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Millions of destitutes facing long wait: Relief flights cancelled
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 16: Heavy rains forced the cancellation of nearly all helicopter aid flights on Sunday, leaving millions of destitute and drenched earthquake survivors waiting in the mountains for aid that could mean life or death....
Referendum turnout over 60pc in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Oct 16: Iraqi election officials on Sunday ploughed through mounds of ballots from the historic referendum on a new constitution, following a strong turnout that drew many Sunni Arabs back into the political process....
US move for rule change to facilitate India N-deal
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change US and international rules so that India can acquire restricted...
Thousands face death in Balakot, say doctors
BALAKOT, Oct 16: Thousands of people risk death from cold and disease in the mountains of northern Pakistan as villages ravaged by a massive earthquake desperately need shelter, doctors said on Sunday....
Boy found alive in rubble
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A seven-year-old boy was found alive on Sunday in the rubble of his home eight days after the massive earthquake flattened the Balakot town of Mansehra district, a witness in the area said....
Six troops killed in chopper crash
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: A Pakistani helicopter crashed during a rescue operation in Azad Kashmir killing six troops on board just as the country needs its full fleet of choppers to cope with its worst disaster, the military said Sunday....
AJK quake toll over 40,000, says Hayat
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 16: The death toll from the Oct 8 earthquake soared past 53,000 in Pakistan on Sunday and could rise still far higher as relief workers struggle to reach survivors, Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan said....
Govt to take care of orphaned children: PM: Adoption won’t be allowed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the upbringing of unaccompanied child survivors of the earthquake is the responsibility of the government and adoption of these children will not be allowed....
US army ready to airlift hospital to Pakistan
KAISERSLAUTERN (Germany), Oct 16: US army medics on Sunday were preparing to airlift a 56-bed mobile hospital from Germany to Pakistan within the next few days for what could be a long stay to help wounded earthquake survivors....
Fraud in Afghan vote count alleged
KABUL, Oct 16: Afghanistan’s election authority announced final results for two of the country’s 34 provinces on Sunday as hundreds of protestors blocked roads in two key cities alleging fraud in the count....
Bangladesh moves ahead with summit preparations
DHAKA, Oct 16: Bangladesh has accelerated the pre-Saarc summit preparations following Pakistan’s re-confirmation of participation in the event scheduled for November 12 and 13....
Relief trains from Karachi reach Havelian
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Two freight trains carrying 2,400 tones of relief goods, collected and donated by several religious and social organizations in Karachi, reached Havelian railway station on Sunday....
Gold rush in India amid inflation worries
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Indian households are on a record gold-buying spree as oil price-driven inflation threatens to wipe out savings from rising incomes in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies....
Schools closed in quake-hit districts
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The NWFP government has announced that all educational institutions in the five earthquake-hit districts will remain closed this week....
Fuel tanker explodes near border
JALALABAD, Oct 16: A tanker supplying fuel to a US base in Afghanistan was destroyed in an explosion on the border with Pakistan, police said on Sunday....
Indian mortar system lands near Russian minister
MOSCOW, Oct 16: An Indian mortar system landed just metres from Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov and his Indian counterpart on Sunday while they watched joint military exercises in western India, Russian news agencies said....
Boat capsizes in India; 20 killed
LUCKNOW, Oct 16: An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganges River in northern India, leaving at least 20 people dead and 60 missing, a government official said on Sunday....
Tower collapse toll rises to 57
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The death toll in the Margalla tower collapse rose to 57 as some more bodies were recovered from the debris on Sunday. According to Deputy Commissioner Office, at...
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MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 16: Heavy rains forced the cancellation of nearly all helicopter aid flights on Sunday, leaving millions of destitute and drenched earthquake survivors waiting in the mountains for aid that could mean life or death....
BAGHDAD, Oct 16: Iraqi election officials on Sunday ploughed through mounds of ballots from the historic referendum on a new constitution, following a strong turnout that drew many Sunni Arabs back into the political process....
