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Protests in NA over joint session issue: Speaker reserves ruling
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Opposition parties voiced strong protests as the National Assembly began its fourth parliamentary year on Monday amid what they saw as a violation of the constitution by President...
Stand on Kalabagh unchanged: Arbab
KARACHI, Dec 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that his government stands by resolutions against the Kalabagh dam unanimously adopted by the Sindh assembly, and it will never do anything against the interests of Sindh....
Islam’s image tops OIC agenda
MAKKAH, Dec 5: Leaders of the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meet later this week in Saudi Arabia to restore a moderate image of Islam, harmed by terror attacks carried out by extremists....
PM rules out oil price reduction
MULTAN, Dec 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday ruled out reduction in petroleum prices, saying the exchequer was already facing a deficit of Rs60 billion on the account....
Suicide bomber kills 5 Israelis
NETANYA (Israel), Dec 5: Five Israelis were killed and dozens wounded on Monday when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a shopping mall in the northern coastal town of Netanya....
Journalist kidnapped in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH, Dec 5: Masked men on Monday kidnapped a local journalist from Mirali Bazaar in the North Waziristan Agency, officials and family sources said. Hayatullah Khan, a correspondent for an Islamabad...
Gas pipeline with Qatar under study
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon told the National Assembly on Monday that the government was considering a proposal to import gas from Qatar through an offshore pipeline....
President wants plan to boost OIC trade
SANA’A, Dec 5: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday issued a ringing call for a coordinated approach to bolstering trade among OIC member states as a way forward for their overall economic development....
Russia defends Iran missile sale
MOSCOW, Dec 5: Russia confirmed on Monday plans to sell Iran sophisticated air defence missile systems but said the deal, which has drawn criticism from the United States and Israel, was...
US policies in Iraq termed a ‘fiasco’
DUBAI, Dec 5: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal branded on Monday US policies in Iraq a “fiasco” but said American troops should not pull out any time soon due to the perilous security situation....
India’s ‘terror watch’ advice to Afghans
NEW DELHI, Dec 5: India has told Afghanistan to be wary of “terrorism” originating in Pakistan, an official Indian statement from Kabul said on Monday. It quoted Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E....
Norway’s PM arrives
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway arrived here on a three-day visit to Pakistan for talks on promoting bilateral relations. He was received at the airport by Minister-in-Waiting...
Strong quake shakes East Africa
NAIROBI, Dec 5: A strong earthquake jolted Africa’s Great Lakes region on Monday, killing at least one person in Congo’s remote east and rattling regional capitals....
Musharraf gets rousing welcome in Sana’a
SANA’A, Dec 5: The residents of the ancient city of Sana’a accorded a rousing reception to President Pervez Musharraf Monday as he visited one of the oldest cradles of Arab civilization....
President amends NAB ordinance
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday promulgated an ordinance providing for the appointment of two deputy chairmen in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)....
700,000 children vaccinated
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Ruling out outbreak of measles in camps, authorities said on Monday that more than 700,000 children had so far been vaccinated against measles, polio, tetanus, typhoid and cholera in quake-hit areas....
92 arrested on Iran border
CHAGAI, Dec 5: The Levies on Monday arrested 92 people pushed back by Iranian authorities as they tried to cross the border near Taftan without travel documents, local administration said.—APP...
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NETANYA (Israel), Dec 5: Five Israelis were killed and dozens wounded on Monday when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a shopping mall in the northern coastal town of Netanya....
MIRANSHAH, Dec 5: Masked men on Monday kidnapped a local journalist from Mirali Bazaar in the North Waziristan Agency, officials and family sources said. Hayatullah Khan, a correspondent for an Islamabad...
