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Begum Almas Haroon passes away
KARACHI, July 12: Begum Almas Haroon, wife of Mr. Mahmoud A. Haroon, died this morning after protracted illness. She was 83. She leaves behind a daughter, Mrs. Amber Haroon Saigol, Director Operations, DAWN Group of Newspapers.
Burial will take place after Zuhr prayers and the funeral procession will start from her residence Haroon Villa, Karachi at 2:30 PM.
Hasba bill tabled amid uproar in assembly
PESHAWAR, July 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government tabled the controversial Hasba bill 2005, in the provincial assembly on Monday amid shouts of disapproval by opposition lawmakers, who tore up copies of the document....
Discharge level at Guddu Barrage remains high
SUKKUR, July 11: The high level of discharge at the Guddu barrage remained unchanged overnight and on Monday. The upstream flood at the Guddu barrage was recorded at 545,923 cusecs and downstream 513,193 cusecs at about 6pm on Monday....
Militants flee from US jail
KABUL, July 11: Four Arab militants escaped from a heavily fortified jail at the main American military base in Afghanistan on Monday, the first time anyone has broken out of the facility, officials said....
Troops may be posted for poll security: EC
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has said that he will call troops to maintain law and order during the local government elections if any province asks for it....
14 of a family killed as rescue boat hits live wire
MULTAN, July 11: Fourteen members of a family were electrocuted when a boat evacuating flood victims hit a live electricity cable in the Rojhan Mazari area of Rajanpur district on Monday....
PAEC allowed to upgrade labs
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The government has allowed the Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to upgrade its laboratories at a cost of Rs2.5 billion. Sources told Dawn on Monday that the upgrading of...
Row erupts over losses from Internet crisis
ISLAMABAD, July 11: A row has erupted between the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Long Distance and International (LDIs) call centres over payment of compensation...
Petition filed against party-less local polls
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The Supreme Court was asked on Monday through a petition to declare the upcoming party-less local government elections as a violation of the constitution....
Blair vows to hunt down extremists
LONDON, July 11: Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned last week’s bomb attacks in London as a “murderous carnage of the innocent” on Monday and vowed Britain would hunt down the suspected ‘Islamist militants’ responsible....
Pakistan slams attacks on Islamic centres
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Pakistan on Monday condemned the attacks on Islamic centres and other religious places in New Zealand and Britain, apparently in the wake of last week’s bomb blasts in London....
A lot being done to rebuild image: PM
FRANKFURT, July 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has acknowledged that Pakistan has an image problem, but assured that the country has a promising future. “We have an image problem,” Mr Aziz...
Navy gets new Chief of Staff
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Vice Admiral Haroon on Monday took charge as Chief of Staff (CoS) of Pakistan Navy, the second highest position after the Naval chief....
Bush stresses need to ‘finish the job’ in Iraq
QUANTICO (Virginia), July 11: US President George W. Bush said on Monday that deadly bombings in London showed the need to stay on the offensive in the global war on terrorism and finish the job in Iraq....
Talks on gas pipeline begin today in Delhi
NEW DELHI, July 11: An eight-member delegation from Pakistan, led by Petroleum Secretary Ahmad Waqar, arrived here on Monday to hold the first meeting of the Working Group on Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline....
Oil supply to Afghanistan disrupted
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 11: Oil supply to Afghanistan was disrupted on Monday when dozens of oil tanker owners parked their vehicles at Torkham border, citing security reasons inside Afghanistan....
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SREBRENICA (Bosnia), July 11: Families buried the skeletal remains of Srebrenica victims on Monday at the 10th anniversary of the massacre and the West acknowledged its failure to prevent Europe’s worst atrocity in 50 years....
KABUL, July 11: Four Arab militants escaped from a heavily fortified jail at the main American military base in Afghanistan on Monday, the first time anyone has broken out of the facility, officials said....
