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Terrorists strike factory zone in Karachi: 9 dead
KARACHI, Jan 14: At least nine people, two of them children, were killed and 52 others wounded when an explosive device believed to have been fitted to a motorcycle went off in Landhi on Monday night....
Taliban in Mohmand Agency kill seven troops
GHALANAI, Jan 14: Seven security personnel were killed and over a dozen were missing when a military convoy was ambushed by the local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency on Monday....
Militants agree to stop attacks on Indus Highway
KOHAT, Jan 14: Elders of six major tribes of the Frontier Region of Kohat and local militants in Darra Adam Khel reached an agreement on Monday to ensure safety of the Indus Highway....
Electricity tariff for ‘lifeline consumers’ raised
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased electricity tariff for lifeline consumers through minimum charges and has allowed Wapda’s distribution companies to have automatic fuel adjustment...
Musharraf rules out national govt
KARACHI, Jan 14: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday ruled out any possibility of formation of a national government and any change in the election date....
Six UK experts leave to analyse evidence
RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Six investigators of the Scotland Yard team helping the local authorities in investigation into the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto left for the United Kingdom...
Fingerprint for British visa plan enforced
LONDON, Jan 14: The British government announced here on Monday that it had completed enforcement of a plan to check fingerprints of all visa applicants....
Zardari in Karachi to meet UK investigators
KARACHI, Jan 14: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari made a surprise visit to the metropolis on Monday evening to meet the Scotland Yard team and the British High Commissioner....
Kashmiri leader rejoins APHC
SRINAGAR, Jan 14: Kashmiri leader Shabir Shah returned to the All Parties’ Hurriyat Conference on Monday, more than a decade after he was suspended for defying a call to boycott the US ambassador to India....
Explosions rock Hub, Kalat
QUETTA, Jan 14: A powerful explosion rocked the industrial town of Hub on Monday night while another blast was reported from Kalat....
India, China pledge new era of cooperation
BEIJING, Jan 14: China and India pledged on Monday to strengthen trade and military links and seek a solution to a border row, as the Indian prime minister sought to cement a rapid improvement in ties with a landmark visit....
Nepra submits report on Thar power project
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has submitted to the cabinet division its final report on the 1000MW Thar power project that seeks finances for water supply...
Warring factions sign truce in Kurram
PARACHINAR, Jan 14: Warring groups in the Kurram tribal region signed an agreement on Monday to end hostilities that have left over 300 people dead and more than 500 wounded....
3 suspected terrorists held in Nushki
QUETTA, Jan 14: Balochistan IGP Saud Gohar has said that law- enforcement agencies have arrested three suspected terrorists in Nushki for their alleged involvement in killing of security personnel and in subversive activities....
Bid to form national government fizzles out
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Efforts to form a national government involving major political parties before the Feb 18 election seem to have failed after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s refusal to become part of any set-up under President Pervez Musharraf....
Bilawal a ‘higher security risk’ than Prince William
OXFORD, Jan 14: Security was discreetly stepped up as the new term started on Monday at Oxford University, where Benazir Bhutto’s son has vowed to complete his student life despite being named her political heir....
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KARACHI, Jan 14: At least nine people, two of them children, were killed and 52 others wounded when an explosive device believed to have been fitted to a motorcycle went off in Landhi on Monday night....
BEIJING, Jan 14: China and India pledged on Monday to strengthen trade and military links and seek a solution to a border row, as the Indian prime minister sought to cement a rapid improvement in ties with a landmark visit....
