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Baton-wielding brigade braces for showdown
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Tension mounted in the capital over the Lal Masjid issue on Sunday when police took 36 students of Jamia Fareedia in pre-emptive detention, and the madressah militants taking to streets and blocking traffic....
CJ case hearing resumes today
ISLAMABAD, May 20: The Supreme Court will resume hearing on Monday of the 23 identical petitions filed against the March 9 reference that rendered Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry non-functional....
Lebanese troops clash with radicals; 40 dead
TRIPOLI (Lebanon), May 20: Fierce gun-battles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamic extremist fighters accused of links to Al Qaeda, leaving 40 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years....
Pakistan win ODI series against Lanka
LONDON, May 20: Pakistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead over World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka in their three-match, one-day international series in Abu Dhabi when they won the second game by 98 runs on Sunday....
Benazir, Nawaz ask Musharraf to quit
LONDON, May 20: Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are keeping up their media pressure on President Pervez Musharraf as both have once again thrown a challenge to him...
Sherpao warns clerics
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao on Sunday termed the kidnapping of four policemen by Jamia Hafsa students a heinous crime....
Oil import bill to cross $8.8bn
ISLAMABAD, May 20: With no real increase in domestic consumption, Pakistan’s oil import bill has been estimated to cross $8.8 billion next year mainly due to an expected 8.5...
Joint jirga agrees to cease fire
PARACHINAR, May 20: A joint jirga of Pakistani and Afghan tribesmen on Sunday discussed the situation arising out of last week’s skirmishes between security forces of the two countries over a disputed military post along the border....
Iftikhar to address lawyers on 26th
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will address lawyers on the Supreme Court premises on May 26....
Nilofar hits out at detractors, confirms resignation
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has confirmed that she has sent her resignation to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz against the backdrop of a controversy over here paragliding jump in...
Containers with relief goods found in factory
PESHAWAR, May 20: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation unit of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has found in the premises of a closed factory in Hayatabad 48 containers packed with...
Altaf blames establishment for May 12 bloodbath
LONDON, May 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has blamed the establishment and what he called the political parties on the payroll of the establishment for the May 12 bloodbath in Karachi....
Hanged
KUWAIT CITY, May 20: A Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Kuwait on Sunday, officials said.Khan Anwar Islam, the first person executed in Kuwait this year, was arrested...
Jalib, other BNP leaders detained
QUETTA, May 20: Four leaders of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal), including party secretary-general Habib Jalib Baloch, were arrested at the end of a protest rally outside the press club here on Sunday....
Worker dies in clashes near Dhaka
DHAKA, May 20: At least one worker was killed and dozens were injured on Sunday as police fired rubber bullets and teargas at thousands of textile workers near Dhaka, police said....
18 more sites submitted for heritage list
RAWALPINDI, May 20: Pakistan, being rich in cultural heritage and having six cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List, has submitted at least 18 more such sites for inclusion in the list maintained by Unesco....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Tension mounted in the capital over the Lal Masjid issue on Sunday when police took 36 students of Jamia Fareedia in pre-emptive detention, and the madressah militants taking to streets and blocking traffic....
PESHAWAR, May 20: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation unit of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has found in the premises of a closed factory in Hayatabad 48 containers packed with...
QUETTA, May 20: Four leaders of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal), including party secretary-general Habib Jalib Baloch, were arrested at the end of a protest rally outside the press club here on Sunday....
