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Blasts kill 88 in Egyptian resort
SHARM EL SHEIKH, July 23: Eighty-eight people were killed and over 200 injured after three bombs ripped through shopping and hotel areas in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh on Saturday....
Concern voiced over Indo-US defence accord
ISLAMABAD, July 23: The National Command Authority (NCA) on Saturday expressed ‘serious concern’ over the Indo-US nuclear and defence framework agreement and decided to take ‘appropriate measures’ to ensure the defence of the country....
Seventh NFC constituted
ISLAMABAD, July 23: President General Pervez Musharraf has reconstituted the National Finance Commission as the tenure of the existing NFC has expired on July 21....
Eight of a family drown off Sandspit
KARACHI, July 23: Eight members of a family drowned while trying to rescue children who were swept away by the sea waves off Sandspit beach on Saturday morning....
UK admits killing innocent man
LONDON, July 23: British Police admitted on Saturday they had shot dead the wrong man on a train the previous day during a hunt for failed bomb attacks on London’s transport system....
Iran pipeline a risky proposal: India
NEW DELHI, July 23: India’s oil minister said on Saturday a proposed gas pipeline from Iran across Pakistan was a risky venture that would be difficult to finance, but added talks on the $7 billion project should continue....
Dates for talks with APHC soon: Delhi
SRINAGAR, July 23: India will soon set dates for fresh talks with moderate Kashmiri leaders on the disputed region’s future, Junior Home Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Saturday....
Pakistani team to inspect Baglihar site
NEW DELHI, July 23: Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah said on Saturday that a five-member experts’ delegation from Pakistan would inspect the Baglihar power project site, powerhouse and reservoir in occupied Kashmir....
Judge shot dead in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, July 23: Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead a judge in southern Afghanistan, where a government official and a policeman were also killed in separate attacks....
Plane crashes near German parliament
BERLIN, July 23: A small plane crashed between the German parliament and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s office on Friday, killing the pilot, firefighters announced....
Aziz to visit Afghanistan today
ISLAMABAD, July 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is due to visit Afghanistan on Sunday for talks with President Hamid Karzai on economic and security issues, officials said....
UN unveils revised reform draft
UNITED NATIONS, July 23: A revised draft for the most sweeping overhaul of the 60-year-old United Nations, including a proposed expansion of the Security Council, was released on Friday less than...
Sweeping powers for US terror investigators
WASHINGTON, July 23: Helped by the sense of insecurity caused by the recent London bombings, the Bush administration has succeeded in convincing the US House of Representatives to extend a law...
US cities increase transit security
WASHINGTON, July 23: Public transit systems across the United States have tightened security following the second series of bombings in London this week....
President, PM condemn explosions
ISLAMABAD, July 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday expressed deep sorrow on the loss of lives due to bomb blasts in Egypt and condemned the act of terrorism....
Bomb hoax delays flight
LAHORE, July 23: A bomb hoax delayed for hours the departure of a Jeddah-bound flight from the Allama Iqbal International Airport on Saturday. Immigration officials told Dawn that the Saudi Airlines flight (SV-731) was about to take off at 7.10pm...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, July 23: Eighty-eight people were killed and over 200 injured after three bombs ripped through shopping and hotel areas in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh on Saturday....
LONDON, July 23: British Police admitted on Saturday they had shot dead the wrong man on a train the previous day during a hunt for failed bomb attacks on London’s transport system....
