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Summit adopts 10-year OIC action plan
MAKKAH, Dec 8: An extraordinary summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday rejected extremism and urged the member states to fight terrorism in ‘every possible manner’....
A turning point, says Musharraf
MAKKAH, Dec 8: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday voiced Pakistan’s unflinching support for implementing the 10-year plan of action for development of the Muslim world and stressed that the OIC...
Premier seeks early opposition response
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday made a request to opposition leaders to come back early with their stand on the government’s response to the Terms of Reference...
12 killed in Tank Bazaar explosion
WANA, Dec 8: At least 12 people were killed and 50 others wounded when a powerful explosion ripped through the Jandola Bazaar in the Tank tribal area of the Frontier Region on Thursday, witnesses said....
‘Taliban’ action in Miramshah: toll 21
MIRAMSHAH, Dec 8: The death toll from Wednesday’s bloody clash rose to 21 as militants continued their hunt for members of a group that locals said was involved in extortion....
Nato plan to operate in southern Afghanistan
BRUSSELS, Dec 8: Foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) approved on Thursday a plan to expand the alliance’s peacekeeping force in Afghanistan into the volatile south of the country, after overcoming concerns about troop safety....
Amristar bus trial next week
NEW DELHI, Dec 8: The trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service will take place on Sunday by the Indian operator and on Tuesday by the Pakistani operator....
Iranian president wants Israel moved to Europe
TEHRAN, Dec 8: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday suggested that Israel be moved to Europe and expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred. His comments, reported by Iran’s official IRNA news...
‘Muslims to counter threats jointly’
MAKKAH, Dec 8: The heads of Muslim countries on Thursday agreed to counter foreign threats that jeopardized the security of any OIC member state collectively and rejected unilateral sanctions that might be imposed on any member country....
US hostage ‘killed’
PARIS, Dec 8: The Islamic Army in Iraq, an extremist Sunni group, said in an Internet statement on Thursday it has killed an American contractor it was holding hostage....
Nine killed in BD explosions
DHAKA, Dec 8: Two powerful bomb blasts, including one suicide attack, rocked Bangladesh’s central-north Netrokona and southwestern Mehelpur districts, killing at least eight people and injuring several others on Thursday....
‘Osama’s fate a mystery’
MAKKAH, Dec 8: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that the fate of Osama bin Laden remained a mystery. “I don’t know if he is dead or alive....
India tests missile
BHUBANESHWAR, Dec 8: India successfully tested its Trishul missile on Thursday in the eastern state of Orissa, defence officials said. The Trishul was fired a day after the Indian military tested its surface-to-air missile, Akash, at the same location of Chandipur-on-Sea....
Aziz calls for Saarc spirit’s renewal
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for renewing the spirit of the Saarc Charter, its principles and objectives, to create a partnership for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia....
OIC leaders perform Tawaf
MAKKAH, Dec 8: In a unique show of unity and solidarity leaders from the Muslim world on Thursday performed Tawaf together and entered the House of Allah to pray for further...
Khar meets Benazir
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar met Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto in Dubai and expressed his desire to work for the party in Punjab, a party spokesperson announced on Thursday....
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WANA, Dec 8: At least 12 people were killed and 50 others wounded when a powerful explosion ripped through the Jandola Bazaar in the Tank tribal area of the Frontier Region on Thursday, witnesses said....
