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130 die in Ghotki train disaster
GHOTKI, July 13: At least 130 people were killed and about 170 injured when three passenger trains collided at the Sarhad Railway Station, about 49km from Sukkur, in the early hours of Wednesday....
Compensation for victims announced
SUKKUR, July 13: Pakistan Railways has announced a compensation of Rs200,000 each for those killed in the train accident near Ghotki and Rs100,000 to Rs50,000 for the injured depending upon the sensitivity of their injuries....
Musharraf grieved at loss of life
GHOTKI, July 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf visited the Sarhad railway station on Wednesday and expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and property in the train accident....
High flood may hit Chashma Barrage
ISLAMABAD, July 13: A high flood of about 500,000 cusecs is likely to hit Chashma Barrage after two days owing to rising flows in the Indus and Kabul rivers. Sources in the federal flood commission told Dawn on Wednesday...
UK police looking for blast masterminds
LONDON, July 13: British authorities said on Wednesday they were hunting for the masterminds of last week’s bombings in London as Britons reeled in shock over news that the attacks were apparently carried out by four British-born men of Pakistan origin....
Pakistan, UK to share information
ISLAMABAD, July 13: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Wednesday said Pakistan would share with the UK all possible information that could help investigations into the recent London blasts....
Delhi says Islamabad not closing terror camps
NEW DELHI, July 13: Delhi cautioned Islamabad on Wednesday that peace talks between the two countries could be hampered if ‘terrorist structure’ in Pakistan was not dismantled and attempts at infiltration not checked....
Fierce clash in occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR, July 13: A fierce day-long gunbattle between Indian troops and militants raged on Wednesday after what the Indian army alleged was the largest attempted infiltration into occupied Kashmir since Islamabad and New Delhi launched a peace process 19 months ago....
UN reforms: Pakistan, Italy call for consensus
ROME, July 13: Pakistan and Italy on Wednesday called for building consensus on the proposed UN reforms and reaffirmed their mutual agreement to push for changes in the world body that were equitable and just....
Iraq blast kills 32 youngsters
BAGHDAD, July 13: Thirty-two Iraqi youngsters, most of them under age 15, were killed on Wednesday when a suicide car bomber blew himself up near US soldiers as they handed out chocolates in a Baghdad neighbourhood....
3 children die in Jhal Magsi explosion
QUETTA, July 14: Three children were killed and another three persons critically injured on Wednesday night when a home-made bomb exploded in a house in Jhal Magsi area, some 380 kilometres east of Quetta....
Shuttle launch postponed
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 13: Nasa on Wednesday postponed the planned launch of Discovery because of a problem with the space shuttle’s fuel system. “We have had to scrub the launch...
Gas pipeline talks next month
LAHORE, July 13: An Indian delegation will visit Pakistan next month for secretary level talks on Iran-Pakistan-India multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project. This was stated by Federal Petroleum Secretary Ahmad Waqar...
Navy, Air chiefs receive highest French award
ISLAMABAD, July 13: Two service chiefs of Pakistan armed forces have been given the highest French civil award by the French president. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah, and...
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GHOTKI, July 13: At least 130 people were killed and about 170 injured when three passenger trains collided at the Sarhad Railway Station, about 49km from Sukkur, in the early hours of Wednesday....
ROME, July 13: Pakistan and Italy on Wednesday called for building consensus on the proposed UN reforms and reaffirmed their mutual agreement to push for changes in the world body that were equitable and just....
ISLAMABAD, July 13: Two service chiefs of Pakistan armed forces have been given the highest French civil award by the French president. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah, and...
