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Afghanistan becomes Saarc member
DHAKA, Nov 13: The South Asian leaders on Sunday agreed to accept Afghanistan as a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). Besides, they resolved to accept China and Japan in the Saarc as observers....
Indo-Pakistan ties facing trust deficit: Aziz
DHAKA, Nov 13: India and Pakistan exchanged tough words on Sunday over a slow-moving peace process, casting a chill on attempts to end decades of rivalry and renewing doubts about any rapprochement....
Panel puts Kotri water flow requirement at 8.6 MAF
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: A three-member panel of international experts has concluded that a flow of 8.6 million acre feet (MAF) of water per annum downstream Kotri was required to contain sea intrusion, environmental degradation and related irrigation losses....
Congress approves $698m for Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The US Congress has approved a $698 million assistance package for Pakistan as part of the foreign appropriations bill for 2,006. The package was approved as presented by the Bush administration....
Accidents in AJK leave 17 dead, 24 injured
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 13: At least 17 people were killed and 24 others wounded in three road accidents in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police and witnesses said....
Pakistan to appeal for $5bn: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan will appeal to international community and donor agencies for $ five billion relief assistance at the donors conference for reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-affected people....
CARE pledges $11.2m for relief
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The CARE will spend $11.2 million to carry out a two-year plan to meet immediate and long term needs of the earthquake-affected people in Pakistan and India, said...
Immunization starts in quake-hit areas
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 13: Doctors in quake-stricken Azad Kashmir have begun a campaign to immunise 800,000 children against potentially killer diseases before the bitter winter....
Six killed in two Kashmir gunbattles
SRINAGAR, Nov 13: Six people, including four Muslim rebels, were killed in two gunbattles in revolt-hit held Kashmir while police fired tear gas to quell anti-government protests, police and witnesses said on Sunday....
Chicago Muslims denounce remarks
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago has urged US lawmakers to repudiate the offensive remarks of Congressman Mark Kirk who has called for discrimination against Arabs....
Mild tremors in Balakot, Noshki
PESHAWAR, Nov 13: An earthquake of mild intensity was felt in Balakot on Sunday at 04:49pm, says a press release of meteorological centre. According to preliminary analysis, the magnitude of the earthquake on Richter scale was 4.0...
Iran rejects fresh US claim on N-weapons
TEHRAN, Nov 13: Iran on Sunday dismissed fresh US allegations about its atomic ambitions as a bid to blight a crucial meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog later this month....
Taliban kill 3 policemen
KANDAHAR, Nov 13: Taliban killed three policemen after kidnapping them in a volatile southern province, an official said on Sunday, in the latest spate of fresh violence in Afghanistan....
Musharraf asks dissidents to shun factionalism
LAHORE, Nov 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked legislators of the ruling PML to approach their party’s chief Chaudhry Shujaat Husain for resolution of any grievances or problems....
‘Forward bloc’ minor issue: Shujaat
LAHORE, Nov 13: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Sunday the Pakistan Muslim League’s general council had elected him the party president and only the council could remove him or hold him accountable through a procedure given in the PML constitution....
Church attack: 88 held, terrorism case registered
LAHORE, Nov 13: Police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against people in mob who torched and ransacked three churches, a school, a hostel and some houses on Saturday in retaliation...
Balochistan town hit by tribal clash; four killed
QUETTA, Nov 13: At least four people were killed and several others injured in a tribal clash on Sunday between two groups of Mohammad Hasni tribe in Mashky, some 700 km south-east of here, in Awaran district....
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MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 13: At least 17 people were killed and 24 others wounded in three road accidents in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police and witnesses said....
LAHORE, Nov 13: Police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against people in mob who torched and ransacked three churches, a school, a hostel and some houses on Saturday in retaliation...
