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Opposition cries out against crackdown
ISLAMABAD, May 4: The parliamentary opposition on Friday cried against what it called detention of thousands of activists in the Punjab province in a crackdown directed at suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar...
Over 1,000 held on eve of CJ’s visit
LAHORE: As lawyers and opposition parties prepared to accord an enthusiastic welcome to Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry here on Saturday, police picked up over 1,000 political activists in different parts of the province in an attempt to foil the reception....
Seven hurt as grenade lobbed on army convoy
MIRAMSHAH, May 4: Seven soldiers were injured when some people threw a hand grenade on an army convoy near Mirali in the North Waziristan Agency on Friday....
Grand peace jirga planned in August
KABUL, May 4: About 700 tribal elders, politicians and other influential people from Afghanistan and Pakistan will meet in the first week of August for a traditional “jirga” on the Taliban insurgency, the Afghan president said on Friday....
Pakistani banker accused of insider trading in US
NEW YORK, May 4: A Pakistani junior investment banker at the Credit Suisse Group has been accused of insider trading in the $32 billion buyout of Texas utility TXU Corp, the...
Reference against CJ very legal: Musharraf
KARACHI, May 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf says he is satisfied that reference against the Chief Justice of Supreme Court is “very legal and very constitutional”....
Benazir urges Musharraf to quit army
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she might reach some political deal with President Pervez Musharraf, but he should quit his role as army chief to foster true democracy....
Shops, offices to switch off lights at 8pm from Monday
KARACHI, May 4: Shopping and commercial centres in the city will be required to switch off their lights at 8 pm from Monday as part of nationwide power conservation efforts....
Pre-emptive moves on UN reforms opposed
UNITED NATIONS, May 4: Pakistan on Thursday cautioned the 192 delegates at the UN General Assembly against “pre-emptive moves or arbitrary proposals” in deliberations on Security Council reforms....
Pakistan, India to open bank branches
NEW DELHI, May 4: An understanding has been reached between the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of Pakistan to grant permission for opening two bank branches in each other’s country on a reciprocal basis....
‘Four PIA aircraft damaged in 20 days’
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Four aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have been damaged over the past 20 days at Jinnah International Airport, reportedly because of lapses in ground handling by a private firm....
Indian MPs slam US Congress on N-deal row
NEW DELHI, May 4: Indian MPs from both left and right united on Friday to denounce US legislators for what they said was an attempt to influence foreign policy through a controversial nuclear trade deal....
KS&EW to build $20m tankers
RAWALPINDI, May 4: The Karachi Shipyards and Engineering Works (KS&EW) will build two small tanker-cum-utility ships for Pakistan Navy....
First ethnic minority lawmakers in Scottish, Welsh assemblies
ABERDEEN (Scotland), May 4: The Scottish parliament got its first ethnic minority member on Friday, after a retired businessman who came to Scotland from the Punjab was elected on a nationalist ticket....
Nine farmers hurt in clash with Rangers
MULTAN, May 4: Nine tenants were injured by Rangers’ firing in the Bael Ganj army farm in Pakpattan district on Friday. The authorities, however, said that two peasants had been injured in the ‘clash’....
Ties with Canada to be strengthened
RAWALPINDI, May 4: Pakistan and Canada have reiterated their commitment to further broaden and strengthen bilateral ties and work together for promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan....
