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Karachi braces for show of strength by rivals
KARACHI, May 11: The city was in grip of fear and uncertainty on Friday as the threat of a showdown loomed large with two rival rallies planned for Saturday, one to...
CJ route decision today: Malik
Munir A. Malik, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and a member of the panel of lawyers defending Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in the Supreme Court, has said that...
Coalition faces NA reproach
ISLAMABAD, May 11: The ruling party on Friday suffered a self-inflicted reproach in the National Assembly over a chronic absenteeism of its law-makers a day before it has vowed to show up with multitudes for a presumed non-parliamentary showdown....
‘PML rally to give strong message’
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi on Friday said that the Saturday rally of the Pakistan Muslim League would give a strong message to the opposition that people...
Public holiday
In a late-night announcement, the government of Sindh declared Saturday a public holiday....
SHC directs govt to ensure security
Karachi, May 10: The Sindh High Court on Friday said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would be free to choose his route during his visit to Karachi on Saturday and directed the Sindh government to ensure fool-proof security for him....
‘Sharia guidelines’ issued
ISLAMABAD, May 11: The Lal Masjid administration on Friday issued preliminary “guidelines for enforcement of Sharia in all spheres of life”, including legislation, human rights, education, health, employment, taxation and banking....
Opposition walks out in protest against arrest of activists
ISLAMABAD, May 11: The opposition in the Senate on Friday warned the government of dangerous repercussions of the situation in Karachi because of MQM’s insistence on holding a rally in an...
Dalit party sweeps UP polls
NEW DELHI, May 11: Results from the month-long multi-stage elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly gave a landmark victory to the Dalit Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday and left two mainstream...
Oil firms demand Rs14bn arrears
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Oil companies and refineries have asked the government to release over Rs14 billion arrears it was holding up against petroleum differential claims (PDCs) so as to reduce their losses, it is learnt....
India salutes martyrs of 1857
NEW DELHI, May 11: India paid homage with full pomp and honour on Friday to the martyrs who battled British rule 150 years ago in the sub-continent’s first war of independence....
‘Balochistan to get share in PPL sale’
QUETTA, May 11: President Pervez Musharraf has said that Balochistan will get 25 per cent share if the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) is privatised....
Talks on power project next month
NEW DELHI, May 11: India and Pakistan have agreed to hold the next round of talks on four remaining subjects under the ongoing fourth round of the composite dialogue, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday....
Shujaat fears failure of Lal Masjid deal
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, feared that the deal that he had brokered with Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa administrations might fail because of delaying tactics of the Capital Development Authority....
SC urged to withdraw press directive
NEW YORK, May 11: The Pakistani Supreme Court should immediately withdraw the alarming press directive issued on Wednesday that is designed to stifle coverage of a controversial issue involving the court, the Committee to Protect Journalists(CPJ) , demanded on Friday....
Greek court rejects extradition request
ATHENS, May 11: The Greek Supreme Court on Friday threw out a request by Pakistan to have a leading member of the Pakistani community in Greece extradited to Islamabad for alleged...
Three Pakistanis beheaded in S. Arabia
RIYADH, May 11: Three Pakistanis and a Nigerian were beheaded on Friday after being convicted on charges of drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia....
EU envoys briefed on ties with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Friday briefed European Union ambassadors based in Kabul and Islamabad on the current status of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, and they all agreed that both countries should avoid ‘megaphone diplomacy’....
Soldier injured
QUETTA, May 11: One member of security forces was seriously injured in a landmine explosion in Dera Bugti area on Friday....
Six Muslims denied bail in US
NEW YORK, May 11: Six Muslim men arrested on Monday by US authorities and charged by the US district attorney’s office with allegedly planning to kill American soldiers were denied bail on Friday....
Security at airport put on high alert
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Security at the Islamabad International Airport has been put on “high alert” following intelligence reports that some troublemakers could create law and order situation on the eve of...
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Karachi, May 10: The Sindh High Court on Friday said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would be free to choose his route during his visit to Karachi on Saturday and directed the Sindh government to ensure fool-proof security for him....
NEW DELHI, May 11: Results from the month-long multi-stage elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly gave a landmark victory to the Dalit Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday and left two mainstream...
NEW DELHI, May 11: India paid homage with full pomp and honour on Friday to the martyrs who battled British rule 150 years ago in the sub-continent’s first war of independence....
