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SC halts reference hearings, accepts plea for full court
ISLAMABAD, May 7: In what is being described as a delicate balancing act in the midst of a raging judicial crisis, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of the...
Thousands greet Hasina on return
DHAKA, May 7: Former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina Wajed was greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as she arrived in Bangladesh on Monday after the military-backed government lifted a ban on her return....
Woolmer probe has not proved murder, says investigator
KARACHI, May 7: The probe into the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is “inconclusive” and has not proved that he was murdered, said an investigator on Monday....
Remarks on emergency didn’t mean intent: govt
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The government assured the National Assembly on Monday that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz''s explanation of constitutional provisions about imposing emergency were not a hint of intent, after it...
Taliban ban music in N. Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, May 7: The local Taliban Shoora on Monday imposed a ban on sale of CDs and cassettes and music in buses and passenger coaches in North Waziristan....
Lal Masjid rejects govt decision
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The Lal Masjid administration rejected on Monday a decision by the local administration to construct four demolished mosques on alternative places and said the government was not sincere in resolving the contentious issues....
Move for Siachen peace zone
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan and India are considering a package among other proposals that could lead to establishment of a ‘zone of peace’ on the Siachen glacier....
Emergency threat shows govt weakness: Fazl
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that by threatening to impose emergency Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has accepted that his government has been weakened by massive movement against the presidential reference....
Radiation scanning at Port Qasim
WASHINGTON, May 7: The installing of a new radiation scanning system at Port Qasim follows US concerns that Pakistani ports can be used for smuggling out a nuclear weapon, says a senior US official....
Sikandar in hospital
LAHORE, May 7: Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal was reported to be in critical condition at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology where he was admitted after a cardiac problem....
Bush, Singh discuss nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, May 7: US President George W. Bush telephoned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to discuss a nuclear deal that seems to have run into trouble....
Saudi amnesty for thousands of prisoners
RIYADH, May 7: More than 11,000 Saudi and foreign prisoners, including Pakistanis jailed in various parts of Saudi Arabia, will benefit from an amnesty declared by King Abdullah....
Widespread post-poll violence in France
PARIS, May 7: More than 700 cars were set alight and 600 people arrested in violence that hit cities across France after the presidential election victory of right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy, police said on Monday....
Queen in US, avoids discussing war on terror
WASHINGTON, May 7: Queen Elizabeth of Britain avoided discussing the war on terror at a ceremony in the White House on Monday, choosing instead to focus on close relations between her nation and the United States....
Govt resolve to protect women rights reaffirmed
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday reiterated the government’s resolve to continue its efforts for socio-economic emancipation of women and ensuring their due rights and role in every facet of life....
MQM rally on 12th
KARACHI, May 7: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced on Monday that it would hold a peaceful rally in the city on May 12 in support of independence of the judiciary....
Blast hits Russia-EU gas pipeline
KIEV, May 7: An explosion in Ukraine on Monday knocked out of service one of the main pipelines exporting Russian natural gas to the European Union, but was not expected to affect supplies, officials said....
Two soldiers hurt in blast
QUETTA, May 7: Two Frontier Corps soldiers suffered injuries when their water-carrying donkey hit a landmine near a gas field in Pir Koh area of the Dera Bugti district on Monday, official sources said....
ISLAMABAD, May 7: In what is being described as a delicate balancing act in the midst of a raging judicial crisis, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of the...
DHAKA, May 7: Former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina Wajed was greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as she arrived in Bangladesh on Monday after the military-backed government lifted a ban on her return....
PARIS, May 7: More than 700 cars were set alight and 600 people arrested in violence that hit cities across France after the presidential election victory of right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy, police said on Monday....
WASHINGTON, May 7: Queen Elizabeth of Britain avoided discussing the war on terror at a ceremony in the White House on Monday, choosing instead to focus on close relations between her nation and the United States....
