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UN hopes to see survivors through winter
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The United Nations said on Tuesday that one month after the devastating South Asian earthquake it was ready for the “colossal job” of keeping survivors alive during the winter....
PM orders revision of building codes
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed the housing and works ministry to submit a draft of revised building codes within a month to ensure that all future construction complies with safety standards....
S. Arabia promises ‘unlimited’ help
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday assured Pakistan of unlimited help for rehabilitation of quake-devastated areas in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP. “We will provide...whatsoever...
NA reopens quake debate
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Treasury and opposition members in the National Assembly on Tuesday expressed reservations about the sincerity and competence of the government to judiciously use funds for rebuilding the cities destroyed by the October 8 earthquake....
Nation to celebrate Iqbal Day today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The nation will celebrate on Wednesday the 128th birth anniversary of poet-philosopher Dr Allama Mohammmad Iqbal. Social, cultural, educational and literary organizations have planned different programmes and activities...
Italy offers artificial limbs technology
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Margherita Boniver said on Tuesday her country would share its expertise in artificial limbs technology with Pakistan as part of its assistance in rehabilitating victims of earthquake....
Australia foils terror plot
SYDNEY, Nov 8: Australian police on Tuesday arrested 17 people, including a Muslim cleric and a man they said wanted to become a suicide bomber, on charges of planning terrorist attacks as part of a “violent jihad in Australia”....
Nepra’s new proposal on tariff
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has proposed imposition of a new surcharge for consumers of profitable companies of the Water and Power development Authority to maintain...
Chakothi-Uri point on LoC reopens today
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 8: The Chakothi-Uri point on the Line of Control will be reopened on Wednesday, but only the returning residents of Azad and occupied Kashmirs would be allowed to cross over to their respective sides....
Nawaz’s travel to UK delayed
LAHORE, Oct 8: PML-N leaders from all over the country made countless calls to Jeddah on Tuesday to know if passports had been issued to former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and his family....
Police team finds ‘no evidence’ in Sonia case
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: A police team investigating the allegation of rape of Sonia Naz has found ‘no evidence’ to establish the charge against the accused police officials....
French govt approves curfew powers
PARIS, Nov 8: The French government on Tuesday approved giving curfew powers to regional authorities to stem the worst urban violence the country has seen in nearly four decades, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said after a cabinet meeting....
Quake toll exceeds 87,000: WB
WASHINGTON, Nov 8: The death toll in earthquake has jumped to 87,350 after a new count of the dead in Pakistan, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank reported on Tuesday....
Ex-general likely to head NAB
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: President General Pervez Musharraf is reported to have decided to appoint a retired army officer as new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in place of Lt Gen Munir Hafeez who recently retired from the army....
Washington vigil for victims
WASHINGTON, Nov 8: Hundreds are expected to gather around Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday evening to participate in a candlelight vigil which marks the one-month anniversary of the earthquake that devastated northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir....
Delhi to back Kabul’s entry into Saarc
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: India on Tuesday said it would support Afghanistan’s entry to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) at a summit of the seven-nation regional group in Dhaka on the weekend....
Congress seeks UN clarification
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8: The lawyers representing the Indian Congress Party have sent a letter to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, seeking information on basis of which former Indian foreign...
NHA to spend $100 million on road rehabilitation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The National Highway Authority (NHA) will spend $100 million on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of three highways in the earthquake-hit AJK and NWFP....
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed the housing and works ministry to submit a draft of revised building codes within a month to ensure that all future construction complies with safety standards....
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: India on Tuesday said it would support Afghanistan’s entry to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) at a summit of the seven-nation regional group in Dhaka on the weekend....
