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Ministers asked to avoid talk shows on crisis
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Federal ministers were told in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday not to speak, take part in television discussions or give press statements or interviews on any aspect of the current judicial issue....
Govt pulled up in Senate over power crisis
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The government on Wednesday defended in the Senate the recent 10 per cent increase in electricity tariff and claimed that it was a result of the 90 per...
Sindh govt urges CJ to defer visit
KARACHI, May 9: The government of Sindh on Wednesday requested Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to postpone his planned event in Karachi to a new convenient date in the larger public...
SHC gets Munir Malik’s offices unsealed
KARACHI, May 9: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday had the offices of Supreme Court Bar Association president Munir A. Malik opened and took the Karachi Building Control Authority to task...
Soomro-CJ meeting — by chance or by design
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro had a chance meeting with Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on PIA’s flight PK-386 from Lahore on Sunday but what followed on their landing in Islamabad could only have been by design....
Pakistan preparing to deploy new N-missile: report
WASHINGTON, May 9: Pakistan is preparing its next-generation of nuclear-capable ballistic missile for deployment, says a report by the Federation of American Scientists. The federation was founded 60 years ago by...
Restrictions imposed on Saarc visa exemption for India
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Pakistan has imposed reciprocal restrictions on Indian nationals travelling on Saarc Visa Exemption Stickers in view of continued breach by India of the ‘guidelines and procedures’ agreed by all member states....
‘US forces hunting Al Qaeda in Fata’
WASHINGTON, May 9: US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates told a congressional panel on Wednesday that the United States has military missions in the tribal area to go after Al Qaeda leaders hiding there....
Nawaz hopeful of early return
LONDON, May 9: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday he and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto had ruled out any deal with President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
Pakistani banker granted $1m bail
NEW YORK, May 9: A Manhattan court federal magistrate on Tuesday set a $1 million bail for Hafiz Naseem after he was charged with masterminding a $7.5 million insider trading ring....
Plan for 7pc GDP growth finalised
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The government has finalised a five-point plan to achieve 7 per cent GDP growth in the next budget, which is estimated to be of Rs1.5...
Opposition slams MQM rally plan
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The opposition voiced strong fears in the National Assembly on Wednesday about a potential danger to peace from a rival Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) rally in Karachi on...
Qazi warns against deal
QUETTA, May 9: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said the MMA leadership was deceived by the government after it had supported the 17th constitutional amendment....
Airline’s operations suspended for safety
KARACHI, May 9: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has, with immediate effect, suspended operations of the Aero Asia Airlines due to issues relating to safety and passenger convenience....
Bomb explodes near minister’s home in Quetta
QUETTA, May 9: A powerful bomb exploded near the home of the provincial livestock minister in the railway housing society here on Wednesday night. The bomb disposal squad defused another bomb in the same area....
Nine Pakistanis among 24 held
OSLO, May 9: Police in Norway and Brazil have detained 24 people suspected of laundering money by buying Brazilian beach resort property, Norwegian police said. Fifteen Norwegian citizens, including nine with Pakistani backgrounds, were detained in Norway....
Air attack kills 30 Afghans
KANDAHAR, May 9: Bombing by foreign forces has killed 20 to 30 Afghan villagers, a governor and witnesses said on Wednesday. The US-led forces confirmed they had called in ‘air support’...
Bomber’s widow among four arrested in UK
LONDON, May 9: The widow of Mohammad Sidique Khan, one of the 7/7 bombers is among four people arrested early this morning in connection with the July 2005 attacks, which killed 52 people....
3 troops among 10 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 9: Three Indian soldiers and six suspected militants were killed in a series of clashes in northern Kashmir near the Line of Control, police said on Wednesday....
Two hanged for assaulting boy
MULTAN, May 9: Two men convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering an eight-year-old boy were hanged on Wednesday after President Pervez Musharraf turned down their pleas for clemency, jail officials said....
Blast destroys saloon in Lower Dir
TIMERGARAH (Lower Dir), May 9: Unknown miscreants blew up a hair-cutting saloon at Lal Qila in Maidan area on Wednesday night. The saloon that was adjacent to a police station was owned by a local barber, Hameedullah Khan....
KARACHI, May 9: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday had the offices of Supreme Court Bar Association president Munir A. Malik opened and took the Karachi Building Control Authority to task...
