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Second phase turnout 48.7pc, says EC
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday announced that the nationwide turnout in the second phase of the local polls was 48.75 per cent....
Kashmiris reject ban on speeches in mosques
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Muslim separatists vowed on Saturday to fight “tooth and nail” a ban by held Kashmir’s government on political speeches in most of the revolt-hit region’s main mosques and shrines....
Minister escapes attack
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: A key minister in Indian-held Kashmir on Saturday survived a militant attack, while troops recovered a huge cache of explosives in a southern town, police said....
Indian MP escapes arrest
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: An Indian government politician wanted for murder and blackmail left his official residence for a sudden “holiday” in a remote tiger park just before police arrived to arrest him, media reported on Saturday....
Oil prices decision next week
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The government is working out a strategy to deal with rising international oil prices and the issue of increasing domestic oil prices in the next fortnight or keeping them unchanged is likely to be finalised next week....
Musharraf sees bright future of IT
KARACHI, Aug 27: President General Pervez Musharraf has expressed the confidence that the future of Information Technology (IT) and telecommunication in Pakistan is extremely bright....
NA session summoned for Monday
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday summoned the National Assembly session for Monday. An announcement made by the National Assembly’s Secretariat said the lower house had been summoned...
EC seeks details of winners having sanads
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Election Commission of Pakistan, on the directives of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, has sought the details of all those candidates who possessed sanads and won during the first and second phase of local body polls....
UN reforms: group to settle disputes
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27: After months of bitter debate, UN member states agreed on Friday to allow 30 nations, including Pakistan, to take the lead in trying to resolve major differences...
Tehran promises breakthrough in nuclear talks
TEHRAN, Aug 27: New proposals from Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will lead to a “breakthrough” and major changes in negotiations over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme, Iran’s top negotiator said on Saturday....
FC deployed in Qila Abdullah LG polls
QUETTA, Aug 27: Personnel of the Frontier Corps have been deployed in Qila Abdullah for holding second phase of the local body elections in 25 union councils of the border district on Sunday....
US frees Iraq prisoners as Sunnis resist charter
BAGHDAD, Aug 27: The US military said on Saturday it had freed 1,000 detainees from Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison at the Baghdad government’s request, in the largest release to date....
Pakistan to take up prisoners’ issue with India
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Pakistan and India will hold talks in New Delhi on Monday to work out modalities to curb terrorism and drug trafficking, however, Islamabad will also take up the issue of 611 Pakistanis languishing in Indian jails....
Message on spy sent to Islamabad: Singh
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday an ‘appropriate message’ had been sent to Islamabad about an Indian national facing execution on charges of being a spy....
Quake rattles Peshawar, Chitral
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: A moderate earthquake rocked Pakistan’s northwestern regions Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The quake measuring 5.1...
Poll tribunals appointed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has appointed 213 election tribunals in the four provinces to dispose of petitions regarding complaints about the local government elections 2005....
England inch closer to Ashes win
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 27: England took a giant stride towards a 2-1 Ashes series lead after making Australia follow on for the first time in 17 years, in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday....
