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Call for new dam royalty formula: WB suggests multi-factor approach
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to introduce a multi-factor formula for payment of royalty on dams and hydropower projects to encourage construction of reservoirs, instead of payoffs merely on the basis of location of the power house....
10 burnt to death in bus-van collision
HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Ten people were burnt to death when two vehicles caught fire after a head-on collision on the Indus Highway early on Sunday morning....
20pc water shortage likely
LAHORE, Sept 25: The country is likely to face up to 20 per cent water shortage in the Rabi season starting from Oct 1, despite a ‘highly wet season’ this year....
Taliban official arrested in Bannu
PESHAWAR, Sept 25: An official of ousted Taliban regime has been arrested in a raid in a border town, a security official said on Sunday. Mullah Hamidullah, who was in charge...
10 devotees drown
DADU, Sept 25: Ten devotees of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz drowned while bathing at different places in Aral Wah originating from the Manchhar lake on Sunday....
Rockets explode in Quetta
QUETTA, Sept 25: Quetta was rocked on Sunday night when two rockets exploded in its cantonment area, official sources said. Unidentified saboteurs fired two rockets from the outskirts of the provincial capital at brief intervals....
Lankan, Thai diplomats in run for top UN post
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: One of Sri Lanka’s top diplomats, Jayantha Dhanapala, is quietly moving around in crowded lobbies here, making contacts with leaders from around the world in pursuit of his bid for the post of UN Secretary-General....
Debt of 18 poorest nations written off
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted a proposal to write off debt owed by some of its poorest member countries. The World Bank, which is holding its...
Osama hiding in Afghanistan, says army official
NEW YORK, Sept 25: Pakistani military officers battling Al Qaeda militants along the border with Afghanistan believe that Osama bin Laden is hiding with a small cadre in Afghanistan and is...
US team to discuss fencing
PESHAWAR, Sept 25: A three-member delegation from the United States, led by Congressman Mark Wood, will discuss the issue of erecting fences along the Afghan border with the authorities here on Wednesday, sources told Dawn on Sunday....
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander
GAZA, Sept 25: Israel killed a top Islamic Jihad commander in an air strike on Sunday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Likud party considered whether he should soon face a leadership election over a Gaza pullout he championed....
5 US soldiers die in Afghan ’copter crash
KABUL, Sept 25: Five US soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed on ‘Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, but there were no signs it was brought down by hostile fire, the US military said....
24 killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD, Sept 25: At least 24 people were killed in bombings in Iraq on Sunday as US troops clashed with Shiite militiamen, rekindling tensions between coalition forces and followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr....
Rescue teams search for Rita victims
CAMERON PRAIRIE (Louisiana), Sept 25: US emergency teams on Sunday searched for potential victims of Hurricane Rita in small Louisiana Gulf shore communities that were worst hit by the storm and its floods....
Time ripe to settle Kashmir: Qayyum
NEW DELHI, Sept 25: Former AJK Prime Minister Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan on Sunday said that India and Pakistan should seize the fleeting opportunity to resolve the Kashmir dispute setting aside their past bitterness....
Pakistan, China strengthen operation in aviation sector
BEIJING, Sept 25: China has strengthened its cooperation with Pakistan in the aviation sector, including undertaking joint ventures in aircraft manufacturing. The two sides have maintained close cooperation over the years in order to promote their defence industry....
FC defuses 3 bombs
MIRAN SHAH Sept 25: Security forces foiled a terrorism bid by defusing three remote control bombs in South Waziristan Agency on Sunday. According to an official of frontier corps some unidentified...
Two shot dead
QUETTA, Sept 25: Two people were shot dead in Bakhtairabad area of district Nasirabad on Sunday, police said. According to police sources, Kora Khan Domki and Shaho Domki had gone...
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HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Ten people were burnt to death when two vehicles caught fire after a head-on collision on the Indus Highway early on Sunday morning....
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted a proposal to write off debt owed by some of its poorest member countries. The World Bank, which is holding its...
GAZA, Sept 25: Israel killed a top Islamic Jihad commander in an air strike on Sunday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Likud party considered whether he should soon face a leadership election over a Gaza pullout he championed....
