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Iraq rejects proposal for OIC force
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Wednesday rejected a Pakistani proposal for a Muslim peacekeeping force, saying more foreign troops were not welcome in Iraq....
Clashes in Tank leave six people dead
TANK, May 16: Six people were killed and 15 others, including four policemen, wounded in clashes between personnel of law-enforcement agencies and Islamic militants in troubled Tank city on Wednesday, officials said....
Damages suit planned against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 16: A Rs2 billion damages suit will be filed against President Gen Pervez Musharraf for blaming Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his counsel for the May 12 Karachi violence....
SC to determine SJC jurisdiction over key issues
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The Supreme Court hearing identical petitions against the filing of a reference against the chief justice — including that of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry — on Wednesday...
Hammad probe not focussed on ‘targeted killing’
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Investigation into the murder of Supreme Court’s Additional Registrar Syed Hammad Amjad Raza is focussed on several ‘theories.’...
Aziz rules out governor’s rule
KARACHI, May 16: Expressing concern over losses of life and property in the May 12 mayhem in Karachi, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday in effect endorsed what he described as...
‘No change in US assessment of Musharraf role’
WASHINGTON, May 16: The US State Department said on Wednesday that there has been no fundamental change in Washington’s assessment about President General Pervez Musharraf or his role in the Pakistani society....
Clashes at refugee camp leaves three dead
QUETTA, May 16: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in an exchange of fire between law-enforcement personnel and Afghan refugees resisting demolition of a refugee camp in the Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah on Wednesday....
Nato calls for inquiry into shooting
KABUL, May 16: The Nato force in Afghanistan demanded on Wednesday that Pakistan investigate a border incident in which a US soldier was shot dead by a man said to be in a Pakistani paramilitary unit’s uniform....
UK envoy urges respect for judiciary
LAHORE, May 16: Britain’s top envoy to Pakistan has stressed the need for respect for an independent judiciary and rule of law in Pakistan and said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf...
Body parts of suspected bomber sent for tests
PESHAWAR, May 16: Investigators probing Tuesday’s bomb blast in Peshawar have sent the legs of the suspected suicide bomber for laboratory analysis to determine his age, official said....
Sarkozy promises era of change
PARIS, May 16: Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded Jacques Chirac as French president on Wednesday, promising to usher in an era of change while holding up wartime sacrifices as an inspiration for the new France he wants to build....
Landmine injures security employee
QUETTA, May 16: A security force personnel was seriously injured when he stepped on a landmine near the Nal checkpost in Kahan tehsil while a powerful blast took place near the residence of the district Nazim of Zhob on Wednesday....
Pakistani gets $13,600 punctuality award
DUBAI, May 16: Dubai awarded a Pakistani gardener $13,600 for never being late and for always showing up to work on time during the 28 years he spent working in the emirate.The...
Train service
KOLKATA, May 16: India and Bangladesh plan to restore a daily train service after a gap of 36 years, an Indian official said on Wednesday....
Police chief claims success in curbing subversion
QUETTA, May 16: The Inspector-General of Police, Balochistan, Tariq Masood Khosa, has claimed that police have succeeded in curbing subversive and terrorist activities in the province and busting many gangs of saboteurs and criminals....
Lawyers vow to continue protest till CJ’s reinstatement
ATTOCK, May 16: Lawyers would continue their protest till the reinstatement of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and withdrawal of the presidential reference against him, said former member Punjab Bar Council Sheikh Ehsanuddin here on Wednesday....
Two killed as wagon overturns
HAZRO, May 16: Two persons were killed and six injured when a speeding wagon overturned near Attock Khurd on Wednesday....
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ISLAMABAD, May 16: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Wednesday rejected a Pakistani proposal for a Muslim peacekeeping force, saying more foreign troops were not welcome in Iraq....
QUETTA, May 16: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in an exchange of fire between law-enforcement personnel and Afghan refugees resisting demolition of a refugee camp in the Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah on Wednesday....
PARIS, May 16: Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded Jacques Chirac as French president on Wednesday, promising to usher in an era of change while holding up wartime sacrifices as an inspiration for the new France he wants to build....
