its...
King Fahd in stable condition
RIYADH, May 28: Saudi King Fahd is in a stable and reassuring condition after undergoing medical tests in hospital, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Saturday. “His condition is stable... The results of medical tests make us reassured,”...
PML leads in NA by-election
QUETTA, May 28: Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hasni of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) was leading with a majority of over 5,500 votes in the by-election on National Assembly’s seat NA-271 Kharan-cum-Panjgur....
Bomb explosions kill 22 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, May 28: Two bombs exploded on Saturday in a busy market on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 22 people and wounding almost 60 others in the worst attack in the country...
12 die in Afghan ambush
KABUL, May 28: Twelve civilians were killed after unknown assailants opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Friday, the provincial governor said on Saturday. In a separate incident,...
Two Pakistanis deported from US
WASHINGTON, May 28: An alleged member of Harkatul Mujahideen has been deported to Pakistan after being detained in the United States for over a year. Homeland security officials here identified the...
Pakistan facing defeat
BRIDGETOWN, May 28: Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored an undefeated 153 as West Indies were bowled out for 371 at tea on the third day on Saturday, leaving Pakistan to score 573 to...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
