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Political parties to be consulted on dam issue
ISLAMABAD Dec 1: The federal cabinet, which met here on Thursday, disucssed options on the country’s water reservoir needs and decided to take political parties into confidence on early construction of Kalabagh or Basha dam....
Nato relief mission not to be extended
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan on Thursday conveyed to Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) that it was not considering an extension in the alliance’s 90-day mandate in the country and assured it of full assistance in withdrawal preparations....
Budget deficit exceeds Rs37bn: Domestic borrowing rises
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan’s budget deficit has widened to 0.5 per cent of GDP, up by 0.1 per cent, in the first three months (July-September) of the current fiscal year, forcing...
India refuses to accept list: 25 cross LoC at Kaman post
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 1: Indian authorities declined to accept the lists of intending travellers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as 25 Kashmiris from both sides crossed the Line of Control (LoC) on foot from the Chakothi-Uri crossing point....
3 foreigners among 5 killed in Miranshah
MIRANSHAH, Dec 1: Three foreign militants of Middle Eastern origin were among five people killed on Wednesday night when a heavily fortified mud-house came under a missile attack in Asoray village in the Mirali sub-division, east of the agency headquarters....
One killed, 30 injured in BD blast
DHAKA, Dec 1: A blast rocked Gazipur for the second time in less than 48 hours, killing an unidentified person and injuring at least 30 people, including policemen, lawyers and journalists on Thursday....
President lauds Aga Khan’s help
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has appreciated the donations made by Prince Karim Aga Khan and applauded the relief efforts made by the Aga Khan Development Network in areas affected by the October 8 earthquake....
Israel warns of army action against Iran
TEL AVIV, Dec 1: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday Israel could not accept the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran, but steered clear of threatening military action....
Iran needs assurance: IAEA chief
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1: The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has expressed hope that the contentious issue of Iran’s nuclear programme could be resolved by assuring international community that...
Pakistan’s cooperation lauded
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1: Mohammed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Agency (IAEA) has applauded Pakistan for extending extraordinary cooperation with the agency on resolving many of the Iranian nuclear programme’s “pieces of the puzzle.”...
Guerillas take brief control of Ramadi
BAGHDAD, Dec 1: Guerillas launched a brief assault west of Baghdad on Thursday, firing mortar rounds and rockets at a US base and local government buildings, the day after Washington unveiled its new strategy for ‘victory in Iraq’....
Northern cities rocked
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Several cities in northern parts of the country were rocked late Thursday by an aftershock. The tremor measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was felt simultaneously in Islamabad,...
Artificial limb centre being set up
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: An artificial limb centre is being established at the National Institute of Handicapped for the rehabilitation of earthquake survivors with spinal injuries. Federal Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan...
Defence body takes up VVIP plane issues today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence has been convened on Friday to discuss issues of the purchase of two aeroplanes for use of VVIPs and...
Madressahs registration ordinance promulgated
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday promulgated Societies Registration (second amendment) Ordinance-2005 making it mandatory for every madressah (religious seminary) in the federal capital to carry out audit of its accounts, prepare annual educational activity report....
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has appreciated the donations made by Prince Karim Aga Khan and applauded the relief efforts made by the Aga Khan Development Network in areas affected by the October 8 earthquake....
KARACHI, Dec 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday emphasized the importance of ‘partnership’ between the government and the private sector in the education sector to meet the future challenges by ensuring ‘education for all’....
