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Democracy imperative for growth: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said that Pakistan was moving forward on the path of sustainable democracy, which has great significance for development of the country and the wellbeing of its people....
CEC orders report on women vote ban
PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has said that the commission may decide about ordering re-election in areas where women were barred from voting in the first phase of the local government elections....
Karachi-Faisalabad motorway plan approved
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday approved the construction of a motorway between Faisalabad and Karachi in an effort to improve communication links in the North-South corridor and accelerate the pace of economic development in the country....
Move to seek Interpol help: Trafficking of children
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Pakistan will soon take help from Interpol to arrest its nationals who are residing in various Middle East countries and are involved in human trafficking, especially of children who are used as camel jockeys....
Parts of damaged rail track repaired
KARACHI, Aug 23: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has failed to facilitate train passengers and properly guide them about arrival and departure timings of trains at the Landhi railway station from where the train operation is being carried out....
Candidates to furnish surety bonds
LAHORE, Aug 23: In an effort to maintain peace during Thursday’s second phase of local body elections, police have obliged each panel of nazim and naib nazim to furnish surety bonds before the respective area magistrates....
Saudi group to set up $200m steel mill
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The Al-Tuwairqi Group of Companies (ATG) of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it would set up a steel mill in Bin Qasim, Karachi, at a cost of $200 million....
Major change rejected in Iraq charter draft
BAGHDAD, Aug 23: The Iraqi government on Tuesday ruled out any major change to a draft constitution that parliament looks set to pass this week in the teeth of Sunni objections that it could ignite civil war....
Support declines for terrorism: Survey in Muslim states
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: A recent opinion poll conducted in six Muslim countries, including Pakistan, shows that ‘support for terrorism in defence of Islam has dramatically declined’ there....
Indian request on spy being assessed, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Pakistan on Tuesday received and is assessing a request from India for consular access to an Indian national sentenced to death for spying, a foreign ministry spokesman said....
Israel completes pullout
HOMESH (West Bank), Aug 23: Israel completed a withdrawal of 15,000 Jewish settlers and supporters from occupied land on Tuesday after police ejected ultranationalist protesters from a synagogue and a citadel to crush last stands in two West Bank enclaves....
No cover-up in London shooting: Brazil
LONDON, Aug 23: Brazil’s ambassador to Britain said on Tuesday he saw no evidence to suggest British police had staged a cover-up over the killing of an innocent Brazilian whom they mistook for a would-be suicide bomber....
Afghan cleric survives bomb attack
KABUL, Aug 23: A cleric escaped unhurt after suspected Taliban militants bombed his house on Tuesday in the latest attack on religious leaders who back Afghanistan’s US-friendly administration, officials said....
PML leaders discuss poll outcome with president, PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has expressed satisfaction over the successful completion of the first phase of the local body polls. Gen Musharraf met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan...
Number of UK asylum-seekers decreases
LONDON, Aug 23: Application for asylum to Britain between April and June fell 11 per cent from the previous quarter thanks to a range of government measures, the Home Office said on Tuesday....
Dhaka militant group threatens to strike again
DHAKA, Aug 23: Banned Islamic militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, blamed for hundreds of bomb blasts across Bangladesh last week, has warned it will strike again unless Bangladesh introduces Islamic rule....
JWP foresees another operation in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Aug 23: Jamhoori Watan Party leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has accused the government of making false claims about development projects in order to continue the exploitation of Balochistan’s resources....
Musharraf to address Jews in New York
NEW YORK, Aug 23: President Pervez Musharraf has accepted an invitation from the American Jewish Congress to speak about his campaign of “enlightened moderation” in Islam, chairman of the organization Jack Rosen said in an interview with Dawn on Tuesday....
