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Breakthrough on NFC award achieved: Aziz: Saarc summit begins on Nov 12
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that a ‘breakthrough’ had been achieved on the sixth National Finance Commission award. “The issue will hopefully be resolved amicably,” he added. Replying to questions at a news conference at Prime Minister’s House...
Federal structure can be one option: Mirwaiz
KARACHI, June 11: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, says that a federal structure for Kashmir might be one of the options that could be considered...
NWFP govt’s move to bypass governor: Advocate-general resigns
PESHAWAR, June 11: Amidst the ongoing tug-of-war between NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and Governor Khalilur Rehman over the appointment of advocate-general, the provincial government...
Iran, India discuss pipeline
TEHRAN, June 11: Energy ministers from Iran and India voiced hope on Saturday that negotiations would be wrapped up soon on a proposed pipeline between the two countries that will run across Pakistan. Iran’s Bijan Namdar Zanghaneh and his Indian...
Musharraf assures S&T sector of support
BHURBAN, June 11: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that the government would continue to focus on scientific and technological development to ensure a strong, modern and prosperous Pakistan...
Nine killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 11: Nine people have died in fresh violence in Occupied Kashmir including six militants who were shot dead by troops, two of them inside a mosque, police said on Saturday....
Pakistani suspect denied bail in US
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11: Judge Peter A. Nowinski in Sacramento denied bail on Friday to Hamid Hayat, a Pakistani American, suspected of training at an Al Qaeda terrorist camp in Pakistan...
US air strike kills 40 Iraqis
BAGHDAD, June 11: US forces launched an air strike on Iraqi insurgents near the Syrian border in the restive western province of Al-Anbar on Saturday, killing about 40 rebels,...
12 die as US military vehicle collides with minibus
KABUL, June 11: At least 12 Afghan passengers were killed when a minibus and a US military vehicle collided on Saturday in southern Afghanistan, officials said....
Heroin seized; two held in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, June 11: Kuwait in a major anti-drug operation has arrested two Pakistanis and recovered from their possession 35 kgs of unprocessed heroin worth a million Kuwaiti Dinar...
Neutral expert holds first meeting on Baglihar
NEW DELHI, June 11: The first meeting of Pakistani and Indian representatives with the neutral expert of the World Bank on Baglihar dam issue on Friday focused on procedures...
‘Time not ripe for decision on ferry service’
ISLAMABAD, June 11: The National Assembly was told on Saturday that the government would take a final decision to start proposed Karachi-Mumbai ferry service once an appropriate stage...
Duststorm, rain claim two lives
SUKKUR, June 11: At least two people were killed and many others injured when a heavy duststorm followed by rain lashed districts of the upper Sindh on Saturday....
ISLAMABAD, June 11: The government on Saturday announced June 18 as the new date for the privatization of the 26 per cent shares of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL)....
