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Nawaz calls for national govt, new EC
LAHORE, Jan 16: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded formation of a government of national consensus without President Pervez Musharraf and reconstitution of the Election Commission with Justice Rana Bhagwandas as its chief, to give credence to the electoral process....
PPP, ANP to oppose poll delay
LAHORE, Jan 16: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Awami National Party have opposed PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s demands for an interim government of national consensus and announcement of a new election schedule....
PPP letter seeks UN investigation commission
KARACHI, Jan 16: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday formally sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, urging the world body to set up an international commission for investigation into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto....
Bid to blow up caravan foiled
SWAT: Security forces foiled an attempt to blow up one of their caravans in the Nangolai area on Wednesday....
US to play greater role in fighting terrorists
WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Increasing violence inside the country has forced Pakistan to seek greater US cooperation in fighting terrorists in the tribal region, a top US commander said on Wednesday....
Europe becoming ‘platform for terrorists’, says US
LONDON, Jan 16: US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to US security may now come from within Europe....
Economic targets may be lowered
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: A meeting held here on Wednesday for a ‘mid-term review’ of national economy discussed proposals to revise downward various economic targets set for the current financial year....
Warning of diesel crisis in March
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Oil companies have warned the government of a serious diesel supply crisis in March-April because of their inability to order fresh shipments....
Intrusion will be ‘enemy act’: FO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Pakistan on Wednesday warned that any unilateral action by a foreign country in its territory on the pretext of flushing out Al Qaeda or other militants would be...
Freedom ebbing in Pakistan: survey
WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Political freedom is retreating in large parts of the world including Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, and China, the independent Freedom House human rights organisation reported on Wednesday....
Security plan for oil exploration companies
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: The ministries of petroleum, defence and interior are working on a joint security plan for companies involved in oil exploration, production and drilling in the country....
LTTE suspects arrested in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Jan 16: Three Sri Lankan nationals, suspected to have links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and a Chennai man were arrested in Delhi, allegedly with forge travel documents, police said on Wednesday....
US hires firm to monitor projects
WASHINGTON, Jan 16: The American government has hired a private firm for monitoring US-funded projects in Pakistan, particularly in the tribal areas....
Bhagwandas ‘free to travel’
KARACHI, Jan 16: Police on Wednesday withdrew ‘additional security’ from outside the home of former acting chief justice Rana Bhagwandas....
Vehicle damaged by landmine
QUETTA, Jan 16: A vehicle of security forces was damaged in a landmine explosion in the Sangsilla area of the Dera Bugti district on Wednesday....
PML-Q backs national govt, but after polls
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain endorsed on Wednesday the idea of a government of national consensus, but said that such a government should be formed only after the general elections....
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WANA, Jan 16: Hundreds of militants captured a paramilitary fort in South Waziristan on Tuesday night after killing 22 militiamen and taking several others hostage, credible sources told Dawn....
